City Hall - SEWN ON THE STREET - FOH

Thursday, April 24th, 2014 from 9:30am to 2:30pm

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To act as greeter and to assist artists' Rebecca and Monika and their sewing team to encourage people to get involved in this pop-up installation.

Please wear your Fusebox T-Shirt and find/call Sam Webber on arrival 512 762 5149.

Textile artists Monika Jakubiak of Warsaw, Poland, and Rebecca Layton of Austin, Texas, invite participants to sit down at a sewing machine at their pop-up sweatshop and make clothes on the spot. Passersby will stitch a garment in the amount of time and with the average pay that a sweatshop worker would make it, pointing out the hidden cost of making “fast” clothes in the cheap, dirty, get-it-now global market. What is the true cost of what you're wearing and who really pays in this global economy? Sewn on the Street is a collection of public workshops and dialogues at various locations throughout the festival, inviting the community into the 'fast versus slow clothes' discussion beyond.
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Requirement Details
Volunteers are encouraged, although it's certainly not mandatory, to attend the Sewn On The Street Designer, Maker, Sewer Happy Hour on TUESDAY April 15, 5-7:30PM at Rebecca Layton's Studio 2023 E Cesar Chavez, 78702 (also the building of the Fusebox Offices).

This is a happy hour / information session for people in the community that would like to be involved in the pop-up shops. We will also use this time to prep for the pop-up shops by cutting fabric etc. A gathering of all people involved in the Sewn On The Street installation.
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ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Sewn on the Street Assistant - Shift 19:30am (CT)12:00pm (CT)To assist with setting up and providing information to patrons.1/1Over
Sewn on the Street Assistant - Shift 212:00pm (CT)2:30pm (CT)To assist with setting up and providing information to patrons.1/1Over