Keikaikoa.com has a new agenda....

 Ici Radio Canada, CBC interview 
It seems like million years ago since our last fashion show at the Atlantic fashion week in 2016 when this photo was taken (above). The winter 2016 collection was called "Ode to Nova Scotia," RESPECT NATURE by keikaikoadesigns.com
It only feels like that because we were going through some upheaval in our personal lives.
This year for 2018 we are calling our collection "RESPECT" this will be about respecting each other as human beings. That no matter what may be the color of your skin, sexual orientation, who you worship and what your gender is, this demands respect, compassion, and understanding.  That we are all connected, and we must unite for a better community and life for our future generation.
Our collection "RESPECT" will consist of gently used clothing that would otherwise fill the landfill or sit at a thrift store, will be repurposed, upcycled, deconstructed and add our design prints and elements. This collection will immediately be sold for 20 dollars each piece after the show, to help fund our anti-bullying campaign "RESPECT." by keikaikoadesigns.  
Our agenda is to create a dialogue and a conversation no matter how insignificant the issue is. We just want everyone who buys the product to share, to give the customers a voice and empower them. Perhaps someone will say "where did you get that awesome top?" "who made it?" then the clients can say " hey I went to this fashion show and I want to support this cause because "I was bullied" or "someone has been harassing me at work" or "my brother is getting an everyday beating at school." 
Maybe the client's silence is what they need right now, and they may just have the courage to speak up when asked about the piece of clothing they are fashioning. They can maybe post the garment on a social media and blog about it, and it helps a kid or an adult speak about their situation. The dialogue will happen if you are passionate about it and everyone knows someone who is suffering from being bullied. But no one talks about it because the child looks like a perfectly healthy child or adult, until its too late.  For my children, I am teaching them the power of words and that its ok to tell and its ok to speak out. We all have a voice. 
This collection inspired by our son changing schools because he no longer felt safe and his unfathomable invisibility was affecting his performance and well being at school.
Our family, friends, neighbors, who consisted of teachers, educators, social worker, nurses, and artists quickly rallied and volunteered their time to help homeschool our son, as we transitioned to his new school.  
My friends and family offered support and advice and talked about their experiences about bullying and dominant behavior in the schools, the workplace, in the grocery store, even at a party! I quickly realized we were not alone in this journey.  Our friends and family were appalled that we had to move to a different school to resolve this issue. They conveyed that if it were their child, they would not have the means to transport their child or pay for a private school, they would only live with it, and perhaps things would eventually get better, but we all know that sometimes it gets worse and then it's too late.
The speech made by Oprah Winfrey at the #GoldenGlobe awards and the interview with the "Times up" organization, https://www.timesupnow.com, inspired me as a mother to say "TIME IS UP" and act on things that matter most to me my children and their future.
We now have pending conversations, with marketing, photographers, government and urge friends and colleagues to join our fight, a campaign that works "RESPECT" anti-bullying awareness.

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