Greetings Friends & Earth Family,

The “Re-Energizing the Legacy of Frederick Douglass” Project keeps moving forward one monumental task at a time! Rochester Community Television Media Center and Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives proudly present the “Building Strong Children” statue project and “Freedom Is” Contest.

Frederick Douglass and his Family used Creativity, Free Speech, Education and Hard Work to transform their lives and help abolish slavery in America.

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Douglass used the Arts of Theater and Costuming to escape slavery by dressing and acting like a sailor. His wife Anna Murray sewed elegant clothes for him to wear while posing for Photography, to show how he was not an enslaved person, but a great man of distinction and dignity. With hard work, Frederick, Anna and children Rosetta, Lewis, Frederick Jr. and Charles helped run the Underground Railroad and the North Star Newspaper (later called Frederick Douglass’ Paper). After Anna passed, second wife Helen Pitts worked to establish what would eventually be the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site at Cedar Hill. Douglass used Writing, Speech Making and Public Speaking to educate and ignite the creative fire within the hearts and minds of the people at home and abroad to bring Freedom to this planet.

As our planet undergoes dramatic changes, we support positive and creative thought, heart and action, so we can build a truly Loving, Peaceful and Joyful Planet with Our Children.

Build Strong Children by teaching them that we are responsible for collectively creating our reality.

To help raise funds for the “Build Strong Children” Statue Project, we are launching international “Freedom Is” contests that share your expressions of what Freedom is.

We are looking for what brings you profound Joy, as the Right to Pursue Happiness (as long as no harm is done!) is an essential Freedom defined in the American Bill of Rights. By focusing on what True Happiness and Freedom are, we learn to discern- taking responsibility for the reality that we create.

Family-Friendly Juried entries will be featured on RCTV Media Center’s and FDFI’s Social Media and TV channels, to promote free speech, collective inspiration and positive problem-solving.