Vanishing veterans lead campaign to #CountThemIn

[citizenB]

I just found this - very clever.

 

The body artist who did the colouring is very clever.

 

 

Now you see them, now you don't! A group of British war veterans have been painted to appear camouflaged as part of a campaign to highlight the invisibility of their community in current UK census data.

 

The Royal British Legion's #CountThemIn campaign is appealing to the government to include questions about the armed forces in the 2021 census.

 

The size of the community is estimated to be between 6.5 million and 6.7 million, which includes serving men, women, veterans and their families. However, their exact numbers, locations and needs are unknown.

 

 

Chris Simpkins, director-general of the Legion, said: "As a nation we promise to provide lifelong care and support for those who serve our country, yet we currently know more about the UK's 'Jedi Knight' population than we do about our own armed forces community. By adding questions to the 2021 UK census we can help public bodies and charities to deliver the best services they can for our armed forces community where they are needed most. It's time to make the next census count for our armed forces community. We count on them, let's count them in."

 

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsother/vanishing-veterans-lead-campaign-to-supernumbercountthemin/ar-BBtcmYV

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This is The Royal British Legion Link on MAKING THE CENSUS COUNT : http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/count-them-in/