IT'S MORE THAN JUST FUN -- WE'RE CHANGING THE WORLD.

 

IN THREE YEARS, THOUSANDS OF WOMEN HAVE RAISED OVER $1.5 MILLION TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

 

 
 

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

 

1) CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Commit to wearing a dress every day in December. Create a fundraising page in a matter of minutes.

2) SET A GOAL

How much do you want to raise? Set a goal based on the impact you want to have, then read our Tips For the Most Effective Campaign.         

3) CHANGE THE WORLD

Can women really change the world? Absolutely-- even by wearing dresses. In three years, thousands of women across the world have raised over $1.5 million.

  

 
 

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Don't get left behind: People are already talking, strategizing their Dressember teams, and emailing us to find out when they can register. On October 1, registration opens for the #Dressember 2017 campaign. It's never to early to start telling your friends, recruiting a team, and forming a plan. This is bigger than a dress-- bigger than you, bigger than any one of us. Human trafficking is a MASSIVE and thriving criminal industry, and it will take ALL of us to say ENOUGH. Are you in? #itsbiggerthanadress 📷: @thejusticeschool
It's coming: Dressember is an opportunity for women (and men!) to engage in the fight to end human trafficking in a significant and lasting way. Registration opens October 1, but it's never to early to start creating your team-- we're #bettertogether after all! 💪🏼👗 #dressember #itsbiggerthanadress
We've turned a corner: Dressember is coming! Believe it or not, we're less than 4 months from what is sure to be our biggest, most world-changing campaign yet. 🌏👗 Registration opens October 1. Spread the word. #itsbiggerthanadress #dressember 📷: @charneecollier
ICYMI: I Am Jane Doe is on Netflix, and we recommend you make time to watch it ASAP. This documentary follows three US child sex trafficking cases and their families' lawsuits against Backpage.com. If you aren't familiar with Backpage, it is an online ad site like Craigslist. It's estimated that over 80% of all sex services sold online (in the US) are sold through Backpage. Backpage sits at the center of the black market of online sex trafficking; it is the platform of choice for pimps selling women and girls for sex. Since 1996, Backpage has been protected by law (through Section 230 of the CDA) and not held responsible for the third party sale of minors for sex on their site. In effect, this law means that a website where children are prostituted is immune from prosecution. For over 20 years, Backpage has hidden behind this law and has not taken any responsibility for being the primary means of online child sex trafficking in the United States. Earlier this year, Backpage removed the "Escort Services" section of its website-- conveniently, this happened shortly before Backpage's hearing before the US Senate. Sex listings have moved to the "Dating" section of the site, permitted and hardly policed. Meanwhile, Backpage makes close to $200M this year. Enough is enough. ... #backpage #iamjanedoe #iamjanedoefilm #dressember #itsbiggerthanadress #endhumantrafficking #stophumantrafficking #endit
Happy Prime day! Did you know you can support Dressember year 'round through your Amazon purchases? Visit Http://smile.amazon.com and search and select Dressember as the charitable organization you'd like to support, and then do all your shopping through smile.amazon.com (we recommend creating a bookmark so you won't forget)! With today being #PrimeDay, there are many, many deals to be had! #itsbiggerthanadress #StartwithaSmile #AmazonSmile
LAST CALL:::: ICYMI: We are looking for Fall #Dressember interns! We have a few types of internships available-- please read carefully so you understand location requirements. 10 hours/week from Sept 1 to Feb 1; must be over 18. MEDIA: Do you have an eye for aesthetics and a knack for graphic design, photography, and/or video production? We want you! You'll help create graphic and video content for social media and for our advocates. Open to all US applicants. ADMIN: Are you a Type A person? Do others say your attention to detail is incredible? We want you on our team. You'll help field general emails, manage campaign functionality, and support Blythe directly during our busiest months. *Must be in the Los Angeles area, must be able to be in Pasadena at least once per week. EDITORIAL: Do you love to write, interview, ideate blog content, and collaborate with other writers and photographers? We want you! You'll help in the launch of a Dressember blog, as well as with Dressember newsletters. Open to all US applicants. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Are you passionate about growing the Dressember community of advocates? We want you! We are looking for a team of CE interns who will help us engage more schools, churches, and advocacy groups in the Dressember movement. Open to all US applicants. TO APPLY: Send your resume and CV to hello@dressember.org in an email with the subject line I WANT IN. Deadline extended to June 30th! Let us know which role you're interested in (if editorial or media, send 2-5 relevant samples of work). PWe will then conduct a series of in person and skype/google interviews to get to know our top candidates and lock down our next crew of interns by August 1st. Let us know if any questions come up! #itsbiggerthanadress
Just a friendly reminder that #youcandoanythinginadress 💪🏼 Image via ethical brand @zanni_la. Check 'em out!
What's neat to you? For us, we think community, collaboration, and creativity are pretty neat. We're spending the afternoon working from @wayfarehq in OC and appreciating how well they harness those three neat things by creating a space for people to get creative together. Simple, yet magical. How do you foster creativity, collaboration, and community in your life and advocacy? #itsbiggerthanadress
Outside of the #Dressember peak months, this week is one of our favorites: it's #FashionRevolution Week! This is the week to directly ask brands #WhoMadeMyClothes on social media-- don't miss the chance to let the brands you buy know that we care about where our clothes come from, who made them, and whether they were paid a fair wage for their work. Last year was our second year partnering with @Elegantees, an ethical brand that gives dignified work to survivors of trafficking. We love that each #DressemberDress is lovingly handmade, containing a unique story of survival and dignity in its threads. Who made your clothes?
We are officially opening application for Fall #Dressember internships! We have a few types of internships available-- please read carefully so you understand location requirements. The time commitment is 10 hours/week from Sept 1 to Feb 1; must be over 18. These are all unpaid positions where we hope to provide resume/portfolio/character building experience! MEDIA: Do you have an eye for aesthetics and a knack for graphic design, photography, and/or video production? We want you! This person will help create graphic and video content for social media and for our advocates. Open to all US applicants. ADMIN: Are you a Type A person? Do others say your attention to detail is incredible? We want you on our team. This person will help field general emails, manage campaign back end functionality, and support Blythe directly during our busiest months. *Must be in Los Angeles, must be able to be in Pasadena at least once per week. EDITORIAL: Do you love to write, interview, ideate blog content, and collaborate with other writers and photographers? We want you! This person will help in the launch of a Dressember blog, as well as with Dressember newsletters. Open to all US applicants. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Are you an extrovert who is passionate about growing the Dressember community of advocates? We want you! We are looking for a team of CE interns who will help us engage more schools, churches, and advocacy groups in the Dressember movement. Open to all applicants. TO APPLY: Send your resume and CV to hello@dressember.org in an email with the subject line I WANT IN by June 16th. We will then conduct a series of in person and skype/google interviews to get to know our top candidates and lock down our next crew of interns by August 1st. Let us know if any questions come up! #itsbiggerthanadress
Hey students! We'll be offering another round of internships in the Fall, and we're wondering if that's something you're needing to lock down now-ish? Last year, we posted about internships in July, which may have been a little late in the game...🙃 Leave us a comment below and let us know: 1) if you're interested in an internship with Dressember and/or need an internship for school 2) What time frame your school requires you to secure a fall internship #itsbiggerthanadress
We found our new girl crush: 4th grader Zaila, who KILLS it and proves #youcandoanythinginadress 💪🏼👗🏀
 
 
 

How a Dress Can Change the World > Watch Blythe Hill's TEDx Talk