RIP Dame Anita

[matgb]

These days, with the Body Shop owned by L'Oreal and a Lush on every High St, it's hard to recall what a major change the chain was when it started out. (Mostly) ethical products, campaiging against animal testing, good quality shampoo that didn't make me itch all over. Oh, and mostly cute staff friendly staff as well.

Then there was the whole putting your money where your mouth is thing, and the outspoken campaigning she put in. That she was ill was known, didn't know she was as ill as she was.

My humanism believes that the impact you have on the world and the legacy you leave is how you should be measured. By my measure, the cup floweth over.

Rest in peace Dame Anita.

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Seconded.

[matgb]

Radio did a nice tribute to her at very short notice, I'd forgotten how many things she did.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* nodnod *

Was listening. She certainly was a busy bee. Although (to be cynical) they probably started work on it as soon as she announced she was ill.

[springhazsprung.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, I can't believe she died! This is the first I've heard about it..

She was brilliant :(

[matgb]

It was headline on the news at ten (radio 4 is pretty much always on in my room, even when I'm watching a DVD as well), I posted soon as I'd heard.

I'd also forgotten until John Bird did a tribute that she pretty much paid to set up the Big Issue, another cause I'd forgotten about. But yeah, very very cool lady.

[silentgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

I agree, she did a lot for it, but selling to L'Oreal was perhaps a bad move.