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Fair Trade Roundup: Alter to Honor Fair Trade Pioneer Raúl del Águila

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Featured on 24th April, 2013 | No Comments

WFTD2013Find out the latest on World Fair Trade Day, and news about an alter being erected to honor Fair Trade Pioneer Raúl del Águila, plus of course the usual vetted list of interesting articles to keep you updated and informed about what’s going on in the world of Fair Trade.
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Fair Trade Coffee Topped with Delicious Peace in D.C.

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign, Global Exchange Store Updates on 27th March, 2013 | 1 Comment

Delicious PeaceFair Trade coffee is about to get an extra shot of deliciousness in Washington DC with the screening of the award winning documentary film Delicious Peace at the Global Exchange Fair Trade Store (inside Busboys and Poets @ 5th & K).
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VICTORY: Hershey’s Chooses Fair Trade

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 22nd March, 2013 | 9 Comments

Raise The BarWe won! After years of pressure from Fair Trade activists like you, Hershey’s recently announced its next step toward 100% certified sustainable cocoa by committing to source cocoa through three of the world’s most recognized cocoa certifying organizations, including Fair Trade USA. When Hershey’s made its announcement in October of 2012 to source 100% certified »
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It’s October and Fair Trade Month is Here

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 2nd October, 2012 | No Comments

Halloween_lilmonstersWe’ve launched our calendar of 31 Fair Trade activities so you can take action daily to support Fair Trade all month long! Here’s how it’s going, and how you can get involved…
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Get Ready to Fair Trade Your Halloween

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 27th September, 2012 | 2 Comments

Hallowen_lilmonstersGet ready! In less than a week we’ll be launching our month of Fair Trade activities so you can take action daily to support Fair Trade! Here’s a taste of what’s in store…
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Fair Trade S’Mores Lovers at Higher Vision Festival

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 18th June, 2012 | 2 Comments

Fair Trade Smores6Global Exchange went to the Higher Vision Festival at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds last weekend to spread the word about Fair Trade in an unusual way.
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Beyond the Label: Building Better Fair Trade Businesses

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Store Updates on 11th June, 2012 | 2 Comments

Fair Trade Federation Conference attendeesGlobal Exchange Fair Trade Stores Program Director Jocelyn Boreta recently attended the Fair Trade Federation conference. Here’s what she took away from the conference, and why it’s important to get beyond the label moving forward.
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Fair Trade Roundup: Fair Trade Calendar Photo Contest is On!

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Featured on 5th June, 2012 | No Comments

Fair Trade calendar contestSpring is in the air, and Fair Trade news abounds. This month in our Fair Trade Roundup, we”ve got some key dates for you to remember, plus an abundance of Fair Trade news you can use.
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Mother’s Day Fair Trade Gift Package–Made BY Women FOR Women

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Store Updates on 1st May, 2012 | No Comments

Mother's Day Gift Membership PackageThis Mother’s Day (which is Sunday May 13th in case it slipped your mind:) the folks here at Global Exchange are making it super easy for you to shower your Mom with Fair Trade love.
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Reverse Trick-Or-Treating Brings Child Labor Plight to Light

Posted by in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured on 11th October, 2011 | 3 Comments

The following piece was originally written by Debra Atlas for the Redding Record Searchlight (Redding.com) An environmental journalist and blogger, Debra Atlas is reachable through www.Envirothink.wordpress.com or debraatlas@gmail.com. —————- Halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins and the latest cartoon or sci-fi characters. And oh the candy! This year is the fifth annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating »
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