whats up with that? all i see there is the link?!
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 2:59 AM
Noticed the makepovertyhistory.org white band on the website this morning! It is Fair Trade week afterall. Good call!
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 2:01 PM
Ah so thats why chems.com was trippin out yesterday. all i saw was that white band thing.
Can somebody explain me what fair trade means 8O i know chris martin always writes it on his hand at gigs.
Can somebody explain me what fair trade means 8O i know chris martin always writes it on his hand at gigs.
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 2:09 PM
AH okay so exactly what i thought it was ( kinda like a meatball sandwich )
Nevermind. yeah we have these fair trade store's in Amsterdam and stuff. I think it's good people support this kind of things !
Nevermind. yeah we have these fair trade store's in Amsterdam and stuff. I think it's good people support this kind of things !
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 2:12 PM
It makes sure that everybody get paid fairly, for example the places the big chocolate companies get their ingredients from do not pay their staff very much, these are mostly third world type country when there is no other option then to work in this way, but fair trade products make sure they get a decent pay for their job, and all the money does not just go to the fat cats.
You can get fair trade chocolate bars in a lot of shop in the UK, it is a bit more expensive and I am told does not really taste that good, I don?t know my self because I don?t like chocolate at all.
You can get fair trade chocolate bars in a lot of shop in the UK, it is a bit more expensive and I am told does not really taste that good, I don?t know my self because I don?t like chocolate at all.
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 2:31 PM
So Fair Trade products cost more and aren't nessecarily better quality??
They put the price up so they can pay the suppliers/workers more and still give the compaines/bosses dosh!!
Yeah - sounds great to me!!
They put the price up so they can pay the suppliers/workers more and still give the compaines/bosses dosh!!
Yeah - sounds great to me!!
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 4:47 PM
we don't really have charity organisations like the british ones. however, i support oxfam plus some environment and nature organisations plus my charity "work" in england
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 5:20 PM
I support the iguanapunk alcohol consumption organisation. A very worthy cause and i'd encourage you all to donate. Do we have anyone here who could organise a concert on the same scale as Live Aid for me?
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 5:41 PM
iguanapunk Escribi�:
I support the iguanapunk alcohol consumption organisation. A very worthy cause and i'd encourage you all to donate. Do we have anyone here who could organise a concert on the same scale as Live Aid for me?
Im sure Ed and Tom would be willing to headline it.
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 7:11 PM
iguanapunk Escribi�:
I support the iguanapunk alcohol consumption organisation. A very worthy cause and i'd encourage you all to donate. Do we have anyone here who could organise a concert on the same scale as Live Aid for me?
Reminds me of an episode of Beavis and Butthead where they went a an AA meeting because of their problem with alcohol: not having any.
The fair trade is an interesting one. Our societies are basically running on top of extortion of third world countries. How much are we willing to cut back on our lifestyle to help to bring the same level of living to poorer countries?
