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- [When migrants are targeted, our movement rises.](https://globalexchange.org/when-migrants-are-targeted-our-movement-rises/) - October 3, 2025Migration is not a crime. Migration is not a weapon for politicians to exploit. It is an act of survival and a human right. Politicians in the United States use migrants as scapegoats to stoke fear, but the truth is clear: no one abandons their home in Haiti, Mexico, or Honduras simply to
- [Demand Human Rights at the Center of the USMCA](https://globalexchange.org/demand-human-rights-at-the-center-of-the-usmca/) - November 13, 2025If we truly want to end violence and build lasting peace in the Mexico–U.S. region, governments and society must ensure that no one is above the law, particularly the powerful corporations that have long profited from binational collaboration at the expense of labor rights, human dignity, and community well-being.For decades, free trade agreements
- [Trump is ready to betray workers. We’re ready to fight back.](https://globalexchange.org/trump-is-ready-to-betray-workers-were-ready-to-fight-back/) - October 16, 2025Since taking office, the Trump administration has picked fights with allies around the world—threatening and imposing tariffs, demanding larger payments from NATO members, and conditioning U.S. support for Ukraine in exchange for access to natural resources. All of it done in the name of “helping American workers” and “bringing jobs home.” None of
- [Webinar: American Attacks in the Caribbean: War on drugs or regional intervention?](https://globalexchange.org/webinar-american-attacks-in-the-caribbean-war-on-drugs-or-regional-intervention/) - In recent weeks, the United States military—under the Trump administration’s orders—has repeatedly attacked small boats off the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Venezuela and Colombia under the pretext of combating “narcoterrorism,” killing at least 60 civilians. Yet, to date, the administration has presented zero evidence to justify any aspect of what appear to be clear violations of
- [Defend Democracy in Honduras: Join the 2025 Election Observation Mission](https://globalexchange.org/defend-democracy-in-honduras-join-the-2025-election-observation-mission/) - Defend Democracy in Honduras: Join the 2025 Election Observation Mission The sweeping attack on democratic institutions that we are experiencing in the United States since Donald Trump returned to power is not confined to our borders. Hondurans – who go to the polls on November 30 to choose a new President, Congress, and municipal authorities
- [Honduras International Election Observation Mission 2021](https://globalexchange.org/honduras-international-election-observation-mission/) - Honduras Celebrates a Great Leap Toward Democracy
- [Together for Dignity and Justice for All Migrants](https://globalexchange.org/together-for-dignity-and-justice-for-all-migrantsa-day-of-action-and-hope-reflecting-on-international-migrants-day/) - Yesterday, we came together to honor International Migrants Day, a day filled with powerful action, solidarity, and hope. As part of the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice, encompassing more than 200 people and 80 organizations and communities from Mexico and the United States, we raised our voices. We recognize that from Tegucigalpa to Tacoma,
- [Binational Day of Action for Peace and Justice](https://globalexchange.org/binational-day-of-action-for-peace-and-justice/) - On June 21, under the banner "The weapons that kill us are the same," communities across Mexico and the U.S. mobilized in a powerful call for peace. More than ten cities came together for the Binational Day of Action for Peace and Justice, led by the People's Movement for Peace and Justice (PMPJ). PMPJ is
- [Supreme Court Denies Gun Industry Blanket Immunity But Stops Mexico’s Lawsuit](https://globalexchange.org/press-release-supreme-court-denies-gun-industry-blanket-immunity-but-stops-mexicos-lawsuit/) - Supreme Court Denies Gun Industry Blanket Immunity But Stops Mexico’s LawsuitGunmakers' “Indifference” and “Inaction” on Trafficking to Cartels is Given Green Light Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on Mexico’s lawsuit against gun manufacturers said that Mexico had set “a high bar” for its claims, refused the industry’s assertions of blanket immunity against violations of the law.
- [Honduras: Close-up on the Elections 2025](https://globalexchange.org/honduras-close-up-on-the-elections-2025/) - Thank you to everyone who joined us for Close-Up on Honduras Elections 2025! If you missed it, the webinar is now available to watch in English and Spanish. English: Watch here Español: Ver aquí On November 30, Hondurans will head to the polls to elect a new president, Congress, and municipal authorities. The stakes could
- [Newsletter on Human Rights in México: Peace or Militarism?](https://globalexchange.org/newsletter-on-human-rights-in-mexico-peace-or-militarism/) - Big Announcement – We’re publishing a book on México’s Military. Webcast coming on Sept 25 – find out how to help us with the bi-national tour
- [Free Palestine](https://globalexchange.org/palestine/) - Across the country and across the world, we are united in our demands for a Ceasefire, for an end to military aid to Israel, for a Free Palestine.
- [In the Face of Hate, Migrants Deserve Dignity and Protection](https://globalexchange.org/protectmigrants/) - México debe fortalecer la atención y protección a migrantes Frente a la tragedia que embarga a las familias migrantes del continente americano y con motivo de la visita del Secretario del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos a México, el Movimiento de los Pueblos por la Paz y la Justicia, conformado por organizaciones, comunidades
- [Inside the Trump-Bukele Prison Pipeline](https://globalexchange.org/inside-the-trump-bukele-prison-pipeline/) - On Tuesday, April 22, Global Exchange hosted a critical webcast on the illegal Trump-Bukele prison pipeline with: Noah Bullock, Executive Director of Cristosal, a highly respected human rights organization in Central America. Gabriela Santos, Director of the Human Rights Institute at the Jesuit University of Central America (UCA). Bill Ong Hing, Professor of Law at
- [Democracies Under Attack: From Crisis to Strategy](https://globalexchange.org/democracies-under-attack-from-crisis-to-strategy/) - Guatemala: A diverse coalition of civil society actors from across the region will gather for a critical strategy convening.
- [What We’re Taking With Us: Closing Day Reflections from Guatemala](https://globalexchange.org/what-were-taking-with-us-closing-day-reflections-from-guatemala/) - May 9, 2025After four days of powerful dialogue, shared struggle, and collective imagination, we’ve reached the final moments of Democracies Under Attack: From Crisis to Strategy. What began as a hemispheric gathering in Guatemala became something more: a living, breathing space of resistance and healing. Our final panel asked us to look forward, through a lens
- [Cuba News Brief — July 2025](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-news-brief-july-2025/) - General Update:On June 30, 2025, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum outlining updated U.S. policy toward Cuba. The memorandum doubles down on Trump-era “maximum pressure” policies from his first term, adding new economic and travel restrictions. While Americans who complied with the pre–June 30 regulations remain in compliance, the new rules intensify Washington’s economic
- [Newsletter on Human Rights in Mexico: Frayba Under Attack](https://globalexchange.org/newsletter-on-human-rights-in-mexico-august/) - Global Exchange Mexico NewsAugust 2025 Global Exchange’s Peace and Justice program with Mexico has been deeply rooted since 1994 and is growing again now in 2025. As part of our mission of cross-border collaboration, we are sending this English-language newsletter that features selected articles, action alerts, video reports, analysis, social movement news, and volunteer opportunities.
- [Shut down Everglades Concentration Camp](https://globalexchange.org/shut-down-everglades-concentration-camp/) - Deep in the Everglades, outside of public scrutiny, the United States has built a concentration camp. We’re deliberate in our word choice here. It’s a concentration camp. It has been called as much by an expert on concentration camps - Andrea Pitzer, author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps. She's not
- [Support Peace and Justice for Haiti](https://globalexchange.org/haiti/) - Turning to the UN Security Council, the OAS, and the US government to “stabilize” the crisis in Haiti today is akin to pleading with the arsonists to quell the fire they have unleashed.
- [Stop Starving Gaza. We Cannot Be Silent.](https://globalexchange.org/stop-starving-gaza-we-cannot-be-silent/) - Israel is deliberately starving the people of Palestine. In just the past three days, 21 children have starved to death. “Often, I feel devastated because there’s something so simple the child needs to survive, and we just can’t provide it,” [Dr. Farwana] said. Three severely malnourished patients died in intensive care this week—one of them a
- [Newsletter on Human Rights in Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/newsletter-on-human-rights-in-mexico/) - Since 1994, Global Exchange’s Peace and Justice program with Mexico has been deeply rooted in building solidarity across borders, and that work continues to grow in 2025. As part of our commitment to deeper understanding and collaboration, we’re launching this English-language newsletter. It will feature key stories from our partners on the ground in Mexico,
- [Stand with Cherán: Defend Indigenous Autonomy and Safety](https://globalexchange.org/stand-with-cheran-defend-indigenous-autonomy-and-safety/) - The Indigenous community of Cherán, Michoacán has long stood as a beacon of self-governance and resistance in the face of state abandonment and organized crime. On July 2, 2025, armed groups attacked Cherán’s communal lands, killing one community guard and injuring another. This was not an isolated incident; it was part of a broader pattern
- [Boletin de Prensa 2 y 6 de Julio 2025/ Press Release – July 2 and 6th 2025.](https://globalexchange.org/cheran-press-release/) - English below. Autonomous Community of Cheran K’eri July 6, 2025 Day 5 on high alert; In defense of our autonomy and self-determination. Expression of our collective belief: Since the early hours of July 2, 2025, the Cherán K'eri community has been the victim of a violent armed attack. In response to this armed attack on
- [Alto a la Persecución de Migrantes: Un Llamado Contra la Violencia Estatal y en Defensa de los Derechos Humanos / Stop the Persecution of Migrants: A Call to End State Violence and Defend Human Rights ](https://globalexchange.org/alto-a-la-persecucion-de-migrantes-2/) - Alto a la Persecución de MigrantesDownload
- [June Cuba News Roundup: Deportations, Sanctions & Resistance](https://globalexchange.org/june-cuba-news-roundup-deportations-sanctions-resistance/) - With Trump back in the White House and Marco Rubio leading the charge as Secretary of State, the U.S. has doubled down on its decades-long blockade of Cuba. Trade and travel restrictions are tightening. Families are separated. Basic necessities, like food, medicine, and fuel, are increasingly out of reach for millions of Cubans. We are
- [War is never the answer](https://globalexchange.org/war-is-never-the-answer/) - No War on Iran. It’s that simple. People in the United States overwhelmingly oppose sending bombs, planes, and troops into yet another conflict—with 85% of adults in one survey saying they do not want war. That’s a truly staggering level of opposition in a deeply polarized country. There is no justification for further escalation or
- [Declaration in Commemoration of the Binational Day for Peace and Justice / Declaración En conmemoración del Día Binacional por la Paz y La Justicia](https://globalexchange.org/declarationdel-dia-binacional/) - English below. Paz y justicia transfronteriza: la única vía para cuidar la vida de México y Estados Unidos A la ciudadanía de México y Estados Unidos,A los pueblos organizados por la paz en la región,A los medios de comunicación, En conmemoración del Día Binacional por la Paz y la Justicia, personas afrodescendientes, indígenas, víctimas de
- [Call to Action: Join the Binational Day for Peace and Justice – June 21](https://globalexchange.org/call-to-action-join-the-binational-day-for-peace-and-justice-june-21/) - An Open Call to Individuals, Organizations, and Communities in Mexico and the US to Commemorate the Binational Day for Peace and Justice The organizations, collectives, and community leaders in Mexico and the US, part of the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice, call on all groups and individuals across Mexico and the US to raise
- [From Uvalde to Mexico City: Survivors Demand Action Across Borders](https://globalexchange.org/from-uvalde-to-mexico-city-survivors-demand-action-across-borders/) - As the Trump administration attacks migrant communities, U.S. gun violence survivors build bridges for peace with Mexico.This week, a delegation of U.S. gun violence survivors and advocates is traveling to Mexico City with Global Exchange and our Stop US Arms to Mexico program. Our mission: to share stories, build solidarity, and take action to stop
- [Building a Citizens’ Advocacy Agenda for the USMCA](https://globalexchange.org/building-a-citizens-advocacy-agenda-for-the-usmca/) - On May 21, social movements, trade unions, human rights organizations, and academics gathered in Mexico City for the first Assembly for the Construction of a Comprehensive Advocacy Agenda in the USMCA. The initiative was convened by the Citizens' Alliance for Peace, formed by the Peoples' Movement for Peace and Justice and many allied networks, including
- [Alto a la Persecución de Migrantes / Stop the Persecution of Migrants](https://globalexchange.org/alto-a-la-persecucion-de-migrantes/) - Sign on today: Alto a la Persecución de Migrantes: Un Llamado Contra la Violencia Estatal y en Defensa de los Derechos Humanos / Stop the Persecution of Migrants: A Call to End State Violence and Defend Human Rights Las organizaciones e individuos firmantes expresamos rechazo a las acciones violentas del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos,
- [Corte Suprema Rechaza Inmunidad Absoluta a la Industria de Armas, pero Frena Demanda de México](https://globalexchange.org/corte-suprema-rechaza-inmunidad-absoluta-a-la-industria-de-armas-pero-frena-demanda-de-mexico/) - La "Indiferencia" e "Inacción" de los Fabricantes de Armas Ante el Tráfico a Cárteles Reciben Vía Libre. La decisión de hoy de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos sobre la demanda del gobierno mexicano contra los fabricantes de armas reconoce que México planteó un “estándar elevado” para sus reclamos, pero rechazó la afirmación de que
- [In Memory of Yury Guerra](https://globalexchange.org/in-memory-of-yury-guerra/) - Beloved Organizer of Global Exchange’s Ecuador Reality Tours. Organizador, maestro, compañero en la lucha por justicia. We are heartbroken to share the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Yury Guerra, who led Global Exchange’s Ecuador Reality Tours program for nearly two decades. Yury was more than a tour director. He was a powerful educator,
- [In Solidarity with the Mothers of the Disappeared — Today & Every Day](https://globalexchange.org/in-solidarity-with-the-mothers-of-the-disappeared-today-every-day/) - Saturday, May 10, 2025Today is Mother’s Day in Mexico, and we can think of no better message to share than this powerful statement of solidarity with the Mothers of the Disappeared:Across Mexico, thousands of mothers spend this day not in celebration, but in mourning — searching for their missing children, demanding answers, and holding a
- [Building Across Borders: What We Heard on Day 2](https://globalexchange.org/building-across-borders-what-we-heard-on-day-2/) - Day 2 of Democracies Under Attack: From Crisis to Strategy Day 2 of Democracies Under Attack: From Crisis to Strategy brought powerful perspectives on how democracy is not only being defended, but reimagined from the ground up. We began the day with an invocation of the energies of the Nahual, led by Nan Rosalina and
- [Day One Highlights Day One Highlights + What’s Ahead Tomorrow – Democracies Under Attack](https://globalexchange.org/day-one-highlights-day-one-highlights-whats-ahead-tomorrow-democracies-under-attack/) - Across the Americas, democracy is under attack—but this week in Guatemala, over 140 grassroots leaders are coming together to push back, share strategies, and shape the future we need. We named this gathering Democracies Under Attack—in the plural—because democracy is not a monolith. Each context, each struggle, each proposal brings its own weight and wisdom.
- [Panels: Democracy Democracies Under Attack: From Crisis to Strategy](https://globalexchange.org/panels-democracy-democracies-under-attack-from-crisis-to-strategy/) - PanelsDownload
- [Marco Suástegui Presente](https://globalexchange.org/marco-suastegui-presente/) - Marco Suástegui Presente Español abajo. The organizations of Mexico and the United States, united under the People's Movement for Peace and Justice, express our deep pain and indignation over the death of our colleague Marco Suástegui, who was attacked on April 18 in the city of Acapulco. Marco Suástegui, a fearless leader of the Council
- [Stories of Resistance](https://globalexchange.org/stories-of-resistance/) - Stories of Resistance brings powerful vignettes of people fighting back—across time and borders—in the face of authoritarianism, injustice, and despair. Listen. Remember. Resist.
- [Normalize Relations with Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-end-the-blockade/) - It's time to normalize relations with Cuba. Since 1990, Global Exchange has been at the forefront of a movement seeking to fully normalize U.S. relations with Cuba and end the embargo (or bloqueo, as it’s called by the Cubans) of more than 60 years.
