Need some new summer clothes? Emily de Groot asks, “Why not put some conscience into your closet at the same time?”
The Clothes Club is hosting a fundraising event at the recently reopened Dalston Roof Park, on Thursday 21 May. For just £8, you’ll get some new clothes, make a donation to the causes they’re supporting at the same time and there’s some great prizes in the raffle too. Early bird tickets are available here.
The Clothes Club is supporting two great projects:
A youth project run by Arts Against Knives. Through their creative workshops and projects they have been successful in supporting young individuals with a past in crime who need experience and opportunity to access education employment and training.
Also supported is Childhope via TRAID, who provide birth certificates for children of garment workers. In Bangladesh many garment workers are extremely poor women who are single mothers. They have usually migrated from rural areas looking for work and opportunities for themselves and their children. With high demand for cheap labour in the garment industry, many of these women work sewing clothes in factories. Birth certificates are crucial so their children can get access to education and medical care.
Dalston Roof Park is located at The Print House, 18-22 Ashwin Street, E8 3DL. To find out more details or to join The Clothes Club community, visit facebook.com/TheClothesClub. And why not follow them on Twitter @clothes_club_uk? For more about Dalston Roof Park, go to bootstrapcompany.co.uk.
