http://www.embargoclothing.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:25:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Norwegian photojournalist Jonas Bendiksen spent six weeks living in the slums of Nairobi, then Caracas, Mumbai, and Jakarta. His remarkable panoramic images take us inside slum families' lives, revealing the profound human impulse to fashion not only shelter but a home... Check out the rest at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/03/planet_slum?page=0,0 http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=120 darfur from Jobin Sam on Vimeo. So, it's been a hot minute since I posted anything but I thought this was worthy of some shine! Stay with my friend and colleague for 2 minutes and you won't be disappointed. Protesting seems to be a highly contested issue these days and some ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=110 So K'naan is about to drop a new album in 09' and the video for a track entitled Somalia was recently released on the net! If you're not familiar with K'naan, he  is a M.C. hailing from Somalia (of course) and what separates him from other artists is the fact ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=87 Oh it's true, there's an EMBARGO! Anyways, the question I get asked most frequently is, "What does embargo even mean?" I know some people will probably roll their eyes, but I genuinely get asked this on the regular! "In international commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce (division ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=77 It's been a hot minute (what does that even mean?) since I wrote my last entry but felt this little tidbit of news was worthy of a fresh post. In case you haven't heard yet someone discovered Busta Rhymes new track entitled Arab Money and got a little offended. Rightful ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=60 "War with the system like the streets of Oaxaca" - Immortal Technique (Hollywood Driveby) Okay, so it's been a while since my last post (that's an extreme understatement) but what better occasion to get back in the mix than a new Immortal Technique release!! On June 24, Technique dropped the highly ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=58 Since I started writing this blog, the number one question I keep getting is "how do I get a shirt?" I'm glad people are asking because that's pretty much the point of the blog. I'm trying to make it easier for everyone to get one because right now we are ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=49 Well, the March 6th rally against York University's sweatshop policy was a HUGE success and it goes to show what a group of dedicated and stubborn students (along with jugs of water and pizza) can accomplish. The event ended up getting a lot of press coverage throughout the city and ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=43 The situation currently unfolding in Colombia is a disturbing reminder of just how extensive the global war on terror actually is. Not only is there a fierce, and publicly open, war being fought in the Middle East and South Asia, but a equally fierce and brutal war is being ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=41 Well, the school which claims to "redefine the possible" is having a rather hard time defining their sweatshop policy. Actually, I lied, they aren't having a hard time at all but I found the irony and hypocrisy of their "slogan" far too tempting and such an easy target. Anyways, ... http://www.embargoclothing.com/?p=36