- [Open Letter to President Claudia Sheinbaum on Gun Violence and U.S.-Mexico Cooperation](https://globalexchange.org/open-letter-to-president-claudia-sheinbaum-on-gun-violence-and-u-s-mexico-cooperation/) - Claudia Sheinbaum PardoConstitutional President of the United Mexican States(carta en español abajo) Dear President, Through this letter, civil society organizations and networks, relatives of missing persons, and gun violence survivors from Mexico and the United States, united by the pain caused by armed violence and the hope for justice, express our support for your efforts
- [Open Letter to President Donald Trump on U.S. Firearms and Binational Security](https://globalexchange.org/open-letter-to-president-donald-trump-on-u-s-firearms-and-binational-security/) - Versión en español más abajo. Dear President Trump, We are a broad coalition of individuals, organizations, and dignitaries living in the United States and Mexico, united in our concern for U.S. guns fueling violence in Mexico.On February 3, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum posted on social media that in your agreement on a month-long pause on
- [Civil Society to Trump and Sheinbaum: Gun Violence Requires Binational Solutions](https://globalexchange.org/civil-society-to-trump-and-sheinbaum-gun-violence-requires-binational-solutions/) - Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2025 Contact Information: United StatesJohn Lindsay-PolandStop US Arms Project CoordinatorEmail: johnlindsaypoland@gmail.comPhone: 510-282-8983 MexicoMarco CastilloCo-Director, Global ExchangeEmail: marco@globalexchange.orgPhone: +1-323-772-7598 Stopping Armed Violence Is Not Just Mexico’s Problem, but a Binational Responsibility, Say 150 Organizations in Letters to Trump and Sheinbaum Mexico City – If Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum truly want
- [Among Trump’s many putrid ideas and initiatives…](https://globalexchange.org/among-trumps-many-putrid-ideas-and-initiatives/) - Written by Ted Lewis, Global Exchange's Human Rights Director.February 5, 2025 Among Trump’s many putrid ideas and initiatives….….welcoming his close ally, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the United States – by proposing to depopulate Gaza and put it under U.S. occupation instead of re-building it for Gazans – is among the worst. Granted, with political
- [Senior Administrator](https://globalexchange.org/senior-administrator/) - Senior Administrator Organization: Global ExchangeLocation: San Francisco, CA (Remote work possible)Employment Type: Part-time, Exempt (60% time – 24 hours/week)Compensation: Based on 60% FTE of $60,000 - $70,000 About Global Exchange Global Exchange is a 36-year-old international human rights and social justice organization dedicated to promoting social, economic, and environmental justice worldwide. Our mission involves protecting
- [Mexico v. Smith and Wesson Oral Arguments Listening Party](https://globalexchange.org/mexico-v-smith-and-wesson-oral-arguments-listening-party/) - Join Stop U.S. Arms to Mexico, Global Exchange, Community Justice, legal experts, attorneys, and advocates as we listen to the Mexico v. Smith & Wesson oral arguments and discuss the case’s implications. This landmark case marks the first time a sovereign nation has sued the U.S. gun industry to hold manufacturers accountable for facilitating illegal
- [The Supreme Court, U.S. Guns, and Mexico’s Fight for Justice](https://globalexchange.org/the-supreme-court-u-s-guns-and-mexicos-fight-for-justice/) - March 4, 2025 On March 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard opening arguments in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson, a landmark case seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers accountable for the deadly impact of their products in Mexico. This case marks a pivotal moment in the fight against gun violence—one that could set a major
- [The World interview: At US Supreme Court, Mexico blames gun industry for cartel violence](https://globalexchange.org/the-world-interview-at-us-supreme-court-mexico-blames-gun-industry-for-cartel-violence/) - This interview originally aired on The World. The WorldMarch 3, 2025Joshua Coe This week, the US Supreme Court will hear a case that places some blame for cartel violence in Mexico on gunmakers in the US. The Mexican government argues that the firearm industry enables the trafficking of guns used by cartels. Host Marco Werman
- [Organizations Demand Trump Take Action to Stop Arming Cartels](https://globalexchange.org/organizations-demand-trump-take-action-to-stop-arming-cartels/) - Nearly fifty faith, peace, gun violence prevention and business organizations today called on President Donald Trump to keep his promise, made last month to Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum, to “avoid the trafficking of high-powered weapons from the United States into Mexico.”
- [How Progressives Can Talk about Immigration: Root Causes and Why People Cross the Border](https://globalexchange.org/how-progressives-can-talk-about-immigration-root-causes-and-why-people-cross-the-border/) - Stop U.S. Arms to Mexico, a project of Global Exchange, and Community Justice Action Fund joined together to host a webinar: How Progressives Can Talk About Immigration: Root Causes & Why People Cross the Border. The audience heard from experts, survivors, electeds, and activists working on the ground at the border to give progressive organizations
- [Migrants Urgently need our Support](https://globalexchange.org/migrants-urgently-need-our-support/) - Right now, the Trump Administration is making good on their campaign promises to attack migrant communities. Trump made xenophobia a day one priority, including removing restrictions on raid locations, stopping asylum, attempting to roll back birthright citizenship, and a series of publicized raids designed to instill maximal fear on people throughout the United States -
- [Proponen plan de acción contra posibles deportaciones](https://globalexchange.org/proponen-plan-de-accion-contra-posibles-deportaciones/) - Watch the live video here.
- [Migrantes anuncian estrategia de autodefensa ante la llegada de Trump](https://globalexchange.org/migrantes-anuncian-estrategia-de-autodefensa-ante-la-llegada-de-trump/) - Artículo original publicado en Proceso: Lee el artículo completo aquí La Red de Pueblos Transnacionales (RPT), una organización formada en 2017 por migrantes en el sur del Bronx, anunció una estrategia de autodefensa para 2025 en respuesta a la creciente preocupación por la violencia y las deportaciones masivas tras el triunfo electoral de Donald Trump.
- [In the spirit of Carmelita Torres:](https://globalexchange.org/in-the-spirit-of-carmelita-torres/) - Dignity, hope and resistance: from our roots and towards the future “The fundamental right to life includes, not only the right of every human being not to be deprived of life arbitrarily, but also the right not to be prevented from accessing the conditions that guarantee a dignified existence. States have the obligation to guarantee
- [New Documentary from the People's Movement for Peace and Justice: Ignoradxs Nunca Más](https://globalexchange.org/new-documentary-ignoradxs-nunca-mas/) - New Documentary from the People's Movement for Peace and Justice: Ignoradxs Nunca Más We’re thrilled to announce the release of “Ignoradxs Nunca Más”! This documentary, co-produced by Global Exchange, tells the story of the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice and highlights the stories and struggles of Indigenous communities, Afro-descendants, and survivors of gun violence
- [Support Emergency Funds for Migrant Shelters in MexicoMigrant and Refugee Relief Fund](https://globalexchange.org/migrant-and-refugee-relief-fund/) - Please help us send emergency funds to migrant shelters in desperate need of support to continue serving refugees in Mexico. Every day, thousands of migrants arrive in Mexico City and other cities across the country, seeking to conclude their asylum processes, start new lives, or rest before continuing their journeys north. Local shelters report they
- [Leaders and organizations from Mexico, US and Honduras call an end to violence in the Afro-descendant town of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico ](https://globalexchange.org/leaders-and-organizations-from-mexico-us-and-honduras-call-an-end-to-violence-in-the-afro-descendant-town-of-cuajinicuilapa-mexico/) - In recent weeks, afrodescendant communities that have never experienced armed violence have been subjected to terror and forced displacement. Lee en español abajo. Over 80 human rights and afrodesendant organizations from Mexico, US and Honduras published a letter addressed to the Inter American Commission of Human Rights and other regional human rights mechanisms to express
- [Organizations Condemn Violence Against Garifuna Communities in Honduras](https://globalexchange.org/organizations-condemn-violence-against-garifuna-communities-in-honduras/) - Public Statement: Organizations Condemn Violence Against Garifuna Communities in Honduras We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the recent attacks against Garífuna land defenders across Honduras, where Honduran National Police, private security forces, and individuals linked to organized crime have come together to harass, intimidate, and profile members of multiple Garífuna communities with the goal of displacing
- [Condemning Violence and Injustice: A Call for Accountability and Demilitarization in Mexico Amid Rising Human Rights Violations](https://globalexchange.org/condemning-violence-and-injustice-a-call-for-accountability-and-demilitarization-in-mexico-amid-rising-human-rights-violations/) - Lee en español abajo The People's Movement for Peace and Justice (PMPJ) condemns the widespread violence in Mexico and the army's role in it, which affects the entire population, including migrants and people on the move. On the night of October 2, the Mexican army in the state of Chiapas shot and killed six migrants
- [Ayotzinapa & Uvalde Presente! Victims in the US & Mexico Join Forces to Demand an end to the Flow of Assault Weapons Into Their Communities](https://globalexchange.org/pmpjtodc/) - Kimberly Rubio, from Uvalde Texas and Cristina Bautista From Ayotzinapa Mexico, Joined Global Exchange in a Call to end Gun Violence in Both Countries Through Binational Legislation. WASHINGTON - The stories of Kimberly Rubio and Cristina Bautista cannot be heard without sharing in their pain - the void that exists from losing their children senselessly
- [Colectivos Llaman a Legislar sobre la Venta de Arsenales](https://globalexchange.org/colectivos-llaman-a-legislar-sobre-la-venta-de-arsenales/) - This article was originally published in La Jornada: Crean red México-EU contra la violencia de las armasPadres de adolescentes asesinados en Texas y una de las madres de los desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa se reúnen con congresistas en Washington. Washington y Nueva York – Víctimas y activistas de México y Estados Unidos, incluyendo familiares de los
- [Ceasefire Now: End the Collective Punishment of Gaza](https://globalexchange.org/ceasefire-now-end-the-collective-punishment-of-gaza/) - Israel’s sickening and relentless collective punishment of the 2.3 million people of Gaza must stop now. The nightmarish attacks and now the starvation of millions—women, men, and (50% of them) children—whose escape routes are blocked, whose food and even water supplies are obscenely insufficient, and whose hospitals lie in ruins, must be granted the relief
- [A Call for International Attention at the Mexico-Guatemala Border](https://globalexchange.org/a-call-for-international-attention-at-the-mexico-guatemala-border/) - The situation at the Chiapas-Guatemala border paints a deeply troubling picture of a region engulfed in violence and human rights violations due to the activities of organized crime groups vying for territorial control. The complexity and severity of this situation highlight several critical issues that require immediate attention and action from both national and international actors.
- [Haiti: A Call for Solidarity](https://globalexchange.org/haiti-a-call-for-solidarity/) - “The poorest country in the hemisphere, a failed state, controlled by violent gangs.”That is what we hear about Haiti in the news today—that is, when we hear about Haiti at all. Long-time Global Exchange Board Member, Pierre LaBoissiere, is the co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee and the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. In this interview,
- [We Won't Stop Until Palestine is Free](https://globalexchange.org/we-wont-stop-until-palestine-is-free/) - Free Palestine!
- [Newsletter Issue 107 Spring / Summer 2024](https://globalexchange.org/newsletter-issue-107-spring-summer-2024/) - Issue 107 - Spring 2024 Final (low res) (1)Download
- [Peace Summit 2023](https://globalexchange.org/peace-summit-2023/) - The Peace Summit is building a new kind of cross-border, multicultural and multilingual power that speaks in the voices of those traditionally excluded and marginalized and that puts our collective struggles, power, and perspectives at the center of the debate and the regional agenda for change.
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- [Facebook Users Union](https://globalexchange.org/facebook-users-union/) - We are building a grassroots movement of users, workers, and impacted communities to take on Facebook/Meta and win real changes to prevent further harms.
- [Climate Peace Clause](https://globalexchange.org/climate-peace-clause/) - The need for bold action to address the climate crisis has never been clearer. Instead, international trade agreements are increasingly being used by both governments and individual corporations to attack and discourage new climate policies. These trade attacks on climate action must end now!
- [Ceasefire NOW.](https://globalexchange.org/ceasefire-now/) - Since October 7th, the United States has sent billions of dollars of military aid to Israel, including emergency sales of weapons bypassing Congress. The United States has continued providing tank shells, bullets, missiles without any kind of condition whatsoever. No matter the tens of thousands of civilian deaths, the ruling of the International Court of
- [U.S. Stands Alone with U.N. Ceasefire Veto; The Rest of the World is Right](https://globalexchange.org/u-s-stands-alone-with-u-n-ceasefire-veto-the-rest-of-the-world-is-right/) - The U.S. veto of the UN Security Council Resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza gives a green light for Israel to continue escalating a murderous military campaign that has reached genocidal proportions in Gaza.
- [The People's Movement for Peace and Justice](https://globalexchange.org/peoples-movement-for-peace-and-justice/) - People's Movement for Peace and Justice In the face of violence and tragedy, we stand as one to demand justice. #IgnoredNoMore #InvisibleNoMore
- [A River of Weapons Flowing from the United States into Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/a-river-of-weapons-flowing-from-the-united-states-into-mexico-2/) - An iron river of weapons flows from the United States to Mexico, empowering criminal organizations and accelerating forced migration through chaos and violence. The river of guns has its headwaters in the United States, originating from hundreds of gun manufacturers, passing through thousands of local U.S. gun dealers before eventually finding its way into Mexico.
- [What would you ask the Presidential Candidates about Palestine?](https://globalexchange.org/what-would-you-ask-the-presidential-candidates-about-palestine/) - June 27, 2024The people running for President have a lot of explaining to do. As current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump take to the debate stage tonight in Atlanta, the CNN moderators will probably not ask what we would if given the opportunity. We’d really like straight answers: Do they think unconditional
- [Netanyahu, architect of Gaza genocide, visits US to pump Trump; bash opposition](https://globalexchange.org/netanyahu-architect-of-gaza-genocide-visits-us-to-pump-trump-bash-opposition/) - July 22, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister and architect of genocidal warfare in Gaza, will visit the United States at a highly charged political moment.To be clear, Donald Trump, the avatar of American fascism, is a close Netanyahu ally. Netanyahu clearly wants Trump’s Republican/MAGA party back in power. Trump intends to be the lone
- [Solidarity with the Families of The Ayotzinapa 43](https://globalexchange.org/solidarity-with-the-families-of-the-ayotzinapa-43/) - Español sigue abajo. The People's Movement for Peace and Justice (PMPJ), in light of the recent report presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's government, expresses solidarity with the parents of the 43 students who disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero. These parents are members of our movement. Nearly ten years after this tragic event, the forced disappearance of
- [Gaza Crossroads in Chicago Next Week](https://globalexchange.org/gaza-crossroads-in-chicago-next-week/) - August 16, 2024 When Democrats meet to nominate Kamala Harris and Tim Walz next week in Chicago the voices of grief and terror from Gaza will be muffled, but not inaudible. We need to make sure they are heard clearly. And, as uncomfortable as that might be, we need to remind Kamala Harris that she
- [A River of Weapons Flowing from the United States into Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/a-river-of-weapons-flowing-from-the-united-states-into-mexico/) - An iron river of weapons flows from the United States to Mexico, empowering criminal organizations and accelerating forced migration through chaos and violence. The river of guns has its headwaters in the United States, originating from hundreds of gun manufacturers, passing through thousands of local U.S. gun dealers before eventually finding its way into Mexico.
- [Make a Comment on New Firearm Export Regulations of the U.S. Commerce Department!](https://globalexchange.org/firearm-export-regulations/) - Deadline for submitting comments is Monday, July 1 at midnight Eastern How to make a comment From your digital device copy the model comment below the following Background information. Go to the Public Comment page on: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/30/2024-08813/revision-of-firearms-license-requirements Paste the model comment below. Add your own comments if you want. Fill out the other information in the
- [End Violence Now: A Collective Stand in DC](https://globalexchange.org/end-violence-now-a-collective-stand-in-dc/) - 📢 On June 11th, 12th, and 13th, migrants, Indigenous people, Afro-descendants, and gun violence survivors are uniting in Washington, DC, to demand an end to violence and call for collaboration between 🇲🇽 and 🇺🇸 governments. We’re advocating for Peace and Human Rights to be at the forefront of our regional priorities. ✊🏽🌍 Follow us on
- [Siege of Daily Life in the Chiapas Border Region:  Armed conflict, Organized Crime, and Human Rights Violations ](https://globalexchange.org/siege-of-daily-life-in-the-chiapas-border-region/) - Siege-of-Daily-Life-in-Chiapas_EngDownload
- [NPR Interview: The connections between American guns and the migrant crisis](https://globalexchange.org/npr-interview-the-connections-between-american-guns-and-the-migrant-crisis/) - An interview with Stop US Arms to Mexico Coordinator John Lindsay-Poland. What role do guns from the United States play in the ongoing crisis of gun violence in Mexico? Listen Here. According to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, approximately 70 percent of firearms found at crime scenes in Mexico
- [GAZA: How Many More Red Lines Will Be Crossed?](https://globalexchange.org/gaza-how-many-more-red-lines-will-be-crossed/) - We must continue to pressure the Biden Administration to hold to their professed values and to domestic and international law. That means respecting the right to peaceful protest. That means an immediate ceasefire, the cessation of any and all arms shipments to Israel. And in the longer run, an end to apartheid and the pursuit of a Free Palestine.
- [Reclaiming the Narrative: A Powerful Display of Binational Solidarity on May 5th](https://globalexchange.org/5-de-mayo-binational-day-of-action-for-peace-and-against-violence/) - On May 5th, protests took place in cities across Mexico and the United States to demand an end to violence.
- [No justice, No Peace: The Pending Agenda for Peace and Justice for Afro Descendants in the Americas](https://globalexchange.org/no-justice-no-peace-the-pending-agenda-for-peace-and-justice-for-afro-descendants-in-the-americas/) - Please join us for a special webcast celebrating Black History Month: "No Justice, No Peace: The Pending Agenda for Peace and Justice for Afro Descendants in the Americas."
- [Behind the Bukele Myth](https://globalexchange.org/behind-the-bukele-myth/) - Take a list to our live cast from El Salvador (in English) to bring you closer to the grim realities on the ground “Behind the Bukele Myth.”
- [Siege of daily life, terror for territorial control and serious human rights violations in Chiapas](https://globalexchange.org/siege-of-daily-life-terror-for-territorial-control-and-serious-human-rights-violations-in-chiapas/) - We turn our focus to the underreported armed conflict on the Chiapas-Guatemala border.
- [Two Years of Organized Resistance under El Salvador State of Exception](https://globalexchange.org/two-years-of-organized-resistance-under-el-salvador-state-of-exception/) - Join us in honor of Romero’s legacy in defense of the Salvadoran people’s right to organize in the face of militarized repression! March 27 marks two years since Nayib Bukele suspended constitutional rights in El Salvador under an emergency measure known as the State of Exception, following a weekend spike in gang homicides. Since then,
- [ICJ Says STOP the GENOCIDE!](https://globalexchange.org/icj-says-stop-the-genocide/) - Today, at the Hague, the International Court of Justice issued a ruling, declaring that there is plausible reason to believe that Israel’s conduct in Gaza meets the standard of genocide. The provisional recommendations call on Israel to cease any and all genocidal conduct, to preserve evidence, and to hold accountable those responsible.
