Posted by Alex Cole-Weiss in Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign, Global Exchange Store Updates on 4th April, 2012 | No Comments
At Global Exchange we love to celebrate Fair Trade all the time, but this Easter, things will get even sweeter with free chocolate!
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 15th February, 2012 | 7 Comments
Yesterday eighth grader Jasper and fellow activists delivered more than 500 Valentines made by kids for the members of the Hershey Trust. Well, Hershey got another Valentine’s Day surprise, this one from the west coast the day before.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 14th February, 2012 | No Comments
Student Delivers More Than 16,000 Petition Signatures and Valentines to Hershey’s School Trust on Behalf of Children Harvesting Cocoa in West Africa.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 8th February, 2012 | No Comments
Valentine’s Day is a major chocolate buying holiday, but gifts for your sweetheart should not come at the expense of worker rights. Forced labor, child labor and trafficking continue in the cocoa industry in West Africa. Here’s how YOU can make a difference!
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 7th February, 2012 | No Comments
Valentine’s Day is in one week. If you feel ill prepared, do not fret. We’ve got your back, and one of the best deals in town, no kidding!
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign, Global Exchange Store Updates on 12th December, 2011 | 12 Comments
The holiday season seems to take over like a train barreling down the tracks faster than you can control. You want to live up to your values, appreciate your friends and family and have fun during this season. Here are five ways you can accomplish all three (that you probably haven’t thought of):
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 17th August, 2011 | 3 Comments
This week in Fair Trade news you can use, Hershey is the focus of attention for labor rights activists (again), a new report about the impacts of Fair Trade is released, plus a whole lot more.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups on 13th July, 2011 | 1 Comment
Last week Change.org called on fans of restaurant chain Cosi to tell the company that “life should be delicious” for cocoa farmers who currently live in poverty. So they did. And then guess what Cosi did. Find out what and more in our Fair Trade Roundup.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views on 28th June, 2011 | No Comments
Fair Trade photo contest voting now open. Find out the details about that and a whole lot more. It’s Fair Trade Roundup time.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 14th June, 2011 | No Comments
A video that will leave you grinning ear to ear, plus details about getting into the pages of the 2012 Fair Trade calendar and a wrap up about the Times Square Hershey rally. It’s Fair Trade Roundup time.
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