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About Me

Check us out in the CityLife: http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2007/05/10/news/local_new s/iq_14221263.txt

Thanks to Spot Productions (www.spotproductions.com) we now have www.giftlv.org up and running! Come check it out!

We are students, artists, teachers, parents, activists and concerned consumers earnestly committed to growing the demand for Fair Trade in Las Vegas at an individual, market, and community level.

We meet every other week to educate ourselves on Fair Trade issues and to work on events, projects and activites. We are an open group and all are welcome!

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My Interests

MAKE TRADE FAIR -OXFAM

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What is Fair Trade?

Fair Trade is an innovative, market-based approach to sustainable development. Fair Trade helps family farmers in developing countries to gain direct access to international markets, as well as to develop the business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace. By learning how to market their own harvests, Fair Trade farmers are able to bootstrap their own businesses and receive a fair price for their products. This leads to higher family living standards, thriving communities and more sustainable farming practices. Fair Trade empowers farming families to take care of themselves - without developing dependency on foreign aid.

Translation? Fair Trade makes sure third world farmers and artisans are treated with the dignity they deserve.

I'd like to meet:

Everyone from those who've devoted their lives to fair trade to those who've never heard of it.

Television:

RESOURCES:

Information on Fair Trade:

www.transfairusa.org
www.fairtradefederation.com
www.maketradefair.com
www.data.com
www.one.org

Online Shopping:

www.globalexchange.org
www.shopelement.com
www.globalgirlfriend.com
www.agreatergift.org
www.thehungersite.com
www.ethicalsuperstore.org
www.nosweatapparel.com

In Store Shopping:

Albertson's
Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shops
Cost Plus World Market
Trader Joe's
Whole Foods
Wild Oats

NOT ALL PRODUCTS AT THESE STORES ARE FAIR TRADE

LOOK FOR THE LABEL

Books:

Currently: THE NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO FAIR TRADE, new edition David Ransom, Fair Trade for All by Stiglitz and Charlton, Issues of the World: Fair Trade? by Adrian Cooper, The aWake Project, Bono's On the Move, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ron Sider, Not On Our Watch by Don Cheadle and John Pendergast and Fair Trade Coffee by Gavin Fridell

My Blog

GIFT in CityLife twice!

Check it out and watch us this weekend on Political Insiders on ch. 13 at 11:30 pm Sat and 5 ish Sunday! http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2007/05/10/news/local_new s/iq_14221263.txt http://www...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Sat, 12 May 2007 05:04:00 PST

World Fair Trade Day Festival!

GIFT is hosting a World Fair Trade Day Festival in Las Vegas! Our goal is to expose the community to the issues involved in trade, including the contributions to poverty and child labor through curre...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:07:00 PST

Good stuff today!

Holy cow, did we get a lot done today! I am always impressed by the creativity and tenacity you guys attack things with. This group would not be the same without every last one of us! Here's what we ...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:08:00 PST

Watch video of GIFT's TV spot!

I (Noel, here) got to represent GIFT on a show called Political Insiders! Go to www.ktnv.com then go to go to the News tab on the left and click on Political Insiders. The video is the first one in th...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:21:00 PST

Thanks GIFT members!

Thanks for a really good day yesterday, you guys. I'm always impressed by the effort and energy you guys put into these things. Everyone did a really great job. Even though it wasn't perfect, remember...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:50:00 PST

GIFT, The News and Guatemala

Anchor woman, Christina Brown, from our channel 13 news traveled far and poured her heart into creating this story. She went alone with a camera man to Guatemala to show us where our c...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:17:00 PST

Sundays schedule

Intro............Josh and Melissa 5 minutes Definition of FT...........Ruth 5 minutes Video................................ 10 minutes slide show...................Josh 10/15 mi...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:11:00 PST

Great news!

Great Fair Trade News! We did it! Some of you know that GIFT has been petitioning Trader Joe's for six months to carry fair trade chocolate bars... Today is the day my friends. I am happy to annou...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:12:00 PST

We love Ben. We love Jerry.

Ben and Jerry are my heroes Ben and Jerry's Fair Trade Chocolate and Vanilla Ice CreamBen & Jerry's has expanded its line of ice creams with Fair Trade ingredients to include Chocolate and Va...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:12:00 PST

New year, next meeting

Our next meeting is going to be Jan. 14 at the Einstein Bagel at UNLV at 7:00am. It'll be our big "vision casting" meeting. We'll revisit our mission statement, priorities, and roles and lay out...
Posted by Growing Into Fair Trade on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:22:00 PST