- [Peru: Urgent Declaration](https://globalexchange.org/peru-urgent-declaration/) - In Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Right to a Dignified Life: End Impunity and the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilizations
- [Hands Off Rafah! Ceasefire Now!](https://globalexchange.org/hands-off-rafah-ceasefire-now/) - Yesterday, while millions across the United States and around the world watched the Superbowl, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu unleashed death and slaughter in Rafah – where 1.4 million people - fully 85% of Gaza’s population - are sheltering, crammed into an area 150 kilometers squared, after being driven from their homes by bombs, shells, and ground troops.
- [Siege of daily life, terror for territorial control and serious human rights violations](https://globalexchange.org/siege-of-daily-life-terror-for-territorial-control-and-serious-human-rights-violations/)
- [People's Movement for Peace and Justice newsletter #2](https://globalexchange.org/peoples-movement-for-peace-and-justice-newsletter-2/)
- [Tell President Biden: Ceasefire NOW!](https://globalexchange.org/tell-president-biden-ceasefire-now/) - The spiraling escalation of inhumane violence in Israel and Gaza over the last week is heartbreaking and unacceptable, but further bloodshed and the suffering of innocents cannot and will not resolve anything.
- [Brazil 2022 Election](https://globalexchange.org/brazil-election/) - Global Exchange and Peninsula 360 Press had a team of reporters across Brazil observing and reporting during Brazil’s historic election in October 2022. We worked with team of journalists with a long history in Brazil, including: Michael Fox, a freelance American journalist based in Brazil; Fernando Cruz, a freelance Brazilian journalist; Laura Carlsen, an international analyst; Daniela Pastrana, a journalist and
- [Telling The Truth](https://globalexchange.org/telling-the-truth/) - Why is it that Chevron's operations are in low income communities like Richmond, California and their headquarters is in a rich, suburban community like San Ramon? The contrast between the impact Chevron has on fence-line communities and the surreal isolation of its corporate headquarters could not be more stark. A broad coalition of affected community
- [Climate Justice Now! Reclaims Power](https://globalexchange.org/climate-justice-now-reclaims-power/) - On Wednesday, the second day of the high level ministerial portion of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, a broad coalition of groups from the Global South and the Global North will engage in an action called "Reclaim Power" at the Bella center, where COP15 is being held. The Climate Justice Now! network, a coalition of climate
- [Show Your Support for Mu Sochua and Freedom of Expression](https://globalexchange.org/show-your-support-for-mu-sochua-and-freedom-of-expression/) - Last week, we let you know about the June 2nd guilty verdict that the Cambodian Supreme Court struck on Global Exchange's 2010 People's Choice Honoree, Mu Sochua in the alleged defamation case against Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen. Sochua sent us a note from Northern Cambodia where she is training women for the next commune
- [Heavy Hitters from Green Movement and Organized Labor Come Together](https://globalexchange.org/event-brings-together-the-green-movement-and-organized-labor/) - The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference was another big step forward in building the alliance between the green movement and organized labor, and the list of attendees was impressive! The event, which took place May 4-6 in Washington, D.C., was organized by the Blue-Green Alliance, a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations
- [Mu Sochua Charged "Guilty" by Supreme Court](https://globalexchange.org/mu-sochua-charged-guilty-by-supreme-court/) - Two weeks ago, Global Exchange honored Mu Sochua at our Human Rights Awards gala with the People's Choice Award. Unable to attend the event as she was facing trial and prosecution for simply asserting her right to free speech, her daughter Devi Leiper accepted the award on her behalf. Her court case took place last
- [What You Can Do in Response to Flotilla Attacks](https://globalexchange.org/what-you-can-do-about-flotilla-attacks/) - In response to the recent Flotilla attacks on activists by Israeli armed forces, we sent out a letter to people on our email list today with suggestions for what they can do. Here it is: Dear Global Exchange Friends and Family, As Americans paused last weekend to remember our thousands lost to war, we heard
- [Community Rights VS Corporate Power: What  Would Rosa Parks Do?](https://globalexchange.org/38-2/) - OK…technically, Rosa Parks took a seat for rights, but when it comes to corporations citing unwanted and dangerous projects, communities are taking a stand for rights. A stand for their right to determine what happens in the place where we live. A stand for the right not to be a sacrifice zone for corporate
- [Chevron Shareholders With Legal Proxies Arrested for Trying to Speak?!](https://globalexchange.org/chevron-shareholders-with-legal-proxies-arrested-for-trying-to-speak/) - The rules should be simple; when it comes to shareholder meetings, if you allow entry to some shareholders and shareholder representatives holding legal proxies then you should allow entry to all of them. This was not the case yesterday at Chevron's Annual General Shareholders Meeting (AGM) in Houston, Texas. Global Exchange staff received this email
- [Welcome to the Global Exchange Chevron Program Blog!](https://globalexchange.org/hello-world-3-2/) - A big heartfelt welcome to you! Thanks for finding your way to this blog. Chevron is one of the world's most powerful corporations, it is also the target of one of the most organized resistance movements in the world. Global Exchange is a proud member of this movement. By expanding, strengthening, and highlighting this movement,
- [Hanoi at 1,000 Years: Secret Cafes and Mythical Creatures](https://globalexchange.org/hanoi-at-1000-years-secret-cafes-and-mythical-creatures/) - This post is written by Gabby Miller who will be the trip leader on our upcoming Reality Tours delegation to Viet Nam: Viet Nam at the Crossroads. In the early morning hours before the summer heat floods the city, I sat in a small, clandestine cafe overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake - the emerald body of
- [From One End of the Rainbow to Another](https://globalexchange.org/from-one-end-of-the-rainbow-to-another/) - Global Exchange is now proud to introduce its first ever LGBTQ-focused Reality Tour to none other than the self-proclaimed “Rainbow Nation” itself – South Africa! As many nations struggle to provide their LGBTQ citizens with the appropriate all-encompassing freedoms and protections deserved of all human beings, South Africa looks on as it boasts one of
- [Neil McKenzie Defends “The Most Beautiful Place on Earth” from Chevron’s Encroachment](https://globalexchange.org/neil-mckenzie-defends-the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth-from-chevrons-encroachment/) - This past June ABC News Nightline interviewed Neil McKenzie, an aboriginal native of Australia and member of the True Cost of Chevron Network. In May, Neil left his country for the first time and traveled thousands of miles to meet with senior Chevron executives at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Houston, Texas. He had
- [Hurricane Katrina, Five Years Later](https://globalexchange.org/hurricane-katrina-five-years-later/) - On August 28th, 2005 a Category 5 hurricane called Katrina hit the shores of the Gulf Coast. On the morning of August 29th, 2005 the levees broke in New Orleans flooding the city, killing over 2,000 people, displacing countless families and resulted in billions of dollars in damage. Five years later, New Orleans still has
- [Kuapa Kokoo's First Female President](https://globalexchange.org/milestone-week-for-women/) - For women, the road to equality has been a long (and continuous) struggle. Today marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. And while women in the U.S. celebrate Women's Equality Day, the Fair Trade cocoa cooperative in Ghana, Kuapa Kokoo marked a major milestone in the cooperative's
- [Is Chevron One Step Closer to “Doing Some Good” in Turkmenistan?](https://globalexchange.org/is-chevron-one-step-closer-to-doing-some-good-in-turkmenistan-2/) - Earlier this week, the President of Turkmenistan announced a short list of companies from whom his country will accept proposals to develop two offshore blocks in the Caspian Sea.[i] Since President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov came to power nearly four years ago, Turkmenistan’s vast hydrocarbon reserves have been the source of intense lobbying by petroleum giants from
- [Court Guts SB 1070 - Keep Up The Pressure](https://globalexchange.org/court-guts-sb-1070-keep-up-the-pressure/) - Two very important things happened just hours before SB 1070, Arizona's anti-immigrant law, went into effect on July 29th. Judge Susan Bolton, a Federal District Court judge in Phoenix, Arizona, issued a temporary injunction which prevented the worst parts of the law from going into effect. While Bolton's decree was certainly a victory for human
- [Extractive Industry Transparency Now United States Law](https://globalexchange.org/extractive-industry-transparency-now-united-states-law/) - Originally posted at www.earthrights.org/blog After nearly two years of work and consistent opposition from big oil, substantive provisions of legislation initially introduced by Senators Lugar (R-IN) and Cardin (D-MD) as the Energy Security Through Transparency Act (ESTT), were signed into law by President Obama as Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
- [From Empire to Global Healing](https://globalexchange.org/from-empire-to-global-healing/) - Turning U.S. Military Bases into Eco-Development Centers This project could forge a diverse global coalition to press for the transformation of hundreds of U.S. military bases overseas into eco-development centers for launching the global green economy from the grassroots. The world is facing two interlinked crises: militarism and global destruction of the environment. They are
- [Nobel Peace Laureates Welcome Release of Sister Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi](https://globalexchange.org/nobel-peace-laureates-welcome-release-of-sister-laureate-aung-san-suu-kyi/) - On November 13th 2010 Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s pro democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, was released from captivity for the first time in 7 1/2 years. She has spent more than 15 years in detention, most of it under house arrest, and has come to symbolize the Burmese people's struggle for freedom. Six
- [Via Campesina COP16 Caravan Makes a Protest Pit Stop](https://globalexchange.org/via-campesina-cop16-caravan-makes-a-protest-pit-stop/) - Global Exchange's Carleen Pickard & other delegation members are joining fellow climate justice campaigners, environmentalists and social justice advocates from around the world for COP16 in Cancun. They're traveling with La Via Campesina organized caravans. En route to COP 16, the caravans are visiting communities in struggle and resistance, learning about the local effects of
- [Climate: Putting people over money](https://globalexchange.org/climate-putting-people-over-money/) - This article was shared to us by allies at EcoViva. Journalist, Dahr Jamail recently returned from El Salvador and has been writing about the climate change work that EcoViva has been working on. For up-to-date information about EcoViva's work, visit their blog. This article is cross-posted from Al-Jazeera. By Dahr Jamail While debate about whether
- [VIDEO: The Gaza Freedom March](https://globalexchange.org/video-the-gaza-freedom-march/) - On December 27, 2009, on the one-year memorial of the major Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, concerned people from around the world met in Cairo to travel to Gaza, despite the siege, for the Gaza Freedom March, calling for an end to the siege of Gaza. Only 100 marchers were allowed into Gaza; protests
- [Does Your Congressperson Represent You -- Or Israel?](https://globalexchange.org/does-your-congressperson-represent-you-or-israel/) - The following piece by Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK:Women for Peace, originally appeared on AlterNet. --- The Congressional recess is a time for elected representatives to be home in their districts, reaching out to their constituents. So why are one in five taking a junket to Israel? In this time of economic
- [Fair Trade Gold & Silver? It's Complicated](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-gold-silver-its-complicated/) - The following is the first post in a 2-part series written by Global Exchange Fair Trade intern Suzanne Moloney about the metal mining industry and the ways in which artisans are reusing metals and other materials to create completely guilt-free jewelry, accessories and housewares. --- Fair Trade jewelry has become a popular item sold here
- [Top Ten Reasons to Oppose Trump and His Nightmare Cabinet](https://globalexchange.org/top-ten-reasons-to-oppose-trump-and-his-nightmare-cabinet/) - Here are Global Exchange's top ten reasons we must stop Trump and his cabinet of billionaires, corporate cronies and ultra-right elites. 1. Environmental destruction. The Trump cabinet is a Who’s-Who of Big Oil executives and climate change deniers. Rex Tillerson, nominee for Secretary of State, was CEO of Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest fossil fuel
- [Live from Bolivia - What Does the Future Hold?](https://globalexchange.org/live-from-bolivia-what-does-the-future-hold/) - Bolivia's political crisis has deepened since President Evo Morales was forced to resign and take asylum in Mexico last month. Confusion reigns, while distrust and disagreements among progressives threaten to divide resistance to a terrifying usurpation of the government by ultra-right forces and their military backers. What is going on and where do things go
- [Mexican Families Declare "This Land is Not For Sale"](https://globalexchange.org/this-land-is-not-for-sale/) - As the international and Mexican delegates met on the beach in Acapulco this morning under a towering Mexican flag, representatives from local and state organizations and unions welcomed our participation on the Via Campesina caravan, and wished us well. They told us that by spending the next 2 days in the state of Guerrero we
- [Giving Thanks Part 8: Buffy Star Eliza Dushku Promotes Socially Responsible Travel](https://globalexchange.org/giving-thanks-part-8-buffy-star-eliza-dushku-promotes-socially-responsible-travel/) - This is the final post in an 8-Part “Giving Thanks” series, a Global Exchange exclusive highlighting individuals (chosen by Global Exchange staff members) who are contributing to our social justice work in some way. This series will culminate with a “Giving Thanks” video to be launched right here on Wednesday, November 24th. So please join
- [Reality Tours Offer Alternative Ways to Celebrate the New Year](https://globalexchange.org/reality-tours-offer-alternative-ways-to-celebrate-the-new-year/) - Most people go out to dinner or attend parties on New Year's Eve, while others prefer to stay home with family and friends. The more adventurous souls plan a trip that will take them outside of the country on New Year's, for a chance to experience the local form of celebration in different cultures. This winter
- [Honor our Veterans and Bring our War Dollars Home](https://globalexchange.org/video-a-look-at-global-militarization/) - For Veteran's Day, we reflect on the day's origins as Armistice Day, which signified an end to the hostilities of World War I and made a path toward peace. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the world signed an agreement and put the 'war to end all
- [Jewish Values vs. Israeli Policies: Why 5 young Jews disrupted Netanyahu](https://globalexchange.org/jewish-values-vs-israeli-policies-why-5-young-jews-disrupted-netanyahu/) - The following post was written by Rae Abileah and originally appeared on MONDOWEISS The War of Ideas in the Middle East. Rae Abileah is a 28-year-old Jewish-American of Israeli descent and is a national organizer with CODEPINK Women for Peace and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace. She lives in San Francisco, CA and
- [Rights of Nature: Is the Planet Ready?](https://globalexchange.org/rights-of-nature-is-the-planet-ready/) - As autumn rolls out, the Rights of Nature roll in with a dynamic movement building across the globe. How can we as humans alter our relationship with nature from that of ownership to one of harmony? We are pleased to share that world leaders such as Vandana Shiva, Maude Barlow, and 2010 Right Livelihood Awardee
- [Petition to Suspend Reckless US Support for Mexico’s Military](https://globalexchange.org/petition-to-suspend-reckless-us-support-for-mexicos-military/) - Despite nearly 30,000 drug-related homicides, a huge increase in human rights violations by the armed forces and growing citizen opposition to the bloody “war on drugs,” the U.S. Congress is once again considering the allocation of U.S. public funds to Mexico to support the failed counter-narcotics policy. Please consider adding your name to a petition
- [Declaring our Right to Water and Speaking for the Rights of Nature](https://globalexchange.org/declaring-our-right-to-water-and-speaking-for-the-rights-of-nature/) - Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. This year's topic is water. It is widely understood that the ecosystems we as humans rely on
- [Obama on Libya: George W. Bush 2.0](https://globalexchange.org/obama-on-libya-george-w-bush-2-0/) - By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis His lines may be better delivered, but Barack Obama is sounding – and acting – more like the heir to George W. Bush than the change-maker sold to the public in his award-winning ad campaign. Indeed, when not sending billions of dollars to repressive governments across the globe, the great liberal hope is authorizing deadly
