No Sweat's central London forum
06/11/2006 - 7:30pm
06/11/2006 - 9:00pm
Central London discussion forum:
“Where Not To Shopâ€
The politics of the UK’s High Street fashion stores
7.30, Monday 6 November 06
Speaker: Martin Hearson
from Labour Behind the Labour (LBL)
The Plough, Museum St
(Tube stations: Holborn and
Tottenham Court Rd)
For more info call: 07804 891082
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No Sweat own-brand hemp-top sneakers available
No Sweat branded sneakers now include a hemp-top environmentally friendly version.
Stockists include http://www.veganline.com/trainers.htm (my own online shop) and some walk-in shops close to the meeting such as Ace Sports and Leisure, 341 Kentish Town Road, http://www.equaclothing.com 28 Camden Passage N1, http://www.spunkystore.co.uk 19 Fauberts Place W1S. You can find other stockists from the UK distributor, http://www.idealtrading.co.uk
The sneakers are made by Bata Jakarta, one of the best employers in the Indonesian footwear trade. Bata have a long history of working for all their staff and recognising trade unions.
Shoppers might be interested in these two companies.
http://www.equityshoes.com/equityshoes.html is a Leicester-based womens shoe making company owned by its staff.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050307113851/http://www.nps-shoes.com/
Northamptonshire Production Society sells its own NPS and Solovair shoes and makes Tredair and John White for other companies. It is based in Northamptonshire and has been owned by the staff since 1881. Most of the products are chunky boots.
regards
John Robertson