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Honor Women’s Equality Day by Shopping at a Fair Trade/Empowerment Retailer

Women’s Equality Day is Saturday, August 26th. Celebrate by shopping at a fair trade/empowerment retailer! Empowerment retailer’s focus on empowering vulnerable/poverty stricken women and giving them the skills and tools necessary to become economica

Plan a Fair Trade Halloween Party

Halloween is October 31st. Celebrate by planning a fair trade Halloween party! Halloween is a perfect excuse to gather your family and friends for a fun party! Use the opportunity to promote a slave-free lifestyle and feature key fair trade pieces fo

Observe International Day for Tolerance

Tolerance involves understanding other people and other cultures. In an era characterized by extremism and violence tolerance reminds us of the importance of seeing our fellow humans as worthy of love and respect. In essence, tolerance involves embra

Resolve to Fight Modern Day Enslavement

Happy New Year! This year, make it a point to plan an entire year of anti-enslavement activism. Whether your activism is in the form of spreading education/awareness, joining/volunteering at an anti-slavery organization, or attending abolitionist eve

Over Half of All Survivors of Modern Day Enslavement are Women

Women and girls account for an estimated 70% of the world’s 40.3 million enslaved population. That is nearly three quarters. This is based off of the 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery—the latest estimates collected by the Walk Free Foundation a

Celebrate Easter with a Fair Trade Basket

Easter Sunday 2019 is April 21st! Easter is one of the most significant Christian holidays. It's themes include rebirth and springtime. It is a joyous celebration for many around the world. In the United States, many families and friends sit down to

Review the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center's (IJPC) Human Trafficking Toolkits

Human trafficking exists in every community and happens every day. As the issue of human trafficking enters the public consciousness, members of the media and those of us working to end modern day slavery have a responsibility to use our platforms t

Support the BuyFair Mobile App

The BuyFair Mobile App When you're running errands it can be difficult to remember which products are fair trade and which may have been produced with enslaved labor. BuyFair is currently developing a mobile app which can help us identify which toys,

Celebrate Universal Human Rights Month

December is the Universal Month for Human Rights In 1948 with the memory of World War II still fresh, the United Nations crafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The very first article states: All human beings are born free and equal in dig

Watch a Webinar About the Modern-Day Enslavement of Native American Women

November is Native American Heritage Month Native American women across the North American continent are at risk of falling prey to human trafficking. Indeed, many Native American activists talk of an "epidemic" of missing and murdered indigenous wom