About Global Exchange

We are Global Exchange (2012) [1] from Global Exchange [2] on Vimeo [3].

Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice since 1988. We are a 501 c3 registered non-profit.

We’re changing the rules across the globe from a profit-centered global economy to thriving people-centered local economies; from the politics of greed to a living democracy that respects the rights of workers and nature; and from currency to community.

Our holistic approach reaches thousands of members and supporters, through educating the U.S. public about root causes of injustice and the impacts of U.S. government policies and corporate practices. We inspire change by building people-to-people ties, engaging grassroots education for action and linking social and environmental movements.

Meet our new Executive Director [4], Carleen Pickard. We announced Carleen as our new Executive Director at our October 6 Open House [5]. Be sure to check out the pictures of the event [6], and a video of this special occasion [7] including one of the best home-made torches ever made.

Our Vision

We envision a people centered globalization that values the rights of workers and the health of the planet; that prioritizes international collaboration as central to ensuring peace; and that aims to create a local, green economy designed to embrace the diversity of our communities.

In a world where the economics of quantity fuels corporate power and political greed, the elite are reaping profits while working people and the planet are left to pay the price. In response to worldwide degradation caused by this system of elite globalization, Global Exchange envisions an alternative economics of quality centered upon protecting international human rights to ensure that the cost of globalization does not come at the expense of us all.

To support Global Exchange® CLICK HERE [8] or contact Ashley Cline in Global Exchange's Development Department at (415) 575-5534 or by e-mail at ashley@globalexchange.org [9].

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