HourChallenge

I am giving myself a new little challenge. I plan to make “responsible” clothing purchases for the next year. This is a small but necessary step to moving toward total responsibility in my purchasing habits. Merriam-Webster defines responsible as: 1) liable to be called on to answer 2) able to answer for one’s conduct and [...]

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In a recent post, after watching a troubling video on globalization, I mentioned that I would be willing to “limit my consumption of certain products that exploit the poor and marginalized”.  I confess at the time I had no idea how difficult this would be. Since making that statement I’ve been doing some (fairly light) [...]

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Last night I stumbled upon a video by journalist John Pilger that really challenged me. Pilger investigates the realities and impacts of globalization using Indonesia as a case study. The video is about an hour in length but is worth watching. In it, Pilger visits factories in Indonesia with hidden cameras, interviews workers and casts [...]

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