Jul 28 2006
After such a wonderful turnout for our monthly dinner and a movie series, which focused on global warming, it seemed like the appropriate next step to list ways for individuals and organizations to take action. Creating a change in our nation and community involves some simple steps that entail you to make an immediate difference:
Jun 27 2006
Join us for a simple dinner, a showing of the PBS documentary, featuring the film Global Warming: The Signs and the Science, and a discussion of global warming and the global economy. This movie brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
6:30-8:30pm
1st United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor
120 S. State St.
Details: 734-663-1870, info@icpj.net, www.icpj.net. Free and open to the public, donations accepted.
May 30 2006
As countries worldwide become more interdependent upon each other, it is important that the global community work in solidarity to protect human rights. The economic decisions by the global marketplace have resulted in the destruction of the environment, families, & countries, and it is important to work in unity to prevent economic exploitation. The books listed below provide a framework to explore the consequences of globalization.
May 17 2006
Excerpt: “I began asking after the processes that brought each item to my door: what people had worked where, for slave wages and with deadly pesticides; what places had been deforested; what species were being driven extinct for my cup of coffee or banana bread. It doesn’t taste so good when you think about what died going into it.” Continue Reading »
Feb 15 2006
Voices from behind the label: Meet the hands that make your clothes.
Thursday, Feb 16, 7:30, Pendleton Room, Michigan Union
A discussion featuring:
Clothing produced in these factories are sold by in the USA under the label of various well-known brand names.
Contact: Students Organizing for Labor Equality (SOLE) at U-M, sole.maintain@umich.edu
