Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The One-for-One deal you can't pass up

The last time you visited the mall, did you feel fulfilled? I'm guessing not...especially after you looked at your bank balance. Enter TOM's Shoes. For every pair of shoes you purchase, TOM's gives a pair away to a child in need. Learn more about this incredible company's story. Now you can make a difference with one simple purchase:














I love my new TOM's. They're comfy, fashionable & best of all--they have a story worth telling.



























(Photo's by Amanda, of her actual shoes)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Put your money where your mouth is

From the same people who brought you the film Call+Response, exposing the plight of 27 million individuals who are trafficked world-wide, comes Chain Store Reaction. This site provides a platform for consumers to notify large corporations that WE (as their customers) demand they take responsibility for their supply chain, workers and ensure that they are not assisting willingly or unwillingly in human trafficking. A form letter is already created and it's easy to add your information and submit a letter to over 400 brands. So take a few minutes and let your favorite companies know that you are part of the solution to human trafficking & they can be too!

Visit Chain Store Reaction today!

Click for Call+Response & ways you can get involved in the 21st century abolitionist
movement.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Celebrating Harriet Tubman Day!

Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist

"I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other." 
~Harriet Tubman

"If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more."
~Harriet Tubman

Born into slavery in 1820, Harriet Tubman escaped and became actively involved in the Underground Railroad.  During the Civil War she worked as a nurse and spy for the Union.  

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Words of Wisdom from Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

"Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live."

"Nothing in all the word is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."