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WTF is was happening on the Main Green? Students hold lie-down protest on Main Green

Students from the Student Labor Alliance and other groups have organized a lie-down protest against the University’s association with the Fair Labor Association (FLA). They claim the FLA has a conflict of interest that severely impairs their ability to rate businesses’ fair treatment of their workers, calling upon the University to instead “stand as a responsible leader in the Ivy League and recognize the conflicts of interest that keep the FLA from effectively monitoring sweatshop abuse.” Calls of “What do we want?” A living wage!” are echoed across the Main Green as the line extended all the way from Waterman Street past Sayles Hall. They’ve done their best to leave a path for people to walk on, so don’t step on them.

Editor’s Note: They have dispersed. The closest thing to protesters is a large population of students lying down in bikinis.

March 21, 2012   2 Comments   Tags: , ,

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1 Stepanie Medina { 03.21.12 at 3:57 pm }

Although these are amazing pictures and great coverage. This protest was definitely about the Designated Suppliers Program.

2 Mariela Martinez { 03.21.12 at 4:00 pm }

Just to clarify, this was an action to show student support for the Designated Suppliers Program which is a program that will make sure that the clothing in our bookstore is made in factories that pay a living wage and respect workers rights. We won’t stand for sweatshops, and the DSP is the only sweat-free solution.

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