Fair Trade & Social Justice
OCA's New Fair World Project
The Organic Consumers Association launched the Fair World Project (FWP) in September 2010 to promote fair trade in commerce, especially in organic production systems in developing countries as well as at home, and to protect the term "fair trade" from dilution and misuse for mere PR purposes. FWP fills the critical need for a watchdog of misleading fair trade claims, and a cheerleader for dedicated fair trade mission-driven companies.
On the table in my small Berkeley apartment this particular morning is a healthy looking little meal -- a bowl of imported McCann's Irish oatmeal topped with Cascadian Farms organic frozen raspberries, and a cup of Peet's Fair Trade Blend coffee. Like most of us, I prepare my breakfast at home and the ingredients for this one probably cost me about $1.25. (If I went to a café in downtown Berkeley, I'd likely have to add another $6.00, plus tip for the same.)
My breakfast fuels me up with about 400 calories, and it satisfies me. So, for just over a buck and half an hour spent reading
Read moreDear all,
This is a very exciting development. The Governor of Maine is calling for a Governor¹s Coalition for Sweatfree Procurement and Worker¹s Rights. If you can help persuade your governor to join this effort, please email or call me (207-262-7277). See Governor Baldacci¹s letter to other Governors: http://www.sweatfree.org/documents/BaldacciLetter022806.pdf
Thanks,
Bjorn
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For immediate release Contact: Bjorn Claeson
February 28, 2006 Tel. 207-262-7277
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March 3, 2006 1130 PST (FTW) - In L.A.'s Havana Experiment
<http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/020806_havana_experiment_summary.shtml FTW told you the dramatic and compelling story of what 350 families have done over a 13-year period with a 14 acre plot of land in a depressed inner city. They are feeding
Web Note: Robin Seydel is the membership director for the La Montanita Food Coops in New Mexico. She is a also a member of the Board of Directors of the Organic Consumers Association
It's heartening to see the buy local movement gaining ground. With the ills of globalization hitting home and the current national emphasis on "homeland security" even those who previously ignored or denigrated early buy local initiatives, city, state and national officials, supporters of "free" trade/globalization, media pundits on all sides of the political spectrum and
Read moreNEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Wanted: Corporate executive to serve as a point person on business ethics at the world's largest retailer. Law degree a plus, spotless reputation a must. Some travel required. Candidate must also not mind living in northwest Arkansas.
Does that sound like the ideal job for you? If so, contact the headhunters at Martha Montag Brown & Associates, who are seeking to find Wal-Mart's new director of global ethics.
That Wal-Mart <http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=WMT> (Research <http://cnnfn.investor.reuters.com/Reports.aspx?ticker=WMT
Read moreIt was Saturday morning and time for breakfast. I pulled a few eggs from the refrigerator and began chopping potatoes for home fries. The skillet warmed on the stovetop as I sliced shallots and garlic to season the meal. But before the ingredients could enter the pan, I needed some butter. So Peter, my partner, poured some heavy cream into the mixer and flipped the switch. By the time I finished chopping, he had churned up some pale yellow butter to grease the skillet. Our 14-day experiment in extreme local eating -- "The Hundred-Mile Diet" -- was about to begin.
This challenge was
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ESCONDIDO, CA Family owned Gertrude & Bronner's Magic Alpsnack© is pleased to announce that beginning in April 2006 all five flavors of their popular snack bars will be made with certified organic 'fairDeal' hemp nuts. The fairDeal' is domestic fair
Read moreBANK OF WAL-MART: STILL A BAD IDEA
Why Bank Of Wal-Mart Really Is A Bad Idea (Huffington Post)
Every now and then you pick up the newspaper and something blows your mind for its sheer lunacy. Quite often it's some inanity out of the mouth of a Bush administration official, but today's winner is David Leonhardt's column on the benefits of granting a bank charter to Wal-Mart on the front of the New York Times business section. I have no idea what the guy was inhaling when he sat down and started typing, but is he out of his freakin mind? So why's it dangerous for Wal-Mart
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