Entries from October 2009

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Shirts for Change

I just attended (and volunteered at) the 24th Farm Aid concert. This year was in St. Louis, MO. Farm Aid raises money to help family farmers.
One tool in that battle apparently is the t-shirt.
Rhonda Perry of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center gave a powerful speech at the press conference before the show. She thanked the [...]

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Sad Day

American Apparel has been a leader in trying to get meaningful immigration reform. I have been in their facility many times and nearly always unannounced, and I can tell you that they treat people well there. They work hard there, but the working conditions are good.
I think that the Mark Twain line, “Few things are [...]

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