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Students Against Sweatshops Funeral for Worker Rights
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

I was on campus today and attended the USAS sponsored funeral procession for worker rights. Here are some photos I took.

Students Against Swe...
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Around a dozen protesters met in front of the library today (March 31st) and marched around the campus singing songs like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot", and "Gloria Gloria Halleluja" to mark the death of worker rights at the hands of the University President Renu Khator.

Khator has called for an apparel task force to look into the issue, but the task force has no labor experts or students. The University has also asked the Texas Attorney General for an opinion on whether they can withhold information from UHSAS in response to their public information request asking for documents related to the “apparel task force,”

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Masks of the Face of Renu Khator
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

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A buncha suits watched the protest assemble and followed it from a distance
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

A buncha suits watch...
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Assembled in front of the Library
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Assembled in front o...
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Marching
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Marching...
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Marching through the student center
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Marching through the...
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Marching pastor and coffin
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Marching pastor and ...
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in the administrative building
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

in the administrativ...
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Khator faces in front of her office
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Khator faces in fron...
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Saying prayers for worker rights
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Saying prayers for w...
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The suits that followed the march, again
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

The suits that follo...
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Leaving Worker Rights for Khator
by RoB Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Leaving Worker Right...
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Thanks! Tim Monday, Mar. 31, 2008 at 7:51 PM
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