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BECOME A FASHIONREVOLUTION STUDENTAMBASSADOR IN
YOUR UNIVERSITY

WHY WE NEED A FASHION REVOLUTION

REPRESENT YOUR UNIVERSITY

On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh
collapsed. 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were
injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disasterin history. That’s when Fashion Revolution was born.

Students and young people have an incredibly
important role to play as key consumers both now andin the future, as well as potential employees. So thisis why we are inviting you to get involved and bring
together students at your university.

There were five garment factories in Rana Plaza all
manufacturing clothing for the western market. Thevictims were mostly young women. The accident wasboth predictable and preventable.
Despite some steps forward since Rana Plaza, notenough has changed. About 75 million people work
directly in the fashion and textiles industry, andabout 80% of them are women. Many are subject toexploitation; verbal and physical abuse, working inunsafe conditions and being paid very little. Fashion
Revolution says enough is enough.
During Fashion Revolution Week, people around theworld ask brands #whomademyclothes to push for
greater transparency and help improve the lives of themillions of people working in the fashion supply chain.

HOW TO ENROL AS A FASHIONREVOLUTION STUDENT AMBASSADOR
If you live in the UK:
Email education@fashionrevolution.org to register yourinterest. The Education Team will then get in touchand let you know if there is a vacancy for a Student
Ambassador in your university. If there is already anAmbassador, we will put you in touch with them.
If you live elsewhere in the world:
Contact the Country Co-ordinator where you live, whowill then get in touch and let you know if there is avacancy for a Student Ambassador in your university.
If there is already an Ambassador, they will put you intouch with them. Contact your Country
Co-ordinator here (fashionrevolution.org/contact).

SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE ABOUT THE ROLE.

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THE ROLE OF A
STUDENT AMBASSADORGET OTHERS INVOLVED

If you become a Fashion Revolution StudentAmbassador for your university, the first thing youneed to do is find other students to join you toorganise an event for Fashion Revolution Week. Don’t
just think about students on your own course - thefashion industry covers so many different disciplines
from geography to design to economics. So set up adiverse team to create a truly innovative initiative forFashion Revolution Week.

ORGANISE AN EVENT

Organise an event (e.g. a film screening, catwalk or
panel discussion) that encourages people to think
about the issues within the fashion industry. At yourevent, encourage people to join the movement
and ask brands, retailers and manufacturers#whomademyclothes ?

NEED INSPIRATIONTake a look at our Education and Do Something
Pinterest boards to see what students have done
before. Also look through all the activities on ourresources page and check our document How
University Students Can Get Involved.

WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Once you become a Student Ambassador for youruniversity, we will share more ideas and tips fororganising your event during Fashion Revolution
Week. We will also invite you to join our Facebook
group for Fashion Revolution Student Ambassadors
so that you can share ideas with universities acrossthe world and Fashion Revolution can keep you intouch with everything that’s happening.

Have you ever thought about the lives of the people involved in making your favourite clothes?
Fashion Revolution’s free educational resource sheets provide simple, fun ways to find out.
Visit our website to discover more resources: fashionrevolution.org/education
Be curious, find out, do something. Join the Fashion Revolution asking brands #whomademyclothes?
Join the movement. www.fashionrevolution.org