Adbusters anti-sweatshop shoe & The Take

The anti-corporate Adbusters group has started an initiative to produce vegan, hemp sneakers which are produced with fair labour conditions. The shoes have a look similar to Converse (which I wear, buying them prior to them going bankrupt and being bought by the sweatshop baron Nike). Each pair purchased buys shares in the fair trading company, establishing collective ownership and democratised investment.

The anti-corporate Adbusters group has started an initiative to produce vegan, hemp sneakers which are produced with fair labour conditions. The shoes have a look similar to Converse (which I wear, buying them prior to them going bankrupt and being bought by the sweatshop baron Nike). Each pair purchased buys shares in the fair trading company, establishing collective ownership and democratised investment.

Another example of inspiring anti-globalisation activities is documented in The Take, a film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein (Author of “No Logo”) screening in NYC at the excellent progressive Film Forum. It documents the efforts by Argentinian workers to take over their workplaces that were shut after the collapse of the Argentinian economy by the corrupt Menem government. Some 200 companies are now run by workers collectives where workers earn the same wage, and are involved in collective decision making. An almost perfect example of Anarcho-syndicalism in action, growing out of the neo-liberal destruction as a humane alternative to profit-only capitalism.