We are pleased to announce the formation of an activist steering committee made up of students, faculty, garment workers and other groups aligned with our socially responsible values to kick off the Buy Your Values UCLA movement this year. Our goal is to raise awareness about ethical purchasing, and specifically to get ethical and union-made products into the UCLA bookstore. …
The Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA) held week-long immersions at The Industrial Commons in Morganton, NC in March with John Carroll University, College of the Holy Cross and Fordham University. Over 40 students, faculty, and staff experienced firsthand the innovation of a localized supply chain in the garment industry. Participants learned humanitarian and environmental injustices that occur within fast fashion …
April 27 Event to Spotlight Rampant Wage Theft Caroline Luce Ph.D. is a lecturer at UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor & Employment. Her specialty is immigration, labor, and working-class culture in the American West. She is also a member of the Buy Your Values UCLA Steering Committee and is coordinating the Pay Your Workers campaign to bring speakers to …
