Reading about body positivity and joining online groups that support loving yourself for who you are today is great but sometimes you want more.
Instead of reading about a great event, product or movement you can help fund them and be in the know from the very beginning.
Listed below are just a few projects that are currently in the funding stage. Check them out.
Just Curves Plus Size Activewear-ONEder Suit 2.0
Just Curves is proud to introduce the patent-pending, newly REDESIGNED ONEder Suit. Designed with curves in mind, the ONEder Suit is a one-piece, open bust unitard that keeps your PANTS UP and your CONFIDENCE HIGH! Just Curves is passionate about empowering plus size women through action to live their healthiest and happiest lives now…not 30 pounds from now. Plus size women are more powerful than the world give us credit for. We are runners, yogis, triathletes, strength trainers, and overall badass women! We deserve fashionable active apparel to fits our lifestyle. That activewear is finally here…
Fat, Black and Educated Events
Fat Black & Educated is a self published short story written in 2015! Recently it has been adopted into a blog is for and about women who don’t live up to the standards of society but defy them. The Blog discusses Relationships, Socializing, Health and Fitness & More! What we want to do with FBE is far beyond just a blog. We want to make a difference in the lives of young and older women who don’t meet the status quo. We want to host events that will encourage them to get out more and feel a part of society. Some Events will include:
- Plus Size Fashion Shows
- Big Men and Plus Women Speed Dating
- Empowerment Conferences
- Pamper Parties
- Retreats and More!!!
Australia to Japan: The Story of a Fat Man
Follow how a overweight Australian man is treated in a country that has a law about being fat . Over a time frame of 3 months Watch him travel eat healthy and lose weight while exploring some parts of japan that most tourists don’t normally see. Enjoy Interviews with sumo’s and look at how Technology and Culture blend into a colorful masterpiece for the eyes. Take a glimpse at how the Japanese treat fat people and find out why they all seem to be thinner then their Australian counterparts.
Cross-Country Canada: A Fat Man’s Walk
In simple terms I am looking to make a documentary. I will make a film about an amazing and difficult journey across Canada, one fat man’s attempt to walk one of the longest roads in the world.
Mid Drift: Exposing The Soft Underbelly of Motherhood
Mid Drift is a feature length documentary film about postpartum experience around the world. America’s obsession with “body after baby” is harmful and we want to shift the conversation to center on the incredible experiences and community surrounding motherhood. Angie, co-founder of The Mid Drift Movement and producer of this film, will also play a major role in this film as a “character” struggling with postpartum issues of her own.
We want to disrupt the fashion magazine industry by spotlighting the hidden fashionista in all of us. We believe we can knock down traditional barriers by creating a multimedia digital magazine containing beautiful body-positive photography with women of all sizes–breaking free from the beauty standards upheld by the mainstream fashion industry magazines. Most importantly, we hope to empower women by encouraging them to love themselves–recognizing both their inner and outer beauty. Our goal is to make LoveUMagazine the home for women who demand style regardless of size.
The Body Positive Coloring Book Project
Abundant Bodies: Fat Lovin’ Media Features 2016
The Abundant Bodies track gathers, shares and celebrates the wisdom and abundance of our bodies. Abundant / thick / fat bodies are the target of so much hate, policing and negativity, even in our organizing communities. How do we unlearn mainstream ideas of what a body should look like and (re)-learn to celebrate the diversity, resilience, wisdom and beauty of all bodies? How can we work together to deconstruct fat stigma and other forms of marginalization while building a stronger inclusive fat community? How can we challenge ourselves to decenter whiteness, capitalism, ableism, cissexism, heterosexism and classism while we explore what it means to be fat?
Monday @ 9am “Authors I Look Up To”
Wednesday @ 9am “Romance Heroes To Die For”
- If given the chance would you help fund a project that speaks to your heart? If so, what kind of project would that be?
- Do you know of any other plus size/body positive projects that need help? If so, list them in the comments below.
- How do you feel about crowd sourcing?
Darla G. Denton 