Anita Roddick Tribute
Dame Anita Roddick, DBE (23 October 1942 -- 10 September 2007) was the founder of The Body Shop, a British cosmetics company producing and retailing beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism.[1][2] The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with third world countries.
Roddick was also involved in activism and campaigning for environmental and social issues including involvement with Greenpeace and The Big Issue. In 1990, Roddick founded Children On The Edge, a charitable organization which helps disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe and Asia.[3]
Roddick was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis due to long-standing hepatitis C in 2004, and after she revealed this to the media in February 2007, she promoted the work of the Hepatitis C Trust,[4] and campaigned to increase awareness of the disease.[5]
In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Roddick a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and she was officially styled Dame Anita Roddick DBE.
She was a kind empathetic activist and her legacy lives on forever.
Vegheadsrock 1 year ago
yeah she was married to Gordon Roddick and had 2 daughters
trix907 2 years ago
Was she married , and did she have kids?
Great Animal Rights and Fair Trade ethos of her Company.
ProNorden 2 years ago
This is really beautiful!!
stephstar830 2 years ago
Her essence lives on, in EACH one of us.. if we so choose. : ) This is my VERY firm belief.. and I shall continue living and contributing "that-which-I-AM-able", just because. Life is a circle.. an amasing and wondrous mystery.. it doesn't end just because "the body" isn't here. Thank you for this awesome video, by the way.
no2late4compassion 3 years ago