Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade, Featured, For Our Members, Global Exchange News & Events on 13th December, 2011 | No Comments
Our Fair Trade Stores are throwing holiday parties on Dec. 15th (all are invited!) in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Here’s a fun list of what to expect (and what not to expect:) at this annual (and somewhat notorious) event.
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade, Featured, For Our Members, Global Exchange News & Events on 21st September, 2011 | No Comments
Get a behind-the-scenes look at why Global Exchange staffers love what they do!
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Posted by Kylie Nealis in Fair Trade, Featured on 19th September, 2011 | No Comments
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Harkin-Engel Protocol – an agreement by the country’s largest chocolate companies, including Hershey’s, committing to put an end to forced child labor on cocoa farms in West Africa by 2005. The Protocol pledged to develop and implement voluntary standards to certify cocoa produced without the “worst forms of child labor,” (defined according to the International Labor Organization’s Convention 182).
Ten years later, no progress has been made.
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Posted by Kevin Danaher in Global Exchange News & Events on 1st April, 2011 | No Comments
They say time flies when you’re having fun. That certainly has been the case with the Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, with our partners at Seven Star Events. As we go into our tenth year, these parties-with-a-purpose have now reached more than one million people, inspiring them with green/eco alternatives to the nature-destroying corporate model.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 18th January, 2011 | No Comments
The first few weeks of 2011 have been a time of transitions. Aside from transitioning to a new year and a new decade, we have seen a transition of power in the US Congress. The new Republican majority in the House threatens to impede real progress. Global Exchange is prepared to stand with you in opposition to these regressive moves. We will fight to stop rollbacks of progressive policies and continue to push for positive change in our communities at home and abroad.
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Posted by Corey Hill in Community Rights, End Dirty Energy, Fair Trade, Featured, Freedom to Travel to Cuba on 4th January, 2011 | No Comments
2011 is finally here. So now seems as good a time as any to take stock of everything we’ve accomplished in the past year, to draw together our challenges and victories and lay them out there for you to see. Since there isn’t space enough to showcase everything, we’ve selected a few of our favorite highlights from 2010 to share with you:
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Posted by Corey Hill in Fair Trade, Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 20th December, 2010 | 1 Comment
The next in our Open World series, today you’ll meet Xander Wells, a young Fair Trade activist showing by example how to open eyes, hearts and minds.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Featured, For Our Members, World News & Events on 7th December, 2010 | No Comments
Months ago, with the holidays on the horizon, a team of us here at Global Exchange had a brainstorming session focused on our gift memberships. Our goal: to figure out a way to offer new members this holiday season a little something extra beyond the standard membership benefits in exchange for their support. Here’s what we came up with.
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Posted by Corey Hill in World News & Events on 6th December, 2010 | No Comments
We want to change the world. And you, reading this post – you’re probably a world changer, too. You probably know just how difficult it can be. It’s an ambitious aim, for sure. But we know it’s possible because we’ve been changing the world for over two decades, with the support of people like you. »
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade, Featured on 21st November, 2010 | No Comments
This is Part 6 in an 8-Part “Giving Thanks” series, a Global Exchange exclusive highlighting individuals (chosen by Global Exchange staff members) who are contributing to our social justice work in some way. Today we thank our Fair Trade customers, a not forgotten force who help to empower & support Fair Trade artisans around the world.
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