Donate to Defend and Preserve Our American History

Our visual history is disappearing.

The Department of Defense has already begun deleting tens of thousands of historic military photos—erasing images of women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ service members from the public record.

If we don’t act now, these irreplaceable truths could be lost forever.

That’s why Visual Truth Matters exists: to expose what’s happening, mobilize public support, and fight to preserve—and restore—the visual history that tells the full story of America.

But this work can’t continue without immediate support.

Your donation will help:

  • Build a searchable public database:

    Create a robust, searchable public database tracking government-led visual purges, exhibit removals, and acts of visual censorship in real time.

  • Collect and preserve visual stories:

    Ethically gather and protect personal photos and narratives—building a powerful, inclusive archive that resists erasure, fuels advocacy, and preserves our visual history before it’s too late.

  • Expand public awareness and visibility:

    Run targeted ads, promoted posts, and public outreach campaigns to sound the alarm and bring more people into the fight—both online and on the ground.

  • Engage strategic partners and professional support:

    Work with expert civic strategists, advocacy leaders, communications advisors, and marketing specialists to scale messaging, expand national impact, and guide long-term strategy.

  • Support core campaign tools and communications:

    Maintain essential systems like email platforms, website hosting, and outreach tools to keep the campaign running smoothly and supporters engaged.

  • Travel for key campaign work:

    Cover occasional travel costs for in-person protests, rallies, meetings, partner events, or public engagement opportunities as the campaign expands nationally.

  • Ensure legal protection and insurance:

    Cover the costs of liability insurance, legal guidance, and compliance infrastructure—so the campaign can continue this work boldly, safely, and without fear of censorship or retaliation.

  • Sustain campaign leadership:

    Support the full-time leadership needed to run this campaign strategically, consistently, and at scale—ensuring it not only continues, but grows in reach, impact, and national visibility.

This is seed funding with national stakes.

If you believe visual truth matters, this is the moment to act.

Please donate if you can—every dollar fuels the fight for truth.

And please share this fundraiser—every post expands our reach.

Together, we can protect what was never meant to be erased.

Because truth doesn’t preserve itself.

And history is worth fighting for.

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Visual Truth Matters is a campaign led by Lens for Change, a consulting agency dedicated to helping nonprofit and advocacy organizations drive social change through ethical, authentic visual storytelling. This campaign is an urgent extension of that mission, focused on fighting historical erasure through visibility, truth, and action

Lens for Change is a for-profit entity and is not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As such, contributions are not tax-deductible. Our EIN is 93-2774262.