![]() SP: It’s hard not to agree with what Punk Ethics say: “punk has a proud history of singing about social justice and standing up for the oppressed” and t-shirts ARE a major part of the punk scene worldwide. Don’t be a dick and practice what you preach. Make punk a threat again, kick sweatshops out of the scene! Use ethically sourced t-shirts and other merch. That said, it should be obvious to everyone that punk scene does not need commercially produced merch that is the result of workers exploitation around the world. ![]() DIY punk scene has been going strong for the past few decades now and has proved many times it does not need the support of multinationals to be successful and pose threat to mainstream and the system. Part Three (this one): “By keeping prices low in the West we are literally perpetuating poverty of working class people around the world”. ![]() Part Two: “The priority is workers solidarity and workers power”. ![]() Part One: The truth about sweatshops and their relation to the punk scene We do encourage you to read all three segments of the series here … Welcome to the last part of our sweatshops special where we talk to Punk Ethics, who run the campaign Punks Against Sweatshops, about punk core ethics, ethically sourced t-shirts and prices in the punk scene. ![]()
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