Informing the Masses? As part deux of our civics project, the first being this blog, we created an informative pamphlet that provided some basic information on sweatshops and what the public can do to support our cause. Last night we handed out copies in an outdoor shopping center. The evening came up with some interesting results:
-A few people mistook us for Jehovah's Witnesses or street peddlers.
-Were surprised by the overall lack of knowledge and interest..."What's a sweatshop?" one man said with a half-hearted chuckle.
-Chatted with a man who had just purchased a book entitled How to Talk to Liberals. We thought he was being nice and interested, but then we realized that he thought we were hardcore liberals (what does that have to do with anything?).
-After our toes began to freeze and we could no longer feel our faces (bless Natasha for bringing HotHands), we looked at the clock and realized that it had only been about ten minutes.
It was a little awkward at first, but we got the hang of it. Who knows, maybe we'll do it again next year...though we certainly have our work cut out for us. Didn't realize that there were so many people out there who honestly have no idea what a sweatshop is. Seriously, people?!
Have a merry Christmas, and we hope to hear from you next year!
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