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Give Thought:
Are you caught up in popular "excuses" for avoiding ethically sourced clothing?
1.Ethically made clothing isn’t stylish:
A.Be careful with placing style over loving
others.
B.Myth. No true, anyway.
2.Ethically made clothing is more
expensive.
A.Consider the hidden costs.
B.Consider having fewer items of
clothing.
C.Be aware: This is even more challenging
with kids. J
3.I can’t find clothing that is wholly or
fully ethically made.
A.Beware the “charity donor” labels.
B.Are you up for the challenge? Make
some calls, send emails: ask tough ?’s
4.If I don’t buy ethically made clothing,
at least the workers in the sweatshops will still
have jobs.
A.Take care to avoid assumptions that
assume that “things can
never change.”
B.Consider alternatives to boycott: Reform
is possible. Ask,
Demand, Campaign for it.
Slightly
edited from Everyday
Justice by Julie Clawson, Chapter 5
“Clothes”
Current Events (Sweatshops)
Want to Go Shopping?
Google terms:
"Ethically sourced ___________ (shirts, pants, lingerie, pajamas, etc.)"
"Fairly Traded garments"
Free2Work website: scores various manufacturers and producers of many products. Includes apps for smartphones.
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