Beautiful photo documentary. THANK YOU for getting out the word and to students and workers of UCSC for organizing this.

Even though we don't know the people whom this may affect, it is incredibly important.

My young daughter is lucky enough to have a grandmother who has made a couple of items of clothing for her. In an effort to get her to wear them, I've made a point of asking her, "Who made this?" She gets really exicted and then yells something like, "Grandma! Yeeahh!"

My child has now started picking up everying she sees or finds and asks me, "Who made this?" It is a moral challenge to me, knowing how much I love and value my own child. It reminds me that mere children -- children that are loved just as much as my own child -- are forced into what amounts to slavery in order to produce cheap textiles. And for what? So UCSC students can get their sweatshirt for $25.95 instead of $35.95? That makes no sense.

I'm thrilled that someone is bringing this important issue to light. I support you, compadres!

It is heartwarming to hear of a child so interested in where her clothes come from. That is truly the shift in thought we hope to induce by raising awareness about sweatshop made clothing on our own campus and it's wonderful that it starts so young with your daughter. And in fact it must start at a young age.

I would like to add that providing workers around the world with fair wages and working conditions would cost the brands a relatively arbitrary amount. If wages were doubled for a worker making a UCSC t-shirt, the largest increase to the consumer would be 25 cents, from $20 to $20.25. But brands should absorb that cost anyway. Only 2%-4% of the retail cost goes to the worker who made the shirt, so raising wages and working conditions is not asking for much. Don't be fooled when people tell you that respecting the rights and wages of workers would significantly raise the cost to the consumer, it's a lie. But madre de tierra is right, UCSC clothes must not be made by children like her daughter forced into slavery so that we can enjoy the luxury of buying a t-shirt at $20.00 rather than $20.25.

Thank you for all your hard work UCSC, keep it up!