Hi Guys! I’m Hyunmin, a Mata Traders intern from Korea, and I’m back on the blog to celebrate World Fair Trade Day. Yay!
Ethical Fashion Blog
A few weeks ago, we discovered a campaign created by the Canadian Fair Trade Network. It highlights the point that a garment’s tag really doesn’t tell you much. Made in India, huh?
While I loved wearing a dress everyday for a month, I have to say how good it feels to be wearing jeans today. I wa...
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First things first–this post is meant to be forwarded. Send to your friends, your boyfriend, your husband, your girlfriend, your wife, your galentines, or whoever might be looking to get you something special for the big day.
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There are 35 million people enslaved all over the world today. In fact, there are more people in slavery now than in any other time in human history. I’m taking part in Dressember to do something about it: to raise awareness, to raise money, and to see if we can end slavery in our lifetime. Last year Dressember raised $165,000 for the International Justice Mission, which rescues and rehabilitates victims of slavery. This year, Dressember surpassed that incredible amount only a week in. Together we’re making a difference, and having fun doing it! I’ve been having a blast wearing dresses everyday, with the goal of raising $400 for IJM’s work. Please help me get there! Make your contribution right here, right now!
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Last year I found out about Dressember too late. It was already the end of December, just a few more days to go for the hundreds of women raising money for the International Justice Mission by wearing a dress every day for a month. I thought to myself: that sounds like a lot of fun, for a great cause, and I want to do it next year. So here I am, December 1st, embarking on my Dressember journey.
Big news this year for Chicago Fair Trade: we passed an ordinance in Chicago that will restrict the use of sweatshops in the production of apparel purchased by the city.
Have time on your hands and need some new digs? In search of a few hours of meaningful job-doing and could use a fresh pair of earrings? Well you’re in luck!
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Here at Mata we are firm believers in fair trade and advocates of human rights, which is why we wanted to spend a little time talking about one of the most important issues of 2014, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is an international trade agreement in negotiations between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries. It is known as “NAFTA on steroids,” and if it passes the TPP will be the biggest trade agreement ever.
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Yesterday Forbes posted an article on the importance of women in the future of ethical fashion. The author writes about women as power players in the effort to make the garment industry more transparent, suggesting that an increase of female leaders would directly impact this goal.
For a girl like me who loves to wear nothing but dresses, I was thrilled to come across the amazing campaign, Dressember. Thousands of women wore a dress every single day this month to raise money for the International Justice Mission, an organization that rescues slaves all around the world.
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What could the founder of a fair trade company want for Christmas? We asked and it turns out – lots of things! One of the items even looks an awful lot like an item on A.J.’s list (apparently we all love us some glass frames).
Join the #FairTuesday movement: with one purchase you can change lives in a whole community! Watch the video about Fair Tuesday here.
If you’re buying a gift for Mata sales manager, Emily, this season (and someone in this office is because we are doing a Secret Santa), then you’re going to want to pay special attention right about now.
What is Fair Tuesday? This short video sums it up quite nicely.
When is Fair Tuesday? It’s coming up soon on Dec...
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