- [Help Stop Gas-Flaring in the Niger Delta.](https://globalexchange.org/help-stop-gas-flaring-in-the-niger-delta/) - Global Exchange has worked with our allies in Nigeria for over a decade to help stop the illegal and deadly use of gas-flaring. Today, our friends at Amnesty International have launched an important new campaign to end flaring --- and you can help! The oil industry is abusing the human rights of hundreds of thousands
- [When It Comes to Political Cash, Some Firms Tell All (NPR)](https://globalexchange.org/when-it-comes-to-political-cash-some-firms-tell-all-npr/) - Proponents of transparency in the politics are winning disclosure battles one corporation at a time. The percentage of undisclosed money in the political system went up during last year's midterm elections. That's because of a dramatic increase in advertising by anonymously funded freelance organizations such as the American Action Fund and Citizens for Strength and
- [Don't Let the US Silence Malalai Joya](https://globalexchange.org/dont-let-the-us-silence-malalai-joya/) - UPDATE, March 24, 2011: After mounting pressure and support from activists and members of Congress, the US government has granted Malalai Joya a visa to enter the United States, according to Afghan Women's Mission. The center's co-director, Sonali Kolhatkar was pleased to hear the news, “We are ecstatic and gratified that the government finally did
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Brand Jam Contest Winner Will Receive $1,000!](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-brand-jam-contest-winner-will-receive-1000/) - Here’s your roundup of the latest news and updates related to Fair Trade. This week, Fair Trade soccer hits Chicago, Wall Street Journal mentions Fair Trade spirits, a brand jamming contest winners pot swells, and lots more! NEW $1,000 PRIZE ANNOUNCED FOR HERSHEY BRAND JAM CONTEST Since we announced the Hershey Brand Jam contest a
- [Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs](https://globalexchange.org/instead-of-bombing-dictators-stop-selling-them-bombs/) - By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis When all you have is bombs, everything starts to look like a target. And so after years of providing Libya’s dictator with the weapons he's been using against the people, all the international community – France, Britain and the United States – has to offer the people of Libya
- [10 Reasons the Iraq War Was No Cakewalk](https://globalexchange.org/10-reasons-the-iraq-war-was-no-cakewalk/) - This article also appears on The Huffington Post. By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis March 19 marks the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a nation that had no weapons of mass destruction and was not involved in the 9/11 attacks. It was sold to the American public as a war to defend our
- [Save Wild and Sacred Australia from Big Oil](https://globalexchange.org/guest-blog-from-true-cost-of-chevron-network-member-teri-shore-program-director-turtle-island-restoration-network/) - Guest Blog from True Cost of Chevron Network Member Teri Shore, Program Director, Turtle Island Restoration Network Please help our allies in Australia in their struggle against Chevron! Chevron is part of a consortium, including BP, Shell, BHP Billiton and Woodside Petroleum that has joined forces to push a new natural gas refining facility along
- [Japan Nuclear Crisis and Ten Reasons to Oppose Nuclear Power](https://globalexchange.org/ten-reasons-to-oppose-nuclear-power/) - On March 11th, 2011, a magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit the coast of Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami that has since destroyed the northeastern part of the island nation. Entire towns have been swept away, leaving thousands dead or missing and countless others left in danger. The crisis in Japan continues as nuclear reactors at Japan's
- [War crimes good, exposing them bad](https://globalexchange.org/war-crimes-good-exposing-them-bad/) - This opinion piece was also posted on Al Jazeera English and The Huffington Post. By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis. Bradley Manning is accused of humiliating the political establishment by revealing the complicity of top US officials in carrying out and covering up war crimes. In return for his act of conscience, the US government
- [What's Driving High Oil & Gas Prices?](https://globalexchange.org/whats-driving-high-oil-gas-prices/) - It is speculators and Big Oil -- not a lack of oil and gas supply in today's market -- driving high oil and gasoline prices. Listen to my interview today on WBEZ's (Chicago NPR) Worldview radio program to learn more about rising oil and gasoline prices, turmoil in the Middle East, speculators, Big Oil, and
- [From Cairo to Madison: Hope and Solidarity are Alive](https://globalexchange.org/from-cairo-to-madison-hope-and-solidarity-are-alive/) - This article is cross-posted on The Huffington Post: --- Here in Madison, Wisconsin, where protesters have occupied the State Capitol Building to stop the pending bill that would eliminate workers’ right to collective bargaining, echoes of Cairo are everywhere. Local protesters were elated by the photo of an Egyptian engineer named Muhammad Saladin Nusair holding
- [Stop the Crackdown in Bahrain](https://globalexchange.org/stop-the-crackdown-in-bahrain/) - This alert was originally sent out to our Global Exchange e-mail list. Be the first to get breaking Global Exchange news and sign up for our e-mail lists. The failure of the Obama administration to swiftly condemn the bloody crackdown in Bahrain that has killed four and injured hundreds points to the ongoing hypocrisy that
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Big Companies Making the Switch](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-big-companies-making-the-switch/) - Here's your weekly roundup of the latest news and updates related to Fair Trade: IN THE FAIR TRADE MOVEMENT... BIG NEWS: 1-800-Flowers pledges to begin selling FT flowers How did this change come about? Change.org sums it up: Late last week, the largest florist in the world, 1-800-Flowers, responded to 54,000 Change.org members and agreed
- [Halftime in Egypt](https://globalexchange.org/halftime-in-egypt/) - This alert was originally sent to our News and Action e-mail list. Be the first to receive breaking Global Exchange news by signing up to our e-mail lists. The Egyptian Revolution is not a sporting event. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured by police and regime inspired thugs in the 18 days it has
- [How the Flower Delivery in Egypt Went](https://globalexchange.org/how-the-flower-delivery-in-egypt-went/) - Here's another update about the uprising in Egypt. This post originally appeared on OpEdNews. Medea Benjamin, Cofounder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK reports back about the flower action in Egypt. --- Our first attempt to buy flowers for the demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square was thwarted by a crazed-looking guy with a gun in one
- [Help fully regain People to People travel to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/help-fully-regain-people-to-people-travel-to-cuba/) - This alert originally appeared on the Cuba News e-mail list. Be the first to get updates on Global Exchange programs by signing up to our e-mail lists. We need your help this week! On January 14, President Obama announced that some restrictions would be lifted on Cuba travel for certain sectors of US citizens: college
- [Mubarak Mobs and Street Vendors: Welcome to Egypt](https://globalexchange.org/mubarak-mobs-and-street-vendors-welcome-to-egypt/) - This article originally appeared on AlterNet. I was in the middle of buying some mints from a street vendor on Cairo’s Talat Harb Street—right off Tahrir Square--when the rocks started flying. I had given a 20-cent coin to the vendor. He gave me one pack of mints, and all hell broke loose. “Run, run,” people
- [Egypt: This is What a Revolution Looks Like](https://globalexchange.org/egypt-this-is-what-a-revolution-looks-like/) - Medea Benjamin is cofounder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange. She can be reached for interviews in Cairo at (20) 107148431. At 1 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, I was speaking to one of the thousands of protesters planning to spend the night in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. “I hope you’ll get at least a few hours
- [Weekend in Juárez](https://globalexchange.org/weekend-in-juarez/) - This weekend, Global Exchange's Human Rights Director, Ted Lewis participated in the fast for peace and bi-national rally that took place in Juárez. He shares his experience. As we pay fifty cents to walk across the bridge from El Paso Texas to Ciudad Juárez on Friday night the sunset is beautiful, but I am nervous
- [Joining the Juárez Peace Fast](https://globalexchange.org/joining-the-juarez-peace-fast/) - Earlier this week we sent you the announcement of a high profile public fast starting on Jan 29th -- the first anniversary of a massacre of 18 teenagers in the Villas de Salvárcrar neighborhood of Juárez. On this day, there will also be a bi-national rally taking place on the border between El Paso and
- [Change in U.S. Cuba Travel Policy: What Does this Mean for You?](https://globalexchange.org/change-in-u-s-cuba-travel-policy-what-does-this-mean-for-you-2/) - The following is cross-posted on our People to People blog. Scroll below to learn about a petition you can sign to take action. --- So can I travel to Cuba or not? That’s what many Americans are wondering since the Obama administration’s January 14th announcement that it is lifting some government-imposed restrictions on travel to
- [A Man of Peace: Don Samuel Ruiz 1924-2011](https://globalexchange.org/a-man-of-peace-don-samuel-ruiz-1924-2011/) - The following was written by Laura Carlsen and originally appeared in the Americas MexicoBlog on January 25th. --- It was a remarkable mass for a remarkable man. The news spread rapidly yesterday morning of the death of Bishop Samuel Ruiz. He died at the age of 86, the day that marked 51 years since his
- [Look What the True Cost of Chevron Network Did Last Week](https://globalexchange.org/look-what-the-true-cost-of-chevron-network-did-last-week/) - Last week was a busy one for the True Cost of Chevron Network. Dozens of activists including those from Angola, Nigeria, Canada, Alaska, and the U.S. Gulf Coast traveled to San Ramon, California to attend Chevron's annual shareholder meeting to deliver a new report: The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report. This report
- [Gift Ideas for your Graduate](https://globalexchange.org/gift-ideas-for-your-graduate/) - Graduation season is upon us! Whether you're celebrating a graduate completing high school or university, you're probably looking for a gift that is both meaningful and practical. Giving a Fair Trade gift means you're not only encouraging these newly independent young people to be conscious consumers, you're also providing a fair income to the artisan
- [What Happened at the Move Over AIPAC Conference?](https://globalexchange.org/what-happened-at-the-move-over-aipac-conference/) - CODEPINK: Women for Peace , Global Exchange, Interfaith Peace-builders, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, together with over 100 peace and justice groups, organized the Move Over AIPAC conference that took place in Washington, DC on May 22-24, 2011. The purpose; to expose the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) lobby and build the vision for
- [Why did I disrupt?](https://globalexchange.org/why-did-i-disrupt/) - This post was written by CODEPINK Middle East Campaign Coordinator, Rae Abileah who recently spoke out for justice during Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's Congressional Address. This article also appears on Mondoweiss. By Rae Abileah Do you know that our Congress gave 29 standing ovations to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he spoke in
- [Join the Chevron Shareholder Meeting Protest May 25](https://globalexchange.org/chevron-shareholder-meeting-may-25-join-the-protest/) - On May 25th, two days after an illuminating and informative True Cost of Chevron Teach-in, people will travel from around the world to descend on San Ramon, CA to confront Chevron at its annual shareholder meeting. They'll come from Angola, Alaska, Ecuador, Nigeria, Indonesia, Canada, Texas, California, and more. They will all have two things
- [Challenging AIPAC's Abuse of Taxpayers Money](https://globalexchange.org/challenging-aipacs-abuse-of-taxpayers-money/) - Global Exchange is hosting a series of blog posts from allies who are headed to the Move Over AIPAC conference taking place in Washington, D.C. this weekend, May 21-24, to expose the AIPAC lobby and build the vision for a new US foreign policy in the Middle East. AIPAC announced that President Obama will speak at their
- [Obama Should Follow His Own Advice on the 'Moral Force' of Non-Violence](https://globalexchange.org/obama-should-follow-his-own-advice-on-the-moral-force-of-non-violence/) - The following post is cross-posted on Common Dreams. By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis Given that President Obama daily authorizes the firing of hellfire missiles and the dropping of cluster bombs in places such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, it was awful odd seeing him wax eloquent this week about the “moral force of non-violence”
- [AIPAC: Dangerous for Jews and Other Living Things](https://globalexchange.org/aipac-dangerous-for-jews-and-other-living-things/) - Global Exchange is hosting a series of blog posts from allies who are headed to the Move Over AIPAC conference taking place in Washington, D.C. on May 21-24, to expose the AIPAC lobby and build the vision for a new US foreign policy in the Middle East. Sign up today. With just three days left before Move Over
- [German company forced to divest from the Occupation](https://globalexchange.org/german-company-forced-to-divest-from-the-occupation/) - The following post was originally sent to our Economic Activism for Palestine e-mail list. Be the first to receive urgent news and action updates from Global Exchange by signing up to our e-mail lists. In an unprecedented victory to a public campaign led by Palestinian, German and Israeli groups, the German firm Deutsche Bahn International
- [We're Taking On Chevron: Will You Join Us?](https://globalexchange.org/were-taking-on-chevron-will-you-join-us/) - The following post was originally sent to our News and Action e-mail list. Be the first to get urgent news updates from Global Exchange by signing up to our e-mail lists. We'll be at Chevron's annual shareholder meeting in San Ramon, California on May 25. Will you join us? Nearly two years ago, Global Exchange
- [Join Upcoming True Cost of Chevron Teach In](https://globalexchange.org/join-upcoming-true-cost-of-chevron-teach-in/) - The following post was written by Tonya Hennessey, Global Exchange Energy Program's Chevron AGM Campaign Coordinator: --- “2010 was an outstanding year for Chevron." With these words, CEO John Watson opens Chevron’s 2010 Annual Report. The communities who bear the costs of Chevron's operations do not agree. On May 23, you can hear directly from
- [Sea Change in Mexico: New National Dialogue](https://globalexchange.org/sea-change-in-mexico-new-national-dialogue/) - Mexico’s weekend of mobilizations against the drug war stretched from Ciudad Juárez to San Cristóbal. Javier Sicilia, who called for these actions, led a hundred thousand supporters into Mexico City’s Zocalo on Sunday after marching three days from Cuenavaca. The actions reveal a sea change in Mexican public opinion and have forced open a new
- [How to Build a Clean Economy in a Weekend](https://globalexchange.org/how-to-build-a-clean-economy-in-a-weekend/) - The third national Powershift conference was held last month in Washington D.C. It was also my third national Powershift conference. The conference overall was a big success, reports were that close to 10,000 people turned out to the Convention Center in Washington D.C. The 2011 Powershift was framed by an Obama Administration wavering on its
- [Pablo Solon on Rights of Nature](https://globalexchange.org/rights-of-nature-topic-addressed-at-un/) - Its been a whirlwind of activity since we launched the book The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth, during Earth Day week with our partners at the Council of Canadians and Fundacion Pachamama, in time for the first ever United Nations dialog including Rights of Nature.
- [And the Human Rights Awards People's Choice Winner is...](https://globalexchange.org/and-the-human-rights-award-peoples-choice-winner-is/) - Global Exchange is pleased to announce the winner of our 2011 Human Rights Awards People's Choice Contest, Javier Sicilia, as chosen by THE PEOPLE, supporters of Global Exchange and human rights around the world. Mr. Sicilia is a poet building a movement to free Mexico from the spiraling violence of the ‘war on drugs.’ He
- [Osama Bin Laden Is Dead; Let the Peace Begin](https://globalexchange.org/osama-bin-laden-is-dead-let-the-peace-begin/) - The following originally appeared on our sister organization CODEPINK's website and was written by CODEPINK/Global Exchange Co-founder Medea Benjamin: --- The death of Osama Bin Laden should be a time of profound reflection. With his death, we remember and mourn all the lives lost on September 11. We remember and mourn all the lives lost
- [Take Action On One-Year Anniversary of Gulf Oil Disaster](https://globalexchange.org/take-action-on-one-year-anniversary-of-gulf-oil-disaster/) - This piece was originally sent to our Freedom from Oil list. Be the first to receive news updates and action items by signing up for our e-mail lists. One year ago today the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off of the coast of Louisiana killing eleven men and igniting the largest oil disaster in U.S.
