Stitch:Initiative Against Sweatshops -- Underneath the Radar 2006.
Who are these folks? According to their website, they're
a not for profit consumer base collective in Singapore spanning students, designers and individuals from diverse fields, whose aim is to raise awareness about the atrocities and unethical practices of sweatshop labour.
A "not for profit consumer base collective"? Uh huh. Sure.
Well, I think sweatshops are horrible too, and that companies will gouge their customers if they can get away with it. But I don't think there's any overarching conspiracy by some multinational capitalist cabal. In fact, my time's probably better spent finishing Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter's thoroughly sane The Rebel Sell.
2 comments:
Hello Readymade
Thanku for featuring Stitch and UTR 06 on the blog!
Curiously enough, you've left out word about the 5 documentaries featured.(besides the link)
Since there's only 2 screenings left, we'd would like to invite you
and a friend to "The 4th World War", tomorrow evening at 730pm Alliance Francaise.
Feel free to post any blogs about the film and event after that!
Meanwhile it takes too much effort and pessimism to reduce the state of
affairs to "overarching conspiracies of MNC cabals". We're simply hoping to
offer up alternative perceptions from lesser seen films to as many interested persons.
hope you can make it to the film.
contact shin@stitchinitiative.org
Hi! Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, I got to your comments a little too late. I haven't been to your film screenings and so can't credibly comment on them.
Hmm... from what I know it's actually easier to simplify events. Accounting for ambiguity is something people in general tend to find difficult on either side of any debate e.g. over globalisation.
Still, expanding the range of film options here is a good thing imho, and in that spirit I commend you folks for your efforts. As to the content, you'll excuse me if I remain somewhat skeptical :)
Hope things go well for you all!
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