Today was block schedule and during 2nd period we watched a movie called Tee Shirt Travels. This movie is a documentary from 2000 that follows a used clothing seller in Zambia as he buys a bale of clothes from the US and sells them in his village to raise money to support his family. It explains the economic history of Zambia and other African countries and how they have become inundated with used products from the US and Europe. This extends the story of the origins of our tee shirts and looks at what happens to some of them after we donate them to a thrift store. Here is a link to the PBS program "Independent Lens" in which they describe the film along with some pictures. Here is a link to an activity on their website that allows you to follow the journey of a tee shirt from New York City to Zambia. Tee Shirt Tracker.
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