Posted by Alex Cole-Weiss in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 1st October, 2012 | 1 Comment
The traditional block-print fabric bags the artisans in Barmer began to produce for Handmade Expressions quickly became one of their best-selling items. However, hand block-printing requires an immense volume of water to dye and print the fabric. This issue of resource management in the face of environmental and economic adversity is one that many underprivileged communities face—use water to support an income generating project at the expense of other survival needs, or suffer economic hardship?
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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 Alex Cole-Weiss in Global Exchange Store Updates on 9th May, 2012 | No Comments
Mom usually knows best–and she deserves the same! Celebrate Mother’s Day with a special Fair Trade gift from our Global Exchange Fair Trade stores and receive a free set of beautiful bangle bracelets. You’ll be supporting artisans with over 1,000 years experience!
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Posted by Anna Kallett in Global Exchange Store Updates on 14th April, 2011 | 3 Comments
In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, San Francisco’s Global Exchange Store is highlighting exceptional examples of recycled and sustainably harvested goods. Fair Trade Certification does not only signify living wage standards for artisans worldwide, it also means that strict environmental regulations are in place. Fair trade discourages deforestation and the use of harmful chemicals, and encourages organic farming techniques, recycling post-consumer waste, the use of sustainably harvested natural materials, and the protection of natural resources.
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Posted by Anna Kallett in Global Exchange Store Updates on 10th November, 2010 | 1 Comment
Fall is officially upon us, and what better way to celebrate the changing seasons than by stocking up on Global Exchange’s Fair Trade scarves! Whether you’re looking for cotton, silk, or wool scarves to keep you warm this fall, your local Global Exchange store is fully stocked with handmade scarves and shawls from all over the world.
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Posted by Anna Kallett in Global Exchange Store Updates on 27th October, 2010 | 1 Comment
Celebrate the fall harvest with Fair Trade tablecloths and napkins at all Global Exchange store locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Portland, Washington D.C., and Virginia! If you buy a tablecloth and four napkins, we’ll throw in four FREE napkins!
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Posted by Anna Kallett in Global Exchange Store Updates on 13th October, 2010 | 2 Comments
Reduce your carbon footprint this season by switching from paper to cloth napkins! If you buy one set (one tablecloth and four napkins) of our handmade, blockprinted table linens, we’ll throw in four additional napkins for FREE!
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Posted by Jocelyn Boreta in Global Exchange Store Updates on 5th August, 2010 | 1 Comment
Join us at the Global Exchange San Francisco and Berkeley stores to celebrate Fair Trade fashion! Saturday August 7, 11-4pm
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Posted by Jocelyn Boreta in Global Exchange Store Updates on 17th February, 2010 | 1 Comment
by Dana Geffner Recently, myself, along with Jocelyn Boreta, the Global Exchange San Francisco Store Manager, were invited by Craftmark with financial help by Aid to Artisans to visit India and see firsthand how new and existing fair trade groups are transforming the workplace culture in rural India. Craftmark is an initiative by the All »
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Global Exchange Store Updates on 24th October, 2008 | No Comments
Just an update from your Global Exchange friends at the Berkeley Store. If you’re ever in the Berkeley area, check out some lovely clothing they are carrying, as seen on the left. They are made by an amazing women’s collective in India called Aagor Daagra Afad. Aagor Daagra Afad is a women’s collective working with »
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