Promote Fair Trade
- Mission:
- Reducing global inequality by promoting retailers, wholesalers, and producers of fair trade goods
- Founder:
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Barry L.
, Seattle, WA
- Description:
- The economic empowerment of poor countries has been hampered by the unfair trading practices and regulations of rich countries and corporations. Fair trade is a system that not only aims to pay fair wages, but also to support participatory workplaces; ensure environmental sustainability; supply financial and technical support; respect cultural identity, offer public accountability, and educate consumers about the choices that they can make in their regular shopping habits. Fair trade businesses foster long-term and direct relationships with producers in the developing world, because they know these connections are a highly effective way to help producers help themselves. Fair trade is not about charity; it uses a fair system of exchange to empower producers and to create sustainab... Read more
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502 Members
$1,092 Raised
671 Actions
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Amanda C.
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I just started a project on peru- globalization and sustainable farming for the Model United Nations. so if any one would happen to know anything a...
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This is a Fair trade online clothing store run by Free the Children, and 50% of profit goes to the charity itself. They have some really nice produ...
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GreenFest 2007: Why Fair Trade?
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Nov 28, 2007
We asked people at the 2007 San Francisco GreenFest "Why Fair Trade." We got a lot of great responses. Here are a few of them.
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Fair Trade
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Kayla W.
Apr 21
I love to drink coffee, and I didn't realize until recently how terribly the coffee farmers are treated. It is not right. Think about how many people go to Starbucks every day, now think about how much coffee has to be mass-produced. If you go to a coffee shop, ask if they have Fair Trade!!!
Work with the system
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Michela C.
Apr 06
I believe Fair Trade is a tool to create positive social change because it works with the market system, not against it. It has potential for real growth and when supply chains for all industries are becoming more and more risky, fair trade supply chains offer sustainability for communities and for the environment.
End the Oppression and Exploitation
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Peter S.
Jan 19
In today's world, globalization has become a new imperialism with the moguls of capitalism replacing kings of old. It's time to demand fair trade, not free trade, and it's time to end the oppression and exploitation.
It's essential
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Olivia R.
Jan 17
It seems it's not enough just to send food, supplies, and money to third world countries. An economy is important, and must be sustainable: they need employment, purpose, and hope for a better future. They have been exploited by us for far too long!
Equality
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Lauren S.
Jan 09
Just because a company is trying to make the largest profit on their products and services does not mean that they have to completely exploit human beings trying to make a living. I understand that proportionally the cost of living is lower, but there is a standard of life that must be upheld and free market systems do NOT always promote this.
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Richard F.
Indianapolis, IN
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Ann C.
St.Joseph, MO
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Elizabeth G.
Washington, DC
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Peggy V.
Ekeren - Antwerp, Belgium
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