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Pakistan/Nepal Sweatshops Presentation

Outdoor Sweatshops: The Untold Stories of Porters in the Himalaya and Karakoram Mountains

Thursday, Dec.1, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

William Doo Auditorium
New College, University of Toronto
45 Willcocks St. (S.E. corner Spadina and Willcocks)

A multi-media presentation by Ken MacDonald & Ben Ayers to benefit Khurpa Care and Porters’ Progress – two groundbreaking organizations that focus upon improving the condition of porters working in the adventure tourism industries in Nepal and Pakistan.

$5 donation suggested (door prizes by MEC, Threads Lifestyle and Patagonia)

We are grateful for the sponsorship of the University of Toronto Center for South Asian Studies, New College, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Threads Lifestyle, and Patagonia

For more information, check out 
www.portersprogress.org
 

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