Over the past month, the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance celebrated strong progress through our November Slowvember campaign and an organized presence at the Ignatian Family Teach-in in Washington DC. In Slowvember’s first year, individuals and institutions committed to slowing down consumption and prioritizing care for workers and the planet, resulting in 27 individual pledges and…
Klara Parang is a student at UCLA, where she serves on an environmental justice student committee in partnership with the Buy Your Values UCLA campaign. Labor 411 Editor, Sahid Fawaz, talked with Klara about her work on campus to promote ethical purchasing. SF: Can you give us some background on your role with USAC and…
We learned with great sadness this week that Kent Wong, former director of the UCLA Labor Center and member of the Labor 411 Foundation Board of Directors, passed away. Wong was an activist, leader, and brother in the labor movement. After he joined the UCLA Labor Center in 1991, he grew the program from three…
A message from our friends at the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA): Across the country, Catholic schools and universities are joining a growing movement to align their purchasing with their values—choosing products that support fair wages, safe workplaces, and sustainable practices. Through the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA) and our partner Ethix Merch, students and…