Frithjof Bergmann on the VISION SUMMIT 2008: Financial Crisis is Just a Cover Up of Rising Poverty
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Fair Trade, Politics | No Comments »I just jumped into a workshop at the Vision Summit with Professor Frithjof Bergmann, founder of New Work. He starts his talk with a strong statement: "the financial crisis is used to cover up what hides behind the curtains. But ...
Live from the VISION SUMMIT 2008 in Berlin
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Fair Trade, Politics | No Comments »Just freshly arrived with Noel from Karmakonsum at the Vision Summit conference on Social Business in Berlin. In the first speech, professor Werner, founder of the drugstore DM, makes a strong note for a basic income for everyone. This will stimulate ...
Fair Trade Week in Germany
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade | 15 Comments »From next week, it's Faire Woche (Fair Trade Weeks) in Germany. All over the country there are local events to promote fair traded products, and the events go from local charity groups that do an action, to lectures and festivals. In ...
Fashion Designers join Fair Wear Foundation collectively
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 1 Comment »Elsewear, a Dutch initiative that promotes green fashion, organizes a joined membership of the Fair Wear Foundation for designers and smaller brands. On the 4th of September, during a meeting on Green Profit, the two organizations will sign a contract that ...
New Report by Clean Clothes Campaign: Sportswear Brands Still Violate Workers Rights
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 1 Comment »Unlike all new attems of companies like Adidas to become a "responsible" company, a new report by the Clean Clothes Campaign, published today, states that in the sports wear industry the situation is still inhuman. The CCC report shows that the ...
Beijing 2008: Catch the Olympic Flame for Labour Rights
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Fair Trade | 1 Comment »These Olympic games are all about politics. It is both a great chance for action groups to get their topic on the agenda, and for the Chinese government to use the Games as one big PR event. And they ...
Womens Day & the Garment Industry: it’s Women’s Sweat on Your Shirt
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | 5 Comments »About a billion people (!) are working in textile related industries worldwide. Many of them are women, working from home, in slum situated sweatshops or high tech factories. As known, the circumstances are not always that funky. Without drawing to all ...