Category Archives: advocacy

Eco Fashion Week – good thing or fad?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by

Eco Fashion Week begins this coming Sunday in Vancouver. According to their website, its mission is: …to educate the Apparel and Textile industry on how to shift towards more healthy ways to design, manufacture, distribute, market and sell their products. … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh – what have we learned?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

When you treat workers as cheap labor it’s difficult to care for them. The long term solution to this is simply responsible entrepreneurship – Nazma Akhter, president of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Union of Garment Workers Association) A year … Continue reading →

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On Truth, Reconcilation, Peace and Thrift

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

This is not going to be a typical post because it has absolutely nothing to do with thrift shopping. It does, however, have to do with peace and I am, after all, a thrift shopper for peace! Something very important … Continue reading →

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To be and not to buy

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

A couple of months ago I blogged about a wedding. Anna-Marie and Daniel got married in May and I was struck by the care and thought that went into their day. Nothing was done “just because that’s how it’s done” … Continue reading →

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Back to Bangladesh

Posted on June 23, 2013 by

So how much have you been thinking about the factory collapse in Bangladesh that happened in April? I’ve been thinking about this a lot. I was pleased to see this excellent cover story on this in last Saturday’s edition of … Continue reading →

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