Fiona Apple is donating the 2019 and 2020 earnings from TV and movie placements of her song 'Criminal' to the While They Wait refugee fund
fund, which assists refugees with basic necessities, immigration fees and legal services.
“After months and months of reading the news about how my country is treating refugees, I’ve become gutted with frustration trying to figure out the best way to help,” the singer-songwriter wrote on , adding, “It seems to me that the best way I can help detainees is to contribute to payment of their legal fees.”, is her “most requested song” for television and film spots. And money generated from the track will help refugees secure “representation and guidance.”
“When they are separated from their children they need help navigating the system,” she said. “They need to be bailed out of prison. They need money to pay for the ankle bracelets they are forced to rent and wear while awaiting arraignment, for crying out loud.” She also urged other artists to take her lead and donate earnings from one song to While They Wait or another organization with a similar mission. “I could write a song about this, and maybe I will,” she said, “but for now, I will use ‘CRIMINAL’ to help the WRONGLY criminalized get justice.”
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