Activists use London Fashion Week to make a powerful statement about the Grenfell Tower tragedy

It's been nearly two years since the Grenfell Tower Fire in London, which resulted in the death of 72 people.

Now, Justice4Grenfell activists (J4G) are once again calling attention to the how much progress has been made in the investigation into the tragedy, which is regarded as one of the worst disasters in modern British history.

According to J4G, the progress made by authorities into the tragedy is too little, too late.

"The accountable authorities have been inadequate and tardy in their response 20 months on," said Yvette Williams, J4G campaign coordinator, in a statement sent to Mashable. "No significant changes or improvements have been made, and no one to date has been held responsible."

The activists have chosen to take a stand at London Fashion Week 2019 by creating a protest t-shirt printed with the words "72 Dead. And still no arrests? How come?" inspired by a protest carried out by the same group of activists last year.

72 models (including musician Emeli Sande and model Adwoa Aboah) comprised of activists, bereaved families, and members of the community represent the 72 who lost their lives in the tragedy.

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In February 2018, J4G activists raised awareness by recreating an iconic scene from the Oscar winning movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Activist created billboards similar to those in Martin McDonagh's award winning film with the text "71 Dead. And still no arrests? How Come?" The billboards were driven around London. (The 72nd victim passed away eight months after the fire).

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With these powerful activist stunts, J4G is not only hoping to speed up the investigation into the tragedy, but to raise awareness about the fact that there are important lessons to be learned from what happened.

"There are still hundreds of buildings with flammable cladding, not all families have been adequately rehoused, developers and local authorities are consistently ignoring the London Fire Brigade’s advice that sprinklers are crucial in their buildings," Justice4Grenfell writes.

"There has been no justice; lessons have not been learned and there has been little to no change to fire and building regulations.

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