Fair Trade Winnipeg 2015

It looks like Winnipeg wants to join a notable list of other Canadian cities who are recognized as Fair Trade cities (including Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton) this year!  For more information and how you can get involved, go to:

fairtradewinnipeg.ca

Menstrual Products are a Necessity. Period.

Jen Zoratti of The Winnipeg Free Press talks about a desparately needed item at shelters - feminine hygiene products - and the fact that the federal government considers them 'non-essential' items and therefore taxes them, keeping them further out of reach for those already experiencing homelessness:

www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/menstrual-products-are-a-necessity-period-293595591.html?cx_navSource=d-tiles-2

Building to a One Billion Rising Revolution

Check out the following article and  more about Building to a One Billion Rising Revolution at:

www.onebillionrising.org/15608/husband-murdered-gave-strength-save-countrys-girls-fartuun-adan

CNN: Crowd Sourcing to Fight Human Trafficking

This CNN article highlights a number of excellent organizations working in Cambodia to counteract the effects of human trafficking:

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2015/01/30/crowd-sourcing-to-fight-human-trafficking