Hello,

The WE WILL NOT BE SILENT campaign began on March 19th, 2006, the third anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq. Since then we have distributed over 23,000 shirts and the campaign grows every day to include more people from all over the world and has been adopted by many who are speaking out against the abuse of power, and are working towards social justice, freedom from oppression, and peace.

The campaign is run solely on donations. It is an all-volunteer effort organized and managed by a small group of committed activists. We decided at the outset of the campaign to never set a price for the shirt so that all people could afford to embody this message. However, for the campaign to continue to grow and include all people who will stand up and not be silent, we must collect donations to break even to cover the costs of t-shirt printing and shipping.

One t-shirt costs $6 to print, not including shipping. We are asking that you at least donate an amount equal to the estimated cost of your order including postage, domestic or international. For those who can afford to give more, you will be helping to pay for those who can't afford to give as much.

Please give what you can and join this unique collaborative effort to create a movement of people who will not be silent. Together we are the critical voice of our time.

In Solidarity,
Caroline, Laurie, and Susan

It's a 2-step process to order your We Will Not Be Silent t-shirt and donate: Please let us know which languages (Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, English, German, Hebrew with Arabic), and sizes (American Apparel Standard Unisex sm - 2x or a much smaller cut Classic Girl sm - xl) you want. Also we need to know where to send the shirt(s). The shirts are black with white lettering. There is limited stock of white shirts from Summer, so ask us if you prefer them. There are also a few black long-sleeve. Please note: at this time, we only have languages (Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, German, Hebrew with Arabic) translated into English

STEP 1: E-mail your full postal address and your specific t-shirt request including size, color and language to: The Critical Voice

STEP 2: Donations by check can be made out to: The Critical Voice, and sent to:
The Critical Voice
PO Box 195
Cooper Station
93 4th Ave.
New York, NY 10003-9998 USA

Or you can Donate through PayPal by clicking the button below.

To view photos of the We Will Not Be Silent campaign and to read our press release, you may visit our website at The Critical Voice. You may also want to visit our affiliate website to see some of the other campaigns at Artists Against the War.

Also, we'd like to collect photos of people all over the world wearing the shirt. If you can, please send us a close-up portrait and/or a shot of someone wearing the t-shirt with the statement visible. We want to visually document the diversity of people taking part in this movement! (These images may be made public.)