Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Save me from my Materialism Garage Sale!

We are holding another benefit garage sale this weekend. We hope to raise a lot more money, but we need help! Please check out the garage sale wiki: http://maquila.wikispaces.com/
to sign up and PLEASE POST FLYERS TODAY AND TOMORROW AND FRIDAY!!!

You may also:

1) Donate stuff
2) Help staff the sale

Drop off things at 5325 27th Ave. NE (the corner of 27th and 54th, by McDonald's in U-Village) or Call lauren (206) 718-6898.

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Introduction

The workers at the Guatemalan factory CimaTextiles formed a union in 2001. They won a collective bargaining agreement in 2003, and since then have struggled to protect their gains. The corporation which owns the factory, Choi & Shin Co., Inc., consistently tries to break the union's back, and has since its inception. etc. etc. Here is the union's wiki. Here are the pictures from the protest. Here is the urgent action.

This section is under construction. Thank you for your patience.