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Harry Potter Alliance Case Study
The non for profit organization known as the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA), is a group of human activists seeking social change through the power of fantasy. This organization in its entirety is primarily composed of Harry Potter fans, hence the name: Harry Potter Alliance. This group was founded by a comedian by the name of Andrew Slack in 2005; who brought forth the idea of using a fantasy such as Harry Potter as a way of encompassing change. The main focus of this organization is the annihilation of human rights violations. For example in 2010, the HPA initialized the campaign known as “Not In Harry’s Name” where they encouraged Harry Potter fans to sign a petition influencing Warner Bros. to source their cocoa for Harry Potter branded chocolate
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