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When Nelson Mandela distributed Make Poverty History wristbands at a London rally, he hammered another safety pin in the coffin of the socially conscious ribbons. Bracelets are now the fashionable way to show you care about a cause. But do you know your anti-bully bands from your anti-racism ones?
YELLOW: LIVESTRONG
Not the original but the first of the latest fad and responsible for spawning a spectrum of colours in the last 12 months.

YELLOW: LIVESTRONG
Texan cyclist Lance Armstrong set up a cancer foundation after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, and began selling wristbands for a dollar each one year ago. Bearing the slogan Livestrong, Armstrong initially hoped they would raise $5m for his foundation.
Demand began to outstrip supply when Armstrong overcame his illness and won his sixth Tour de France in a row.

The Livestrong band was originally pitched at men and athletes, to show it was not just the frail or women who suffered from cancer. But celebrities soon got the yellow bracelet bug and while they became de rigueur in the US, they were also moderately popular on this side of the Atlantic.

More than 21 million have been sold, with devotees including George W Bush, Pamela Anderson and Prince William. Some have fetched a much higher price on eBay and fakes are made in other colours.

BLUE: ANTI BULLYING
These have taken off in the UK, thanks in part to endorsement by footballers Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.
The wristband campaign was launched by Radio 1 to coincide with the government's anti-bullying week in November.
The aim is to raise awareness, so they're free and inscribed with the simple message 'Beat Bullying'. But demand, driven by other celebrities such as Avid Merrion and Bono, has been so great that eBay auctions have pushed the price up to £16.
Campaigners say the children wearing them have, ironically, become an easy target for bullies.



WHAT FOLLOWED YELLOW?
More yellow: Support Our Troops (also in camouflage green)
Blue: Anti-bullying, anti-Bush vote, tsunami relief, prostate cancer
Pink: Breast cancer
Red: Heart-disease, vote Bush, anti-tobacco, HIV
Purple: Cystic fibrosis, lupus (also orange), domestic violence
White: Jesus Loves Me, right to life
Orange: Asperger's, self-harm
Grey: Diabetes, brain cancer
Black & white: Racism in football
Green: Ecology, leukaemia, organ donor
Gold: Childhood cancer
Black: Mourning, melanoma


WHITE: POVERTY
The white band comes in a variety of different rubber and fabric designs and is part of a campaign to bring an end to world poverty.
The band's message says "Make Poverty History" and can be bought from various charities.
They also suggest people make their own, as it is more about encouraging rich governments to drop the debt poor countries owe them, rather than raising money.
Jamelia, Graham Norton and Rhys Ifans are among its supporters.

BLACK & WHITE: RACISM IN FOOTBALL
The twin white and a black bands linked together are part of the campaign to tackle racism in football.
Simply marked with the slogan "Stand Up Speak Up", the bands are distributed by Nike, which suggests a £1.50 donation for each band, with proceeds going towards anti-racism projects across Europe.
They have been worn by players Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry, who launched the campaign.

 

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