Posts Tagged ‘FairTrade’
Van Jones on Environmental Justice and why this matters to each of us
TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch – Van Jones – Environmental Justice A great environmental justice talk about the price poor people pay for us to have so much disposable plastic. But we have CHOICE: we can choose not to use disposable plastics, we can choose healthy products. As an example, if we follow that little water bottle along its…
Read Full PostA 1-step way to a better, healthier world with Fair Trade
By Linda Cornelius ecogal Author and Designer For many years now, I’ve consciously chosen to buy Fair Trade whenever it was available in the supermarkets I visit. Because it doesn’t feel good to know that your great bargain prices come on the blood and sweat of poorer, weaker human beings, does it? It is a…
Read Full PostTake a Step for FairTrade
This is a wonderful little animation video from FairTrade UK‘s 2012 campaign, worth a watch And even though the 2012 campaign is of course ended, the information is still valid and compelling. As they say: It can be a simple step, like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, or a bigger step, like asking everyone in…
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