We share the interconnected web with millions of people we will never meet who do jobs that make our lives better, in farms or factories where we will never go.

Gather some garments and foods with labels identifying fabrics/ ingredients and where the item was made. Use clues from the labels and the items themselves (without opening packages or taking any clothing apart) to list all the people connected, through each item, to you.

• How did this item get from its point of origin to us today?
• What exactly is it made of?
• Where do those materials come from?
• Are they manufactured, found, or grown? Where, and by whom?
• How can we affirm that the people whose hands’ work we use are each a sparkling jewel, as singular and valuable as you or I?

By treating every person we encounter with respect, we convey our gratitude for things we use that others made. We show that every person is equally important, no matter where they live, what kind of work they do, or whether we know them or not.