The MZ Blog
Honoring Artisan Mothers
Written by Maria Luisa Santiago. Translation and introduction by Hannah Aronowitz. A couple months ago on a visit to Teotitlan del Valle, one of the MZ artisans Maria Luisa slipped a folded piece of notebook paper discreetly into my hand, so her mother who was preparing food on the other side of the patio would not see. Completely unbidden she had written, in a beautiful sloping script,...
5 Years after Rana Plaza - What's Actually Changed?
April 24th, 2018 marks five years after the deadly collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, which took the lives of over 1000 garment workers, and injured another 2000. This tragedy brought attention to the terrible human rights abuses and environmental degradation caused by the global fashion industry. In the wake of such a large scale disaster, social advocacy groups, brands, and consumers have called for safe...
Guest Blog: MZ Artisan Visit Reflections
Written by Lee Owlsey of Latitudes Fair Trade A few weeks ago the managers from our three Latitudes Fair Trade stores had the delightful experience of visiting Oaxaca and the MZ artisans. MZ's Creative + Marketing Director Hannah met us in Oaxaca City and we traveled about 40 minutes through the desert landscape, enjoying the cacti, small towns, mountains, and the warm Mexican sun. On...