People’s hair often serves as a marker of identity. It can be a statement about oneself which either whispers, speaks, or shouts to others. VAIN strives to help people with this concept every day; but on Saturday, July 23rd at 3:00 p.m. at Westlake Center Park you will be able to see VAIN stylists TT and Yuki help a few brave souls make a completely different statement with their hair.
Bald Solidarity–a local non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness about gender inequality issues around the world–will be holding their annual “shave” event. Five brave souls are shaving their heads (sans clipper guards) in order to raise money for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Millions of women and girls around the world have little or no control over their lives; by shaving their heads these participants are sacrificing something we sometimes take for granted, the choice to make a statement with your hair.
If you’re interested in learning more about Bald Solidarity, just click and check out their website. There’s still time to sign up, but if you’re unable to shave your head you can always sponsor a participant, provide moral support at the event, or get an official Bald Solidarity bald cap and get some sponsors of your own to donate money. Just picture the schadenfreude response from your coworkers, at $1 a minute, you might be wearing the cap all week!
Check out Bald Solidarity’s website and/or attend the event on 7/23/11! Thinking about making a less *ahem* bald statement or donating your hair? Call VAIN downtown @ (206) 441-3441 or VAIN Ballard @ (206) 706-2707.
Bald Solidarity promo video from Nathan Bean.
Tags: Bald Solidarity, Hair, Seattle, VAIN
Very cool concept. Our hair represents choice, taking it away is to help those who have no choices. Hope the event goes well!