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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."

BE THE CHANGE

Sweatshops are work atomspheres where employees are exploited. Learn more.