Fdip204: Team Sweat

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Phedippidations
Sep 11, 2009

Fdip204: Team Sweat

"There is a discrimination in this world and slavery and slaughter and starvation. Governments repress their people; and millions are trapped in poverty while the nation grows rich; and wealth is lavished on armaments everywhere. These are differing evils, but they are show more...

common works of man. They reflect the imperfection of human justice, the inadequacy of human compassion, our lack of sensibility toward the sufferings of our fellows. But we can perhaps remember - even if only for a tirne - that those who live with us are our brothers; that they share with us the same short moment of life; that they seek - as we do - nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can.â

- Senator Robert F. Kennedy

Please listen to this special episode of Phedippidations, and ask your friends (runners and non-runners alike) to listen to thsi interview with Jim Keady from Team Sweat and Educating for Justice.

If you never listen to another of my podcast episodes again, Iâll ask you to at least list to this one with an open heart and mind.

As a member of our Run Net Community, you have the power and responsibility to force Nike (and other companies who take advantage of the poor) to treat their workers with dignity and respect. Help Jim Keady and become a member of Team Sweat: to direct and encourage Nike to âjust do itâ and pay fair wages to their workers.

Show Links:

http://www.teamsweat.org

http://www.educatingforjustice.org

http://www.oxfam.org.au