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Hungry for Change
Common Threads' recent project, Hungry For Change, had members travel to Brazil where they explored progressive approaches to agriculture and food distribution.
 
Tapped Out: The World Water Crisis
Water is fast becoming one of the main environmental and social priorities of the 21st century. Access to this precious resource is a growing concern for developing countries and also here in Canada. Recent events on Canada’s First Nation reserves show that water as a natural resource should not be taken for granted.
 
From Canada to South Africa: Combatting HIV/AIDS Together
The Common Threads From Canada to South Africa Combatting HIV/AIDS Together project resource package consists of high quality “classroom-ready” lesson resources for Ontario secondary school teachers.
 
Globalization, Sweatshops, and the Clothes We Wear
The first Common Threads project saw a group of educators from OSSTF/FEESO travel to Guatemala in 2002 to research the international garment industry. The result was Globalization, Sweatshops, and the Clothes We Wear – a study tool for students interested in the relationship between major clothing brands and the people and places where they are made.