ActionAid’s  #MyBodyIsMine pop-up temporary tattoo studio in Carnaby

International charity ActionAid has teamed up with leading UK women tattoo artists Grace Neutral, Jade Chanel and Rizza Boo, to throw open the doors to the #MyBodyIsMine pop-up tattoo studio in Carnaby, London. The empowering space for Londoners to join together, speak out and say #MyBodyIsMine is also raising funds for ActionAid’s vital work worldwide which includes ending violence against women and girls.

Limited-edition temporary tattoos, prints, t-shirts and notebooks inspired by the #MyBodyIsMine campaign will be available to purchase. For guests who don’t want to take the tattoo-plunge at the ‘application station’, Boxpark’s House of Henna will be available on Sundays and there will also be face painting on Saturdays. Guests should keep their eyes peeled as ActionAid’s celebrity supporters are set to be working the tills on selected days. The vibrant store will be adorned with specially commissioned artwork of inspiring women ActionAid works with to change attitudes and build a better, safer world.

One in three women worldwide will experience physical violence or sexual abuse in her lifetime. Women and girls have the right to control their own bodies: to choose what they wear, where they go, what they do and how they express themselves.  This is the idea driving the #MyBodyIsMine pop-up temporary tattoo studio.

ActionAid works with local women leaders in over 40 countries worldwide to ensure that survivors of violence receive the support they need and are able to access justice for crimes against them. ActionAid also works to change attitudes and transform laws so that no woman has to live in fear of violence.