Date of publication: February 22, 2007
Source: The Portland Mercury
Author: Scott Moore
Braving cold gusts and the threat of rain, around 100 activists rallied in front of city hall Monday morning to send a message to the city commissioners: Stop buying products from sweatshops! (There was also some Spanish in there, but I'm as monolingual as I am glib.)
Unfortunately, Monday happened to be Presidents' Day, and the building was empty. Whoooops! Still, there was a smattering of representatives from the media, so the message is being delivered loud and clear—assuming the commissioners are listening to KBOO...