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Nov 4, 2003

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." --Mahatma Gandhi

Minnie Takes a Stand

Oscar nominee Minnie Driver is putting her Hollywood career on hold to work in a sweatshop in Cambodia. She will leave behind her tennis star boyfriend, Robby Ginepri, and her Notting Hill flat to experience poverty in South-East Asia. Her plan is leverage her fame to raise awareness for unfair global trade agreements: "I will be working alongside other young women for as long as it takes for me to raise awareness of the fair trade issue."