So I'm approaching the end of my activism project. I finally was able to take my the photo of my clothes. It ended up taking almost an hour to carry them to the lawn outside my dorm and lay them all out. When I saw them all laid out there, I was amazed. I knew I had a lot of clothes, certainly more than I need, but the I suppose seeing is believing. Hopefully I can get the photos up on the blog soon, because it's just ridiculous to see all the clothes I've been hoarding all these years.
I also did some more work in tracking where my clothes come from and while most of my clothes are second hand, almost all the others were probably produced in an inhumane manner. I also discovered how far say a pair of pants travels before it reaches the store and carbon footprint of a pair of sock is more than a bit excessive even if you only figure in travel. Basically what I've come too is I have way more clothes than I need, especially shirts, so if anyone would like some clothes just let me know. I'll wash and deliver them. I think if I can't manage to give enough away via friends and family I'll probably just give the rest to the caring place. I know the next time someone in the McCombs Concourse asks if I want to buy a shirt to support their cause, I'll probably just give them some money and ask them to keep the shirt, because I certainly don't need anymore clothes.
Monday, November 23, 2009
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haha i agree! i have so many clothes it is definitely ridiculous! i'm very interested to see the picture...
ReplyDeletemaybe you can buy the shirt but still end up donating it to someone who needs it..? it is something that i will definitely think about from now on...