Please keep the Pakistani people in your thoughts and prayers. As if they don’t have enough to deal with (politics, military, terrorist attacks), the Sialkot region where our stitchers are is now underwater.
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Prayers for Pakistani people
July 29, 2010Sting, soccer…and a lion?
July 10, 2010I got to advise the One World Futbol crew before their launch when I was in San Francisco for the Fair Trade Leadership meeting at Transfair USA headquarters a couple of months ago. They sent me home with an early production ball from an advising meeting. You may have seen this ball talked about last [...]
Giving the Red Card to slavery
June 18, 2010To receive a red card in soccer means the referee has booted you from the field for a grievous offense. Our abolitionist friends in South Africa are well aware of the significant increase in child trafficking that occurs in conjunction with a major event like the World Cup. Here’s their viral campaign to help stop [...]
Fight child labor
June 9, 2010This Saturday, June 12, is World Day Against Child Labor. Please join soccer superstars Pele, Ronaldo, and many others in giving the “red card” to boot child labor from our world. Hundreds of millions of girls and boys across the globe are deprived of adequate education, health, leisure, and basic freedoms. More than 50% of [...]
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
May 19, 2010Both sides of my family are Oakies, mostly from the Norman, OK area. So it was a pleasant surprise to hear from the dynamo known as Ajit Bhand that his town had officially gone Fair Trade. Then a few days later, they win the uber-contest from Fair Trade My Home and Fair Trade Resource Network…first [...]
World Fair Trade Day ’10
April 29, 2010World Fair Trade Day ’10 (which is actually two weeks long here in North America) is upon us. Each year, WFTD gets better and better and this one is no exception. We have more events and more awareness over more days. Individuals and organizations are showing how they use Fair Trade products at home by submitting [...]
Daily Grommet feature this Friday
April 12, 2010Join us online at the Daily Grommet this Friday to share your first-hand experience with our sports balls. Should be a fun virtual day together. The folks at Daily Grommet believe every purchase is an act of citizenship. It amplifies something in the world, good, bad or indifferent. They are creating a place for people who want [...]
World Fair Trade Day(s)
April 9, 2010I think North Americans are a bit jealous of the UK’s full-on Fair Trade Fortnight, so we’ve expanded this year to 15 days of events around the continent. This year’s theme is “Fair Trade My Home” featuring a smattering of items available for your home, including Fair Trade Certified soccer balls. World Fair Trade Day [...]
Sweatshop workers speak out
April 7, 2010Starting on April 16th and going through May 5th ILRF will work in conjunction with SweatFree Communities (SFC) on the “Sweatshop Workers Speak Out” speaking tour. Traveling through nine states including Maine, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and the District of Columbia, the tour will focus on spreading awareness for labor rights in the [...]
