Justice and Java: A night of Beauty – Justice – Action

News Release

WE International and Escape Coffee Gallery presents A “Do Justice” awareness event.  Featuring the works of David Lippiatt and Erin Rufledts’ Synapse: The Space Between.  A visually communicative photo show celebrating the beauty of people in the less developed world while raising awareness about the realities, struggles and injustices facing many of their lives. 

Vivid and straightforward photographs speak a thousand words and hope to inspire and move others to act. The exhibit highlights the complexity of people’s lives and their struggles facing poverty, AIDS, lack of education, clean water and other injustices.  WE International Inc.’s mission is to raise awareness to and provide effective ways for people to respond to poverty and related justice issues in the developing world. 

Justice and Java will be held on Friday September 28th at 7:00pm until 10:30pm at Escape Coffee Gallery, This event is open to the public and has free admission. 

David Lippiatt is a native New Yorker, who moved to the Madison in 1987. He is the founder of WE International.  He has been taking photos of the people from all over the world for the last 13 years. His photos seek to capture the beauty of the global community in which he and his organization, WE International, works.

Erin Rufledt is a Madison-based artist, student, and tea connoisseur.  She has had the privilege of traveling to China, Algeria, India, and Uganda and loves the challenge of retelling people’s stories visually through photographic images.  Synapse: The Space Between is an exploration of emotion and human connectedness across geographical distance.

Both David and Erin have been involved in ministry with Mad City Church.

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