From the folks who brought you the Fair Trade White House campaign… Everyone should have the opportunity to declare their home to be Fair Trade, from the White House to your house. Join others around North America in their declaration of human rights as an integral part of our homes. Check out the Fair Trade [...]
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January 20, 2010Human Rights Day: December 10
December 9, 2009December 10th is known as Human Rights Day worldwide. The United Nations started Human Rights Day shortly after World War II as a way to help prevent the atrocities committed during the war from happening ever again. At this time, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [...]
Project Green Dorm
November 28, 2009Project Green Dorm is a website focused on promoting environmental awareness among college-aged teens. Through their website and activities, Project Green Dorm is encouraging teens to “green up” their lifestyle, living space, and even school supplies. At their site, you can browse through a bunch of helpful tips on how to shop responsibly for clothing, [...]
Making a Difference in Ethiopia
November 16, 2009My friend Jason from graduate school was in Africa recently, in the process of adopting another child. He took with him some Fair Trade Sports gear to share with thechildren of Ethiopia. While at the Catholic Missionaries of Charity in Addis Ababa, Jason was able to hand out a few of our Fair Trade Sports [...]
End Poverty Now!
October 15, 2009October 16 marks the beginning of this year’s End Poverty Now! three day campaign. Please help us spread the word far and wide by forwarding this excellent video.
Kicking off Fair Trade Month!
October 1, 2009Every year when October rolls around, the US-based Fair Trade Certified folks at TransFair USA engage licensees, retailers, activist partners, consumers and the media in a month-long campaign to promote awareness and sales of Fair Trade Certified products. This year’s theme, 31 Days 31 Ways, offers opportunities to make every day a Fair Trade day throughout the [...]
Info sheet for your child’s coach
September 27, 2009One of the more common requests we’ve received this Fall as Back-to-Soccer season has begun is a one page sheet that a parent could print and hand to the coach or league director for their child’s soccer league. So… Introducing RESPECT® – the world’s first line of sports balls (soccer, football, basketball, and more) to achieve [...]
New report on child labor
September 21, 2009The US Department of Labor recently released a report detailing the facts about child labor as it stands today in our country and the world at large. The report has been circulated through the upper echelons of our government, as noted in the forward by the Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis. One can only [...]
Back to School Curriculum
September 9, 2009Just in time for school, it’s the newest addition to Fair Trade curriculums! We have new Fair Trade lesson plans, teacher’s notes, and student activities for both public and parochial schools. Take these to your favorite teacher this September as they are welcoming students back to the classroom. The curriculum is based on using a [...]
