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• Le Creative Sweatshop With Khuong Nguyen

  
  Fun is 2 cool — Authority: 121
  Le Creative Sweatshop is the result of the encounter between Ndeur and Make a Paper World in January 2009: a conceptual agency based of modern communication means and mediums, through the lens of the DIY culture, working on volume and space scenography. Related posts No related posts.
  3 days ago

• ILRF Report: Gymboree = Child Labor

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 515
  Earlier today, I mocked the American Family Association for its call this year to boycott companies that don’t use the word “Christmas” enough in their advertising. Pardon me for being blunt, but a matter like that is utterly trivial compared to something like forced child labor . Do you have a second ...
  4 days ago

• Inequality as Policy: A Substantive Case

  
  Kasama — Authority: 431
  This first appeared at CEPR October 2009 A correspondent writes:“The following short analysis/explanation for the rise in economic (and other) inequality in the US is thoughtful and deserving of your attention. My personal view, for what little it is worth, is that all three of these factors (technological advances, ...
  4 days ago

• Global Sourcing Marketplace Draws Sustainable Designers and Suppliers

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  Global Sourcing Marketplace in London, November 20-21, 2009. Credit: EFF Over thirty ethical and sustainable suppliers from around the world came together in London this past weekend (November 20-21, 2009) for the Ethical Fashion Forum s first ever Global Sourcing Marketplace , a non-profit initiative dedicated to ...
  5 days ago

• Anti-sweatshop movement wins a victory.

  
  Fred Klonsky's blog — Authority: 476
  The student-based anti-sweatshop movement won a major victory when Russell Athletic, to agree to rehire 1,200 workers in Honduras who lost their jobs when Russell closed their factory soon after the workers had unionized. NY Times : This was in no way an overnight victory — it came after 10 years of building a ...
  1 week ago

• Chinese Media: Nike OEMs In China Alleged To Use Sweatshops

  
  ChinaCSR.com — Authority: 431
  Mike, the pseudonym of a person who has allegedly worked as a top executive at a Nike original equipment manufacturer factory in China for six years, is reported in local media as revealing an inside story about sweatshop factories used by Nike OEMs in China. According to the Daily Economic News report, which ...
  1 week ago

• Tramampoline!

  
  Stefanie Says — Authority: 104
  So it turns out the best way to make me not write a post for a fortnight is to say Im going to write more than one post a fortnight. Blah blah fishcakes; whatever dudes; Ive been busy. Or possibly Ive been staring at Facebook and Craftster and who knows what else instead of Blogger and Bloglines. We all know I can ...
  1 week ago

• Odalisques

  
  Gibberings — Authority: 117
  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Odalisques , originally uploaded by vebelfetzer . 40 x 48" acrylic on canvas A joint Sweatshop venture with Vol Hydrogen.
  1 week ago

• Child labour

  
  Year Two Blog — Authority: 128
  Have a look at this slideshow from Oxfam . It tells Mara’s story. She is a 12 year old girl who lives in India. Read about it and leave a comment – what could we do to help? Oxfam Olympics Assembly View more presentations from jacksloan .
  1 week ago

• Robot Sweatshop – Episode 34: To Catch a Podcaster

  
  The Comics Podcast Network — Authority: 144
  A new episode of the world-famous podcast, Robot Sweatshop , featuring: a new cast member Walking Dead talk videogame talk weird tangents (thanks, Mike!) Enjoy!* *This is a Skypecast, so the sound quality is so-so. But enjoyable nonetheless! Download this episode Subscribe at iTunes Email us at ...
  1 week ago

• Is Virtual Currency a Problem?

  
  The Ingenesist Project — Authority: 127
  Half insightful synthesis and half tongue-in-cheek, this article suggests that virtual currency may impact the current monetary system. The conclusion is brilliant suggesting that the national debt could be paid in virtual currency.
  2 weeks ago

• Outstanding Art Orders Update

  
  Gibberings — Authority: 117
  With all the Sweatshopping, I haven’t been doing much Sweatshipping. The following is a list of outstanding art orders that are being worked on/have not shipped yet: 1. Phil Nelson’s “Innsmouth Cowboy” (and a print of Flee?) 2. Chef Deez’s “Octopus Tub” + print of “Flee” 3. Logan Mirto’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• SIAMESE SWEATSHOP VOL. 1 – TRIP REPORT

  
  Gibberings — Authority: 117
  We painted on the inverse of a really shitty painting I scored from Freecycle. We couldn’t paint on the front because of the acrylic already there. So we flipped it and used the existing painting for some warmups. Did I mention the original painting was god-awful. Here it is after some ...
  2 weeks ago

• SIAMESE SWEATSHOP Starts at 5pm

  
  Gibberings — Authority: 117
  Sorry about forgetting to post this until TODAY, but we have a big SWEATSHOP tonight: SIAMESE SWEATSHOP: Tag Team with Special Guest Artist Vol Hydrogen Date: Friday, November 13, 2009 Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm PST Location: http://www.justin.tv/toxoplasm/ Vol Hydrogen is an upcoming surrealist designer and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Papercraft High Heels

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 782
  Photo: Le Creative Sweatshop Le Creative Sweatshop is a French art studio that produces (among other things) enormous papercraft art installations. The high-heeled shoes pictured above are a part of their effort to “make a paper world.” You can view more pictures of the studio’s work at the link. Link via ...
  2 weeks ago

• Estethica Previews New Green Fashion

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  Image from goodone This small version of Estethica was an opportunity for designers to show their stuff in an intimate setting after the hype of London Fashion Week . Given the current economic climate there werent many new labels, but rather this was a celebration of our favourite eco designers who keep on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Robot Sweatshop – Episode 33: An Interview With Ben Morse of Marvel

  
  The Comics Podcast Network — Authority: 144
  Hello, Internet! Boy, do I have a podcast for you. In this very exciting episode of Robot Sweatshop , Dan talks one-on-one with Ben Morse — formerly of Wizard , and current Assistant Editor of Marvel.com — about Ben’s first-ever published comics work in the new MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR , current goings-on ...
  2 weeks ago

• le creative sweatshop

  
  evasee — Authority: 431
  * Le Creative Sweatshop es el resultado de juntarse Ndeur y Make a Paper World en Enero de este año… * Le Creative Sweatshop is the result of the encounter between Ndeur and Make a Paper World in January 2009. Viral Paper + / Le Creativ Sweatshop from ofa on Vimeo . Etiquetas: design , ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sunday Sketchdump: SWEATSHOP ATELIER

  
  ECTOPLASMOSIS! — Authority: 460
  As I posted earlier, I regularly run a live drawing show on Ustream called SWEATSHOP. I draw, paint, and chat live for the Ustream audience. We have run benefits for injured friends, busked with sketching for spare change, stayed up far too late watching Special Victims Unit, and generally had a jolly good time. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Intern Sweatshop: Friday Ad Haiku: Hot Chocolate for the Soul

  
  Renegade Agency Confessional - advertising & media debauchery in Baltimore — Authority: 113
  At an early point in my musical education, I was introduced to Hot Chocolate’s “I Believe in Miracles (You Sexy Thing),” but I wasn’t really told who the band was until much later in life. All I knew was the song, and it was a great song, a groovy song, a song that could set me off into a fit of giggles. This ...
  3 weeks ago

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