Dear colleagues, Just wanting to spread the below widely, as people open presents or go shopping. Let's be alive to connections. Have a happy Christmas and a blessed new year, Pat Dr Patricia Noxolo, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT UK ________________________________ From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Cook, Ian [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 22 December 2017 12:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What to do if you find a cry for help in your Christmas presents this year Festive critters You may have seen the news stories about factory workers sending help messages to consumers this year on clothing labels, in packaging, etc. At followthethings.com, we would like this to turn into a holiday season treasure hunt game. Follow the advice in this Conversation piece<https://theconversation.com/what-to-do-if-you-find-a-cry-for-help-in-your-christmas-presents-this-year-88814> and help find and make public the ones you find in your presents. Happy holidays Ian et al Ian Cook et al Professor of Cultural Geography, University of Exeter 'CEO' of followthethings.com<http://www.followthethings.com/> Global Coordination Team Member, Fashion Revolution<http://www.fashionrevolution.org> <http://www.fashionrevolution.org>Lead Educator, 'Who Made My Clothes?' MOOC<https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/who-made-my-clothes/> Co-founder of the Museum of Contemporary Commodities<http://www.moccguide.net>