- [Nature Stands Up at the United Nations](https://globalexchange.org/nature-stands-up-at-the-united-nations/) - The following is written by Shannon Biggs, Director of the Global Exchange Community Rights Program. She will be at the United Nations on Thursday for a conversation about the rights of nature. --- This week, at the apex of the anniversary of the Gulf oil disaster and Earth Day, a bold question is being asked
- [Endless War and Empire: Your Tax Dollars at Work](https://globalexchange.org/endless-war-and-empire-your-tax-dollars-at-work/) - By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis Death and taxes are the only certainties in life. And these days, they go hand in hand. While our fiscal woes have led Congress to slash food aid this year to the world’s poor -- rest assured, fellow Americans -- the U.S. government will keep using your tax dollars
- [One Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Rig Operator Claims 'Best Year in Safety Performance,' Gives Execs Big Bonuses](https://globalexchange.org/one-year-after-deepwater-horizon-disaster-rig-operator-claims-best-year-in-safety-performance-gives-execs-big-bonuses/) - This article originally appeared on AlterNet. It is time to learn the lessons of the disaster: neither the technology nor the regulation of deepwater drilling is capable of protecting workers or the environment. One year ago this month, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. This week we learned
- [Speaking Out at the BP Annual Meeting](https://globalexchange.org/speaking-out-at-the-bp-annual-meeting/) - Gulf Coast activists showed up at BP's annual shareholder meeting in London today to speak out against the oil company that is responsible for what is known as the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Despite having proxies and all necessary credentials to attend the meeting, almost all of the Gulf Coast residents were denied
- [The Truth Behind BP's Disaster in the Gulf](https://globalexchange.org/the-truth-behind-bps-disaster-in-the-gulf/) - On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig -- leased by BP and owned by Transocean -- exploded off the coast of Louisiana, killing eleven men, and unleashing a 210 million gallon oil gusher. It became the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. Today, we have learned that BP
- [Blog Action Day: Reality Tours Explore Human Rights in Uganda](https://globalexchange.org/blog-action-day-reality-tours-explore-human-rights-in-uganda/) - Today we are excited to participate in Blog Action Day, an annual event when bloggers from around the world gather to write and discuss one topic. This year's topic is "Human Rights." Global Exchange Reality Tours has a vision that meaningful, socially responsible travel, can and does, change the world. By offering experiential educational tours, Reality
- [Needed: An Antiwar Movement That Puts Peace Over Politicians](https://globalexchange.org/needed-an-antiwar-movement-that-puts-peace-over-politicians/) - This article also appears on Common Dreams & AlterNet. By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis. After campaigning as the candidate of change, the man awarded a Nobel Prize for peace has given the world nothing but more war. Yet despite Barack Obama's continuation – nay, escalation – of the worst aspects of George W. Bush's
- [Let Hope Sail!](https://globalexchange.org/let-hope-sail/) - As you may know, I am in Greece with a group of international activists who are trying to set sail on the Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza. The US boat, the Audacity of Hope, was scheduled to sail last weekend, but we are still anxiously awaiting permission from the Greek government, which is being pressured
- [Take Action: Stand up with the youth!](https://globalexchange.org/take-action-stand-up-with-the-youth/) - We recently shared a quick report back from last week's Hershey rally in Times Square in a blog post full of links to photos and quotes from the energizing day. Now we want you to see for yourself what an extraordinary sight it was, with 2-300 people, mostly K-12 students, standing up for the rights
- [Vision: The Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth Is Our Roadmap to a Liveable Future](https://globalexchange.org/vision-the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-mother-earth-is-our-roadmap-to-a-liveable-future/) - The following is a 3-part series of chapters excerpted (on AlterNet) from the recently released book, The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth, produced by the Council of Canadians, Global Exchange and Fundacion Pachamama. This book reveals the path of a movement driving transformation of our
- [Our Rising Voices are Being Heard](https://globalexchange.org/our-rising-voices-are-being-heard/) - This post was originally sent to our News and Action e-mail list. Be the first to get the latest news and alerts from Global Exchange by signing up to our e-mail lists. Our rising voices are being heard! The Mass Day of Action called this week from #OWS is happening, thousands are on the streets today to say enough is
- [AIPAC Undermines Democracy at Home and in the Middle East](https://globalexchange.org/aipac-undermines-democracy-at-home-and-in-the-middle-east/) - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. On March 4-6, AIPAC will be holding its annual policy conference in Washington DC. The speakers include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Republican candidate Newt Gingrich and a
- [Meet With Your Congressperson in December...](https://globalexchange.org/meet-with-your-congressperson-in-december/) - ... Tell Your Congressperson to Have Goodwill Toward Their Constituents! In the results of the election, a lot of truths have been unearthed- the demographics and values of the United States, the power and limits of corporate money to influence elections, and the real significance of votes. Over $629 million in Super PAC spending didn't
- [Lessons Learned: From Guatemala to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/lessons-learned-from-guatemala-to-cuba/) - The following is written by Catherine Sagan, who participated in a professional educators tour in March 2013. Here she shares her perspective on visiting Cuba for the first time. Going to Cuba has been a back burner dream of mine ever since my years in Guatemala in the 60s when I had worked among the
- [Where Will You Be This Fall?](https://globalexchange.org/where-will-you-be-this-fall/) - As we start the final month of Summer, now is the time to plan your meaningful, socially responsible travel experiences for the rest of the year and beyond. Many of our travelers like to plan for their Reality Tours at least four to six months in advance, so, with that in mind, we've highlighted some
- [Embracing Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/embracing-cuba/) - by Leslie Balog Though photographer, actor, and singer Byron Motley grew up in Kansas City, he was conceived in Cuba. No, really. In 1958 his father, an umpire for the Negro Leagues, was visiting Cuba with Byron’s mother to check out an umpiring job offer there. When Byron did the math years later, he began
- [Past participant Bob Hoffert gives us a snap-shot reflection on his recent visit to Cuba - “The Island of Contradictions”](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-from-cuba-the-island-of-contradictions/) - In celebrating our 25 year commitment of solidarity with the Cuban people and our Reality Tours to Cuba, we recognize and appreciate the hundreds of letters and report backs we've received from our participants! Today we hi-light a story from Bob Hoffert of Fort Collins, Colorado. Bob gives us a glimpse into what many Cubans
- [Redesigned Post-Earthquake Nepal Trip](https://globalexchange.org/redesigned-post-earthquake-nepal-trip/) - Nepal is now recovering and regaining its footing after two major earthquakes shook the region this spring. More than 9,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless, with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Government data estimates 200,552 homes to be completely destroyed and 186,285 homes
- [Reflections from a Reality Tour to Venezuela](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-from-a-reality-tour-to-venezuela/) - Gustavo Palma, a native of Brazil, traveled with Reality Tours on our Community Rights and Democracy delegation to Venezuela in January 2015. Join us on one of our many Citizen Diplomacy Delegations to Venezuela. Venezuela was my first destination with Global Exchange. I was very attracted to the proposal of the organization, but I had some
- [The Cuban Revolution - Explore the Past and Present](https://globalexchange.org/the-cuban-revolution-explore-the-past-and-present/) - Everyone is talking about Cuba after President Obama and President Castro simultaneously announced changes to Washington’s 54 year blockade against Cuba and the travel ban denying U.S. citizens the right to travel to Cuba. This announcement ignites new hopes for normalized relations, and what better way to witness this key moment in history than to travel
- [Supreme Court 4-4 Ruling Blocks Hope for Millions](https://globalexchange.org/supreme-court-4-4-ruling-blocks-hope-for-millions/) - Supreme Court 4-4 Ruling Blocks Hope for Millions Today’s Supreme Court Ruling on Texas v. United States blocks millions of immigrant families from seeking protection under President Obama’s DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents) and his expanded DACA (Deferred Action for Child Arrivals) programs. The decision guarantees that millions of members of
- [Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice Arrives to Mexico City for a Concert to End the Drug War](https://globalexchange.org/caravan-for-peace-life-and-justice-arrives-to-mexico-city-for-a-concert-to-end-the-drug-war/) - Written by Laura Krasovitzky Monday, April 11, 2016 Greeted by thousands of people and local human rights and civil society organizations in Mexico City's main plaza, El Zócalo, the Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice filled the square with music
- [Published in Telesur: Four Latin American Countries Begin Caravan for Peace](https://globalexchange.org/published-in-telesur-four-latin-american-countries-begin-caravan-for-peace/) - This content was originally published by Telesur under the following address: http://bit.ly/1op4Jva. Global Exchange has translated the article into English. Translated by Laura Krasovitzky Human rights defenders and victims along with religious leaders are participating in a caravan that seeks to compile testimonies that can be heard at the U.N. Special Session on drugs taking place
- ['No More Drug War' Caravan to Visit Five Impacted Countries on way to UN Session in NY.](https://globalexchange.org/no-more-drug-war-caravan-to-visit-five-impacted-countries-on-way-to-un-session-in-ny/) - By Laura Krasovitzky, Ted Lewis / Published on AlterNet March 25, 2016. Starting in Honduras on March 28th, the Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice will travel through El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and the United States with the goal of reaching New York City on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs beginning
- [El Chapo Recaptured: Not Exactly "Mission Accomplished"](https://globalexchange.org/el-chapo-recaptured-not-exactly-mission-accomplished/) - This piece was originally published on Huffington Post 1/15/2016. Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto took a victory lap last week, hours after Mexican authorities re-captured fugitive drug-industry executive, El Chapo Guzmán. Echoing George W. Bush's Iraq War victory boasts, Mexico's president tweeted: "Misión Cumplida" -- Spanish for "Mission Accomplished". ¿Mision Cumplida? Not exactly. The simple
- [Following Las Vegas, an open letter to all elected leaders in the US](https://globalexchange.org/following-las-vegas-an-open-letter-to-all-elected-leaders-in-the-us/) - The following is an open letter to our elected leaders Global Exchange signed on to with dozens of gun violence prevention groups and allies in the aftermath of Las Vegas. Please read and share. AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL ELECTED LEADERS IN AMERICA A COALITION OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GROUPS AND ALLIES RESPOND TO THE
- [Resist! Trump's Recent Rally in Arizona](https://globalexchange.org/resist-trumps-recent-rally-in-arizona/) - Trump's speech last night in Phoenix, Arizona reminds us why we need to stay united and fight for justice in our communities, both north and south of the border. Last night Trump threatened to shut down the government if he doesn’t get his Wall funded. He says he'll probably "terminate" NAFTA. And he suggests he’ll pardon
- [Trump’s new NAFTA? NO Thanks!](https://globalexchange.org/trumps-new-nafta-no-thanks/) - NAFTA renegotiations with Canada and Mexico, triggered by Trump last May --officially start on August 16th. We are deeply skeptical of Trump’s intentions because his racist, plutocrat agenda infuses everything he touches. So even when he moves on issues where we might imagine common ground – such as questioning NAFTA and wanting it renegotiated –
- [What is happening in Venezuela?](https://globalexchange.org/what-is-happening-in-venezuela/) - What is happening in Venezuela? It is a perplexing question and one that we have been discussing a lot lately at Global Exchange. We are alarmed over deepening conflict and concerned about the dire conditions facing Venezuelans. We are also worried and sometimes divided about apparent anti-democratic moves by the government and the best path
- [Take Action and Stand in Solidarity with the People of Haiti!](https://globalexchange.org/take-action-stand-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-haiti/) - Our partners at the Haiti Action Committee sent us this urgent alert and call to action in solidarity with the people of Haiti: The people of Haiti need our solidarity in the face of the increasing violence of the fraudulently imposed government of Jovenel Moise. Last November the government of Jovenel Moise, was essentially imposed
- [Combating 50 Years of Occupation](https://globalexchange.org/combating-50-years-of-occupation/) - This blog was written by Global Exchange Executive Director, Jeff Ordower. Ordower traveled to the Occupied Territories in 2007, was changed by his time in Hebron and Ramallah and helped start the St. Louis Jewish Voice for Peace Chapter. This year sadly marks 50 years in which Israel has occupied Palestinian Territories seized after the
- [We Can’t Trust Trump on NAFTA. It is not the United States v Mexico, it’s Corporate Power v Democracy!](https://globalexchange.org/we-cant-trust-trump-on-nafta-it-is-not-the-united-states-v-mexico-its-corporate-power-v-democracy/) - This article was originally published in the Huffington Post. By Ted Lewis. Last week, the Trump Administration notified Congress of its intent to renegotiate NAFTA — the North American Free Trade Agreement. The announcement kick starts a three-month timeline toward NAFTA’s renegotiation. In normal times, this would be bombshell economic news. NAFTA has been a
- [Alert: Trump Signs Executive Actions to Revive Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines](https://globalexchange.org/alert-trump-signs-executive-actions-to-revive-keystone-xl-and-dakota-access-pipelines/) - The assault on our environment and our communities has begun. Today Trump has moved to reverse two big environmental victories won during the Obama years: 1.Reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project; and 2. resuming construction of the Dakota Access pipeline that had been halted last fall by a powerful and broadly supported Sioux-led encampment at
- [Honduran Exodus: Common Sense and Compassion](https://globalexchange.org/honduran-exodus-common-sense-and-compassion/) - You probably already noticed that Trump abandoned his fearful drumbeat of “invasion by caravan – send the troops!” almost the second the midterm elections were over. His coordinated and openly racist appeals no longer served him, and he’d prefer the public stop thinking about the vile bigotry he just dragged the country through for electoral
- [Tell Wells Fargo - Stop Financing Pain For Corporate Gain!](https://globalexchange.org/tell-wells-fargo-stop-financing-pain-for-corporate-gain/) - Private prison companies hold contracts to operate hundreds of prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers across the country — facilities being used to incarcerate and separate families. Two private prison industry leaders, CoreCivic and GEO Group -- both repeat offenders on the Global Exchange Corporate Criminal list -- depend on debt financing from banks like yours to
- [Reject Trump's Economic Strangulation of Cuba!](https://globalexchange.org/31475-2/) - On April 19, Miguel Díaz-Canel was sworn in as Cuba’s new president. This marks the first time since the 1959 Cuban revolution that a non-Castro is leading Cuba. While there is much speculation around what this will mean for Cuba’s future, one thing is certain: Cubans are in the midst of a new political era,
- [A glimpse inside the West Bank](https://globalexchange.org/a-glimpse-inside-the-west-bank/) - On Friday, Palestinians worldwide will commemorate those who have died and suffered resisting Israel's decades-long policy of seizing Palestinian land. Demonstrations will occur through May 15, the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” when over 700,000 Palestinians out of a population of 1.9 million were expelled from their homes following the declaration of the
- [Trump’s Strike on Syria Proves Congress Needs Constitutional War Powers Back](https://globalexchange.org/trumps-strike-on-syria-proves-congress-needs-constitutional-war-powers-back/) - Our founders wisely intended to check the President’s power to unilaterally engage in armed hostilities with foreign nations. They understood that no one -- not even the President of the United States -- should be empowered to force our nation to war without the presentation of evidence, debate, and deliberation that our system of advise
- [Take Action: Saturday We March for Our Lives](https://globalexchange.org/take-action-saturday-we-march-for-our-lives/) - The week started with yet another school shooting, this time in Maryland. It is time to end this madness! Students are leading the charge for sensible gun laws that put restrictions on who can own and operate guns that can easily be turned into instruments of slaughter. They know that our current policies mean that it is
- [Sept 20-27, 2019 Global Climate Strike](https://globalexchange.org/20-27-sept-global-climate-strike/) - On Friday, September 20th, Global Exchange is going on strike. We are closing our offices and will be joining the youth-led climate strike in San Francisco, New York, and with millions taking action for the climate around the world. Young people around the world, like Greta Thunberg, have been taking to the streets and striking
- [Mexico: End Drug War & Redirect Funds to Regional Development?](https://globalexchange.org/mexico-end-drug-war-redirect-funds-to-regional-development/) - This webinar looks at Mexico’s recently released regional development plan, that Mexican President López Obrador (AMLO) says will create jobs and opportunities for young people and other potential migrants to remain home in their own communities in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. We will discuss the related topic of the drug war and
- [For Immigrants, There Is No “Normal” To Go Back To](https://globalexchange.org/for-immigrants-there-is-no-normal-to-go-back-to/) - I am an immigrant and I live in New York City. I know now is a time to stay home and be safe, but I work with other immigrants and families who don’t have that option. So, while we fight for our health and applaud those essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic,
- [The Caravan to the South](https://globalexchange.org/the-caravan-to-the-south/) - Like the caravan that traveled through Mexico’s brutalized north to Ciudad Juarez last June, the caravan south was joined by hundreds of Mexicans determined to shine national attention on hidden sorrows and horrors caused both by long standing political repression in the south as well as the new national dynamics of criminal and state violence.
- [Loud and Clear: No to Keystone XL from both sides of the border](https://globalexchange.org/loud-and-clear-no-to-keystone-xl-from-both-sides-of-the-border/) - Update: Monday Sept 26 - over 180 people were arrested for trespassing on Parliament Hill this morning including Maude Barlow, national chairperson at the Council of Canadians, Dave Coles, President of the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers union and CEP Executive Assistant, Fred Wilson, Graham Saul of Climate Action Network and Mikisew Cree George Poitras. Check
- [A Bitter Tasting Anniversary](https://globalexchange.org/a-bitter-tasting-anniversary/) - This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Harkin-Engel Protocol – an agreement by the country’s largest chocolate companies, including Hershey’s, committing to put an end to forced child labor on cocoa farms in West Africa by 2005. The Protocol pledged to develop and implement voluntary standards to certify cocoa produced without
- [Climate Reality](https://globalexchange.org/climate-reality/) - Al Gore is at it again. The most prominent establishment voice on climate change, former Vice President Al Gore is hosting a global event September 14 to put the reality of climate chaos up in the face of people everywhere. The Climate Reality Project emphasizes the power of the fossil fuel industry to skew the
- [Have You Ever Pondered The Nature of…Nature?  Attend This Rights of Nature Training](https://globalexchange.org/have-you-ever-pondered-the-nature-ofnature-attend-this-rights-of-nature-training/) - By Osprey Orielle Lake and Shannon Biggs Faced with climate change, shrinking forests, polluted waters, mass extinctions and more, the time has come to ask the question: Is nature a commodity or a system governing our own wellbeing? Nature is not just a business opportunity, and yet in the eyes of the law, nature is
- ["Any day as an American in North Korea is sure to be an immensely rewarding and stimulating experience"](https://globalexchange.org/any-day-as-an-american-in-north-korea-is-sure-to-be-an-immensely-rewarding-and-stimulating-experience/) - The following was written by Jeremy Jimenez, who traveled on a Global Exchange Reality Tour trip to North Korea in 2010. Jeremy Jimenez has taught Ancient History, Global Studies, and IB Economics at a variety of middle and high schools across the world, including urban and suburban schools in New Jersey, two international schools in
- [No Way to Honor Dr. King](https://globalexchange.org/no-way-to-honor-dr-king/) - The ceremonies for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington DC were kicked off on August 24 at an event billed as Honoring Global Leaders for Peace. But some of those honored are a far cry from King’s beloved community of the poor and oppressed. The tribute to peacemakers, organized by the MLK
- [Fair Trade Roundup: What is Hershey Up to NOW?!](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-what-is-hershey-up-to-now/) - Time for another Fair Trade Roundup...your healthy dose of Fair Trade news. USAS ANNOUNCES FACTORY SIT-IN TO PROTEST HERSHEY'S EXPLOITATION OF STUDENT GUEST WORKERS Last week the Raise the Bar Hershey campaign urged consumers to take action on Hershey's Facebook page to support the campaign that is calling on Hershey to go Fair Trade. As
- [See Nature in a New Right – Ecuador GAIA Reality Tour](https://globalexchange.org/see-nature-in-a-new-right-ecuador-gaia-reality-tour/) - From the Galapagos Islands to the icy peaks of the Andes to the lush tropical forests of the Amazon, with a population comprised of 25% Indigenous people (and another 65% Mestizo), Ecuador is one of the most culturally and bio-diverse places on Earth. Perhaps it is no surprise then, that it is the first country
- [Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Rules It Will Not Allow International Election Observers](https://globalexchange.org/egypts-supreme-council-of-the-armed-forces-rules-it-will-not-allow-international-election-observers/) - It was announced this week by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that Egypt will not allow international monitors to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections. The international community is calling on SCAF to reconsider its decision, claiming that this decision puts the credibility of the elections at risk. Instead of allowing in international
- [Support a Voice for Climate Justice - Tim DeChristopher – on July 26](https://globalexchange.org/support-a-voice-for-climate-justice-tim-dechristopher-on-july-26/) - Tim DeChristopher will be sentenced on July 26 after being found guilty of one count of violating the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act, and one count of False Statement March 3rd. He participated in the auction “won” $2.7 million in oil & gas leases in a brave creative nonviolent act to protect land
- [Going Solar Now Earns YOU $1,000!](https://globalexchange.org/going-solar-now-earns-you-1000/) - A while back we announced that Global Exchange had teamed up with Sungevity, an innovative solar company, to encourage you to Go Solar, reduce impacts on the climate and support Global Exchange. All with no money down and no installation costs. Well, this just in…Sungevity has just sweetened the pot! Now when you go solar
- [Cuba Travel Updates: AP, New York Times AND Anthony Bourdain Talking Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/746-2/) - Lots going on in Cuba travel news. A few New York Times articles recently covered Cuba travel changes (and Global Exchange!), the Associated Press spoke with Global Exchange's External Relations Director, and tonight the Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is in Cuba. --- For more than 20 years now Global Exchange‘s Reality Tours program
- [What Does Independence Mean to You?](https://globalexchange.org/what-does-independence-mean-to-you/) - This Independence Day, celebrate alongside women across the globe who are using Fair Trade to realize their own independence. By enabling the economic independence of women through traditional skills, such as batik and block printing, women artisans are transforming their communities, eradicating poverty, and embracing their independence with Fair Trade business. Fair Trade Federation members
- [Setting Sail for Gaza, Armed with Love Letters and a Missive from Dr. King](https://globalexchange.org/setting-sail-for-gaza-armed-with-love-letters-and-a-missive-from-dr-king/) - “I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him,” said Dr. Martin Luther King as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. These words will guide me and other passengers aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, a
- [Gratitude to All Who Stand Up to Resist Injustice](https://globalexchange.org/gratitude-to-all-those-who-have-stood-up-to-resist-injustice-in-2011/) - "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." ~James Baldwin "Action is the antidote to despair." ~Joan Baez "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead --- Tens of
- [Global Exchange is Headed to Durban, South Africa for COP17!](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-is-headed-to-durban-south-africa-for-cop17/) - This December, the 2011 UN Climate Talks will be held in Durban, South Africa. As we approach this year’s conference, environmental and climate justice activists around the world have reason to doubt that our world leaders will come together in Durban and reach a solid agreement on a solution to climate change. Past conferences have
- [Palestine Freedom Rides: Taking a Stand Against Segregation](https://globalexchange.org/palestine-freedom-rides-taking-a-stand-against-segregation/) - The following was written by Global Exchange intern Bethany Schmid: --- For many, the term “segregation” brings to mind separate bathrooms, ‘Whites Only’ signs on stores and restaurants, the cone hats of the Klu Klux Klan, and other images of the American South in the 1960s. In order to bring the nation’s attention to the
- [22 Dems Think Keystone XL Is Cool, But I Don’t](https://globalexchange.org/22-dems-think-that-keystone-xl-is-cool-but-i-dont/) - I’ve been blogging about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline will drastically expand tar sands extraction in Canada and accelerate the harm the tar sands are causing the people and planet. If you are reading this blog, you know that the extraction of the tar sands in northern Alberta, is the largest and most
- [“Please Don't Just Take it From Me": Palestine & Israel Past Participant's Insightful Story](https://globalexchange.org/please-dont-just-take-it-from-me-palestine-israel-past-participants-insightful-story/) - When Global Exchange founded Reality Tours back in 1988, it did so with the belief that travel can be a tool for promoting peace and cross-cultural understanding. Since then, we have committed ourselves to organizing enriching, thought provoking and philosophically complex Citizen Diplomacy delegations around the world, even when those nations are often demonized as
- ["They Know Precisely What They Want"](https://globalexchange.org/they-know-precisely-what-they-want/) - “They know precisely what they want. They want to reverse the corporate coup that has taken place in the United States and rendered the citizenry impotent. And they won’t stop until this happens ...” -- Chris Hedges, author, journalist, blogger on truthdig.com, on The Lang and O’Leary Exchange, CBC tv People flooded the streets of
- [I Used to be Plastic. Now I'm a Beautiful Fair Trade Product!](https://globalexchange.org/i-used-to-be-plastic-now-im-a-beautiful-fair-trade-product/) - We've all heard about the Plastic Island in the Pacific Ocean. We all know that plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose. There have been some novel ideas of what to do with plastic; schoolhouses and boats have been made out of plastic bottles. Now, there's upcycled plastic jewelry. Upcycling is taking something that you
- [The 99% Say Enough is Enough](https://globalexchange.org/the-99-say-enough-is-enough/) - “When the history is finally written, though, it's likely all of this tumult – beginning with the Arab Spring – will be remembered as the opening salvo in a wave of negotiations over the dissolution of the American Empire.” - David Graeber, the Guardian UK "The White House is talking different because we are walking different."
