Knights Apparel founded the Alta Gracia collegiate apparel factory in the Dominican Republic to pay the workers a living wage. Many collegiate bookstores, including the University of Houston and my alma mater for my bachelors degree, Penn State University now carry Alta Gracia apparel.
Alta Gracia display at the Penn State bookstore
Here’s another picture I took a couple of weeks ago in the Penn State bookstore:
Alta Gracia display
You can support the workers by purchasing your UH Cougar Alta Gracia clothes at the bookstore on campus or online right here.
Here’s a video about the factory:
Tim O’Brien, PhD
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