Channel 4 has launched a project called Battlefront, in which people campaign on issues they care about and try to make a difference.
Battlefront is a project made up of 19 campaigners who are all trying to make a difference to the world, whether it be by campaigning against size zero and teenage suicides, or encouraging people to recycle cups.
Channel 4 is now searching for a 20th campaigner. People can submit their idea for a campaign and the public is then able to read about their campaign and vote for it if they wish.
The 10 campaigns with the most votes will go through to the next round, and judges will then choose the best one.
The winning campaign will get professional help with their campaigning and possible television coverage.
I have entered a campaign to encourage shops to sell fair trade goods and people to buy them as opposed to non-fair trade goods.
You can read about my campaign and vote for it at: http://battlefront.co.uk/campaign/trade-is-bananas/
To look at other campaigns or find out more about the project visit: battlefront.co.uk
The closing date for votes is 8 October. My campaign is currently in 14th place, so please vote and get me into the top 10!
Here is why you should vote for my campaign:
You spend 15p on a banana. The farmer who grew it receives around 2p of that. Is this really fair? Farmers are getting a poor deal and receiving pittance for their hard work. But, by buying fairly traded products, you can put an end to that and change lives! Fair trade could reduce world poverty. You can support farmers by buying products that have been fairly traded. Companies need to give farmers a fair deal. I want to encourage companies to engage in fair trade and encourage people to buy fairly traded products. This way we can support those people who are living in poverty as a result of unfair trade deals. We can help the poorest communities to get health programmes and build schools and roads, just through fair trade. Together, we can pull people out of poverty. All you have to do is BUY FAIR TRADE!
Thank you.
