Kumi Naidoo is chairman of the Global Call To Action Against Poverty, the umbrella campaign of which Make Poverty History is a member. He explains the thinking behind the origins of the white bands worn by millions of people today:
We were looking for a unifying symbol of solidarity between the rich and poor, between the north and south, between the middle classes and working classes. We knew that in the developed world they could manufacture white bands, but even in the poorest countries, even peasants in Latin America, can take a piece of white cloth, can take a child's napkin, even take a roll of toilet paper, and make an armband, or a headband. Everyone can take this small action.
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