We Are Family Foundation
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Founder | Nile Rodgers |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
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| Website | www |
The We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by musician Nile Rodgers in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Its mission is creating and supporting programs that inspire and educate people about mutual respect, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity while striving to solve global problems.
The foundation began on September 22, 2001, when Rodgers and Tommy Boy Music president Tom Silverman brought 200 musicians, celebrities, and personalities together in New York City and Los Angeles to re-record Rodgers' song "We Are Family" (best known in its 1979 hit version performed by Sister Sledge) to start the healing process after the events of September 11. Director Spike Lee filmed the "We Are Family" music video, and director Danny Schechter filmed a documentary entitled The Making and Meaning of We Are Family, which depicts the recording session. The documentary was chosen as a Sundance Film Festival Special Selection in 2002.
In October 2001, a children's version of the song "We Are Family" was recorded, featuring more than 100 beloved children's television characters, an unprecedented collaboration among seventeen competitive media corporations. Some of the live-action characters in the video included the cast members of Sesame Street, Between the Lions, Zoom, Bear in the Big Blue House, Barney & Friends, The Muppets, and Pooh and Tigger from The Book of Pooh. Real-life celebrities were also featured in the video such as Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Burns, Nile Rodgers, and Bill Cosby. Some of the cartoon characters that appeared in the video were Arthur, the Rugrats, Spongebob Squarepants, Bob the Builder, Dora the Explorer, Little Bill, Kim Possible, Stanley, The Backyardigans, and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
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