SUNY University at Buffalo Students Against Sweatshops: October 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Support workers at Jerzees de Honduras!

Russell Athletic, a licensee of SUNY Buffalo, has announced it's plans to shut down a recently unionized factory producing collegiate apparel in Honduras as a final step in their anti-union campaign Please take action to support unionized garment workers at Jerzees de Honduras by telling Russell Athletic to keep this factory open!

http://www.unionvoi ce.org/campaign/ jerzees?rk= tpr03lMq3XZWW

Thanks,

UB Students Against Sweatshops

United Students Against Sweatshops Principles of Unity

The USAS Principles of Unity

*We work in solidarity with working people's struggles. In order to best accomplish this and in recognition of the interconnections between local and global struggles, we strive to build relationships with other progressive movements and cooperate in coalition with other groups struggling for justice within all communities campus, local, regional, and international.

*We struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, and other forms of oppression within our society, within our organizations, and within ourselves. Not only are we collectively confronting these prejudices as inherent defects of the global economy which creates sweatshops, but we also recognize the need for individuals to confront the prejudices they have internalized as the result of living and learning in a flawed and oppressive society.

*We are working in coalition to build a grassroots student movement that challenges corporate power and that fights for economic justice. This coalition is loosely defined, thus we strive to act in coordination with one another to mobilize resources and build a national network while reserving the autonomy of individuals and campuses. We do not impose a single ideological position, practice, or approach; rather, we aim to support one another in a spirit of respect for difference, shared purpose and hope.

*We strive to act democratically. With the understanding that we live and learn in a state of imperfect government, we attempt to achieve truer democracy in making decisions which affect our collective work. Furthermore, we strive to empower one another as individuals and as a collective through trust, patience, and an open spirit.

SUNY University at Buffalo Students Against Sweatshops

WORKING CLASS STUDENTS DEMAND JUSTICE!!!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Support workers at Jerzees de Honduras!

United Students Against Sweatshops Principles of Unity

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