Dear Artists & Owners,
As Body Piercers & Makers, our trade is rooted in indigenous practice, as ancient as 320 CE. Since then, body modification has been co-opted, suppressed, condemned & re-popularized in the Western World. Over the last couple decades, we’ve built an incredibly solid industry based on health & safety. As our field expands further & farther, the diversity of our members must follow. This year we celebrate the 24th Anniversary of our Professional Piercing Conference. 2019 is the first year that we’ve formally broken the silence, regarding our community’s ethnic disparity. After attending the 1st ever Cultural Inclusion Course & POC Roundtable Discussion, it has become very apparent that we need to actively create spaces for our visibility & accessibility. We can aid our profession and honor our extensive history, by culturally socializing our industry. We believe attendance & representation are the first frontier. With your assistance, we can offer a full scholarship to foster higher education for the POC community, by the POC community.
To send two piercers to conference, we’ll need to raise at least $1,807. We’ve prepared a Paypal Pool solely for the POC Scholarship Fund. Paypal will issue a debit/credit card to charge tickets & hotel fees/holds, accordingly.
- Full Conference & Expo Pass : $425.00 x 2 = $850
- 5 Day Stay + Daily & Resort Fees + Incidentals at Planet Hollywood = $900
- Paypal 3.3% Fee = $57
To make a contribution, please send your donations to paypal.me/pools/c/8fZyu8xjfm With this link, you can view our progress until we’ve met the goal. If we exceed the goal, excess funds will stay in the pool for next year’s scholarship recipients.
Sincerely,
Keiana ‘Kookie’ Lynn + KonnichiwaKookie@gmail.com