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Justice in Tees

Candice Vleugels - Friday, February 25, 2011
Today I had a great Skype meeting with Steve from Justees.  Taken from their website (www.justees.org) - "Justees is a project in which young men who have kicked their drug habit can work for a fair wage while still continuing their schooling through flexible work hours. In Justees we highly value work as a creative outlet and a means to earn a living... T-shirts are made under fair trade conditions by a small sewing cooperative called Sosabbaai. The young men at Justees are then paid a fair wage to print the shirts with justice messages. Shirts are sold in Phnom Penh and many other countries throughout the world."  
We think that Justees is a fantastic project which aims to help some of the hardest hit and most struggling members of a poor community - its children.  Many of these boys got hooked on cheap drugs as a means to alleviate hunger and because they did not have the education and guidance to steer them in the right direction.  After being rehabilitated, Justees gives them employment and mentors them through school and life, giving them a solid foundation to become productive members of society.  How cool is it that their work inspires them not only through art, but through the justice messages that they print on their shirts such as "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -Mahatma Gandhi  
We are looking forward to stocking Justees, spreading their messages of justice in Hong Kong and Australia and supporting these marginalized members of society who are getting back on track.  Great job Steve and Justees! 



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