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Fair Trade Friday {What is the Value?}
2 days ago
by Kristi
Is there value in fair trade? My response? Yes. Why: Because you are valuing people and not products or consumables (coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.). This value affects all of us, globally. “Why/could it affect me, here, in the US,” you ask? The greater value that is placed on fair trade principles (n ...
Family. Freedom. Justice. - kristigriem.com
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Zambian law enforcement officers train to counter human trafficking
2 days ago
by African Press Organization
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — International Office of Migration recently conducted a training of trainers (ToT) for law enforcement officers in Zambia, using a newly developed handbook on the country’s 2008 Anti-Human Trafficking Act. The five-day trainin ...
InformAfrica.com - informafrica.com
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Hershey’s, West African child labor, and the promise of Brazil’s ...
2 days ago
by crunchy & chic
This barrage of chocolate-related posts is me capitalizing on the increased traffic I’m getting because of Valentine’s Day searches. By Tuesday of next week, Crunchy & Chic will go back to it’s regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, enjoy this post from the San Antonio Current: Valentine’ ...
Crunchy & Chic - crunchyandchic.wordpress.com
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Goosebumps and butterflies and things that get me out of bed in the morning…
2 days ago
by justsaskia
Yesterday morning I lay in bed curled under my covers, warm and cosy, and pressing snooze for the third time on my alarm. No part of me wanting to leave the warmth of my bed… And then a realisation came to mind so suddenly it was like it was a jolt ready to propel me out of bed and into the world. T ...
Just Saskia - justsaskia.wordpress.com
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Interview: Larysa Kondracki & Giveaway
// movies
2 days ago
by Emily Royal
The Whistleblower stars the forever-awesome Rachel Weisz as a muckraking Nebraskan cop who signs on to be a UN-affiliated peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Set in the late nineties, the film includes Weisz’s character risking her life to uncover the truth about some very seedy bars in the hills of Sar ...
Oyster Magazine - oystermag.com
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Blog #4: Northern Ireland sex industry 'fastest growing in UK'
2 days ago
by Simone P.
An organization based out of Northern Ireland is saying they have the fastest growing sex industry in any part of the UK. 26 potential victims have been identifies in Northern Ireland since Aril 2011, and victims have been traced to countries Ghana, China, Zimbabwe, and Slovakia. Most recently, a we ...
Current Events - soc202events.blogspot.com
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