Paramore and Bug Woman announce merch collaboration with all proceeds donated to Medical Assist for Palestinians
Paramore have teamed up with designer Bug Woman for a merch collaboration to profit Medical Assist for Palestinians.
In a video posted to Instagram, Bug Woman mentioned that she had met the band once they have been opening for Taylor Swift on the ‘Eras’ tour. Frontwoman Hayley Williams had been seen carrying a model of Bug Woman’s ‘female rage’ t-shirt, which contains a picture of a youthful Taylor Swift. Williams had lower the t-shirt and stitched it right into a jacket, which she wore on stage, and tagged the model proprietor in a photograph posted after the present.
Williams’ staff then contacted Bug Woman, providing her the possibility to do a merch collaboration with Paramore. All proceeds from the collaboration will likely be donated to Medical Assist For Palestinians.
“Hello that is Bug Woman / Maddie Sinclair! I’ve been donating 100% of my income since Might and have been capable of donate roughly $10,000 to gofundme’s for households needing evacuation and MAP (medical help for Palestinians),” mentioned Bug Woman on Reddit. “Hayley / Paramore reached out to see if we may do a collab that continues donating 100% of income to help, and I mentioned FUCK YEAH. Hoping it’ll be out subsequent Friday, need to ship some tees to Hayley to get some pics for my web site on Tuesday after which we’re GOOD TO GO as soon as we get these! 🙂 As soon as the collab is completed I’ll be sharing the overall donations from this collab and precisely the place they went.”
In Might, Paramore first made a name for donations to assist help to Gaza as Israel intensified its army operations in Rafah, having additionally beforehand supported Save the Children. Additionally they inspired donations to Doctors Without Borders’ Emergency Fund.
Additionally they mentioned: “We don’t imagine that assist for our Palestinian family and friends equals anti-Semitism. We love our Jewish family and friends and pray for the secure return of the remaining hostages. That being mentioned, we merely can not assist a genocide.
“We stand in solidarity with these calling for a direct and everlasting ceasefire.”
In different information, Paramore lately mirrored on their time opening for Swift on the ‘Eras’ tour.
“Thanks for asking us to be part of such an unimaginable second in your life and profession,” they mentioned on social media. “We cherished enjoying for the Swifties, we cherished watching you inform your life story by means of this present. And we actually fell in love along with your complete crew. Congrats on yet one more leg of this large, historical past making tour. We love you! – Paramore,” learn the picture’s accompanying caption.”