Archive for May, 2012
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Fair Trade Faces: Our Hardworking Volunteers
Interviews with Sabhyta Kumar, Carey Lee and Huong Thao Nguyen By Adeline Tay It has been 2 weeks since The Fair Trade Pop Up Shop was launched at Carillon City, Shop H13 and we are really happy to note that it has been going extremely well. We are extremely thankful to all our volunteers who have [...]
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When Artistry Intertwines with Fair Trade
By Adeline Tay The Fair Trade Pop Up Shop is excited to announce that Desert Shadow will be making a special appearance from 1 to 4 pm at our shop this Saturday (19th May 2012). For every purchase amounting to $20 and above, a Desert Shadow’ representative will help to create a traditional Henna body [...]
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Fair Trade Faces – Ms Gennys Clarke
Interview with Ms Gennys Clarke, Founder of U-Chus By Adeline Tay Victoria Park has always been known for its great cafes. However, there’s a new kid in town, generating even more excitement. U-Chus, a Fair Trade, Recycled and Organic Shop, has chosen to open its flagship store at 965A Albany Highway, East Victoria Park. Filled [...]
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Fair Trade Faces – Ms Antonia Taylor
Interview with Ms Antonia Taylor of Oxfam Shop (Fremantle), Founder of Khmer Creations By Adeline Tay With a sunny disposition and cheerful smile, Ms Antonia Taylor never fails to light up the room she enters. As a full-time manager of the Oxfam Shop at Fremantle, Antonia serves as a wonderful ambassador of fair trade. In [...]
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UniPrint is The Fair Trade Pop Up Shop’s preferred supplier for print services
By Adeline Tay When we had to print our flyers for The Fair Trade Pop Up Shop, our first preference was to approach UniPrint. UniPrint is ideal for our printing needs as it is not only located in close proximity, it is also known for its top quality customer service. Craig and Deb have been [...]
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Fair Trade Fun Fact #10: Footballs can be Fair Trade certified too!
Fair Trade is On the Ball! By Monique Ivey Since 1996, when the world learned that sporting goods giant, Nike, was exploiting child labourers in Vietnamese sweat shops to increase production simultaneous with profits; the sports industry has been under a microscope to lift its game. The scandal received explosive media attention and highlighted, not [...]
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Fair Trade Fun Fact #9: While she was shooting the final instalments of Harry Potter, Emma Watson designed three collections for UK Fair Trade clothing company, People Tree
Everybody Looks Good in Fair Trade By Monique Ivey source of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SirOqgoLXoc&feature=plcp People Tree, the UK Fair Trade clothing company, worked a little extra magic last year when they approached Emma Watson to design their latest collection. While shooting the final instalments of Harry Potter, Emma (who has worked with the likes of Burberry, [...]
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Fair Trade Fun Fact #8: Oxfam is a leader in the Fair Trade movement, beginning with it’s “Helping by Selling” project 1965. This has progressed from “helping” to “empowering” through the system of Fair Trade.
From Helping to Empowering By Monique Ivey The rise of Fair Trade and Oxfam in the 1960s came at a time when little was known about the oppressive and exploitative relationship between the third world producer and the first world buyer. Sweat shops and child slavery were on the rise and relatively under the radar. [...]
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Fair Trade Fun Facts #7 : Cocoa and chocolate are the biggest selling Fair Trade products in Australia – closely followed by coffee!
Fancy a Guilt-Free Chocolate Fix? By Monique Ivey Ok… so we’re not talking calories, but for those who have a socially conscious sweet-tooth, here are a few things you should know… While there has been an incredible 200% increase in all retail sales of Fair Trade products since 2009, chocolate has been an absolute stand [...]
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Fair Trade Fun Fact #6: During the GFC the demand for Fair Trade globally didn’t stop growing. Fairtrade sales grew by 15% as consumers spent an estimated AU$5.4 billion on Fairtrade products globally.
What Economic Crisis? By Monique Ivey As the clouds of a second economic crisis loom ominously over our heads, today take a minute to read about a small but bright ray of sunshine breaking through! Despite the devastating economic impact of the GFC since late 2008, the demand for Fair Trade didn’t stop growing. In [...]
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