"Three years ago I first saw a photograph by former U.S. Marine Brian Steidle of Mihad Hamid, a beautiful one year old girl who had been shot in Darfur. At the time I had a very young child of my own and it suddenly became apparent to me that it was not acceptable to simply read about humanitarian crises, but rather that I had to try to do something about them."
In this spirit, Leslie Thomas, using her background in political science and design, created Art Works Projects. AWP uses art and design to alert people to human rights abuses around the world with the hope that once it captures the public's attention, audiences can take action to resolve the issues and prevent further abuses.
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