Two speakers from the Alta Gracia Factory, a collegiate apparel factory in the Dominican Republic, will be on campus October 2, in the Student Union Bldg. Mesa Room, 6:30pm.
Alta Gracia, found in over 1,600 college campuses, is the only clothing factory in the developing world that pays the people who make our clothing a LIVING WAGE - more than 3X the minimum wage. Alta Gracia is the result of decades of collaboration between students in the U.S. and garment workers around the world.
The U.S. College and University tour has been made possible from the support of Solidarity Ignite, a non-profit organization under the Alliance of Global Justice.
This speaking tour gives the two garment workers the chance to share their personal stories of working in Free Trade Zone factories. This is a unique occasion to learn first-hand about the lives of people sewing your apparel.
Supported by:
- Triota Gamm Nu - Women's Studies Honor Society
- Hi-Tech Fashion – Human Sciences, Apparel Design and Manufacturing, Department of Design
- Texas Tech University Global Studies
- Texas Tech University Women's Studies Program
CONTACT: Tricia Earl, Unit Coordinator, the Women's Studies Program, T (806) 742.4335