Tag Archives: fair trade
My Invisible Backpack (Spoken Word Video)
A poem, born in post-apartheid South Africa, revived for the global Joining Hands Initiative; a spoken word reflection about white and Global North privilege, driven by Peggy McIntosh’s invisible knapsack metaphor. By Abbi Heimach Sometimes it takes a journey, … Continue reading
Keeping Fair Trade Strong – and Focused on Small Producers
A Presbyterian Hunger Program Article Excerpt of a speech by Rink Dickinson, co-Executive Director and co-Founder of Equal Exchange Last Fall, Rink Dickinson, a co-founder of Equal Exchange, delivered a speech reflecting on Fair Trade and analyzing recent developments in … Continue reading
Fair Trade: Going Beyond Charity
A Global Marketplace Fair trade goes beyond charity by helping people help themselves By Daniel P. Smith, Presbyterians Today As Colleen Shannon ventured around the globe on various faith-based trips—to Africa and Central America, in particular—a grim, unrelenting reality … Continue reading
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