Fuck for Forest
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| Founder(s) | Tommy Hol Ellingsen |
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| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Area served | Norway, Latin America |
| Focus | Environmentalism |
| Method | Activism[clarification needed] |
| Website | Fuck for Forest |
Fuck for forest, or FFF, is a non-profit environmental organisation founded in Norway by Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen, which raises money for rescuing the world's rainforests by producing pornographic material or having sex in public.[1][2]
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[edit] History
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In its first year of existence,[when?] the organisation's website netted over $100,000 for rain forest protection through the sale of paid memberships.[1] In their first six months of existence the group received seed funding from the government of Norway.[1][2][3] They are the world's first eco-porn organization.[2] However, the organisation's unorthodox methods have made it difficult to distribute the money it makes. The Norwegian chapter of the Rainforest Foundation Fund[2] as well as the WWF both in the Netherlands[2] and in Norway have refused to accept donations from FFF.[1] As a result, Fuck for Forest is working on a project to work directly with indigenous communities in Costa Rica and the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.[1]
[edit] Controversy
The group gained notoriety when its two members had sexual intercourse on stage during a 2004 Quart Festival concert featuring Norwegian singer Kristopher Schau and his band The Cumshots, after delivering a brief talk on the impact humans have on forests.[2] The group then faced legal action as a result (including a fine imposed on the group after its male member dropped his pants in a Kristiansand, Norway, courtroom), and consequently moved its headquarters to Berlin, Germany.[1][3]
On 2 June, 2011, Fuck for Forest were covered i in Dagbladet when some members of the group simulated intercourse in Oslo Cathedral during Mass. The leader of Oslo Bishopry told Dagbladet that the stunt "makes him sad on behalf of those who did it."[4]
[edit] In popular culture
The 2006 documentary film Fuck was released during the Cannes Film Festival (though not as a part of the festival). The poster for the film showed FFF onstage during the Quart Festival incident. The film sought to explore artists who experiment with modes of expression that challenge.[clarification needed][5]
[edit] See also
- Anarchism and issues related to love and sex#Pornography (Discussion on Fuck For Forest at A-Kongress)
- Global Orgasm
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Dicum, Gregory (April 13, 2005). "Eco-porn: Great Sex For A Good Cause". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications. http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-04-13/home-and-garden/17366933_1_fff-forest-rain. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Harris, Lissa (October 6, 2004). "Norwegian Wood. Porn activists go all the way to save the rainforest". Grist. http://www.grist.org/article/harris-naked/. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ a b Dalrymple, Theodore (August 26, 2005). "Ethical Pornographers?". City Journal. http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_08_26_05td.html. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/06/03/nyheter/kirke/innenriks/16775501/
- ^ Karlsen, Morten Ø.; Johnsen, Vibeke (May 21, 2006). "Fuck for Forest i Cannes" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. http://www.side2.no/film/article641966.ece. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
[edit] External links
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- Official website
- Can Sex Sell Environmentalism? Bitch article discussing FFF in relation to other, comparable initiatives.
