Posted by Alex Cole-Weiss in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 22nd May, 2012 | 2 Comments
When Lata Kachhawan first went to visit the communities in rural Rajasthan, she had to walk or go by camel. There were no roads, no electricity, just miles of sand dunes to walk over. And when she finally got to the village, the few women she saw walking to the well ran away from her, scared about what an outsider might be doing there. Over twenty years later, things have changed a lot–find out how Fair Trade has been an important part of that transformation.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 7th June, 2011 | No Comments
What a week for Fair Trade! Kerry Kennedy is speaking at the Raise the Bar Hershey rally happening in NYC tomorrow, Ben & Jerry sported tuxedos for human rights while models showed off their Fair Trade outfits, and a new Fair Trade conference was just announced.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views on 15th July, 2010 | 4 Comments
From Seattle, WA to San Diego, CA — the West Coast has been making big strides in the Fair Trade and Sweatfree movements in the last few weeks, so a few congratulations are in order.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views on 5th August, 2009 | No Comments
Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition Meeting: All invitedGlobal Exchange is hosting this long-overdue meeting of the Fair Trade minds. Who is the Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition (BAFTC)?The Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition is a group of consumers, students, non-profits, Fair Trade businesses, activists and community members working together to raise awareness and build demand »
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