18-97-9-171.crawl.commoncrawl.org | ToothyWiki | RecentChanges | Login The World's Biggest Dress (as certified by the GuinnessBookOfRecords?) is a huge dress the size of a marquee, which tours around the country raising awareness of trade justice issues. It's made from over 7000 squares of fabric, each one containing a written or drawn prayer for justice.
In Cambridge
It's coming to Cambridge from Fri 16th - Sun 18th June 2006, where it will be set up on Christ's Pieces and host a series of events, including:
The Big Dress is part of SPEAK?'s wider Trade Justice campaign. It is the world's largest dress, a massive creative petition as well as a campaign and educational tool. The Big Dress campaign is calling on the government to implement legislation to hold UK based multinational companies accountable for their actions.
The BigDress was at the MakePovertyHistory? rally in Edinburgh, which is where AlexChurchill and Rachael first saw it. It's quite impressive.
The BigDress campaign is in association with the Trade Justice Movement (http://www.tjm.org.uk). The Trade Justice Movement says the UK Government should:
Fight to ensure that governments, particularly in poor countries, can choose the best solutions to end poverty and protect the environment.
End export dumping that damages the livelihoods of poor communities around the world.
Make laws that stop big business profiting at the expense of people and the environment. (This is the focus of the BigDress campaign.)
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