KU Bookstore will carry union-made clothing line

In a campaign to raise awareness about workers' rights and factory conditions around the world, United Students Against Sweatshops has partnered with the KU Bookstore to introduce a new line of clothing to be available later in April.Alta Gracia is a union-made apparel brand started in 2010 that is currently available at hundreds of college and university bookstores around the country. Based in a town in the Dominican Republic, Alta Gracia strives to provide ethical wages and conditions for its workers while providing high-quality, affordable collegiate apparel.After visiting the factory and living with an Alta Gracia host family over winter break, Jaden Gragg,It's among the top marketing costumes this Cheap Skull Print Thigh Highs period, with a lot of on line shops already managing out and taking pre-orders for their future shipment. a sophomore from Shawnee, wanted to share the brand's story. Gragg founded the KU chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) at the beginning of this semester.In January, USAS contacted the KU bookstore to discuss bringing Alta Gracia to the University. Gragg believes ordering the clothing is the first step in raising consumer awareness.Usually when you buy something, you don't know where it's made," she said. "Usually you know the country, but you don't know the story behind it. It's hard to realize that it's actually another human being on the other side of the world making your apparel, and a lot of times that's in really terrible conditions."

Alta Gracia carries a line of 13 products, including crew neck and V-neck shirts, a crew neck sweatshirt and hoodies. Currently, there are no children, performance wear or pant-type products.The price is slightly higher than similar merchandise, but the brand is designed to be budget-friendly for the variety of the bookstore customers."If they're going to buy KU apparel anyway, purchasing KU apparel that is at a similar price point that has some kind of altruistic message that is providing a better life for a worker, it's a great opportunity to be able to support a cause," said Estella McCollum,Your dress-up costume also must go together with your style within the bash. In case your commonplace style might be Cheap Net Belle Costumes and also Female Coo encouraged, donning a brand new cowboy dress-up costume won't most likely certainly fit into. director of the KU Bookstore.There are so many jewelry shops that provide with affordable Cheap Peaceful Angel With Pure Wing collections.A person can get jewelry of different ranges and according to the budget one can buy any jewelry matching to the costume.McCollum met with an Alta Gracia brand manager on March 8 to discuss the best strategy to order merchandise reasonably and responsibly to benefit both the brand and the bookstore."The key is growing demand and awareness that turn into sales," she said, "And it's key to make sure we're purchasing the appropriate amount at first without causing damage to Alta Gracia by requesting that it grow too quickly.Wherever potential your clothes ought not to Cheap Lovely Strawberry Costumes equipment and lighting coupled with sharpened physical objects provided it could injure loads of folks specially your kids plus the individual who has on your clothes also."To promote the Alta Gracia campaign and to raise awareness, the bookstore launched a Facebook page for the brand and is distributing flyers with discounts."We're really trying to put a face to the name of Alta Gracia for our community, for our shoppers, and allow them an opportunity to understand what Alta Gracia is and why they would want to support it," McCollum said.After payment is made, your online Cheap Purple Genie Costumes will be sent directly to your shipping address. Look for a place which is discreet and assures you the best of services.