SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE RALLIED in front of the Gap at 301 Santa Monica Boulevard on Saturday, February 5, to call for reforms of its overseas labor practices. The demonstration was sponsored by the Southern California Fair Trade Network.
photos by Michael Rosenthal

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