July 19, 2008

Jacob Levitt Featured on Fair Trade Sports Blog

This is a link to see SANDBOCs' very own Jacob Levitt, as he appeared on the Fair Trade Sports blog. 

July 10, 2008

Fair Trade Soccer Balls

This is a link to the article, "For Fair Trade, This Kid's on the Ball" featuring Jacob Levitt's work around making Northampton's soccer playing community child-labor free. Jacob has worked closely with fairtradesports.com to order child-labor free soccer balls for various soccer organizations and schools.

July 01, 2008

Springfield Republican Article

Here is a link to an article the Springfield Republican printed about SANDBOCS.

Exploited Kids Inspire Effort

June 17, 2008

Congratulations

SANDBOCS really outdid themselves tonight! Congratulations to each world changer- you have brought your vision, compassion, creativity, kindness, and fun-loving spirits to each meeting, and tonight was the clear result of your labor. It is time to rest for a month or two, and think about goals for the year ahead. We will begin our meetings again in September.
Until then, my heartfelt thank you to all of the SANDBOCS heroes, who have brought renewed energy to my work and have reminded me to pay attention to the world around me, always try to do what is right, learn as much as I can when I don't know something, and speak up to injustice.
Ms. Mack

June 04, 2008

Global March Against Child Labor

June 12 marks the worldwide Global March Against Child Labor. Sadly, SANDBOCS can't make the trip to DC this year to join the events. Instead, we will host a community forum about child labor on June 17. Next year, DC, with a stop first at the United Nations to meet with representatives from the ILO. It is good to have a goal!

A photograph of children working in a stone quarry from yesterday's newspaper, The Guardian.

June 03, 2008

SANDBOCS to present at JFK

SANDBOCS will present their work at JFK on Tuesday, June 17 in the Community Room from 6:00-7:00pm. All are welcome to come and learn from this program. Refreshments and a question and answer period will follow the program.

June 02, 2008

World Day Against Child Labor

June 12 is the Global March Against Child Labor. Select the link to learn more about the problems of child labor and what we can each do to make a difference.

SANDBOCS goes public

Today marked the first public appearance of SANDBOCS, as we presented our child labor education forum at the Peacemakers Summit at Hampshire College, in western Massachusetts. What does our work have to do with peace? Our work against the exploitation of children aims to bring peace to the lives of children worldwide who suffer needlessly due to poverty. 256 million child laborers work in hazardous conditions for little or no pay, and are denied an education. SANDBOCS is committed to ending this cycle throughout the world.