Cleaning up falls to superheroes in cosplay-environment fusion
Two Melbourne university students have combined 2019’s biggest talking points — climate action and the film Avengers: Endgame — in a clean-up first tackling rubbish on Melbourne’s beaches.
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Two university students have combined 2019’s biggest talking points — climate action and the film Avengers: Endgame — in a clean-up first.
Marketing student Sharan Velauthan and science student Lauren Sandeman’s mutual love of cosplay — the practice of dressing up as characters from film, TV or books — inspired them to start Cosplay Clean Up.
Mr Velauthan said they wanted to encourage cosplayers to do more for the environment.
“I didn’t want to be one of those people to stand back and do nothing,” he said.
Ms Sandeman said: “We need everyone to be an everyday superhero to conserve the environment and tackle climate change.
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“Anyone can put on a costume, come be a superhero for a few hours and step up and do more.”
Mr Velauthan said Spider-Man would be the ultimate rubbish collector, while Ms Sandeman opted for Deadpool’s humour.
Cosplay Clean Up, Brooks Jetty St Kilda, July 20.
Find out more on the Cosplay Clean Up Global Facebook page.
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