- [Calderón breaks word to Javier Sicilia: Movement responds](https://globalexchange.org/calderon-breaks-word-to-javier-sicilia-movement-responds/) - The following was originally sent to the Mexico News list. Be the first to get latest news and action alerts from our Mexico program by signing up to the list. Mexican President Calderón has broken his public pledge made to Mexican peace movement representatives to evaluate steps taken by the government since an internationally televised
- [Co-Creating Our Sustainable Future On Earth Day and Everyday](https://globalexchange.org/co-creating-our-sustainable-future-on-earth-day-and-everyday/) - I celebrated Earth Day along with hundreds of other earth-conscious individuals at San Francisco’s Civic Center/UN Plaza. Everyone came out that day under a common idea: we live in a wondrous community of life that is planet Earth and that community deserves our awe, respect, and attention. There was an array of speakers and musical
- [Javier Sicilia - A Voice for Mexico's Victims](https://globalexchange.org/javier-sicilia-a-voice-for-mexicos-victims/) - Javier Sicilia’s message to the audiences of four public events in Chicago, IL was clear and powerful; "In 1994 subcomandante Marcos introduced the Zapatistas to the world, declaring Mexican President Salinas’ signing of NAFTA opened ‘the gates of hell’ for Mexico, and now Mexico is living in that hell.” He begins every speech quoting terrifying
- [Going Solar Makes Sense; Dollars and Sense](https://globalexchange.org/going-solar-makes-sense-dollars-and-sense/) - The following is a guest post by Danny Kennedy, President of Sungevity, Solar Home Specialists. Sungevity is offering a unique way to go solar at your home and support Global Exchange at the same time. Every customer who gets a Sungevity solar system that is reading this can raise more than $500 for Global Exchange.
- [What Has Happened to #Occupy?](https://globalexchange.org/what-has-happened-to-occupy/) - Happy New Year! It’s a new year and with the advent of the cold weather, police raids, and a media that has effectively painted the Occupy movement as dirty and dangerous—many people are beginning to wonder if we’ve seen the last of the movement. Has there really been a sea-change in consciousness or was the
- [Caring for Cuba’s Cats](https://globalexchange.org/caring-for-cubas-cats/) - *See below under "Take Action" for update added on 1/18/2012. Walking along the bustling streets of Havana, you hear a tiny cry. It’s repeated. You look down to see a tiny yellow kitten with newly opened eyes staring up. As the animal focuses on you, its pitiful meows become more insistent…..it needs you. Though Cuba
- [What is Next for North Korea?](https://globalexchange.org/what-is-next-for-north-korea/) - With the death of the North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il known as the 'Dear Leader' and the world's attention now turned to his youngest son Kim Jong Eun, the "Great Successor", very interesting and intense times lie ahead for North Korea. Kim Jong-il was 69 when he died from an apparent hearth attack while on
- [Is the UN Promoting Environmental Apartheid? News from the Durban Climate Talks and Why You Should Care](https://globalexchange.org/is-the-un-promoting-environmental-apartheid-news-from-the-durban-climate-talks-and-why-you-should-care/) - By Shannon Biggs Global Exchange’s Community Rights program director Shannon Biggs returns from the UN Climate conference in South Africa where she, along with climate justice advocates including former Bolivian Ambassador to the UN, Pablo Solon, Indigenous leader Tom Goldtooth, South Durban community activist Desmond D’sa and international colleagues from the Global Alliance for the
- [Occupy Movement Shuts Down West Coast Ports](https://globalexchange.org/occupy-movement-shuts-down-west-coast-ports/) - On Monday, December 12th, thousands of people took part in a coordinated shut down of ports along the West Coast, including the port of Oakland here in the Bay Area where protesters successfully shut down the port for three consecutive shifts starting at 5:30am when 1,500 people came out to disrupt the morning shift. I
- [COP17: The Great Escape III](https://globalexchange.org/cop17-the-great-escape-iii/) - The following post was written by 2011 Human Rights Awards Awardee, Pablo Solon. Solon was present in Durban, South Africa where the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP17) was being held. You can read updates from South Africa by Shannon Biggs, Director of Global Exchange's Community Rights Program, who was also present in Durban. By
- [We Want It to Stop](https://globalexchange.org/we-want-it-to-stop/) - Kathy Kelly, who co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence, just participated in an emergency delegation to Gaza. Learn more about how you can support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement with the Economic Activism for Palestine campaign. Also see December 1, Truth and Trauma in Gaza and December 5, Israel’s Lesson to Palestinians: Build More Rockets?
- [Truth and Trauma in Gaza](https://globalexchange.org/truth-and-trauma-in-gaza/) - Kathy Kelly, who co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence, just participated in an emergency delegation to Gaza. Learn more about how you can support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement with the Economic Activism for Palestine campaign. Also see December 2, We Want It to Stop and December 5, Israel’s Lesson to Palestinians: Build More Rockets?
- [VIDEO: Tis the Season to Get Trampled](https://globalexchange.org/video-tis-the-season-to-get-trampled/) - Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when frenzied holiday shoppers hit the malls and super stores, is fast approaching as news about major retailers opening their doors on Thanksgiving circulates, forcing thousands of employees to work instead of spending time with their families. As I write this, the petition over Walmart opening on Thanksgiving has
- [Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías: ¡Presente!](https://globalexchange.org/hugo-rafael-chavez-frias-presente/) - After a two-year battle with cancer, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez died of a heart attack on March 5th, 2013 at the age of 58. The government of Venezuela has since declared a seven day period of mourning in honor of the Commandante, heads of state from across Latin America have traveled to Caracas to issue
- [Celebrating Afro-Venezuelan Heritage](https://globalexchange.org/celebrating-afro-venezuelan-heritage/) - The following post is written by Reality Tours communications intern William Jones Jr as he explores Afro-Venezuelan identity historically and in its current context. Visit Venezuela on a Reality Tour to learn more about the struggles, contributions, and successes of Afro-Venezuelans. History and Legacy Under the leadership of the late President Hugo Chávez, Venezuela has
- [Fair Trade Knitting Communities of Bolivia and Peru](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-knitting-communities-of-bolivia-and-peru/) - I had the good fortune of being welcomed to Global Exchange as a sales associate at the San Francisco Fair Trade Store a few weeks before Global Exchange's 25th Anniversary celebration. I met many new people and felt an inkling my new job would suit me in ways I didn’t know yet. Since then, I've
- [Traveling with Saadi in Iran](https://globalexchange.org/traveling-with-saadi-in-iran/) - The following post is written by Professor Sarah Sharp who recently participated on a Reality Tour to Iran. While there, she was inspired by the great Persian poet Saadi, wondering, how would Saadi encourage the participants to embrace their travel experiences? The 13th century Persian poet Saadi traveled widely, visiting Syria and China, as well
- [A One-Man Fracking Ban](https://globalexchange.org/a-one-man-fracking-ban/) - The following post was written by Caitlin Kawaguchi, summer intern with the Global Exchange Community Rights Program. When J. Stephen Cleghorn realized that Paradise Gardens and Farm, his certified-organic farm in Pennsylvania that sits above the Marcellus Shale formation, was at risk of being "fracked" for shale gas extraction, he knew he had to act.
- [A New Holiday for Peace](https://globalexchange.org/a-new-holiday-for-peace/) - On August 27th in 1928, nations of the world sent representatives to Paris, France to sign a treaty banning war and committing to the peaceful settlement of all disputes. The treaty is still listed as in force on the U.S. State Department website! (open the document, scroll to page 454) The event is almost forgotten and the
- [The Summer I Researched Corporate Criminals](https://globalexchange.org/the-summer-i-researched-corporate-criminals/) - The following blog post is written by Global Exchange summer intern, Linda Tenerowicz about her summer project researching corporate criminals for our Top Ten Most Wanted Corporate Criminals 2013 list. Thank you, Linda for all your help and hard work all summer! I’m Linda Tenerowicz, a 21-year-old college student, and shaped by global issues and
- [¡Trayvon and Juan Francisco, Presente!](https://globalexchange.org/trayvon-and-juan-francisco-presente/) - It has been established beyond a doubt that if Trayvon Martin were a young white boy with a bag of skittles and an iced tea he'd still be alive today. He would not have been seen as “suspicious” in a gated community, his clothing wouldn't be a marker of being "up to no good" and
- [Stopping the Tar Sands - In a Good Way](https://globalexchange.org/stopping-the-tar-sands-in-a-good-way/) - I'd been to the tar sands before. In 2008, I was part of a small group of B.C. activists who went to Fort McMurray who wanted to see the devastation for ourselves, and return to Vancouver to continue our work to stop the destruction. After 3 dizzying days, a burning throat from contamination and deep
- [Help Global Exchange Beat the Heat!](https://globalexchange.org/help-global-exchange-beat-the-heat/) - We're looking for the bold, the adventurous, and the dedicated to help us Beat the Heat this summer and address climate change! We're doing everything we can to make sure the planet is inhabitable for generations to come, and we want you to join us. So we've put put together this five point plan of
- [Food Justice – Where Local Meets Global](https://globalexchange.org/food-justice-where-local-meets-global/) - The following guest post by Program Manager, Grassroots Alliances at IDEX Katherine Zavala originally appeared on IDEX (International Development Exchange.) Food Justice – Where Local Meets Global Growing up in a regular family in an urban environment in the Global South, the idea of where my food came from was not a question that came
- [Leaving Truth Outside the Court House at Bradley Manning's Trial](https://globalexchange.org/leaving-truth-outside-the-court-house-at-bradley-mannings-trial/) - The following post is written by Medea Benjamin, founder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange, and retired US Army Colonel and former US diplomat Ann Wright. --- Leaving Truth Outside the Court House at Bradley Manning's Trial The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more
- [You Can Join Fourth Healing Walk in the Tar Sands - July 5th & 6th, 2013](https://globalexchange.org/you-can-join-fourth-healing-walk-in-the-tar-sands-july-5th-6th-2013/) - Tar Sands extraction in northern Alberta is called many things - an environmental disaster, a carbon 'bomb', and it's often likened to Tolkien's Mordor. For someone who has been there, I think it's an apt description. This summer, First Nations and Metis communities living at ground zero are inviting people to come together to join
- [Beat the Heat This Summer: We Topped 400 (Parts Per Million of C02), Now What?](https://globalexchange.org/beat-the-heat-this-summer/) - It took a couple of years for the number to stick: 350. Its the number (parts per million of C02) that we need to maintain if we want to save our lovely planet. But this weekend we topped 400 and like the frog in the pot of water that is slowly coming to a boil
- [A Look at Food and Farming Today in South Korea](https://globalexchange.org/a-look-at-food-and-farming-today-in-south-korea/) - The following is an article by Anders Riel Müller/ 송연준 Food First Research Fellow and Leader of the upcoming South Korea Food Sovereignty Tour, sponsored by Food First in partnership with Reality Tours. I have been immersed in Korean food for so many years now I often forget how unknown and strange it can seem
- [Genocide and the Trial of the Century in Guatemala: Guatemala Genocide Conviction Overturned](https://globalexchange.org/genocide-and-the-trial-of-the-century-in-guatemala-but-where-will-it-end/) - Update 5/21/2013: Guatemala genocide conviction overturned. From CNN.com: When former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison this month, it was not expected to be the end of story. Observers knew that an appeal was coming, but it was a separate action -- a ruling by Guatemala's
- [Hershey's and Fair Trade: Is it a Victory?](https://globalexchange.org/hersheys-and-fair-trade-is-it-a-victory/) - Last month, Hershey's announced its next step toward 100% certified sustainable cocoa by committing to source cocoa through three of the world’s most recognized cocoa certifying organizations, including Fair Trade USA. Global Exchange was excited to hear this announcement and praised activists like you for making a big corporation give in to the demands of the
- [Nancy from Seattle Reports Back About First-Ever Reality Tour to Burma](https://globalexchange.org/nancy-from-seattle-reports-back-about-first-ever-reality-tour-to-burma/) - The following post was written by Nancy Penrose of Seattle about her recent trip to Burma with Global Exchange. --- In April 2013, I was a member of the first-ever Reality Tour delegation to Burma. I chose to go with Global Exchange to this country that is also known as Myanmar* because I wanted to
- [The Sustainable Development Trip to Guatemala](https://globalexchange.org/the-sustainable-development-tour-of-guatemala/) - The Sustainable Development Trip to Guatemala January 4-18, 2015 Are you a sustainable development professional? Student? Simply interested in and/or curious as to what sustainable development is? On this newly created trip, in partnership with The Earth Rights Institute, travel to Guatemala for an opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture of Sustainable Development. Step into the world of Guatemala and
- [Defending Industry Against Mother Nature (or) Does Mother Earth Sponsor Sports Teams?](https://globalexchange.org/defending-industry-against-mother-nature-or-does-mother-earth-sponsor-sports-teams/) - The following guest blog is by Jeff Conant, who participated in the BARONA (Bay Area Rights of Nature Alliance) Rights of Nature Tribunal on October 5, 2014. With 150 people in attendance, the tribunal imagined how different our world might be if our legal system saw ecosystems as rights-bearing entities—rather than as property to be
- [State Behind the Murders of Students from Mexican Teacher College](https://globalexchange.org/state-behind-the-murders-of-students-from-mexican-teacher-college/) - The story about the violent police abduction of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College and the subsequent discovery of at least four mass graves with dozens of bodies in Guerrero, Mexico seems to turn worse with every news cycle. The cold pre-meditated nature of the crime is enough to render any of us
- [Rights of Nature Tribunal Puts Chevron on Trial](https://globalexchange.org/rights-of-nature-tribunal-puts-chevron-on-trial/) - MEDIA RELEASE October 1, 2014 Contact: Shannon Biggs, Global Exchange shannon@globalexchange.org 415.298.9419 Nature Puts Chevron Refinery and Legal System on Trial People’s Tribunal in Oakland Seeks to Give Nature a Voice in Law this Sunday Oakland CA -- On Sunday October 5, a People’s Tribunal will examine the violations of community and nature’s rights caused
- [Why Mora County New Mexico is Fighting Frackers for Your Rights, too](https://globalexchange.org/why-mora-county-new-mexico-is-fighting-frackers-for-your-rights-too/) - By Kiara Collins, Community Rights program intern, Global Exchange Mora County, New Mexico is not the first place that comes to mind for challenging the ‘rights’ of corporations. This is high desert, and life moves pretty slowly for the 5,000 residents—at least until fracking arrived. This sparsely populated county is politically conservative, with a large
- [Radical Oklahoma Tour Gives Travelers the Opportunity to Explore Woody Guthrie's "Radical Oklahoma" Heritage](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-tour-gives-travelers-the-opportunity-to-explore-woody-guthries-radical-oklahoma-heritage/) - Attention Woody Guthrie fans, Oklahoma expats/descendants of expats, folk music fans and history buffs: Global Exchange invites you to join us on our second annual Radical Oklahoma Reality Tour, culminating in the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, OK, from July 6 to July 13, 2014. Last year’s tour was fascinating and lots of fun,
- [Honoring the Freedom Schools](https://globalexchange.org/honoring-the-freedom-schools/) - Ain't gonna let segregation turn me 'round, Turn me 'round, turn me 'round. Ain't gonna let segregation turn me 'round, I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'. Marchin' on to freedom land. ~ Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round Civil Rights Era Freedom Song From marches, to picket lines, to jail houses, this
