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Jeff
Many Fair Traders, and consumers in general, have expressed concerns about the way product labels are evolving in the U.S. Many people wonder which labels they can trust, what the difference is between various labels, and whether or not labels should be applied to certain types of products (apparel, handcrafts, certain food items, etc.) We welcome your thoughts on this and related label issues!
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Jeff Goldman Jeff
Video: 55,000 Strong for Fair Trade
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Paul McCartney says…
“World Fair Trade Day is a great idea. Fair Trade is essential for millions of people who work and struggle for survival everyday. It’s all about justice and human rights. So why don’t you join me in supporting World Fair Trade Day 09″
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Jeff
New offer: Get a FREE dancing girl pin (Fair Trade from Kenya) by being one of the first 500 organizers to register an event on our Events calendar!
Please join us in celebrating World Fair Trade Day 2009 and help us set the record straight! Everything is better when it’s fair. On & around Saturday, May 9, you can join hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. and in over 80 countries to promote Fair Trade and campaign for trade justice together with farmers and artisans around the world .
In the U.S., we’re doing our part by setting the record straight. Please join workplaces, churches, synagogues, schools, businesses & neighbors as we help break last year’s World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break.
Fair Trade supporters around the country will take a break and enjoy a cup of Fair Trade coffee, a bar of Fair Trade chocolate, bake a cake using Fair Trade sugar, join in a drum circle with Fair Trade musical instruments or participate in a game of soccer using Fair Trade soccer balls. Be creative!
The Fair Trade Resource Network offers these great resources to make it fun and easy for you to participate:
- visit our Events calendar
- order free materials from our WFTD Toolkit
- organize with the Fair Trade Break Action Guide
- join the effort to reclaim the World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break
- learn more about Fair Trade
Click on World Fair Trade Day for more background details & resources.
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buzzle.com Guardian News & Media
Fair trade olive oil will hit the shops in 2009, while the occupied territories see economic growth and a drop in unemployment. The glimmers of an economic revival for Palestinians will grow early next year with the launch of their first fair trade product.
Fair trade olive oil will hit the shops in 2009 as tourist numbers in Bethlehem reach their highest levels for a decade. Israeli and Palestinian officials report economic growth for the occupied territories of 4-5% and a drop in the unemployment rate of at least three percentage points. (more…)
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bostonherald.com Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. - Coffee, tea or … fair trade wine?
TransFair USA, the Oakland-based group that has certified everything from coffee and tea to bananas and flowers as being ethically produced, now is putting its seal on wines from Chile, Argentina and South Africa.
The wines - which are available nationwide this month at grocers and liquor stores nationwide, including Whole Foods Market [WFMI] and Sam’s Club - are a first for U.S. consumers. (more…)
