7 Wonders of Peruvian Cuisine - EVENT

If you like Peruvian food, this is a MUST.

The "Real Felipe", a stone-wall fort in a pentagonal shape, built in the 1700's to repel attacks from pirates and privateers will host the final event to choose the "7 Wonders of the Peruvian Cuisine" on July 26th.

The event will feature more than 20 dishes prepared by famous chefs from the across the country.

Tickets are for sale now here. All proceeds will benefit children affected by metal pollution in Cerro de Pasco.

For more information about the event and contest, visit http://www.7maravillasgastronomicas.com (in Spanish) or contact us.

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Ethical TV has been created by Hand Up Media, the ethical publishing, media and events company that promotes fair trade and ethical lifestyle issues in positive, stylish & empowering ways to consumers across the globe.

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Fair Trade

Second European Fair Trade Fair

Equi’Sol (an association promoting Fair Trade) is organising the second European Fair Trade Fair, with it’s European partners (The Trade for Development Centre is one of them), from 2nd to 4th October 2009.

300 exhibitors and 20 000 visitors are expected ! The perfect occasion to share about Fair Trade, to meet professionals, to discover new products, to exchange with Southern producers, to attend conferences and round tables on current Fair Trade events.

Learn more here

U.S. Sales of Fair Trade Certified Products Up in 2008 Despite Economy

On an article posted by the Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN) we learn that the demand for Fair Trade Certified products has grown rapidly nationwide, according to TransFair USA's recently released 2008 Almanac.

Annual imports of coffee grew by over 30% in weight, tea by over 20%, cocoa by over 95%, and bananas by over 250%. Additional income to farmers and producers grew 74%, to $32.6 million.


In other news, a grass-roots, nonpartisan coalition of Fair Trade organizations, vendors, retailers, schools, individuals and consumers, is inviting the First Lady to help extend the Fair Trade movement by declaring the White House a "Fair Trade Home." Having the White House seek to purchase and use fair trade goods encourages households throughout America to refine their buying habits toward ethical consumption so that poverty, both in America and around the world, is reduced.

Throughout the year, the campaign will seek online signatures from consumers and organizations to show the First Lady the momentum and support of the Fair Trade movement. The coalition hopes that the First Lady will accept the invitation so that a ceremony is conducted in May 2010 in honor of "World Fair Trade Day."
Learn more or participate in the campaign at Fair Trade the White House.

Fair Trade Dolls Featured in Specialty Blog

The Natural Child Project, a parter of Inca Kids carrying exclusive dolls made by our artisans has been featured in the blog "Allthingsdoll.blogspot.com". check out our beautifull 100% handknitted dolls in ovine yarn! They depict an Andean woman carrying and wearing a child.

The Natural Child Project promotes attachment parenting and envisions a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion.

What the World Needs Now...

Since 1993, when she made history as the first female White House press secretary, Dee Dee Myers has been wondering what would happen in more power was give to women. Myers, according to her book "Why Women Should Rule", believes that women are more interested in consensus than partisanship and look beyond the traditional skills in jobs and her research has shown that she is not only right, there is much more that makes investing in women a wise investment.

Women are wise investors, achiving higher finantial returns than men do. But of course, that should not be a surprise since women already make most of the purchasing decisions at home and their financial power continues to grow. Her reseach has also confirmed that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for women and families and promote non violent conflict resolution.

Also, studies show that when women manage the family funds, generally spend more on health, nutrition and education. In fact, increases in women's income improve child survaval rates 20 times more than similar increases in men's income and children's weight-height measures improve eightfold.

An esential commitment of the Fair Trade Movement makes is to provide equal opportunities to men and women and if you consider that women form the majority of the co-operatives in small towns and villages that our project Inca Kids support, then they are able to capture many of the benefits the model provides. Not only fair wages but also assistance in finantial education, product development, safety at work, etc.

Remember that 70% of the pupulation living on $1 or less a day are women or girls. Buy fair trade and make an impact in the world!

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