ARE YOUR TAX DOLLARS FUNDING SWEATSHOPS?
The Problem: Worker Abuses
A sweatshop is a factory where workers face long hours in harsh conditions for very low pay – sometimes in conditions of virtual slavery. In the garment industry, eighty percent of workers are young women, many just children, and they often face sexual abuse and intimidation, hazardously unsafe working conditions, and mandatory unpaid overtime. A sweatshop is a factory in which the dignity of workers is denied.
The Solution: San Antonio SweatFree Ordinance
We are asking the city of San Antonio to pass an ordinance ensuring that all city purchases of garments and textiles are made in factories that do not engage in workplace abuses and human rights violations. Cities and states across the country have passed similar ordinances, and by joining this movement for dignity and justice we can make a tangible improvement in the lives of millions.
The San Antonio Against Sweatshops Campaign invites the community to learn more about the realities of sweatshops, and what we can do about it.
Check out a screening of one of these powerful and informative films:
Monday, September 22
7PM – Made in L.A., Travis Park United Methodist Church, 230 E. Travis St.
For directions call 226-8341.
Tuesday, September 23
6:30PM – Tomorrow We Will Finish, Fuerza Unida, 710 New Laredo Hwy
For more information contact Lucero at 927-2294.
7:00PM – China Blue, Church of Reconciliation, Episcopal, 8900 Starcrest
For directions call 655-2731.
7:30PM – Made in L.A., Trinity University, Science Lecture Hall
For more information contact Robert Huesca at rhuesca@trinity.edu.
Wednesday, September 24
Noon – China Blue, Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community, 12500 N.W. Military Hwy
To RSVP call 302-6974.
6:30PM – Made in L.A., Guadalupe Street Coffee House, 1320 Guadalupe St.
For more information contact Lucero at 927-2294
Thursday, September 25
7PM – Mardi Gras: Made in China, Alamo Draft House, 1255 SW Loop 410, 677-8500
NOTE: All film screenings are free and open to the public
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