"It's interesting you say that - I have a South African teacher who said he doesn't look forward to the World Cup, particularly because it took down a whole school simply for a two-monthly event. An infrastructure that will be used for…"
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Azaan Akbar commented on Sienna Somers's blog post World Cup in south Africa. The Refs maybe fair but what about the government?
Sienna Somers posted a blog postWorld Cup in south Africa. The Refs maybe fair but what about the government?
Its under two weeks till the FIFA World Cup begins. As you probably know, this year, for the first time, it is being held in South Africa and you might have heard of all the preparations which are going on in the country. One of which is disgraceful.The government is trying to spruce up the image of the urban areas which visitors are going to see. But their plans include:Moving poor from the streets and from illegal squatter camps into 1,500 corrugated iron shacks nicknamed Tin TownClearing the…See More
Alex Darby commented on Sienna Somers's blog post What did London Fashion Week think about Mark Fast's plus size models?"Thanks for all the info. I for one think it's awful that the stereotypical model is 6ft or higher and skeletal thin. All I think it does is to make overweight women feel less confident about themselves. I don't see any point in the…"
Sienna Somers posted a videoLarger models and Mannequins on Catwalks and in shops
A video by Sienna Somers for WHRN about larger models on catwalks and in shops.
Sienna Somers posted a blog postWhat did London Fashion Week think about Mark Fast's plus size models?
Yesterday at London Fashion Week I saw protesters outside Somerset House. Out of interest I picked up a leaflet, scanned through it and I discovered they were concerned about size 0 models. Whilst looking at the leaflet, I wondered whether the protesters would still be here if Mark fast hadn't sent Plus Size models down the runway to raise awareness of the issue.After reading about the controversy, I decided to do my own research so I asked 15 people their opinions on the matter. 13 out of the…See More
Sienna Somers posted a blog postNaomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief
I was delighted when I finally grasped my catwalk tickets in my hand and entered the stunning courtyard of Somerset House for Fashion for Relief. The evening commenced with celebrities and well-known entrepreneurs like Philip Green, together with members of the public lucky enough to get tickets, drinking champagne (or in my case water!)As Attia and I seated ourselves, taking photographs on the way, we were happy to discover that our seats were on the end of the 3rd row back with an great view…See More
Sienna Somers posted a videoStory of the Fair Trade Panama Hat
A video I created for my mother, combining the lovely song of Zoila German singing about hat weaving with videos of growing and weaving panama hats.
Sienna Somers posted a videoRecycled Hair Accessories
This video shows you how to make recycled Hair Accessories from sweet wrappers and chocolate wrappers. Simple and easy to make and they look great!
What more could you want...
Looking good and Recycling
Sienna Somers posted a videoInterview with Douglas Alexander about climate change and Copenhagen
Sienna Somers interviewing Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International development.
Sienna Somers posted a blog postLouise Herring, Comic Relief's trade and enterprise manager
What does Louise Herring, Comic Relief's trade and enterprise manager, think young people can do to make a positive difference to world poverty? Find out Write here Right now!Click the link below to view interviewcomicrelieflouiseherring.m4vSee More
Sienna Somers posted a videoInterview with Safia Minney founder of People Tree
An Interview with Safia Minney at the Fair Trade Futures conference. Safia discusses Fair Trade, People Tree's new teenage range featuring Emma Watson and he...
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World Cup in south Africa. The Refs maybe fair but what about the government?
Its under two weeks till the FIFA World Cup begins. As you probably know, this year, for the first time, it is being held in South Africa and you might have heard of all the preparations which are going on in the country. One of which is disgraceful.
The government is trying to spruce up the image of the urban areas which visitors are going to see. But their plans include:
Moving poor from the streets and from illegal squatter camps… Continue
Posted on June 1, 2010 at 17:51 — 1 Comment
What did London Fashion Week think about Mark Fast's plus size models?
Yesterday at London Fashion Week I saw protesters outside Somerset House. Out of interest I picked up a leaflet, scanned through it and I discovered they were concerned about size 0 models. Whilst looking at the leaflet, I wondered whether the protesters would still be here if Mark fast hadn't sent Plus Size models down the runway to raise awareness of the issue.
After reading about the controversy, I decided to do my own research so I asked 15 people their opinions on the matter. 13… Continue
After reading about the controversy, I decided to do my own research so I asked 15 people their opinions on the matter. 13… Continue
Posted on February 24, 2010 at 20:00 — 1 Comment
Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief
I was delighted when I finally grasped my catwalk tickets in my hand and entered the stunning courtyard of Somerset House for Fashion for Relief.
The evening commenced with celebrities and well-known entrepreneurs like Philip Green, together with members of the public lucky enough to get tickets, drinking champagne (or in my case water!)
As Attia and I seated ourselves,…
ContinuePosted on February 19, 2010 at 22:30
How a Tweet Saved Hundreds of Lives
We have all heard about the disaster in Haiti, but did you know that as well as donating money (and I saw an estimate that half the UK population has donated!) people outside of Haiti have been able to participate through crowdsourcing. So what is crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing is about using technology to take advantage of joint efforts by people around the world. In Haiti, this all started with a tweet...
Hours after the earthquake hit the capital, Port-au-Prince, 23 year old Josh… Continue
Hours after the earthquake hit the capital, Port-au-Prince, 23 year old Josh… Continue
Posted on January 30, 2010 at 17:00
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