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Pledge “PANTFLASH-RECORD”
"I will become a record breaker in my fairtrade pants with 200 other people but only if 5 other local people will do the same."
— Ben, Pants coordinator! (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 16th May 2008
5 people have signed up
Country: United Kingdom
Place: Birmingham (view map)
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WE'RE GETTING CLOSE!!! WE'RE GETTING BIG NUMBERS!!! WE'RE GETTING THE WORLD RECORD FOR MOST PEOPLE IN THEIR PANTS!!! WE NEED YOU AND YOUR MATES!!
Started by the youth movement of MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, PANTS TO POVERTY is now ready to mark a day when, ten years ago, the fight against poverty radically changed and 70,000 formed a human chain around Birmingham. On May 17th, our record attempt aims to be another event that we believe will do the same!!
Join us to rid the world of bad pants and rid the world of poverty!!!
MEET AT:
Walkabout pub, Langley Building, Regency Wharf, 266A-271 Broad Street, Birmingham
How the stunt will work:
• 10 am: 200+++ people will meet at the Walkabout pub to receive free pants and a shot of whisky.
• 11am: Move to Centenary Square (in pants and fairtrade, organic boob tubes for grrrls).
• 11.10am people go to spaces for photo
• 11.15am: Press go wild. Shoot will last for fifteen minutes max
• 11.30am: World record announced!
• 11.45am: Pub Bar re-opens
Mandela told us to rise up and make poverty history so join us as we say PANTS TO POVERTY and realise the power in our pants!!
EMAIL THIS ON TO EVERYONE WHO LOVES PANTS AND HATES POVERTY!
CONTACT US AT info@pantstopoverty.com for more information and to register!
www.pantstopoverty.com
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Comments on this pledge
- They call me "Wun Hung Low" back home!garsin cheung, 4 days ago. Abusive? Report it!
- well we'll look forward to seeing you there on the Day!!! SOOO many have already signed up.. it's going to be insane!!!robby, 4 days ago. Abusive? Report it!
- Now this is my kind of pledge!!!Dr Sami Chidiac, 7 hours ago. Abusive? Report it!
Current signatories (
= they've done it)
Ben, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- laurence
- robby
- kristine
- garsin cheung
- Dr Sami Chidiac
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