Think Act Vote t-shirt design competition now open

A celebrity panel, including iconic t-shirt designer Katharine Hamnett, will decide on the best t-shirt to promote the Think Act Vote campaign this April. George Walker urges you to get that creativity flowing for a chance to make your own mark in ethical fashion.

Think Act Vote is a new online campaign that seeks to engage people with politics in the run-up to the election. In an age when many people say they would rather not use their vote because the political parties are “all the same”, Think Act Vote is hoping to remind us of the real power of democracy.

The Think Act Vote website invites you to send in your thoughts, fears and hopes about politics in either the format of a song, video or artwork. The collected works will be brought together to create an anthology. If you’re more into the fashion side of things, the new t-shirt competition brings together the importance of both ethical fashion and the individual’s right to vote here in the UK.

The winning t-shirt design will be printed on Earth Positive Climate Neutral T-shirts for both men and women. These t-shirts are certified organic with close attention paid to where and how the t-shirts are made. What will be on the t-shirts, however, is up to you!

What some of the judges say:

Daisy de Villeneuve - “Think Act Vote is a fantastic way to encourage young people to get voting – if you don’t vote then you can’t complain about the result!” 

Cyndi Rhoades - ”After years of developing different platforms for engaging people in key issues at Anti-Apathy, it’s great to see how fresh initiatives like Think Act Vote are encouraging new audiences to get involved, be creative and take a proactive stance towards making positive change happen.”  

Joe Komodo – “Vote for democracy – you’ve got to be in it to win it !”

Peter Hames - ’Anything to connect meaningful issues with voting in people’s minds. And there are few things as democratic as the t-shirt.’  

Jocelyn Whipple - ”Think Act Vote is a great initiative based on three seemingly obvious factors that I feel are sometimes much under used, not only in regards to fashion!”

Amisha Ghadiali  - “Think Act Vote was created as a way to inspire you to THINK about what change we need, ACT by standing up for what you believe in, and consider how you use your VOTE. “

The design contest is open until March 7th 2010, with the t-shirts going on sale up until the election from the launch party in April. The designs must include the words ‘Think Act Vote’ but that’s the only real design stipulations. For further details visit the Think Act Vote website at Thinkactvote.org.