Women tend to be last to be hired and first to be fired during times of economic hardship. Challenge the G20 not just on the Global crisis but for justice for women.
Approximately 70% of the worlds poor tend to be women and girls, ironically too few seats at the tables where economic decisions are made are held [...]
Archive for March, 2009
G20 summit – demand justice for women
Posted in gender, women's issues, tagged campaign, Conscious consumer, development, economic downturn, empowerment of women, equality, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, families, G20, hardship, inequality, justice, poverty, sustainable, women, women and violence, women's issues on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Put People First: March for jobs, justice and climate
Posted in EVENTS, General, tagged activism, campaign, climate, green economy, inequality, jobs, justice, London, people, poverty, Put People First, recession, sustainable on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Put People First: March for jobs, justice and climate – 28 March 2009
* Decent jobs and public services for all * End global poverty and inequality * Build a green economy *
On 2 April the leaders of 20 of the world’s biggest economies meet in London to tackle the recession and global financial crisis.
But even [...]
Vacancy for Party Plan Agent.
Posted in Fair trade fashion, General, tagged coffee morning, Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, empowerment of women, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, fashion, flexible working, home agent, life style change, party plan, party plan agents, vacancies Yorkshire, vacancy, women, work life balance on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
’supporting disadvantaged women through trade’
The Conscious Consumeris looking for party plan agents in the Yorkshire area to sell a beautiful collection of Fair Trade fashion and acessories. It’s easy to become a party plan consultant and you can work hours to suit your life. There’s no ‘hard sell’ and no ‘must do this, that or [...]
Mumsworld Event to raise money for Comic Relief
Posted in EVENTS, tagged Charity, children, comic relief, Conscious consumer, ethical, event, fair trade, fundraising, gifts, greet, Harrogate, mum, mumsworld, North Yorkshire, parents, red nose day, shopping, women on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mumsworld 2009 is an event for parents to find out whats available in the Harrogate community. We will be at Scotton Village Hall from 10.30am until 2.30pm on Saturday 21 March.
There will be demos during the day from Tiny Talk baby signing, and several other local groups. We will also have information available about local swimming [...]
Cadbury Goes Fair Trade and Traffik Free!
Posted in General, tagged cadbury's, chocolate, cocoa farms, fair trade, human rights, slave labour, stop the traffik, trafficking, trafficking of children on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just want to spread the good news… below is an email from Stop The Traffik
CADBURY GOES TRAFFIK FREE
Let’s celebrate the amazing news that by the end of summer 2009, Cadbury’s Dairy Milk bars can be part of our diet again!
We congratulate Cadbury on their commitment to justice and now look to their policy being adopted [...]
Fair Trade fortnight.
Posted in Fair trade fashion, tagged beliefs, Conscious consumer, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, Fair trade fortnight, fashion, people, pioneer, planet, slow fashion, values on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fair Trade products are normally associated with food and the Fairtrade Foundation have shown the value of fairtrade bananas sold in 2007 was £150m, while coffee sold £117m in 2007. It’s also a lot more convenient for the consumer to be able to buy Fair trade food products in their local supermarket.
But, there’s a lot more [...]
