1,606 posts tagged fairtrade
SubscribeFairtrade dreams are sweeter dreams
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Pretty fair trade necklace
http://ethicalweddings.com/ blog/ pretty-fair-trade-necklaceI enjoyed writing my post about frilly ethical knickers so much I’ve decided I’m going to do more posts pointing out pretty ethical and green wedding things I’ve spotted… My friend who is getting married in July - and trying to go as ethical as possible, of course!
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Pure gold - an exhibition from CAFOD
http://makewealthhistory.org/ 2008/ 05/ 21/ pure-gold-an-exhibition-from-cafod/A new exhibition opened today at the Oxo Gallery in London, and as it’s just a couple of minutes walk from where I catch my train, I stopped by on the way home. It’s called Pure Gold and it’s a collection of photos from two photographers investigating the gold industry, as part of CAFOD’s ‘Unearth Justice’ campaign.
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from hate to hope…
http://antibody.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 21/ from-hate-to-hope/Due to recent civil wars in Liberia, we have heard many stories of desolation. But here’s a story of rebirth, a message from hate to hope… Liberians Against Violence, founded by an ex-Rebel Chief (and many of them ex-soldiers), organized themselves into a cooperative to make crosses from the bullet casings strewn across their land.
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Fair Trade and Other Groups Seek to Bring Social Responsibility to the Tea Industry
http://www.twinings.ca/ ?q=blog/ 2008/ 05/ Fair-Trade-and-Other-Groups-Seek-to-B…By William I. Lengeman III Given the fact that tea is the second most popular beverage in the world - after water - it should come as no surprise that there are large numbers of people who derive their livelihood from growing and producing it.
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I Want To Bring The Nike Corporation To Its Knees
http://caseymcbride.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 21/ i-want-to-bring-the-nike-corpor…For a decade now, Jim Keady has been trying to kick Nike to the ground using their shoes as ammo. The former professional soccer player’s crusade against the apparel titan began when he was canned from a coaching gig at St.
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Toronto Does Social Change
http://unpackingdevelopment.com/ ?p=42Toronto Does Social Change May 21st, 2008 by katej Posted in Events, Movies, Reflections, Speakers | No Comments » When I finished school work for the degree that’s been my identity for the past six years late last month, I was pretty sure that everything would just come to a halt.
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Fairtrade Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Tea Light Holders from Vietnam
http://naturallysimpleshop.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ fairtrade-lacquer-and-mother-…Collecting Vietnamese lacquer ware has become more and more popular in recent years, as more collectors and art lovers discover this unique form of decoration. Today, lacquer ware is available from many Asian countries although pieces from Vietnam are highly sought after both for their beauty and
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Divine White Chocolate Bar
http://www.thechocolatereview.net/ 2008/ 05/ 21/ divine-white-chocolate-bar/As a big white chocolate fan, I was quite looking forward to this. As always, this is “heavenly chocolate with a heart”. With it being white chocolate, sugar is the primary ingredient here, when in the other bars it was cocoa butter. The bar is obviously white on the wrapper, and the bar itself is white.
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amala beauty - eco skincare, like no other
http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/ 2008/ 05/ 21/ amala-beauty-eco-skincare-like…Amala, meaning “most pure” in Sanskrit, is a new face and body skincare line that will make you feel beautiful from the inside out. The wonderfully light texture and delicate aroma are alluring precursors to the luxuriating experience of applying these powerful elixirs from forehead to toe.
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China: Some Steps Forward, but Trade-Related Worker Exploitation Persists
http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 21/ china-some-steps-forward-but-tr…Released to coincide with China’s trade policy review at the WTO, a new report from the International Trade Union Confederation shows concludes that there remain serious violations of all the core labour standards in the country.