Make Poverty History Wristbands
Wristband to fight against poverty:
The white band was the symbol of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY in 2005, when 8 million people wore
the white band in the UK.
On the three White Band Days in 2005, people wore white and formed massive
human bands, wrapped trees and lamp posts in white bands, and even wrapped whole buildings, from St Paul's
Cathedral to the European Parliament.
The white band is the common symbol of the global fight to end poverty. The great thing about the white band are as follows:
- Simple
- Flexible
- Can be used easily by anyone in the world, whatever their circumstances.
It was agreed as a worldwide symbol by the Global Call to Action against Poverty, the world's largest ever anti-poverty
movement with organizations representing more than 150 million people in over 100 countries.
The Make Poverty History campaign is a British and coalition of charities, religious groups, trade unions, campaigning groups and celebrities who are mobilizing around the UK's prominence in world politics in 2005 to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving absolute poverty.
Symbol of campaign:
The symbol of the campaign is a white wristband made of cotton or silicone.
The three demands of the campaign are:
- Trade justice
- Drop the debt
- More and better aid
It should be noted that none of these aims are new (there have been many attempts over the last few decades to promote them), but the scale of the 2005 campaign dwarfs previous efforts.
