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T-Shirt Weather As inspiring messages of hope continue to spread around the world, Women in Lighting has launched its own T-shirt competition, inviting supporters to express their creativity and spread their own positive messages. Sharon Stammers tells us more.
T
he WiL in Lockdown series of
more messages appeared all over the globe.
September. Our lovely judges will pick 10
website helped everyone that
that catches my eye in the street where I
housed on our very own WiL T-shirt shop.
feel a sense of solidarity with other WiL and
messages and for creating global solidarity.
will go to the US-based charity Light Reach.
our spirits to see the submissions every
global phenomena by sharing our positive
on social media and for news about the
mini-interviews on the WiL
submitted or read the entries
WiL supporters around the world. It lifted
day and helped us all feel connected. Your
positivity was inspiring. We collated all the
‘Your Silence will not protect you’ is the one live. Without a doubt, it’s a time for sharing Women in Lighting wants to join in this messages, and to achieve this we are
launching a T-shirt design competition.
designs that will be made into T-shirts and Any profits from the sale of these T-shirts Watch out for information on our judges competition as it proceeds. We believe that:
songs that you submitted into an eclectic
The T-shirt was originally designed to be a
Light uplifts us.
on Spotify via the website. It’s an uplifting
world’s most ubiquitous fashion item has
Light can bring us together.
transported us to all the places and spaces
are a great barometer of social change. They
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and inspiring playlist that you can listen to mix of countries and musical styles that
basic undergarment. But over the years, the become a powerful political weapon. T-shirts
we have been and reminded us of all the
can shock, outrage, unite and challenge the
Since then we have become a bit obsessed
messages around the world.
faces we have come across.
with messaging. In recent months we have all been bombarded by some serious and
status quo. They can also help to disseminate With a T-shirt as your canvas, WiL invites you to express your creativity to create a
scary messaging - ‘stay alert’, ‘control
special WiL T-shirt that share the values
at the same time we have been treated
equality, empowerment, inspiration and
the virus’, ‘stay home, save lives’ etc, but to a unprecedented wave of positivity in
message form, with signs in windows and on billboards about kindness, community and
helping each other (My personal favourite is the one in our window – “It won’t stay like this forever” from David Shrigley). Then
came the #BlackLivesMatter movement and
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of our community. Using the themes of
light, we invite you to submit a design for this competition.
We kick off the competition on 17th August and the WiL website will be open for
submissions from them. All the T&Cs are
on the website, along with a form to submit your design. Submissions will close on 30th
Light inspires us.
What do you want to say?