"The Lost Language of Cranes..."

In response to the massive earthquake and devastating resulting tsunami that hit Japan DoSomething.org is appealing to young people throughout the world to share their love and support for the Japanese people with “Paper Cranes for Japan.”

The task is simple:

Find and upload a photo of an origami paper crane

OR

Make your own and take a quick pic of it

THEN

Upload that photo along with a message of support to the Facebook page “Paper Cranes for Japan.”

Why cranes? Cranes are sacred creatures in Japanese culture. According to ancient legend, anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish—like long life or recovery from illness—by a crane.

We're looking to collect 100,000 photos of origami cranes from young people to represent 100 wishes for relief and healing to all who affected by this tragic natural disaster.

Fold, upload. Fold, upload. Fold, upload. Join us.

About the title of this post: "The Lost Language of Cranes" is the title of a GLBT themed novel and later movie that explores the nature of family relationships and living in the closet. In the film, the title is refering to construction cranes. However, in the story the reference to cranes is only a minor tangent which is symbolic of other issues. Read more about it here.

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