I have been educated so much about HIV/AIDS this year. First of all, I read “There is No Me Without You” by Melissa Faye Green. Mind? Blown. Heart? Broken. Through Noonday Collection, I learned about Beza Entonto Outreach which provides holistic opportunities for people from the Entoto community (a largely HIV+ community on the outskirts of… Read More How to save a life: World AIDS Day, 12/1/12
Today’s the day!! I’ve now seen it called Giving Tuesday, Generous Tuesday, and Fair Tuesday, but there is one unifying message: let’s make a difference! Either by charitable donations, like tying Pure Charity into your online shopping. (Imagine the difference that could have/should have been made yesterday with all of that online shopping!!) Or the… Read More making a difference…it’s not so hard to do
I watched my Facebook feed exploding yesterday with “deals” abounding. I talked with my family about the cost of those deals. Here are some ideas for purchasing with purpose, and in most cases here, at a discount! Because I know what it’s like to love a deal. I love Hunter boots, but have never loved… Read More Purchasing with Purpose: Some Ideas
Remember my #GivingTuesday post? And I suggested one practical way to give back and be charitable is through purchasing fair trade, socially and ethically responsible products? The fair trade community had already put two and two together and semi-hijacked Giving Tuesday for Fair Tuesday! Genius, I tell you. Because it’s not really a hijack. Fair Trade… Read More Giving Tuesday = Fair Tuesday
Have you ever had one of those times when you see something you love, but can’t purchase at that time? So then you start cyber-stalking the company? You know… “like” the Facebook page, follow on twitter for every mention and hopeful giveaway, random google search with “sale + (highly desired piece or store name).” No… Read More Indigenous: a review of fairly traded style and comfort
I saw this and had to laugh. Sadly. So you may remember in my very first post that I am in the throes of breaking up with mainstream American culture. “Why?” you ask… The list is very long, but the above e-card pretty much sums it up. I am not going completely rogue and declaring… Read More #GivingTuesday: a call to action
How embarrassing… a “fair trade fashionista” who pretty much forfeited all of FAIR TRADE MONTH and who’d almost forgotten the password to blog, it’s been so long. Alas, I will not dwell on the past, but look toward the future. There’s some fair trade shopping to be done with Hanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and any other holiday… Read More Oh baby, baby, baby… I got so much love in me – Fair trade gifts for babies
the fair trade fashionistas 