By: Juliana Rincón Parra A crowdfunding campaign for Women of the War aims to bring the stories of the women who took part of the Salvadorean Civil War and who are now leading their communities for peace, equality and justice. Through IndieGoGo, Lyn McCracken and Theodora Simon are raising part of the funds needed to make Women of the War, a full length documentary featuring [...]
BY: Therese Ngo As an American girl who grew up in the 90’s, fighting for women’s rights and gender equality never crossed my mind. I never had thoughts like, “Will my family survive if I go to school today” and I never had to cope with inequitable employment wages, financial or social security. I grew up in a world where the [...]
By: Julie Fahnestock Part 1 of a multi-post series. You’ve learned about the slavery behind food, apparel and well, almost everything you consume. You’ve decided to make some lifestyle choices and invest into more expensive, ethical products. You’ve heard fair trade ensures equitable wages for farmers. Whole Foods is down the street and you know they offer multiple fair trade products. [...]
If you are talking about the…poorest segment, the question is, do they really see themselves in the long run? Do they have dreams? My experience [is that] most of them don’t. The only thing that concerns them is the day to day, how they will survive today and tomorrow.” — Gilbert Maramba, Negros Women of Tomorrow Foundation, Philippines[1] The world [...]
Do you know where your jeans or your child’s favorite toy came from, before they landed on that shelf in your neighborhood store? Would it make a difference in your shopping habits if you could tell, with just a quick check on your smartphone, that the dress you’re about to buy was made with slave labor? Free2Work thinks so. A [...]
An Action to help raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. Many kids in developing countries have to walk miles to school, clean water and get medical help, without wearing any shoes! By walking barefoot millions of kids are at risk of injuries, infections and soil-transmitted diseases that most families can’t afford to [...]
Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends. ~Samuel Pepys By: Matthew Slater and Darcie Nolan What is the problem? “In this economy….” The phrase today inspires feelings of scarcity, excuses and lack. We have entered a time when the exchange of money alone will not be enough to reestablish our economy [...]
By: Make Poverty History(Australia)Volunteer – Holly Reed-Lama Tony Abbot’s recent suggestions that the foreign aid budget should be slashed in order to fund the recovery costs of the floods has shone a light on foreign aid; sadly resurrecting the ‘us and them’ attitudes of Hansonism and highlighting misconceptions about the effectiveness, and activities of the aid industry. It is perhaps, [...]
