We are more.

Short Summary

My trials and tribulations in my life have been no secret. They have been listened to by many who have had the same struggles. I always felt so alone through my challenges and never saught any help. Until now. I have decided to start a project called We Are More as a way to bring people together. The feeling of shame and disappointment has been taking young lives for far too long and WE need to stop it. This generation is done watching low self esteem and ridicule take the lives of beautiful peers. WE have had enough.

What We Need & What You Get

I have put together a business plan so that I can figure out what exactly it is that we need to launch this organization. My goal is to raise $3500 in the next month. This will cover the purchase of the domain, the orders of merchandise and any other business fees that come up. The merchandise will most certainly be the most costly, but I feel it is of huge importance in order to get the word out. I will have stickers, posters, shirts and wrist bands made immediately. From there I find festivals or bands to tour with. Any money left over will fund the feeding and living arrangements of whoever it is that I decide to send to travel the states and spread the message of We Are More. This person could be YOU.

The Impact

This project is a way to step up and make a real change in today’s world. The internet has been such an incredible source of community and I think we need to really embrace that. Your story can save the life of someone who feels trapped and alone in their own skin. We Are More is just the beginning. The phrase, “We Are More” is an indication that we do not have to fight this world alone. This darkness will pass and we will not be forced to overcome it alone. Even if you don’t feel strong enough to share your story with the world, your belief and passion for this project could influence others to speak yup. WE can be the voice of strength. WE can be the voice of embracing our scars and painful pasts. WE will not let the cycle of suicide and self harm win this battle. We Are More together.

Other Ways You Can Help

You don’t have to be an outgoing or crazy loud individual to have your voice heard. Simply wearing a bracelet, and having people ask questions, can change someone’s heart. Sharing this organization with others who may have a knack for public speaking could be an incredible way to help. If you do not feel called to work directly with We Are More, you can STILL make a huge impact. Simply wearing the merchandise and getting people curious as to what it’s all about can do more good than you’ll ever know. You can plant that seed of curiousity and maybe even a seed of hope.

If you guys would like to donate to the cause go here: http://www.indiegogo.com/WeAreMore

Donating $25 gets you: A sticker with the We Are More logo!
Donating $50 gets you: The We Are More sticker and a signed We Are More poster by your’s truly (Rachel).

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2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

London Olympic Stadium holds 80,000 people. This blog was viewed about 610,000 times in 2011. If it were competing at London Olympic Stadium, it would take about 8 sold-out events for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Position opening.

Since Tommy & myself are busy often it’s sometimes hard to keep you all up to date with He is We news. The site is mostly used for lyrics so even when we don’t update, the site is still being used, & is still useful.

But it would be nicer to see the site updated more often, so we’re looking for someone to help us.

Check out the Jobs link (Or click here) under contact for more info!

He is We Fansite Positions.

There’s a lot of work to do when you run a website & sometimes I find it hard to keep up with maintaining this site. I do have some help from Cody, but I still find I fall behind.

& sometimes things happen like I get net capped, & can’t even use the internet very well. Or The internet decides to not work (I think it’s our old modem).

Or sometimes there is personal drama & issues, & maintaining the website isn’t a high priority.

So because of this, I was just wondering, If I were to open an Author position, would anyone be interested in doing it?

Basically means you’ll be able to add posts, & edit your own posts. But you can’t edit pages, or anyone else’s posts.

Thoughts?

Changed the He is We LiveJournal Community picture.

The old picture didn’t fit properly in the side bar…

So they have provided me with a better picture…

Looks great doesn’t it? If you want to go to the He is We LiveJournal Community, just find the picture on the side bar & click it. :)

He is We Fansite celebrates it’s first birthday!

Happy Birthday Shaftora

Image via Wikipedia

On October the 29th 2009, I first opened He is We Fansite. (I’m a little bit late in saying this…) & I’m happy to have seen the website grow as it has. We’ve made it through our first year. :)

I’d also like to apologise for the website not being updated the last few weeks. My personal life got in the way. But I’m hoping all will be back to normal now. :)

So Happy first Birthday He is We Fansite! & Here’s hoping there’s plenty more to come. :)

Help needed.

I am looking for someone who knows about Chords & tabs, to help with the Chord & tab section of the site. I don’t play an instrument, or know anything about it really, & would appreciate it if someone who did know what they were doing could help.

If you think you could fill this position please contact me.

Also, if you have any chords or tabs please send them to me through the contact page also. Thank you guys!

Shows Cancelled.

Hello all. Rachel here.

As of last night, I had to make the impossible decision to cancel the rest of our tour with Bobby Long. I am unfortunately very sick- and not the kind of sick that I can fight through on the road. Please know that I will be ok but that I did everything I possibly could to continue this tour. I’d give everything up just to hang with you guys- please know that. I love you all for your continued support. We are working now to reschedule all of the dates that we’re cancelled.

Fortunately, the dates with Andrew Belle will remain on as scheduled. See below (stated directly from management):

He Is We WILL NOT be playing the following dates due to emergency health reasons.

  • Jul 6 -Bottom of the Hill  (San Fracisco, CA)
  • Jul 7 -Anthology           (San Diego, CA)
  • Jul 8 -Wasted Space   (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Jul 9 -Troubador       (West Hollywood, CA)

He Is We WILL be playing the following dates as scheduled (W/ Andrew Belle)

  • Jul 19 – Rhythm Room     (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Jul 21 - Logan Arts Cinema   (Logan, UT)
  • Jul 22-  Velour     (Provo, UT)
  • Jul 23 –  Soiled Dove  (Denver, CO)
  • Jul 25 –  Stubbs BBQ  (Austin, TX)
  • Jul 26-  The Prophet Bar  (Dallas, TX)
  • Jul 28 - Revolution Music Room  (Little Rock, AR)

-http://www.heiswemusic.com/2010/07/shows-cancelled/