Based Finn

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>CDM: I love your Official Finn Wolfhard t-shirt, especially the fact that proceeds from each t-shirt are "donated directly by me to an elementary school in an indigenous community struggling with geographic, cultural or economic isolation". It’s a really rad cause - when did you become aware of the lack of funding in indigenous communities?

>FINN: My dad was a lawyer and is now an indigenous rights researcher, so there is talk and historical awareness of indigenous issues in our house all the time. Lots of people don’t even care about indigenous communities, but in my schools there are members of aboriginal communities facing challenges just being who they are. Also, there are indigenous communities in almost every country on earth, and most people don’t know that, so if I can help make people aware of these communities that are ignored or discriminated against, then maybe together we can all learn from each other and recognise that there are lots of different ways of living and we should respect that and support them. My dad also helped run a school, so I know that every school has a wish-list, and for sure some schools need more help than others. It’s not just about money, either, because everybody can give respect without cost.

>CDM: Are there any other issues that you’re passionate about that you’d like to use your platform to raise awareness for?

>FINN: We have really affordable health-care in Canada but we have so many friends in the U.S. who don’t, so I auctioned a signed guitar for Sweet Relief, which helps musicians in need. I’m also hosting an all-ages event at The Fonda in LA in May and some awesome musicians are going to help raise even more money for Sweet Relief.