Is your closet making you a hypocrite? How much do you really know about who made your clothes or what they’re made of? Could you answer questions about your wardrobe’s provenance with a smile and a clear conscience? If you’re shifting your fashion budget to more sustainable choices, you don’t have to worry. Choosing natural […]
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What’s it to me? Fair Trade Month
Solidarity Center For 2 years, I worked as a social work case manager, helping newly arrived refugees and survivors of human trafficking adjust to their new lives in the U.S. On a regular basis, my co-workers and I would discuss our work, new issues that came up with clients, new things we learned, but always circling […]
What is Fair Trade Certified?
Oliberte Fair trade is the market-based answer to charity. Instead of perpetuating the charity cycle, which just creates dependency on handouts, fair trade principles ensure that farmers get a fair price for their harvest, based on the market, i.e. supply and demand. Trading is done directly, without a middleman, which would otherwise take a chunk out of the […]
October is Fair Trade Month
Ethical and sustainable fashion has come a long way since the movement really started taking off in the 90s. There's still way too much yogawear and graphic t-shirts in that space, but the tide is turning. Maiyet 2013 brought the first cohort of Fair Trade certified clothing and shoes, certified by Fairtrade USA (Fairtrade International is continuing to […]