Originally posted by mlpriorThere's an explanation of what Fairtrade is here... http://fairtrade.ie/about.php?page=about
I understand the underdeveloped countries need to be brought up to speed economically and socially to prevent population explosion and uncontrollable disease. Throwing money at them does not do the trick. They need to have skills and a sense of ownership and control over their own destiny.
We tried throwing money at the Native Americans and they all went ...[text shortened]... cs.
I think I need a beer now. 😞
I agree with the "Fair Price" not the "Same Price".
I was in Vietnam in 2003. Vietnam is one of the biggest producers of coffee in the world. Wall Street decided to manipulate the markets in the late 1990s/early 2000s. They, using the WTO, "advised" Vietnam to increase coffee production by a factor of 100s of percent. There wasn't a coffee shortage at the time. So Vietnamese farmers cut down massive tracts of virgin jungle in the central highlands to increase their coffee output. This resulted in a huge surplus of coffee, which resulted in a crash in the market.
The result? Millions of acres of virgin jungle destroyed, millions of already poor vietnamese (and other coffee growing nations) pushed even further into poverty, large multinationals made a mint by buying at far lower prices and selling to us, the end consumer at the same price.
Fairtrade helps prevent these kinds of ruthless practices.
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Originally posted by reader1107I just want to say to you that you have my sympathy and I wish you and your family peace in this troubled time. I have lost all of my Grandparents now. And for me it was very hard. But the memories you can always hold onto. And every chance you get remember some of the advise they gave to you. And if you use that in your day to day life then part of their spirit lives on. I still think of them quite often and when I do. The sadness is replaced with joy. When I was a child. My Grandfather used to play chess with me. I can remember running up to him and telling him what my move was while he was plowing a field on his John Deer. I was not very good. But he was. He never used a board. He had it in his head somehow. I would set on the tractor and wait for him to decide what his next move was. And down I would go to the board to place his move and make my next. Memories like that will come to you. Try not to let them fade. Share some stories with your students. Spread the spirit. It works for me.
Um, no. It's a phone call to say that my grandmother died. I got a call yesterday that she's taking her last breaths and isn't expected to live more than 1-2 days.😳
Originally posted by cashthetrashThat was very nice. 🙂
I just want to say to you that you have my sympathy and I wish you and your family peace in this troubled time. I have lost all of my Grandparents now. And for me it was very hard. But the memories you can always hold onto. And every chance you get remember some of the advise they gave to you. And if you use that in your day to day life then part of the ...[text shortened]... not to let them fade. Share some stories with your students. Spread the spirit. It works for me.
Sorry to hear about your grandmother, reader. 😳