JamesG
07-25-2019, 09:31 PM
"Orange is the New Black" Producers Establish Real-Life Justice Fund in Honor of Beloved Character Poussey
by Greg Evans
July 25, 2019
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The character was fictional but the fundraising isn’t: Producers of Netflix’s "Orange is the New Black" have established The Poussey Washington Fund, an initiative to raise money for a selection of non-profit advocacy groups with a focus on criminal justice reform, protecting immigrants’ rights, and ending mass incarceration and supporting women who have been affected by it.
The fund is named after a now-deceased character on the show played by actress Samira Wiley. In a memorable 2016 episode, the character, an inmate, was pinned to the ground by a corrections officer and, unable to breathe, died. The fictional incident recalled the real-life 2014 death of Staten Island’s Eric Garner.
https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/pwf
Said creator Jenji Kohan of the real-life fund:
“Through the Poussey Washington Fund, our characters can live on and continue to make an impact after the show has come to an end. Taystee recognized an opportunity to make a difference for her fellow inmates, and we saw no reason why we couldn’t launch our own initiative to have an effect in the real world.”
https://deadline.com/2019/07/orange-is-the-new-black-poussey-washington-fund-netflix-1202653707/
by Greg Evans
July 25, 2019
JESt8aRiszg
The character was fictional but the fundraising isn’t: Producers of Netflix’s "Orange is the New Black" have established The Poussey Washington Fund, an initiative to raise money for a selection of non-profit advocacy groups with a focus on criminal justice reform, protecting immigrants’ rights, and ending mass incarceration and supporting women who have been affected by it.
The fund is named after a now-deceased character on the show played by actress Samira Wiley. In a memorable 2016 episode, the character, an inmate, was pinned to the ground by a corrections officer and, unable to breathe, died. The fictional incident recalled the real-life 2014 death of Staten Island’s Eric Garner.
https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/pwf
Said creator Jenji Kohan of the real-life fund:
“Through the Poussey Washington Fund, our characters can live on and continue to make an impact after the show has come to an end. Taystee recognized an opportunity to make a difference for her fellow inmates, and we saw no reason why we couldn’t launch our own initiative to have an effect in the real world.”
https://deadline.com/2019/07/orange-is-the-new-black-poussey-washington-fund-netflix-1202653707/