The Conscious Consumer will be at the following events in November & December:
November
8th Sunday – Christmas gift fair at the Clarke Foley Centre
10th Tuesday – St Aidens Harrogate Christmas shopping evening
12th Thursday – Wharfedale hospital
13th Friday - Ben Rhydding Pre-school playgroup, Burley-in-Wharfedale Christmas shopping evening
19th Thursday – Oatlands School Harrogate Xmas Fizz shopping evening
21st Saturday – [...]
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Events November and December
Posted in EVENTS on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poor women turn company directors â OneWorld South Asia Home
Posted in General, gender, women's issues on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poor women turn company directors â OneWorld South Asia Home
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New arrivals: Fair Trade gemstone jewellery
Posted in Fair trade fashion, General, tagged Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fair trade jewellery, gemstones, gifts, new arrivals, people, planet, poverty, semi-precious jewellery, shopping, sustainable, women on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Beautiful “one off” individually designed pieces of jewellery packed with semi-precious stones and Fair Trade have arrived at the conscious consumer.
Our supplier amba nature works directly with producers in the micro cottage industries in the Philippines and specialises in sourcing ethically and fairly traded products from non-profit voluntary cooperatives, foundations and ngos, and livelihood communities and community [...]
Poverty main cause of trafficking.
Posted in General, gender, women's issues, tagged campaign, Conscious consumer, discrimination, Eastern Europe, education, empowerment of women, fair trade, Moldova, NGOs, people, poverty, self-esteem, sex workers, slavery, trafficking, Ukraine, values, women, women's issues on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chakarova’s research certainly goes further than telling the terrible stories of trafficked women. The detailed personal accounts highlight the problems that need to be addressed if sex trafficking is to be controlled. Poverty emerges time and again as the main cause in each of her stories.
Will Women Be an Afterthought at U.N. Crisis Meet? Jun 23 (IPS)
Posted in General, gender, women's issues, tagged activism, beliefs, campaign, Conscious consumer, development, discrimination, empower, empowerment of women, ethical, financial crisis, gender equality, inequality, justice, life style change, people, poverty, recession, self-esteem, slavery, sustainable, trafficking, UN, UNIFEM, values, women's issues on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) – A groundbreaking U.N. General Assembly conference on the global economic crisis and its impact on development, set to begin Wednesday, may sideline women’s numerous concerns, civil society groups say.
Joanna Lumley sends message of support for Harrison Trek
Posted in EVENTS, General, tagged campaign, Castle Howard, Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, disadvantaged adults Nepal, disadvantaged children, ethical shopping, EVENTS, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fair trade clothing, Fundraiser, Ghurkas, handicrafts, inequality, Joanna Lumley, justice, Nepal, people, poverty, self-esteem, shopping, sustainable, trek on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This will be it’s second year for the Harrison Trek at Castle Howard North yorkshire A great fundraiser for New Futures Nepal and I am pleased to play a part again in supporting this event. New futures Nepal have the support of Joanna Lumley who kindly sent them the following message:
Joanna Lumley sends message of support for [...]
Up-coming events for the Conscious Consumer
Posted in EVENTS, tagged arts and crafts, Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, country fair, craft fair, ethical shopping, EVENTS, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fair trade clothing, gifts, handicrafts, shopping, summer fair, women on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The weather’s changed of course now the conscious consumer’s events are outside…glorious sunshine last week when I was inside The Deep!
I’m hoping the rain will hold off this afternoon as I will be at Pool Feast (2-5pm) in Pool-in-Wharfedale. I’ll be taking mainly my jewellery and less items likely to blow off the stall!
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Fair Trade Conscious Consumer prize draw winner
Posted in General, tagged Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, free prize draw, gifts, shopping, sustainable on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations goes to Sandra Szikora on winning the FREE Fair Tradeprize draw for May at the Conscious Consumer. Some beautiful Fair Trade spa products will be on their way to Sandra.
Thank you for all of you that entered the draw.
More new Fair Trade accessories arrive at The Conscious Consumer
Posted in Fair trade fashion, General, tagged Conscious consumer, conscious consumers, development, empower, ethical, ethical shopping, fair trade, fair trade accessories, fashion, people, shopping, sustainable on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New summer Fair Trade accessories now on the conscious consumer’s website. Here’s a peep:
These fabulous bags are made from renewable sustainable raw materials and provide a sustainable livelihood for the artisans that make them in Madagascar.
