------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "J. Ballinger" <jeffreyd at mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:29:18 -0500 Subject: No Sweat Apparel
Getting serious about fighting sweatshops must include OFFERING ALTERNATIVES. To date, "responsible shopping" lists have offered pretty poor choices, to say the least. Please take a few seconds to look at our new effort.
We're trying to gauge the level of support we can expect from the progressive community for our anti-sweatshop initiative before we begin production. What we're doing is pretty simple--providing a living wage to union producers here and in the developing world, a competitive product for consumers and a reasonable return for investors. We can do all that if we don't have to advertise. That's the big if. Will the community spread the word about a for-profit venture? On the plus side, we don't compete with the existing non-profits for scarce resources and attention!
Thanks for your time,
Jeff Ballinger (Director, Press for Change)
(and)
Adam Neiman Bienestar International Manufacturers of No Sweat Apparel
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