Underlining Spring

Javex Canada is inviting Montrealers to come celebrate the arrival of the warmer season this weekend by getting a head start on their 'Spring Cleaning' and bringing in their used clothing to Dorchester Square. An immense clothing-line will be displaying all the goods gathered from April 9th to 12th, which will then be handed over to Accueil Bonneau. The organism helps people living on the streets by providing 320 000 meals a year, and are open 7 days a week. It also contributes to the social reinsertion of homeless persons by providing them with stable housing, better living conditions and helping them recover autonomy and dignity.

Donations are welcome today through Saturday.
Corner Peel and Rene-Levesque West,
between 10am and 6pm.

Clothing of all sizes is welcome.
As well as donations in cash.

And while your staring at the overwhelming amount of clothes
hanging on the line at Dorchester Square,
take a few moments to consider your consumption patterns, please.
How many of the pieces you gave away were purchased and never worn?
Left to age badly in an already packed closet?

What does it say about us, as people, that we are willing to discard
a fifty dollar shirt, because it is faded or outdated.
But often unavailable to spend an hour making the world a better place?

Next time you feel like shopping for new clothes:
consider these addresses - they carry 'made from recycled' pieces!

On & On Ecolo Chic
is available at Espace PEpin
350 St-Paul West

Preloved
4832 St-Laurent St.

Lolita
274 St-Viateur St.

Creation Genest
available at Boutique La Gaillarde
4019 Notre-Dame West


Or if your just looking for great ideas
to eco-friendly your wardrobe!
Be sure to check out The Green Set
an eco-fashion blog for the eco-conscious shopper.