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The human cost of one penny less

Saturday, August 6th, 2005

According to a Bangladeshi garments executive, “Give me one cents more a piece, one cent. I will use that money for these poor people.” Wal-Mart’s reply was, “No, give us two cents less”.
Dateline NBC investigates the human costs in the developing world behind the bargain shopping trend of the Americans and the competitive deals of [...]

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Peace Lantern Floating ceremony (August 6, 2005)

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Join us for a Peace Lantern Floating ceremony on August 6 in Silver Lake park commemorating the 60th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 7PM: to gather to make lanterns; kits and instructions for making lanterns will be provided. At sunset: ceremony and lantern floating. More information can be downloaded here.
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