July 28, 2010 by Tim Saunders

New Zealand singer Anika Moa joined with Women’s Refuge last week for a special charity auction.

The singer put up for auction a Life Pass, which included 2 tickets to every Anika Moa show for the rest of her career, a signed guitar, a copy of every album she has and ever will release, and an assortment of merchandise.

New Zealand’s Women’s Refuges provide 24 hour support, advocacy and accommodation for women and their children experiencing family violence.

“We are so honoured to have Anika’s support,” said Women’s Refuge Chief Executive Heather Henare. “She is so vibrant and talented and has a wide appeal across New Zealand which will really help us get our message out. She decided to support our Appeal because she believes violence, abuse, threats, taunts, anger and hate are not things women or children should have to put up with.

“This belief resonates strongly with the theme of this year’s Appeal which is all about tackling the issue of fear. Too many women and children live in a constant state of fear from physical and emotional abuse. The effects are crippling. We receive a crisis call every 9 minutes and help thousands of women and children a year in their attempt to live their lives free of abuse. Like Anika, we are passionate about the right women and children have to live free of fear.”
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If you would like to ShareTheMic like Anika Moa does, fill out this application and we will help you find ways to be discovered and make a difference. (https://www.formstack.com/forms/sharethemic-share_the_mic_artist_sign_up1) The New Zealand singer, Anika Moa, uses the power of her microphone for the Women’s Refuge. Not only is she voicing her opinion for the organization but she is doing something that will immediately raise money for it as well. Anika realizes that women and their children, experiencing family violence, need as many helping hands as they can get. Through this auction and the power of her microphone she is raising awareness for this organization in hopes that many of her fans will join the fight against this type of violence. This is definitely a selfless act that will help save lives. Other artists should and 100% will follow in Anika’s footsteps and fight for a cause they believe in. This should not be a onetime act, the more often things like this happen, the better the world will be. Get your voices heard and save a life. If this is not considered sharing the mic, then I don’t know what is!

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