Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade, World News & Events on 14th February, 2013 | 7 Comments
It is with heavy heart that we are reporting that Raúl del Águila, pioneer in Fair Trade, sustainability, and human rights passed away from a heart attack yesterday February 13th while traveling in Germany.
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Posted by Admin in Building Positive Alternatives, Featured, For Our Members, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 19th December, 2012 | No Comments
We’re going to raise $25,000 by midnight on Dec. 31st. Here’s how and why.
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Posted by Admin in Building Positive Alternatives, Featured, For Our Members, Generation for Justice, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power, Reality Tours, World News & Events on 19th December, 2012 | 2 Comments
As we close out the remaining weeks of 2012, we take a moment to look back at some of the highlights of our work in 2012.
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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Fair Trade, Featured, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 4th December, 2012 | 1 Comment
We called this rally TPPxBorder: The People’s Round. What I loved about it wasn’t only the fiery speakers, the diversity, the music, the unity, the hot Fair Trade coffee, and the ultra-legitimacy of our opposition to this heinous version of the TPP…. what I loved was learning about what an alternative deal would look like – one by and for the people. Listening to speakers and experts articulately describe what fair trade looks like, what it offers communities internationally, reminds me why these fights are so important, and the promise of real, practical, and respectful trade solutions. We have answers- now is the time to join hands and fight for them.
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Posted by Admin in Building Positive Alternatives, Elect Democracy, Fair Trade, Global Exchange News & Events, Guest Posts, People Power, Not Corporate Power, World News & Events on 27th November, 2012 | 2 Comments
Kristen Beifus, Executive Director of the Washington Fair Trade Coalition, working on behalf of people and the planet for a fair global trading system and lead organizer of the December 1 Day of Action explains why the TPP needs to be protested. And how YOU can get on the bus (literally) to join the protest.
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Posted by Corey Hill in For Our Members, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events on 14th November, 2012 | 5 Comments
In our series of thank-you blog posts this week, we take a moment to appreciate Jenny White, one of our fantastic volunteers.
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Posted by Corey Hill in Building Positive Alternatives, Fair Trade, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events on 14th November, 2012 | No Comments
This week we are thanking and recognizing the people who make Global Exchange’s work possible. In this post, we thank Lyla Seo for shopping Fair Trade.
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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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