List of social-justice-ish holiday shopping sites →[More:]Someone sent me this, so I thought I'd share: Places to shop for holiday gifts that aim to make a bit of a difference.
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Be unconventional and even subversive this year by creating a new type of demand in the global market: a demand for products that are fairly traded and benefit the billions of people in our world that are in poverty. Or, refuse to buy material things at all and give gifts in the form of donations that will change someone's life.
ALTERNATIVE SHOPPING GUIDE
Helping the Poor out of Poverty and Creating Sustainability: various items created by artisans
www.moonflowerenterprises.com
www.globalgirlfriend.com
www.tomsshoes.com
www.tabithastore.com
www.tenthousandvillages.com
www.agreatergift.org
www.fairinc.org/news.php?id=32
www.cardsfromafrica.com
www.globalgoodspartners.org/shop
www.ourmomentum.com
www.alaffia.com
www.divinechocolate.com
home.austarnet.com.au/dolls7
www.buychange.org/food-from-the-hood-info.html
Made by Survivors of Slavery/Human Trafficking:
www.madebysurvivors.com
www.nightlightbangkok.com
www.girl33.com/shop
www.betterwayimports.com
www.shopinlight.com
www.nlcfoundation.org/handicrafts
www.divineinheritance.com
www.emmanueljalonline.net (music artist)
Socially Conscious Consumer Search Pages
www.newdream.org/consumer/marketplace.php
www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages
Unique Gifts to Directly Support Transformational Development and Justice
www.worldvision.org
www.heifer.org
www.mcc.org/christmas
www.justfoodinc.org/supportus.php
www.worldhope.org
www.maadichurchstjohn.org/catalog
www.ijm.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=407&srcid=178
Other Initiatives with Products to Promote Social Justice and Eco-Friendly Shopping
www.iamapeacekeeper.com
www.rawganique.com
www.hempest.com
www.fullmoonfamily.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv
store.mrelliepooh.com