#TOGETHERBANDA GLOBAL MOVEMENT
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WHAT IS#TOGETHERBAND
From ending world hunger and protecting our seas to preventing poverty and fighting climate change, #TOGETHERBAND aims to build an engaged and active global community in support of the UN Global Goals. In the last year, they've engaged over 1.4 billion people through the campaign, but there is still more work to be done.
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#TOGETHERBAND is all about spreading to the word so each band comes in a pack of two - one to wear and one to share. Their bands come in every colour of the 17 Global Goals, so you can choose the goal that’s closest to your heart.
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WHO ISINVOLVED?#TOGETHERBAND launched on World Earth Day 2019 and since then they've been joined by figureheads from across the cultural spectrum, alongside activists and experts. Working together, their goal is to get people all over the world to join the movement and highlight the actions that we need to take as individuals, businesses and governments to deliver the Global Goals by 2030. They've been supported by a wide range of figures from Jameela Jamil and David Beckham to Naomi Campbell, Lewis Hamilton and Kehinde Wiley.
Jameela Jamil supports Goal 5: Gender Equality
Jameela Jamil supportsGoal 5 Gender Equality
David Beckham supports Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being
David Beckham supportsGoal 3 Good Health & Well-Being
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MADESUSTAINABLYSustainability is at the heart of everything #TOGETHERBAND does. Each band is made from upcycled plastic, collected by hand from beaches in Costa Rica. 1 kg of plastic is removed from marine environments whenever you buy a band. The clasp is made from decommissioned illegal firearms from Central America, proceeds of which help combat gun violence, and the bands are made by women in Nepal who have been rescued from human trafficking.
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Diverse group of young people on green background
GOAL 10REDUCED INEQUALITIES
FACT 01RACIALINEQUALITYA 2019 report found that 1 in 1000 black men and boys will be killed by police in their lifetime in the US. That’s 2.5 times more than their white peers.
FACT 02GENDER IDENTITY BASED VIOLENCE1 in 5 LGBTQ people have experienced a hate crime or incident in the last 12 months in the UK.
FACT 03DIGITALDIVIDE87% of people living in wealthy countries have access to the internet, compared with 19% in the least developed countries.
FACT 04WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATIONEmployees can be fired for being LGBTQ in 28 of the 50 US states, where there is no explicit state-level protection for sexual orientation or gender identity.
FACT 05ABLEISMAccording to Scope, life costs you on average £583 per month more if you are disabled in the UK.