Edited sentence: On April 8, 2010, TOMS Shoes sponsored, "One Day Without Shoes", encouraging people around the world to raise awareness of what they described as the plight of children in developing nations who cannot afford shoes.There were 1,600 events throughout the world that day, with approximately 250,000 people participating, including several celebrities, such as Kirsten Bell, Matisyahu, Morgan Spurlock, and Heather Graham, though this campaign also received criticism as a marketing ploy as a form of cultural imperialism, imposing shoes on those who neither want nor need them.Women have also often been depicted barefoot showing their lack of freedom and mobility