Lead for Change Blog October 2013

Handmade Expressions Giveaway!

October 28, 2013

Living Our Values, Making an Impact Through Fair Trade   By Handmade Expressions   This Fair Trade Month, Handmade Expressions is happy to share our story with you – as well as our products. To celebrate, through October 31st we’re offering a fair trade prize package to the customer and retailer whose photo of their […]

Fair Trade Campaigns in the Media: September/October 2013

October 25, 2013

Your monthly digest of Fair Trade Campaigns in the local and national spotlight

Giveaway: Faire Collection

October 21, 2013

Shop Faire – Wear the Change You Want to See Celebrate Fair Trade month with a giveaway from Faire Collection, the largest fair trade accessories company in the US! Five lucky fans will win a Faire Collection Stackable Ring, handmade from up-cycled bullhorn in Ecuador.  Read on to enter! Recently recognized by the Ethical Fashion […]

Fair Trade Your Halloween

October 18, 2013

Put a sweet twist on the bitter tradition this year by participating in Equal Exchange’s Fair Trade Your Halloween Campaign   Trick-or-treaters will hand Fair Trade chocolate back to adults, with informational cards attached, to explain the problems of the cocoa industry and how Fair Trade presents a solution. By providing children with an opportunity to […]

3 Easy Ways to Celebrate Fair Trade Month

October 18, 2013

          October is here, and you know what that means.  It’s time for the much-awaited month-long celebration of Fair Trade. This year Fair Trade USA’s  campaign theme is Buy Fair. Be Fair.  The goal is simple: increase awareness and demand for Fair Trade Certified products and deepen the impact of Fair Trade in farming communities […]

Fair Trade Your Halloween

October 8, 2013

Put a sweet twist on the bitter tradition this year by participating in Equal Exchange’s Fair Trade Your Halloween Campaign     Trick-or-treaters will hand Fair Trade chocolate back to adults, with informational cards attached, to explain the problems of the cocoa industry and how Fair Trade presents a solution. Through providing children with an […]