Agency Footwear and Harry Belafonte‘s The Gathering for Justice Org Create Sneakers to Benefit the Fight for Equity

Agency Footwear has teamed up with The Gathering for Justice (The Gathering), an organization founded by beloved singer and activist Harry Belafonte, for a long-term partnership. This will begin a sneaker release, with proceeds from every pair sold going toward the fight for equity and justice. “The Gathering is the ideal partner because they’re established leaders in the social justice community on multiple levels, from organizing immediate and focused actions like the Women’s March and the ‘I Can’t Breathe’ protest around the murder of Eric Garner, to their ability to zoom out and build large coalitions under the founding principles of Harry Belafonte,” Agency Footwear and creative director Mathew Drazic told FN. “Coalition building that was an integral part of the civil rights movement and even made ‘We Are the World’ happen.” He continued, “My personal goal is to be able to bring my whole self to work by becoming a part of the greater solution for the seemingly insurmountable challenges we’re all facing today, such as growing inequality, climate change and social division. For a sneaker brand to do something like that, I believe it needs to highlight the people working hard to make a difference every single day, and for

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