- [Reject and Protect - Obama You Can Stop the Pipeline](https://globalexchange.org/rejectandprotect/) - Later this month, a powerful alliance of farmers, ranchers, and tribal communities will be coming to Washington, DC to make the closing argument against one of the most controversial and dangerous projects in North America — the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The action is called Reject and Protect, and they call themselves the Cowboy
- [Tengo Talento: Showcasing Cuban Talent](https://globalexchange.org/tengo-talento-showcasing-cuban-talent/) - This guest post comes to us from Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he received his MA degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Prior to graduation, the Pan-African Film Festival honored Eli with the Student Filmmaker Award for his first solo feature length film, Inventos: Hip Hop Cubano. Eli continues to utilized
- [Gun Violence is Not Normal](https://globalexchange.org/gun-violence-is-not-normal/) - It's been a rough couple of weeks. Shootings in Colorado Springs, San Bernardino, the release of the video of the killing of Laquan McDonald in Chicago and another police shooting of Mario Woods here in San Francisco make gun violence feel like the new normal. The Community United to End Gun Violence, a group organized
- [Guatemala Protests Force Corrupt President to Resign](https://globalexchange.org/guatemala-protests-force-corrupt-president-to-resign/) - Escalating mass protest in Guatemala turned celebratory this week as President Otto Pérez Molina resigned, facing charges of criminal conspiracy, fraud and accepting bribes as the ring leader of a customs fraud. Guatemala’s vibrant civil society deserves this moment of victory after decades of struggle against brutality and impunity. And their success echoes across regional
- [Ending the Drug War Tragedy: From Honduras to NYC](https://globalexchange.org/ending-the-drug-war-tragedy-from-honduras-to-nyc/) - Note: This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post ... Last June, I traveled to Honduras to confer with civil society leaders about organizing a five-nation, "end the drug war" caravan -- all the way from Central America to New York City. The "caravan" aims to stir debate in places profoundly damaged by the drug
- [New Year's in Cuba and Ecuador](https://globalexchange.org/new-years-in-cuba-and-ecuador/) - It may be hard to believe, but the New Year is just a few months away. Why not celebrate this one abroad? This year, our 2016 New Year's trips feature two special Reality Tours to Cuba and Ecuador. You'll not only learn a lot, but have some fun along the way! Cuba: New Year's in
- [One Big Step in US-Cuba Relations, More Steps to be Made](https://globalexchange.org/one-big-step-in-us-cuba-relations-more-steps-to-be-made/) - 54 years ago, the Cuban flag flying above the Cuban embassy in Washington D.C. was abruptly taken down, as the United States cut official ties with Cuba approaching the height of the Cold War. For the next half century the flag remained that way, and a relationship of isolation and hostility prevailed between the two
- [Planting Seeds with Vandana Shiva and Prince Charles in India](https://globalexchange.org/planting-seeds-with-vandana-shiva-and-prince-charles-in-india/) - In 2013, Shannon Biggs traveled with Global Exchange to India with Dr. Vandana Shiva, and got a surprise visit from His Royal Highness, Prince Charles. In preparation for our next trip to India this November, we are re-posting Shannon's report-back here. ... Arriving in Delhi (or nearly anywhere in India), can be a bit of a cultural hard
- [Springtime Discounts on Reality Tours!](https://globalexchange.org/springtime-discounts-on-reality-tours/) - It’s springtime and discounts are in the air! Use the discount codes provided below by June 17th and save $200 on any of the following Reality Tours. We hope you can join us on one of these great trips! ... Venezuela: Community Development & Populist Movements July 18-27 $1,900 Discount code: VzGX15 Travel with Global Exchange
- [The Cuban Revolution - Explore the Past and Present](https://globalexchange.org/the-cuban-revolution-explore-the-past-and-present-2/) - Everyone is talking about Cuba after President Obama and President Castro simultaneously announced changes to Washington’s 54 year blockade against Cuba and the travel ban denying U.S. citizens the right to travel to Cuba. This announcement ignites new hopes for normalized relations, and what better way to witness this key moment in history than to
- [Rebooting Peace in Colombia](https://globalexchange.org/rebooting-peace-in-colombia/) - This article was originally published in the Huffington Post. Colombians and Allies From 8 Countries Launch a 1,500 Mile Caravan for Peace What now? That was the question Colombians and their friends around the world asked after Colombians narrowly voted NO to Peace Accords aimed at ending fifty years of war between the government and
- [Colombia: A Path to Peace](https://globalexchange.org/colombia-a-path-to-peace/) - Last month, Peace Accords aimed at ending fifty years of civil war in Colombia were defeated by a razor thin margin, in a national referendum. The "NO" vote was an unexpected setback, but not a calamity. It was most certainly, not a vote for more war. Now, as Colombians face uncertainty about how to move
- [Ecuador, Oil and the Yasuní](https://globalexchange.org/ecuador-oil-and-the-yasuni-2/) - The Yasuní region of the Amazon rainforest is one of the most precious and important areas on the entire planet. The region includes a UNESCO world biosphere reserve that many scientists consider to be the most biologically diverse region on Earth. One hectare of the area is home to a richer mix of trees, birds, amphibians,
- [Can Peace Prevail in Colombia?](https://globalexchange.org/can-peace-prevail-in-colombia/) - By Alex Sierra and Ted Lewis On Sunday 2 October, Colombians voted in a national referendum to ratify a peace accord signed government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the rebel FARC, an agreement that had been hammered out during four years of negotiations in Havana, Cuba. But -- in a decision that defied the
- ["Drugs Don't Warrant a Bullet or Disappearance"](https://globalexchange.org/drugs-dont-warrant-a-bullet-or-disappearance/) - "Drugs Don't Warrant a Bullet or Disappearance" Civil Society denounces the Drug War at the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS) Laura Weiss Clotheslines canopied the entrance of the Museum of Drug Policy, a pop-up installation in midtown New York City that was erected during the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session
- [Selma 50th Anniversary Mobilization Video and Photo Journal](https://globalexchange.org/selma-50th-anniversary-mobilization-video-and-photo-journal/) - Reality Tours Participant Produces Dramatic Video and Photos of the Selma 50TH Anniversary Mobilizations for Civil Rights In March 2015 Global Exchange Reality Tours offered a "Civil Rights Celebration tour of Activism in Alabama." Photographer and activist Stephanie Solomon participated in the tour, and has just released a stunning video of the March 2015 gathering of
- [The Economic and Environmental Justice tour of Argentina and Uruguay: Reflections by Rick Moniz](https://globalexchange.org/the-economic-and-environmental-justice-tour-of-argentina-and-uruguay-reflections-by-rick-moniz/) - Rick Moniz, long time friend of Global Exchange and cofounder of Knowing the Way Travel, reflects here on another successful Custom Reality Tour. After working with the Global Exchange team to design a custom schedule and market the program, he was joined by 8 other participants on this remarkable 2 week journey to Argentina. Read
- [Thank you President Obama!](https://globalexchange.org/thank-you-president-obama/) - President Obama shed tears of frustration during his speech on gun violence yesterday. At the same time, militia men called on citizens to come armed to a siege of public land in Oregon and conservative politicians pulled out the same Second Amendment argument that is always used by politicians with an NRA- “A” rating. And
- [The Honduran Coup, One Year Later](https://globalexchange.org/the-honduran-coup-one-year-later/) - In the early morning hours of June 28, 2009, democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras was forced out of his bed by armed soldiers, kidnapped and flown to Costa Rica in a military-oligarchic coup. Hours later, the government was dismantled, the military took over and the streets were filled with Hondurans protesting the illegal coup.
- [You Can’t Evict an Idea: This Thing is Just Getting Started](https://globalexchange.org/you-cant-evict-an-idea-this-thing-is-just-getting-started/) - Speaking in the spirit of the 99% since 1776, here are a few voices from America’s Long Revolution: --- "I hope we shall crush… in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." "I
- [Is Big Oil Co-Opting Our Universities?](https://globalexchange.org/is-big-oil-co-opting-our-universities/) - On October 14, the Center for American Progress published a disconcerting report on the oil industry's influence over our universities. Titled "Big Oil Goes to College", the report analyzes 10 research collaboration contracts between major oil companies and universities. Author Jennifer Washburn highlights the following: In nine of the 10 energy-research agreements we analyzed, the university
- [International Women’s Day: Today We Honor Women Working for Change](https://globalexchange.org/international-womens-day-today-we-honor-women-working-for-change/) - Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, first celebrated in Germany, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland in 1911, to recognize the social, political and economic achievements of women in the past and present. The self titled "Global hub of International Women’s Day events and information" www.internationalwomensday.com lists thousands of events around the planet, 200
- [Challenge the Siege on Gaza with the Freedom Flotilla](https://globalexchange.org/challenge-the-siege-on-gaza-with-the-freedom-flotilla/) - The following post was originally sent to our News and Action e-mail list. Be the first to get urgent news updates and action alerts by signing up to our e-mail lists. This week, the international Gaza Freedom Flotilla II: "Stay Human" of ten boats will attempt to depart from Cyprus towards Gaza. The mission of
- [Happy Xmas (War Is Over)](https://globalexchange.org/happy-xmas-war-is-over/) - See below for an update to this post added on 10/24/11: --- This morning when, Wanda, long time Global Exchange board member, called after President Obama announced a date for the return of all US troops from Iraq my reaction was the same as almost everyone else in our office. “Is this for real? What
- [Military Drones are the Opposite of Nature’s Drones](https://globalexchange.org/military-drones-are-the-opposite-of-natures-drones/) - A recent NewYork Times article about military drones had some ominous warnings about the technology getting out. Global Exchange Co-founder Kevin Danaher shares his thoughts on the subject. --- Military Drones are the Opposite of Nature’s Drones A drone in nature is “a stingless male bee that has the role of mating with the queen
- [The Best Government the 1% Can Buy: Is Reversing Citizens United or Corporate Personhood Enough?](https://globalexchange.org/the-best-government-the-1-can-buy-is-reversing-citizens-united-or-corporate-personhood-enough/) - Which president told Congress: "I recommend a law prohibiting all corporations from contributing to the campaign expenses of any party...let individuals contribute as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose, directly or indirectly?" If you recognize this Presidential quote, it probably means you’re a
- [Reclaiming Our Future at Rio+20: The Green Economy Versus Rights of Mother Earth](https://globalexchange.org/reclaiming-our-future-at-rio20-the-green-economy-versus-rights-of-mother-earth/) - The international peasants and farmers organization, La Via Campesina, ends their global Call to Action for the upcoming June 16-18 Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) with ‘GLOBALIZE THE STRUGGLE!! GLOBALIZE HOPE!!!’ The stakes are high in Rio. As Via Campesina points out, “Twenty years later, governments should have reconvened to review
- [Global March to Jerusalem: An act of homage to a precious city in danger](https://globalexchange.org/global-march-to-jerusalem-an-act-of-homage-to-a-precious-city-in-danger/) - The following post was written by leading Palestinian activist, medical doctor, academic and writer, Ghada Karmi. March 30th, on Palestinian Land Day, the Global March to Jerusalem will take place. Global Exchange is an endorser of this global initiative. See a listing of actions around the world. On March 30th a ground-breaking event will take place. I
- [Commemorating Palestinian Land Day in Jordan](https://globalexchange.org/commemorating-palestinian-land-day-in-jordan/) - The following is a guest post by Tighe Barry, a member of the peace group Code Pink. --- On March 30, 2012, hundreds of demonstrations took place across the globe in commemoration of Palestinian Land Day. This important day in the history of the Palestinian people is a sorrowful reminder of the six Palestinians who
- [This Election’s 4 Deepest Democracy Victories You Missed](https://globalexchange.org/this-elections-4-deepest-democracy-victories-you-missed/) - No matter which side you butter your political bread, by now you’ve heard more than you ever wanted to about the election results and who won. But that’s just politics. What you probably missed in the glare of the pundits flashy graphics and the incessant Wednesday morning quarterbacking were the real victories by and for people actually
- [Wholesome Memories, Brutal Realities: The True Cost of the Sugar We Crave](https://globalexchange.org/wholesome-memories-brutal-realities-the-true-cost-of-the-sugar-we-crave/) - The following is a guest post by Hana Ivanhoe, an Engagement and Advocacy Manager with Fairfood International in its San Francisco office. Hana recently helped to launch Fairfood’s work on sugarcane production in Nicaragua, focused on improving labor conditions for the country’s overworked and underpaid sugarcane workers. --- Sugar is an essential part of almost
- [Prescription for Afghan Hospital Bombing: Independent Investigation and US Troop Withdrawal](https://globalexchange.org/prescription-for-afghan-hospital-bombing-independent-investigation-and-us-troop-withdrawal/) - by Medea Benjamin On October 3, a US airstrike destroyed a Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing 22 healthcare workers and patients. On October 6, the commander of US armed forces in Afghanistan, General John Campbell, told the US Senate Armed Services committee that the attack had
- [Why am I going to Democracy Spring?](https://globalexchange.org/why-am-i-going-to-democracy-spring/) - Guest Blog by David Braun Several years ago, I was a volunteer organizer with MoveOn and we had just finished campaigning to get the affordable care act passed. At the time, our focus was on the most pressing issue facing our democracy—corporate influence in government. This was before Occupy Wall Street, and while we knew
- [Call on Congress to Condemn Israeli Acts Against Protesters](https://globalexchange.org/call-on-congress-to-condemn-israeli-acts-against-protesters/) - We condemn in the strongest possible terms the shooting, killing and wounding of protesters in Gaza, and we urge you to contact Congress to do the same. Yesterday, marked the bloodiest day of the Great March of Return demonstrations Palestinians have been organizing since March 30th (Land Day). More than 60, including children, were killed and over 2,700 wounded
- [People-to-People Ties in a Time of War](https://globalexchange.org/people-to-people-ties-in-a-time-of-war/) - On Orthodox Easter, Pope Francis talked about all the lives and beauty destroyed by war, ending his litany with this: “The war also destroys everyone watching superficial news to see who’s the winner and who’s the loser. The war destroys everyone. Beware of it.” Russia’s war on Ukraine has already killed tens of thousands of
- [Re-think the World Cup](https://globalexchange.org/re-think-the-world-cup/) - The following is the first installment of a multi-part series examining the preparations and aftermaths of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Brazil. “There are visible and invisible dictators. The power structure of world football is monarchical. It's the most secret kingdom in the world." So said the great Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano.
- [FIFA, the World Cup, and Slave Labor](https://globalexchange.org/fifa-the-world-cup-and-slave-labor/) - Last year, we ran a blog series called "Re-think the World Cup", a report and critique examining the preparations and aftermaths of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Out of that we placed FIFA, the profoundly corrupt and dictatorial organization that runs international soccer, at the #4 spot on our Top Ten Corporate Criminals List. We also
- [PEACE CHARADE – A “Peace Talks” Parody](https://globalexchange.org/peace-charade-a-peace-talks-parody/) - From our sisters at CODEPINK... Here's what's going on behind the scenes in the "peace negotiations" between Israeli and Palestinian officials, announced by Secretary Clinton for September 1st, 2010. See the full transcript (or just script) and photos.
