Fair Trade
"Thanks to the Fair Trade market, our standard of living has substantially increased. With your support, we look forward to a more promising future."
-Miguel Trigoso, APARM coffee cooperative, Peru
Headlines
- 07/23/10 - Info on S510 - The Food Safety Modernization Act
- 07/22/10 - The Killing Fields of Multi-National Corporations
- 07/21/10 - Food Co-op in Rachel Corrie's Hometown Boycotts Israeli Goods
- 07/21/10 - An Apparel Factory Defies Stereotypes, but Can It Thrive?
- 07/19/10 - An Open Letter on Haitian Agriculture to the CEO of Monsanto
- 07/15/10 - Hands That Feed: Haiti's Food Crisis and Post-Quake Opportunities for Sustainability.
- 07/15/10 - The Fight Over Food Deserts - Corporate America Smacks Its Way Down
- 07/15/10 - Rats Fed Junk Food Pass Down Cancer Risk Through Multiple Generations of Offspring
- 07/12/10 - Children Keep Egypt's Cotton Spinning
- 07/09/10 - Walmart Among Top Brands Blamed for Rainforest Harm
- 07/07/10 - Organic Grocery Co-ops Increasing Across the U.S.
- 07/07/10 - Local and Organic: Locavores Take Their Passion for Produce to the Next Level
- 07/06/10 - McDonald’s Facing Potential Lawsuit for Luring Kids With Happy Meal Toys
- 07/05/10 - Global Food Problems Are About Justice Not Scarcity
- 07/01/10 - Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
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The GNA Platform
Press the politicians to support:
- A repeal of NAFTA and GATT, so that Fair Trade, environmental sustainability, and a living wage for all become the foundation of our trade policies.
- Federal legislation, such as the Employee Free Choice Act, guaranteeing that when the majority of workers in a sizeable workplace sign union cards, the employer would be required to enter into a collective bargaining process with the workers.
- An increase in the Federal Minimum Wage to $8.50 an hour, in line with the minimum wage in Canada and Europe.
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Action Alert!
Stop the the Colombia Free Trade Agreement! Contact your Congressperson Today!
Tell Millstone Coffee: Unfair Trade is Rotten!
Resources
- One
Cup
This documentary follows the life and struggle of coffee farmers in the mountains of Timor, and the massive impact international Fair Trade initiatives have on their lives. - Coopetrabasur
Program from Democracy Now! covering the Costa Ricanbanana farming collective, Coopetrabasur . - One
Cup at a Time
Outlines the benefits, obstacles & policy behind Fair Trade projects in Latin America, and describes recommendations & solutions.
Featured Website
KIVA -organizes small loans between private citizens & would-be start-up businesses in the developing world. As the business you sponsor grows, the loan you provided gets repaid, & a sustainable business is born.
Featured Video
Fair Trade the Movie
A great primer to Fair Trade and the many factors sustaining the movement.