Lowercase people
organization founded by rock band Switchfoot
See also the independent record label imprint of the same name, lowercase people records.
lowercase people is an organization that is divided into three major divisions: The lp Online Magazine, lp apparel, and the lowercase people Justice Fund. The organization was founded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot. In late October 2007, the band announced on their YouTube account page that they had created "lp records" to help further the vision of lowercase people.
The lp Online Magazine was started in 2005. It serves to bring attention to notable works created by artists, writers, and musicians, and to introduce social issues worldwide. The magazine is released quarterly. Lowercase people apparel gathers the works of artists. They are sold as shirts, prints, stickers, and buttons. All profits go towards the Lowercase people Justice Fund.
“Lowercase people” enters the record as organization founded by rock band Switchfoot. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Lowercase, people and organization can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6693966. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2007 and 2005.
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