Starting in Anti-Poverty Week (11-17 October) and running throughout October 2009, Rise Up is giving you the chance to make a real difference by buying a business shirt to help alleviate global poverty and reduce your environmental impact. These beautifully tailored business shirts are 100% Fairtrade Certified Organic cotton, carbon neutral and made in Australia by workers who are part of the No Sweatshop network. Plus Pyrmont People, $10 from every sale will go to either Oxfam Australia or Life Changing Experiences.

Experience the Journey
Buying a shirt is the beginning of the journey, which will take you week by week from the cotton farm in India through to delivery to your door. Along the way you will meet the people who are making your shirt and see how your purchase is changing their lives through weekly updates,  blogs, newsletters and video interviews. You will see in real time how your choice changes lives.

To learn more or to buy a shirt visit http://www.riseup.com.au/

Who Knew Dressing for Work Could do SO Much Good?

Did you know…

• 218 million children globally are working in forced labour.
• Sweatshops are a significant global problem.  There are even thousands of sweatshops in Australia alone.
• By removing subsidies and trading fairly we can help millions of people come out of poverty.
• If everyone in the world were to live like Australians, it would take 5.3 planet Earths to provide all the resources and absorb all the pollution.
• In 30 years, the world has lost 30% of its natural resources.

So come on Pyrmont Village, “Get Shirty at Poverty” and buy a shirt today.

If you have any questions or would like further information, contact Elise at Rise Up by phone on (02) 9698 8831 or email elise.cicognani@riseup.com.au

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