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Shepard Fairey & Melissa Balin team-up to direct “VOTE FOR CHANGE” Video Postcards

With less than 15 days until the Presidential election, VOTE FOR CHANGE Video Postcards launch. Presented by The Brookturn Co., Subliminal Projects and OBEYGiant, this grass roots viral political action campaign, co-directed by artist Shepard Fairey and independent filmmaker Melissa Balin, is being produced by Melinda Esquibel, Amanda Fairey and Brandon Balin along with associate producers Bryan Rabin and Rose Apodaca. In light of this pivotal election season, new video postcards will be uploaded daily until the vote on November 4th.

Inspired by the first presidential debate and with only a week’s preparation, artists, business owners, musicians, actors and opinion makers volunteered their participation to share their support for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Each was given 60 seconds to express themselves, uncensored, on camera through music, spoken word, or poetry, at the Subliminal Projects Gallery in Los Angeles. Launching on the internet and downloadable to social networking sites, iPods, PSPs and other mobile devices, the VOTE FOR CHANGE Video Postcards powered by the people for the people at NO COST to the people- encourage us all to get out and vote on November 4th, 2008.

Participants include: John C. Reilly, Will.i.am, Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo, Rosanna Arquette, Fabrizio Moretti of the Strokes, skateboarding legend Tony Alva, Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ione Sky, John Taylor of Duran Duran, Pauley Perrette, Nick Jago of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Saul Williams, Persia White, Tracee Ellis Ross, Eric Balfour, She Wants Revenge, Angela Shelton, Pierre de Reeder of Rilo Kiley, Poetri Smith, and Living Things.

Fairey encourages voters, “You CAN change things if you make an effort. We need to recognize that this is an opportunity to do something amazing. All the talk yields nothing- it’s only the action that’s going to get the results that we want and make this country a better place.”

For More Information about the Vote For Change campaign, please contact:
Melinda Esquibel of The Brookturn Co.
310.904.4736 cell
couldyousparesomechange@gmail.com

For more information about OBEYGiant, please contact:
Jennifer Gross of Evolutionary Media Group
323.658.8700
Jennifer@emgpr.com