5.06.11 economic self determination

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It's time for Fair Traders to tone down the marketing rhetoric and return to the educational goals of our mission.

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While Fair Trade certification is an important instrument for making positive change, the most fundamental issue for workers in the Global South is the rules of global trade.

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If it is tapped, says Vandana Shiva, the largest energy source we have "is the internal energy of human beings in all its dimensions -- spiritual, cultural, emotional, intellectual, physical."

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As long as well-meaning people assume that these issues are too complicated and persistent to be solved by public policies and programs, then they will be.

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Providing care for all from the bottom-up.

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A social justice movement cannot
always play by the rules, but has to call
upon its members and supporters to
make their voices heard — publicly
and defiantly.

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As long as you’re thinking about sustainable and local food, let’s talk about sustainable labor conditions too, because you’re never going to have a sustainable food system without sustainable labor conditions.

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A rising movement states that true development lies beyond growth and efficiency and should instead enable dignified lives.

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The money transfer industry is largely unregulated, and extracts wealth from the most economically marginalized communities all over the world.