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DESCRIPTION:How can we shift the consumer-focused\, fast fashion garment in
 dustry towards more humane and ethical practices? Or through the lens of t
 he Catholic corporal works of mercy\, how can we "clothe the naked" withou
 t exploiting the vulnerable? This speaker panel\, part of DePaul's larger 
 Fashion Revolution event*\, features three individuals who are doing just 
 that through their inspiring work in Nepal\, the Dominican Republic\, and 
 Guatemala:\n\nNasreen Sheikh—Former child laborer in Nepal\, Nasreen esc
 aped at age 12 and is now an anti-sweatshop activist\, as well as founder/
  executive director of Local Women’s Handicrafts\, a fair trade & handic
 raft collective in Kathmandu\, Nepal.Donnie Hodge—CEO & president of Alt
 a Gracia\, a collegiate apparel company in the Dominican Republic\, Donnie
  provides local workers a way out of poverty through good working conditio
 ns and a living wage.Fr. Andrew O'Connor—Priest/pastor & artist/designer
 \, Fr. Andrew founded Social FabricTM\, a sustainable company that works d
 irectly with Mayan cotton producers & weavers in Guatemala to produce the 
 clothing line\, Goods of Conscience.This speaker panel is the fifth event 
 in the "Corporal Works of Mercy" series presented by the Center for World 
 Catholicism & Intercultural Theology (CWCIT). In the Catholic tradition\, 
 "clothing the naked" is one of the 7 corporal works of mercy found in the 
 teachings of Jesus which respond to the basic physical needs of humanity a
 s we journey together through this life.\n \n\n*Fashion Revolution at DePa
 ul\nIn addition to this speaker panel\, the larger Fashion Revolution even
 t will also feature a\n\nFashion Revolution Fair (fair trade apparel vendo
 rs\, a clothing swap\, Fix It Friday\, and more)Fashion Show (sustainable 
 designs & accessories modeled by DePaul students).The event is organized b
 y DePaul's Office of Mission & Ministry in collaboration with Chicago Fair
  Trade and the following DePaul organizations: CWCIT\, Fair Trade Committe
 e\, Alta Gracia Campaign\, CWCIT\, Net Impact\, and United Students Agains
 t Sweatshops.\n\nFashion Revolution Week occurs every April all over the w
 orld to commemorate the 2013 Rana factory collapse in Bangladesh that kill
 ed over 1\,000 people due to gross negligence of safe working conditions.\
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 ore info on DePaul's Fashion Revolution event\, click here.\n\n___________
 _____________________________________________________\n\n\nAbout the Photo
 \nFrom the Goods of Conscience website\, showing the Algodones Maya people
  of Guatemala\n \n\nAbout the Corporal Works of Mercy\nThe 7 corporal work
 s of mercy give us a model for how we should treat all others\, as if they
  were Christ in disguise:\n\n~ Feed the hungry.\n~ Give drink to the thirs
 ty.\n~ Welcome the stranger (shelter the homeless).\n~ Clothe the naked.\n
 ~ Visit the sick & imprisoned (ransom the captive).\n~ Bury the dead.\n~ G
 ive alms to the poor.\n\nLearn more about the 7 corporal works of mercy an
 d the corresponding 7 spiritual works of mercy at http://bit.ly/1O61IFu.\n
 \n \n\nParking at DePaul\nStreet parking (both free & metered) is sometime
 s available on campus\, but there are also 2 parking garages available for
  visitors**:\n\n~ Sheffield Parking Garage (2331 N. Sheffield Ave.)\n~ Cli
 fton Parking Deck (2330 N. Clifton Ave.)\n\n**For a discounted rate\, plea
 se ask for validation at the event's information table. Discounted rates a
 re as follows:\n\nEntrance before 4:00pm = $9.25\nEntrance after 4:00pm = 
 $7.25\n\n \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact CWCIT at cwcit@depaul.edu or 773.
 325.4158.
GEO:41.922703;-87.653702
LOCATION:Student Center (Lincoln Park)\, 120AB
SUMMARY:Clothing the Naked: A Speaker Panel on Ethics & Fashion
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.depaul.edu/event/clothing_the_naked_healing_th
 e_global_man_sharing_the_same_fate_as_the_poor
CATEGORIES:International/Cultural Activities
CATEGORIES:Speaker/Presenters
CATEGORIES:Religious
CATEGORIES:Spiritual
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