Partners for Just Trade : Articles http://www.partnersforjusttrade.org Partners for Just Trade Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:12:56 CST en-us Round table discussion on Fair Trade on KWMU http://www.kwmu.org/programs/slota/archivedetail.php?showid=3354 http://www.kwmu.org/programs/slota/archivedetail.php?showid=3354 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:55:14 CST KWMU PJT's director, Carrie Hawthorne, discussed Fair Trade on St Louis' NPR station, KWMU along with Kellee Sikes of Pioneer Technologies and Rich Howard-Willms of Plowsharing Crafts. PJT director interviewed on KDHX http://www.kdhx.org/audio/earthworms_2008-09-09.mp3 http://www.kdhx.org/audio/earthworms_2008-09-09.mp3 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:35:49 CDT Partners for Just Trade Earthworms, the environmental talk show hosted by Jean Ponzi, on KDHX-St. Louis Community Radio, interviewed PJT's director, Carrie Hawthorne, about Fair Trade and PJT's work. (begins during minute 6) New Fair Trade Bible study available http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2008/08467.htm http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2008/08467.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:04:45 CDT Presbyterian News Service Resource aims to help consumers learn how their purchasing power can impact social and economic justice worldwide Minister ties faith, fair trade in new book http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/faith_values/stories/2008/06/20/fairtrade.ART_ART_06-20-08_B6_6NAF83V.html?sid=101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/faith_values/stories/2008/06/20/fairtrade.ART_ART_06-20-08_B6_6NAF83V.html?sid=101 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:20:32 CDT The Columbus Dispatch Three cents of your $3 cup of coffee goes to the farmer who grew the beans, and this disturbs the Rev. Judy Hoffhine. Geiger sews up the world market fairly http://www.alextimes.com/article.asp?article=9879&paper=1&cat=145 http://www.alextimes.com/article.asp?article=9879&paper=1&cat=145 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:03:48 CDT Alexandria Times It's tough to run a small business anywhere, especially 13,000 feet high in Peru's Andes Mountains. But that's where longtime seamstress and Alexandrian Eleanor Geiger found the elements of business in tact... Artisans gather in Peru to develop new products for U.S. market http://www.apps.pcusa.org/joininghands/carrie.htm http://www.apps.pcusa.org/joininghands/carrie.htm Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:40:24 CST Joining Hands Partners for Just Trade director backpacks into the Andes for meetings. Along with her backpack, Carrie Hawthorne is carrying a notebook full of ideas around Peru. New Fair Trade Web site launched http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2007/07812.htm http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2007/07812.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:40:15 CST Presbyterian News Service A non-profit organization related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has launched a Fair Trade Web site aimed at helping disadvantaged Peruvian artisans find a new marketplace for their goods and earn a sustainable wage in return. Partners for Just Trade Welcomes Director, Anticipates Growth in Coming Months http://www.thehealthyplanet.com/nov07_partners.htm http://www.thehealthyplanet.com/nov07_partners.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:13:41 CST The Healthy Planet Partners for Just Trade (PJT), a local Fair Trade organization that helps Peruvian artisans market their crafts in the US, has hired its first executive director, Carrie Hawthorne. PJT, which recently gained non-profit status, is a Fair Trade organization that promotes social and economic justice by creating global partnerships through Fair Trade sales and education. Fair trade preserves traditions, builds communities http://www.thehealthyplanet.com/nov07_fair.htm http://www.thehealthyplanet.com/nov07_fair.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:07:23 CST The Healthy Planet The fair trade movement has grown significantly in North America in the past five years. In 2002, total sales of fair trade products in North America were approximately $180 million. By 2005, that number had increased by 53% to approximately $359 million. Globally, fair trade sales exceeded $2.6 billion in 2006. Clifton woman helps Peruvian artist sell work http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710310415 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710310415 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:18:08 CST The Courier Journal Ruth Farrell of Clifton spent 10 years in Peru as a Presbyterian Church worker helping native artists and craftspeople form cooperatives and find a market for their goods. She recently saw the results of her work as she and Yody Moran, 30, of Peru - one of the artists she befriended - visited Just Creations fair trade gift store in Crescent Hill. A fair advantage: Fair trade as hipster label vs. fair trade as a way of life http://leoweekly.com/?q=node/5681 http://leoweekly.com/?q=node/5681 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:55:04 CST Louisville Eccentric Observer Yody Moran deftly worked two skeins into a tiny finger puppet shaped like a lion last Wednesday night, before a small group of onlookers at a fair trade store here. Were it not for the opportunity to sell crafts like this at a fair price, she might have remained like other women in her community — who use their hands to clean other people's clothes in icy rivers. After a year or so, the freezing waters and harsh detergents bring their fingers to a semi-permanent state of numbness. Fair trade group names first executive director http://southsidejournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/05/01/news/sj2tn20070501-0502ssj_fair1.ii1.txt http://southsidejournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/05/01/news/sj2tn20070501-0502ssj_fair1.ii1.txt Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:51:08 CST South Side Journal From a group selling household items in churches, Partners for Just Trade has grown to an organization helping about 200 artisans in Peru. Now the organization based in the Shaw neighborhood hopes to help even more Peruvians to a better life by enabling them to receive a much bigger share of the retail price for their wares than they normally would receive.