School of Data's "Data Expedition" - Mapping Garment Factories

[Shauna]

So the School of Data has these remotely-organized "Data Expeditions" they've been running.  I've never done one, so I can't vouch for the process, but the people involved are great.  Anyway, they're running one this Saturday into the global garment industry, spurred on by the horrifying factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Unfortunately I'm busy on Saturday, when they're doing the bulk of the work, but I thought I'd pass this along in case anyone else was interested.  If anyone else participates, let me know how it goes!

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# Data Expedition - Mapping the Garment Factories 

The horrific factory collapse at Rana Plaza in Dhaka has brought the business practices of global garment brands, as well their thousands of suppliers, into the spotlight.

Starting on Thursday, and continuing for a full day on Saturday, the School of Data team led by +Anders Pedersen  will be conducting a data expedition into investigating Global Garments factories. 

We need storytellers, engineers, designers, data scouts and analysts all to work on getting to the bottom of what is happening in these garment factories. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/14c1WcJ

How it will work: 

1. Prior to the data expedition, we'll be working to collaboratively build a list of garment factories from around the world. 

2. In advance of and during the data expedition, data wranglers from around the community will offer one-hour drop in sessions for a limited number of participants as introductions to a particular topic, such as mapping (which will be a large component here).

3. On Saturday 25th - small teams of investigators will pick a story and investigate it in a team, aiming to reach a conclusion by the end ofSaturday. 

More information can be found here: http://schoolofdata.org/data-expeditions/data-expedition-mapping-the-garment-factories/

Know someone from an NGO or advocacy campaign working on ethical fashion that would be interested in joining? Please put them in touch on school...@okfn.org