Lewisham

Community mission

Chucking Clothes into Metal Cages

7 GoodGymers made their way to help their local community in Lewisham.

  • Jacqueline Francis
  • Alex Murtough
  • Steve Murtough
  • Vic
  • Greenwich runner
  • Julian Osman
  • Miguel Rodrigues
 
Wednesday, 22nd of September 2021
 
Led by Kim Parker

Never has a community mission felt so much like shoplifting.

Yesterday evening, 7 GoodGymmers were inside the TRAID charity shop in Lewisham. They were tasked with the following: You see all these clothes on all these rails? Rip them down and throw them in that big metal cage!

Like a charity shop heist.

And so we did. In just one hour, and alongside other volunteers, we’d cleared the multiple stands of clothes, separating the garments from their hangers.

Which begs the question: Why?

Well, TRAID Lewisham have had a sale and these clothes are the remaining stock. But nothing goes to waste at TRAID; they’re an uber-cool charity working to tackle the negative environmental and social impacts of making, consuming, and disposing of clothes. And they have numerous shops around the Capital, including in Brixton and Camden and Peckham.

Why not check them out? Just like GoodGym, TRAID are a renewable force of positivity.

Have a lovely day :)

Report written by Steve Murtough


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Kim Parker
Kim Parker
Saturday September 25th, 2021 06:58

Fantastic work everyone!!

Alex Murtough
Alex Murtough
he/him
Monday September 27th, 2021 09:56

Love the report - any writing that includes 'renewable force of positivity' is always pretty darn awesome :)

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