THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. On November 24, 2012, 112 workers died in a horrific fire at Tazreen Fashions, a Walmart, Sears and Disney supplier in Bangladesh. Join us for a discussion about what happened and what can be done. Hear from Sumi Abedin, a garment worker who survived the fire, Kalpona Akter, director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, and Liana Foxvog, director of SweatFree Communities at the International Labor Rights Forum. SUMI ABEDIN is a Bangladeshi garment worker who survived the November 24, 2012, fire that killed 112 workers at Tazreen Fashions, a factory that supplied Walmart, Disney, Sears, Dickies, and produced US Marines logo apparel for Delta Apparel / Soffe. Sumi was working on the 4th floor of the factory at the time of the fire and survived after jumping from the burning building. KALPONA AKTER is the executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity (BCWS), one of Bangladesh’s most prominent labor rights advocacy organizations, and is herself a former child garment worker. BCWS is regarded by the international labor rights movement and by multinational apparel companies as among the most effective grassroots labor organizations in the country. Levi Strauss & Co. calls BCWS “a globally respected labor rights organization, which has played a vital role in documenting and working to remedy labor violations in the apparel industry in Bangladesh.” Kalpona is an internationally-recognized labor rights advocate and has traveled widely to speak about the deplorable conditions that Bangladesh garment workers face every day. She was interviewed extensively by local and international media following the deadly fire at Tazreen Fashions in November 2012. This event is part of the “End Death Traps: Safe Workplaces for All” 10-city tour (http://bit.ly/EndDeathTrapsTour), sponsored by Corporate Action Network, International Labor Rights Forum, Making Change at Walmart, SumOfUs, United Students Against Sweatshops, and Warehouse Workers United. Local sponsors include the Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia, Boston IWW, MA Interfaith Worker Justice, MA Jobs with Justice, and New England Jewish Labor Committee. Spread the word on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/440411519380979/