Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Few More Thoughts. . .

Just a few more thoughts from fair trade:  a human journey by Eric St-Pierre (if you haven't already bought it, go now - what are you waiting for?!):

"'Acting together accomplished more than the sum of our individual actions,' could be FLO's [Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International] official motto." (p. 207)

"'Fair trade is not just about higher prices.  It's about social justice, health, education, culture, control of the food supply and ecology.  Fair trade is an integrated policy.'" (p. 212)

"There are many people who refuse to accept the injustices and disparities of the conventional market.  The strength of fair trade is that it offers a very real alternative, which can be expressed every day through our consumption choices, our purchases and the businesses we patronize." (p. 231)

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