ArroyoFest T-Shirts – Linking Social and Environmental Justice

ArroyoFest cannot reach its goal of creating livable communities across Southern California without decent salaries and working conditions for all of its residents. Toward this end, ArroyoFest is proud to announce an exciting partnership with SweatX, a cooperatively-owned garment company located south of downtown Los Angeles.

SweatX pays its workers a living wage and provides both health and retirement benefits. The company has also installed safety measures at its factory to protect workers and prevent injuries. Workers own a share of the company and are unionized through UNITE. Funds to start SweatX came from the Hot Fudge Venture Fund, a project of Ben Cohen (co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream).

With the help of Amalgamated Bank and American Union Financial, ArroyoFest is partnering with SweatX to produce official event t-shirts. Profits from t-shirt sales go to support both ArroyoFest and SweatX and by wearing the t-shirt you can help promote the event.

T-shirts are $10 plus shipping and handling and can be ordered by mailing an order form, by calling 323-341-5093, or by sending an e-mail to arroyo@oxy.edu.

To avoid the shipping and handling, you can pick up your t-shirts at our office at 2106 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90041.