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Adbusters is selling this shoe for $75.  They say,

"A new twist on the classic Blackspot sneaker, the V1:R is a durable

and eco-friendly alternative to sweatshop manufactured footwear.

100% organic hemp uppermade in a union shop in Europehand drawn logo & sweet spotproduced by Vegetarian Shoes"Wikipedia says about Adbusters:  "

Adbusters Media Foundation (called Adbusters or the Media Foundation) is a not-for-profit, anti-consumerist organization founded in 1989 by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

They describe themselves as 'a global network of artists, activists,

writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to

advance the new social activist movement of the information age.'[1]"

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by eliskim 1 year ago
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union-made shoe [ 6 ] Adbusters posts detailed information about the hours, work environment for the shoe-makers
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monitored for veganness [ 8 ] Robin Webb, who first made + sold his own shoes, now monitors and sells vegan shoes including these.
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