Thursday, October 22, 2009

Empower yourself, Empower the world.

Last Friday I was asked to speak at the Chicago Catholic Festival of Faith. What an event! I didn't know what to expect... there were TONS of people in attendance.

My presentation was titled: "What is FAIR TRADE? How do we educate and develop just practices in purchasing FAIR TRADE?"

Again, didn't know what to expect... but man, what a great crowd. They asked such wonderful questions and have such big desires to bring Fair Trade into their organizations. One of the biggest challenges most faced is:

"How do we educate on Fair Trade and show our communities that with little changes, we can make a big difference?" and "How can we bring Fair Trade into our organizations without paying more?"

Both are great questions. There is so much greatness in the definition of Fair Trade that often it is hard to explain, all the while making sense to our listener. I found this great video that shows that even little changes in our spending can contribute SO MUCH to alleviating Global Poverty.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC VIDEO... JUST WATCH AND SEE :)



You can make a HUGE difference even by switching a few of your current purchases to Fair Trade items. To learn more, or find Fair Trade offerings near you, check out the following links.

Of course I will list our two organizations first :)

Alrighty.... Peace out for now!

-Jen

Thursday, October 1, 2009

MILWAUKEE!! JOIN US THIS SAT. @ THE PUBLIC MARKET!!




Celebrate October Fair Trade Month at the
Milwaukee Public Market
Fair Trade Bazaar!
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
10 am – 2 pm
Milwaukee Public Market
400 N. Water St., 2nd Floor


Shop at 10 local Fair Trade vendor booths, see a fair trade, eco-friendly fashion show at 12:00 and 1:00 and have the chance to be entered in a drawing for prizes every 30 minutes!

Argan D’Or Argan Oil
Chartreuse
Fair Trade For All
Four Corners of the World
Minga Fair Trade Imports
Rishi Tea
Stone Creek Coffee
Solidarity Clothing/GREENOLA Fair Trade, Sustainable Style!!!!
Sven’s European Cafe
Trails to Bridges
Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition
SHOP OUR NEW LINE: www.GREENOLAstyle.etsy.com