South Sound Clean Clothes Campaign

<body bgcolor="#FCF0EA" text="#000000"> <table width="642" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="24"><img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="24" height="16"></td> <td width="598"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"> </td> <td width="598"><img src="graphics/hdPositiveChange.gif" width="507" height="27"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"> </td> <td width="598"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"> </td> <td width="598"><img name="fashionShow" src="graphics/fashionShow.jpg" width="300" height="230" border="0" align="right">  The <i>South Sound Clean Clothes Campaign</i> is a coalition of Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey students, union members, people of faith, and concerned citizens raising awareness about the sweatshop industry, and challenging individuals as well as public and private institutions to create positive change by altering their purchasing practices.<br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"><br> In September of 2000 a group of citizens concerned about the widespread practices of sweatshop manufacturing in our global economy began informal meetings. The intent from the beginning was not only to educate themselves about the issue, but to formulate a way for the community to respond.<br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"><br> Aware of the work of students on college campuses formulating Codes of Conduct to guide school purchasing of garments especially and aware of the campaigns of some other communities, such as the Bangor Maine Clean Clothes Campaign, to encourage public entities to pass ethical purchasing agreements we became the South Sound Clean Clothes Campaign and passed the above campaign statement in March of 2001.<br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"><br> High school and college students within SSCCC organized a successful fashion show at a popular downtown dance hall. High school students presented a role-playing presentation about sweatshops in high school classes. Various community members made presentations before students, churches, and other community groups. In December of 2001 a specific purchasing resolution was presented to the Olympia City Council. It is currently in committee before consideration by the whole council.<br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"><br> <table width="622" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2">This website offers</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24" align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td width="598" align="left" valign="top">up-to-date news for this campaign,<br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24" align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td width="598" align="left" valign="top">information as to how such a campaign can be replicated in other communities, and<br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24" align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td width="598" align="left" valign="top">links to others working on the issue of fair labor practices both on a local as well as national level.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24" align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td width="598" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> </table> <p>Please <a href="mailto:info@SouthSoundCleanClothes.org">contact us</a> with your comments and your questions. </p> <p>This site is designed to use frames. If you are reading this page, your browser is not set up to view with frames. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"> </td> <td width="598"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"> </td> <td width="598"> <p><img src="graphics/hdJoin.gif" width="69" height="27"><br> Find out more by emailing us at <a href="mailto:info@SouthSoundCleanClothes.org">info@SouthSoundCleanClothes.org</a><br> <img src="graphics/banner/spacer.gif" width="3" height="6"><br> Or our monthly meetings, held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm at:<br> <font color="#330000"><b>Traditions Café</b></font>, 300 5th Avenue SW, Olympia. Phone 360.705.2819</p> </td> </tr> </table> </body>