Sunflowers For Putin

Our Mission We are a coalition of artists and creatives. In the face of misinformation, propaganda, political division, and humanitarian crises, we seek to affect positive change through imagery. Our Message:"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," and we stand with the people of Ukraine. 100% of our profit is donated to foundations whose work benefits the people at the heart of each of our campaigns. Our first campaign benefits Save the Children (Ukraine) and Come Back Alive. The message is a revision of a famous Soviet wartime propaganda poster that reads,"Fascism is the most vicious enemy of women. All rise to fight fascism!" However, this is far from the first time Soviet propaganda has been repurposed to protest or criticize the actions of a nation or world leader. In 2020, Belarussian protestors held a sign referencing the authoritarian rule of Lukashenka and declared: “Lukashism is the most vicious enemy of women. Everyone rise and fight.” In the spirit of MLK's call for solidarity, we also expanded this message to include,"all" people, and translated the original Russian text to Ukrainian:"Fascism is the most vicious enemy of all! Rise to fight fascism! Glory to Ukraine!" Meant to rebuke Putin and his "peace force," the iconography was chosen for its historical significance and revised to honor the colors flown by the true opponents of fascism in this conflict. While the former Soviet nation invades Ukraine under the thinly-veiled guise of liberation, the world rallies behind the Ukrainian people and their struggle for freedom. Justice for Ukraine is justice for all!