The LUSH Charity Pot design for DPAC
The ethical cosmetics company Lush have featured DPAC on their latest Charity Pot products.
Lush have been a long time supporter of DPAC and we at DPAC wish to thank Lush giving their support to us in this way.
Funds raised from the sale of the charity pot will be distributed by Lush to grass roots organisations working on animal protection, human rights and environmental issues around the world.
While DPAC won’t directly receive funding from the sale of the pots (although DPAC have received funds from Lush in the past), just as importantly, if not more so, it will raise awareness amongst Lush customers of DPAC and disabled people’s struggle for human and civil rights.
A bit about Lush Charity Pots
[Text from the Lush website]
100% of the retail price paid by customers buying the product (minus the VAT, which has to go to the Government) is given away to fund grassroots organisations working on animal protection, human rights and environmental issues around the world. We prefer to fund smaller organisations, especially those who have limited resources and fnd it diffcult to find funding elsewhere. We offer funding from £100 to £10,000 to grassroots groups that need help to make a positive difference to our world. Our charitable giving is not a marketing exercise, and we ask nothing back from the groups we fund. We just want to help those who work tirelessly to make the world a better place, and who play a useful part in the movement to create change. (you can read more about Charity Post here)
What do DPAC do with our funding?
All of the funds DPAC receive are from donations from individuals and non-governmental organisations. DPAC do not accept funding from political parties.
All of the funds raised to DPAC go straight into campaigning and awareness raising. DPAC do not have any paid staff or premises. All DPAC work is performed by volunteers who give their time and effort for free.
DPAC Funds go to such things as funding legal challenges, getting materials and equipment that we use for protest actions, printing costs for leaflets and banners, expenses for keeping the website running and for paying travel expenses and when necessary accommodation costs for activists who need to travel to take part in DPAC activities.
