Moby's Kindness Gets Physical, Photographic

Moby and Kindness Colelctive Founder Amber McDonald Credit Gracy Obuchowicz of Houndstooth Photography

DC’s kindest were treated to a sneak peek exhibit of Moby photography and acoustic song Thursday afternoon as the celeb singer brought his Destroyed tour to the launch of The Kindness Collective. 

Moby, an outspoken supporter of veganism and animal rights, played and for such like-minded attendees as Elizabeth Kucinich, Director of Public Affairs for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and wife of Congressman and Dennis Kucinich; Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing Erica Meier; and bestselling author and President and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary Gene Baur, who noshed on vegan foods from Elizabeth’s Gone Raw, sipped Vegan Vine wines and Chocolate City Beer and left with a “cruelty-free” gift bag.

Working at the intersection of human and animal welfare – thus, enter Moby, The Kindness Collective and Founder Amber McDonald have dedicated its first major initiative to focusing on the pets of domestic violence survivors.  (Up to 40% of domestic violence victims report that they are unable to escape their abusers because they fear for their pets when they leave.)  The Kindness Collective hopes to bring an end to abuse by negotiating shelter for both victims and their companion pets at abuse assistance housing.

The launch event and Moby concert was held at The Montserrat House, an art gallery and experimental performance space created by Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton.  Moby’s photography remains on public display thru November 5, 2011.