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| Fashion Mujahid reporting back from the trenches. |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 2:05 am |
| Tags: Fair Trade, Fashion Jihad, Sweatshop Free Clothing |
| other way round. Recycled fair trade shoes and more- including styles suitable for the office can be found here: http://www.pristineplanet.com/hemp-recycled-shoes-fair-trade-cruelty-free/men's-shoes/1015_a_0.html Or here: http://www.dankforest.com/ My honey is learning what looks good on his frame and complexion, what makes for comfort and |
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| Harpers Latin American Success |
| Published: September 1, 2007, 7:00 pm |
| Tags: Foreign Aid, Banks, Development, Fair Trade, Chile, Stelco, Scotia Bank, Latin America, Harper, Free Trade |
| development and bi-lateral trade. He missed Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia, but made it to Chile. Looks like the mission was a success.Scotiabank to buy major stake in Chilean bankOf course we just lost another thousand jobs at GM in Oshawa, despite all the corporarte welfare they got and the previous cuts announced this spring.And Stelco just |
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| Anita Roddick, The Body Shop founder, dies at 64 |
| Published: September 11, 2007, 10:18 pm |
| Tags: Beauty, Fashion Shopping, Feminism Gender, Animal Testing, Anita Roddick, Barbie, Beauty, Cosmetics, Fair Trade, L Oreal, Mattel, Peta, The Body Shop |
| human rights activism and fair trade business practices can indeed be compatible with being beautiful. Because if we learned anything from Anita Roddick it is that standing up for what you believe in is the most beautiful act of |
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| How Green Is Your Coffee? |
| Published: September 19, 2007, 6:30 am |
| Tags: Coffee, Fair Trade, Green, Organic Coffee, Shade Grown |
| for coffee that is organic, fair trade and shade grown. Organic coffee is grown without pesticides. Fair Trade means the coffee growers are paid fairly for their crops. Shade Grown means the coffee is grown on farms with trees, so the natural environment is preserved which benefits migratory birds. No matter how you take your coffee, you |
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| Body Shop Loses Founder |
| Published: September 23, 2007, 3:20 pm |
| Tags: Obituary, Green Capitalism, Fair Trade, Rip, Microcredit |
| She took campaigning for fair trade policies empowering farmers in the third world, to end animal testing, to support the Angola 3 in the U.S.In fact she shared much in common with Owen.Robert Owen (1771-1858), social and educational reformer, remains a controversial and enigmatic figure. Having profited enormously from enterprise in the |
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| A Contient of Children |
| Published: September 26, 2007, 8:56 am |
| Tags: Foreign Aid, Africa, Development, Fair Trade, Latin America, Harper, Children, Free Trade |
| If the Harper Government is so concerned about ending; violence against children, their exploitation and impoverishment, then its abandonment of the former Liberal government focus on African Aid is the biggest moral betrayl of those aims.Because at the beginning of this century, seven years ago, one in two Africans were under 18. In other words |
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| Loonie Tories Blaming The Victims |
| Published: October 21, 2007, 9:02 am |
| Tags: Dollar, Fair Trade, Nafta, Loonie, Flaherty, Free Trade |
| get together with Foreign Affairs, call in the U.S. Ambassador and put pressure on American exporters to drop their prices. But of course considering that this government is willing to sell out Canadian industry, the softwood lumber agreement comes to mind, for better political relations with their Republican cousins in the White House, well |
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| Fair Trade banana campaign continues… |
| Published: October 22, 2007, 9:54 am |
| Tags: Food, Social Amp 038 Economic Justice, Fair Trade Bananas |
| As Fair Trade month continues, so too does Co-op America’s Fair Trade banana campaign. From Anchorage to Miami and from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, Co-op America members have taken our pledge to work with more than 3,000 local supermarkets to carry the next break-out Fair Trade Certified product — Fair Trade bananas. Read |
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| Tam & Rob give back for the holidays |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 3:20 am |
| Tags: Buy One Give One, Buyonegiveone, Fair Trade, Fairtrade, Holidash, Tam And Rob, Tamandrob |
| to give and receive -- and fair trade fashion label Tam & Rob is making it easy to do just that. This holiday season Tam & Rob are running brand new campaign called 'Buy One Give One'. Unlike most other 'Buy One' promotions you aren't getting a second item from their store for free! Because lets be honest, you usually keep the |
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| 10 Green Toys for the Holidays |
| Published: November 21, 2007, 8:40 am |
| Tags: Corporations, Environment, Holidays, Ecology, Fair Trade, Toys |
| It’s been a tough year for toy manufacturers, with popular, high-profile toys like Barbie accessories from Mattel, Sesame Street dolls from Fisher-Price, and Thomas the Tank Engine being recalled due to the dangers of lead paint used by their Chinese manufacturers. The problem isn’t limited to just a handful of companies. As the race |
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| Fair Trade Gift Baskets for the Holidays |
| Published: December 10, 2007, 10:16 am |
| Tags: Holidays, Peace, International Politics, Social Amp 038 Economic Justice, Cashews, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Cuba, Fair Trade, Gift Basket, Green Gifts, Hot Chocolate, Nuts, Progressive Gifts, Tea, Tibet |
| Peace on Earth Gift Basket Chocoholics Gift Basket Cafe Grande Gift Basket (more…) |
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| Vegan, gluten-free, organic candy canes |
| Published: December 18, 2007, 9:21 am |
| Tags: All Natural, Candy Canes, Candycanes, Fair Trade, Gluten Free, Gmo Free, Organic, Vegan |
| can now get organic, vegan, fair trade, GMO-free candy canes. They are made by a company called Pure Fun. They use all natural, kosher, vegan, gluten-free and Fair Trade ingredients and they source their cane sugar from companies that "green cut" it by hand. You can find Pure Fun candy at Whole Foods or online.Read Permalink |
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| an awesome swap |
| Published: December 5, 2007, 7:02 pm |
| Tags: Fair Trade, Etsy, Anniepurl, Swiss Cheese Scarf, Local, Organic, Holiday Swap |
| things, organically, and fairtrade. Thank you so much! This is such a perfect package of goodness. There is also awesome looking coffee(I can't wait to break into it after finals!), 2 sweet cloths, delicious chocolate (everyone in the apartment is especially excited about this, even the muggle), nice soap and lotion for baths (including |
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| Save a Union, Fair Trade clothing retailer |
| Published: February 7, 2008, 2:21 pm |
| Tags: Organics, Social Amp 038 Economic Justice, Clothing, Fair Trade, Organic Cotton, Palestine, Sneakers, Union, West Bank |
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| Ask Leo |
| Published: February 13, 2008, 7:13 pm |
| Tags: Ethical Living, Fair Trade And The Environment, Environment, Ethical Holidays, Travel |
| Leo Hickman sorts out your ethical dilemmas |
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