Funds raised will benefit the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Earthjustice
Press Release – January 9, 2017 — (New York, NY) On January 20th, Inauguration Day, a group entrepreneurs will air and host the first ever Facebook Live tel-a-thon in support of the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Earthjustice. The event, called Love-a-thon, is inspired by the Jerry Lewis style tel-a-thons of the past and is meant to be a kind of counter programming to the events of the day. During the Love-a-thon and in the days following, funds will be donated to each organization via Crowdrise, the top platform for internet fundraising.
Hosted on Facebook Live from 12:30pm ET – 3:30pm ET on January 20th, the event will feature artists such as Judd Apatow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jane Fonda, Ilana Glazer, and Edward James Olmos among others. These artists are based in Los Angeles, New York and all over the country and will be sharing stories of these organizations protecting civil liberties in the past—and demonstrat…