Episode 85: Going Out Camis, Teeth Whitening Kits, and Anti-Jeans Sentiments: The Influence Episode, featuring Maggie

<p>One person *can* have an important impact on the world.  Today style blogger and actor <a href="https://www.instagram.com/schmaggieogara/">Maggie O'Gara</a> drops by to talk about her style blogger journey, from fast fashion to preppy style to upcycling dynamo.  Read her essay for Clotheshorse.world <a href="https://www.clotheshorse.world/blog/maggie-ogara-blogger-burnout">here.</a>  </p><p>Amanda gives an update on the Uyghur Muslims (and has some homework for YOU):  Contact your <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative">Representative</a> about expanding the human rights protections within the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1260">U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA)</a>.  Here's what you can say:</p><p><em>“I am reaching out to you regarding the US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which has recently passed the Senate with bipartisan support. It’s a great start, but it must include the main provisions of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevent Act and the Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act.  We can and must go further to end the genocide of the Uyghur people and other Muslim minorities."</em></p><p><strong>Additional reading for all of you:</strong></p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/business/economy/china-forced-labor-solar.html">U.S. Bans Imports of Some Chinese Solar Materials Tied to Forced Labor</a></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods?tid=5531&amp;field_exp_good_target_id=All&amp;field_exp_exploitation_type_target_id_1=All&amp;items_per_page=10&amp;combine=&amp;page=1">List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor</a> (from the U.S. Department of Labor)</b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/business/economy/nike-coca-cola-xinjiang-forced-labor-bill.html">Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill</a></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57606588">Nike boss defends firm’s business in China</a></b></p><