- [The 99% Demand: Occupy Wall Street! Bring Our War $$ Home!](https://globalexchange.org/the-99-demand-occupy-wall-street-bring-our-war-home/) - The following post was written by Melanie Butler for our sister organization, CODEPINK. -Edited to add: Tuesday morning (September 20) seven more protesters were arrested — some violently. One is currently reported to be in hospital. Day three of the encampment at Liberty Plaza, formerly known as Zuccotti park, is coming to a close. A
- [Embody the Movement:  Dancing for Economic Justice](https://globalexchange.org/embody-the-movement-dancing-for-economic-justice/) - The following is a guest post by Rae Abileah with contributing writers Sharon Shay Sloan and Eva Lyons. An uplifting and timely read, especially for those who've been following our various Occupy Wall Street West posts. --- A day of hard rain and wind could not dampen the spirits of activists representing the 99% as
- [Occupied Bahrain One Year After the Uprising](https://globalexchange.org/occupied-bahrain-one-year-after-the-uprising/) - Update added on 2/20/2012: Medea Benjamin was arrested and deported soon after the post below was published. --- Here's an update from Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink, who is in Bahrain right now: There would have been thousands of people today trying to make their way to the forbidden Pearl Roundabout,
- [And the 2012 People's Choice Winner is...](https://globalexchange.org/and-the-2012-peoples-choice-winner-is/) - With over 2,900 votes, the people have chosen PFC Bradley Manning as the 2012 People's Choice Award winner. Global Exchange is proud to honor Bradley Manning, and we hope you'll take a moment to read more about this year's winner. It takes great courage to stand for what you know is right. Bradley Manning, a
- [Bradley Manning Acquitted of “Aiding the Enemy” Charge, Month-long Sentencing Phase Now Determines Fate](https://globalexchange.org/bradley-manning-acquitted-of-aiding-the-enemy-charge-month-long-sentencing-phase-now-determines-fate/) - The following is a guest post by the Bradley Manning Support Network from July 30, 2013. Bradley Manning received Global Exchange's 2012 Human Rights People's Choice Award. --- Bradley Manning Acquitted of “Aiding the Enemy” Charge, Month-long Sentencing Phase Now Determines Fate “We won the battle, now we need to go win the war,” shared
- [A Moment to Reflect on 2013...](https://globalexchange.org/a-moment-to-reflect/) - The world watched on as Nelson Mandela's body was transported to its final resting place in his childhood village of Qunu, South Africa this weekend. In the days following his death, we all mourned and remembered and have no doubt resolved to carry on his spirit and determination to continue to fight for social justice.
- [As a Holocaust Survivor, AIPAC Doesn't Speak for Me](https://globalexchange.org/as-a-holocaust-survivor-aipac-doesnt-speak-for-me-2/) - Global Exchange is hosting a series of blog posts from allies who are headed to the Move Over AIPAC conference taking place in Washington, D.C. on May 21-24, to expose the AIPAC lobby and build the vision for a new US foreign policy in the Middle East. Sign up today. The following post was written by
- [Beyond Personhood: Why Corporations Love the Constitution More Than You do](https://globalexchange.org/beyond-personhood-why-corporations-love-the-constitution-more-than-you-do/) - By Randy Hayes and Shannon Biggs What do you love about the U.S. Constitution? As we grimly mark the 3rd anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Citizens United ruling that opened the corporate-funded floodgates, empowering Billionaires to speak loudest in our elections, it is an important if not overlooked question.
- [Typhoon Haiyan and Climate Change](https://globalexchange.org/typhoon-haiyan-and-climate-change/) - Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, the Category 5 storm that hit central Philippines on November 8, 2013 with its 195 mph winds and 13 foot storm surges, was the first storm of this magnitude to ever make landfall. But it certainly won't be the last. Unfortunately, the Philippines is no stranger to such disasters. This is the
- [Kerry Kennedy to Join Youth in Rally to Demand That Hershey 'Raise the Bar'](https://globalexchange.org/kerry-kennedy-to-join-youth-in-rally-to-demand-that-hershey-raise-the-bar/) - With World Day Against Child Labor right around the corner, students, social justice leaders including Kerry Kennedy, and groups will rally in front of the Hershey Store in Times Square on June 8, 2011 to call on Hershey to eliminate forced, trafficked and child labor from its cocoa supply chain. Despite almost ten years of
- [Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Child Labor has got to Go!](https://globalexchange.org/hey-hey-ho-ho-child-labor-has-got-to-go/) - World Day Against Child Labor was on Sunday, June 12th. Four days prior, the ‘Raise the Bar Hershey’ rally took place in front of the Hershey store in Times Square. School children and social justice activists, along with Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and Lee Cutler,
- [FIFA: Return the Beauty to “The Beautiful Game”](https://globalexchange.org/fifa-return-the-beauty-to-the-beautiful-game/) - The following is the third installment of a multi-part series examining the preparations and aftermaths of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Read the entire “Re-think the World Cup” series. ... So who wins the World Cup? While it may seem that decision is still getting played out in stadiums across Brazil, FIFA
- [Some Brand New Trips in 2015](https://globalexchange.org/some-brand-new-trips-in-2015/) - Fall is quickly approaching, and believe it or not we will soon find ourselves in 2015. Next year we have a few brand new trips that we’ll be offering, and we want to give you an inside peek at some of them. From the shores and favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the high Himalayas
- [Women's Voices of Cuba: Catherine Murphy](https://globalexchange.org/womens-voices-of-cuba-catherine-murphy/) - Women face obstacles and oppression worldwide. And yet, the struggle continues. Resilient and resolute — women across the globe are working to create meaningful change. On International Women’s Day, we launched a series of blogs through to Mother’s Day highlighting Women’s Voices of Cuba – a series exploring courageous women impacting Cuba. The first blog
- [Reflections from a Reality Tour to Argentina](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-from-a-reality-tour-to-argentina/) - The following was written by Anne Kass, who traveled with Global Exchange on a Reality Tour to Argentina, March 22 - April 1, 2015. ... We arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday, March 22 and since then we have been experiencing first-hand the subject of Naomi Klein's film, The Take, with the help of a
- [Women’s Voices of Cuba: Gloria Rolando](https://globalexchange.org/womens-voices-of-cuba-gloria-rolando/) - Women face obstacles and oppression worldwide. And yet, the struggle continues. Resilient and resolute — women across the globe are working to create meaningful change. On International Women’s Day, we launched a series of blogs through to Mother’s Day highlighting Women’s Voices of Cuba – a series exploring courageous women impacting Cuba. The first two
- [Chapo's (Second) Escape Highlights Drug War Farce](https://globalexchange.org/chapos-second-escape-highlights-drug-war-farce/) - Note: this article originally appeared on the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ted-lewis/chapos-second-escape-highlights-drug-war-farce_b_7783006.html# ... Chapo Guzman's escape from Mexico's maximum-security Altiplano prison last weekend further undermines the already wounded credibility of Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and his security apparatus. But more than that, it underlines the futility of the war on drugs and its reliance on taking out "kingpins"
- [Fall discounts on Reality Tours!](https://globalexchange.org/fall-discounts-on-reality-tours/) - Yes, you heard that right. We are offering $200 off select trips this fall using the discount codes listed below. From Fair Trade in Palestine, to indigenous rights in Mexico, to the Rights of Nature movement in India, this fall we have several great trips that will highlight important issues around the world. Join us
- [Fall discounts on Reality Tours!](https://globalexchange.org/fall-discounts-on-reality-tours-2/) - Yes, you heard that right. We are offering $200 off select trips this fall using the discount codes listed below. From Fair Trade in Palestine, to indigenous rights in Mexico, to the Rights of Nature movement in India, this fall we have several great trips that will highlight important issues around the world. Join us as we
- [Inter-American Human Rights Commission Report Slams Mexican Government Version of Ayotzinapa Atrocities: 10 key points](https://globalexchange.org/inter-american-human-rights-commission-report-slams-mexican-government-version-of-ayotzinapa-atrocities-10-key-points/) - By Ted Lewis and Janice Gallagher A body of independent experts (GIEI), appointed by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, rejects the government’s conclusions about key elements of last year’s attacks on unarmed students during which six people were killed and 43 forcibly disappeared. The report underlines coordination between local, state, and federal police, as well as
- [Lessons from Bolivian History](https://globalexchange.org/lessons-from-bolivian-history/) - Rick Tejada-Flores is a documentary filmmaker and former member of the Global Exchange board of directors. His many works for PBS include The Fight in the Fields, Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Struggle; Race is the Place; The Good War and Those who Refused to Fight it, and Orozco, Man of Fire. He is currently
- [The TPP Goes to Congress](https://globalexchange.org/the-tpp-goes-to-congress/) - A Congressional vote looms on the TPP, the largest trade deal in history. Over the weekend negotiators from the U.S. and eleven other countries, representing 40% of the global economy, formally agreed on a trade deal that is bad news for working families, small farmers, and the environment – in the U.S. and around the
- [Reflections on a Travel Learning Course to Argentina](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-on-a-travel-learning-course-to-argentina-2/) - by Paul Dean Paul Dean is co-creator and co-editor of The Sociological Cinema, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio Wesleyan University. He took his OWU students to Argentina with Global Exchange in the spring of 2014 and will be going again this upcoming spring of 2016. Read on to hear more about his trip! And click here to
- [Stop NAFTA's Corporate Power Grab](https://globalexchange.org/stop-naftas-corporate-power-grab/) - After three rounds of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it’s still unclear whether U.S. negotiators are going to demand the removal of a controversial NAFTA provision that gave big corporations vast new powers to that make it easier to offshore jobs and to attack the environmental and health laws on which
- [Why We Stand In Solidarity With Honduras](https://globalexchange.org/why-we-stand-in-solidarity-with-honduras/) - Protesters continue taking to the streets in Honduras in opposition to the inauguration of Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH) where they are met by state-sponsored repression at the hands of a U.S. trained and financed Honduran military-elite. Over 30 people have been killed, and counting. Hundreds more have been arrested, arbitrarily detained and injured, including long-time
- [Stop Trump's Promotion of Assault Weapon Exports](https://globalexchange.org/stop-trumps-deregulation-of-assault-weapon-exports/) - The Trump administration proposes deregulating gun exports On May 24, the Trump administration proposed to make it easier to export U.S. gun and ammunition globally, even though U.S.-exported firearms are already used in countless crimes, attacks and human rights violations in many nations. The proposal applies to semi-automatic assault weapons and other powerful firearms, moving
- [Make Travel your 2019 New Year Resolution](https://globalexchange.org/travel2019/) - It’s that time of year again. 2018 has drawn to a close and we look ahead to what the new year could bring. We resolve to make changes, from improving our health to investing in our relationships, ditching the smartphones, engaging in community, and learning new skills. What if you could tackle all these resolutions
- [Urge Congress to Stop the U.S. from Arming Human Rights Abusers](https://globalexchange.org/urge-congress-to-stop-the-u-s-from-arming-human-rights-abusers/) - Here is your chance to support limits on U.S. gun exports to Mexico that contribute to the unprecedented levels of gun violence there. Call on your member of Congress to act and do the right thing. Urge him/her to sign the "Dear Colleague" letter (text is below) circulated by Congressmen Grijalva and Lowenthal to prevent
- [Solidarity Through Travel This Summer](https://globalexchange.org/solidarity-through-travel-this-summer-2/) - From environmental justice in Ecuador, to Indigenous rights in Mexico, and revolution and change in Cuba, this summer Global Exchange is offering several Reality Tours that will highlight important issues around the world.Join us as we meet with local leaders and movements to learn about the innovative ways communities and individuals are organizing for social change.
- [Over 100 organizations call on Biden and Trump to adopt a New Good Neighbor Policy Towards Latin America](https://globalexchange.org/over-100-organizations-call-on-biden-to-adopt-a-new-good-neighbor-policy-towards-latin-america/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACTS: TED LEWIS | 415 575 5533| TED@GLOBALEXCHANGE.ORG September 3, 2020 Washington – Over 100 organizations that work on issues related to Latin America and the Caribbean sent a letter to Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump calling for the next administration to adopt a new Good Neighbor Policy
- [A World Cup for Whom?](https://globalexchange.org/a-world-cup-for-whom/) - The following is the second installment of a multi-part series examining the preparations and aftermaths of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Read the entire "Re-think the World Cup" series. ... The 2014 World Cup is about far more than sport. When I talk to people here in the U.S. about the upcoming World
- [Reality Tour Brazil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and Social Movements](https://globalexchange.org/reality-tour-brazil-the-world-cup-the-olympics-and-social-movements-2/) - You may have heard there is a World Cup going on in Brazil right now. And depending on which news sources you’ve been following, you may have also heard there is much more to this World Cup than sport. But it’s not just the World Cup: the Summer Olympics will come to Brazil in 2016, and many
- [Climate Deception: Non-binding "Targets" for Climate, but Binding Rules on Trade in Services](https://globalexchange.org/climate-deception-non-binding-targets-for-climate-but-binding-rules-on-trade-in-services/) - By Deborah James International Programs at the Center for Economic and Policy Research & Global Exchange Board Member. (Note: This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post) The whole world is watching as world leaders from nearly every country across the globe meet in Paris this week to set carbon emission reductions targets to address
- [World Fair Trade Buzz](https://globalexchange.org/world-fair-trade-buzz/) - World Fair Trade Day is coming up May 10th. Sweet! We're actually a proud sponsor this year! There's some great stuff happening, including the World's Largest Coffee Break. If you and your peops like drinking Fair Trade coffee, you should think about joining in the fun. How hard is it to drink coffee anyway? You
- [Acapulco to DF - Caravan Update](https://globalexchange.org/acapulco-to-df-caravan-update/) - I'm just about to meet my international and Mexican traveling companions for the next week and board the Via Campesina caravan from Acapulco, Mexico. First stop on this journey today will be to the much disputed potential site of the mega hydro-electric dam called La Parota to meet with community members and the organization Consejo
- [Presidential Meeting Puts US-Mexico Relations Back on Track--In the Wrong Direction](https://globalexchange.org/presidential-meeting-puts-us-mexico-relations-back-on-track-in-the-wrong-direction/) - The following piece was written by Laura Carlsen, director of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy in Mexico City at www.cipamericas.org. The presidential meeting this week between Mexico’s Felipe Calderon and Barack Obama looked from the outside like a hastily arranged exercise in damage control. But while most analysts emphasized the tensions
- [Mexico's Growing Movement Against Murder](https://globalexchange.org/mexicos-growing-movement-against-murder/) - Thousands of people marched in Mexico this week demanding an end to the violence that continues to wrack the country. This time, Cuernavaca, the so-called city of eternal spring, was the epicenter of protests by thousands of Mexicans that sprang up in the wake of the murders of seven youths, including 24 year old Juan
- [Caravan to the South: Mexico's Peace Movement's Next Steps](https://globalexchange.org/caravan-to-the-south-mexicos-peace-movements-next-steps/) - The following post was originally sent out to our Mexico News e-mail list. Be the first to hear about urgent news and actions around the peace movement in Mexico and sign up for our mailing list. Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity is inviting participation in a “Caravan to the South” that will
- [Mexico's Peace Movement Looks North of the Border](https://globalexchange.org/mexicos-peace-movement-looks-north-of-the-border/) - Mexico’s Peace with Justice and Dignity Movement looks north of the border After months of marches and caravans covering thousand of kilometers of Mexico’s highways and back roads, Javier Sicilia, other family members of murder victims, along with a small support team, traveled to Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA at the invitation of Global
- [Key Peace Activist Murdered; Family Now in Danger](https://globalexchange.org/key-peace-activist-murdered-family-now-in-danger/) - Nepomuceno Moreno Núñez, an activist of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) was gunned down on November 28th while walking in Hermosillo, Sonora in northwestern Mexico. "Don Nepo” (as he was known to friends) joined other victims of Mexico’s violence to speak out and seek justice – in his case on behalf
- [Eight Mexicans Who Should Be Heard](https://globalexchange.org/eight-mexicans/) - By Ted Lewis and Manuel Pérez Rocha In the last year, an unprecedented number of Mexicans have received international recognition for their courageous work on behalf of migrants, workers, and the millions of victims of the country’s spiraling violence, institutional decomposition and appalling inequality. Just today, Mexican poet, Javier Sicilia, received a nod in this
- [Upcoming Speaking Tour with Javier Sicilia](https://globalexchange.org/upcoming-speaking-tour-with-javier-sicilia/) - For the past few months, we have been working hard with our partners in Mexico to bring the message of Mexico's peace movement north of the border to the United States. Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) has now made the call for a major international peace caravan in the USA this
- [Mexico 2013: Hopes, Fears, and Six New-PRI Years](https://globalexchange.org/mexico-2013-hopes-fears-and-six-new-pri-years/) - The Mexican Peace Caravan that crossed the United States last summer was bracketed between elections. It began in Tijuana, just six weeks after Mexico’s July presidential election, and concluded in Washington just six weeks before Obama’s re-election. Now, as 2013 is dawning, Mexicans can begin to see the outlines and true colors of their return
- [Facing the Threat of the Trans-Pacific Treaty](https://globalexchange.org/facing-the-threat-of-the-trans-pacific-treaty/) - The following post by Raul Burbano, Kristen Beifus and Manuel Pérez-Rocha, originally appeared on The Tyee. ---- A 16th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is underway in Singapore this week. Canada and Mexico join the nine other TPP countries for the second time since the U.S. government invited its NAFTA partners to join
- [A Mexican Father's Plea to Two Presidents](https://globalexchange.org/a-mexican-fathers-plea-to-two-presidents/) - President Obama travels to Mexico today to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Obama’s visit comes at a time when President Peña Nieto is riding a wave of adulation, especially in international media. Nevertheless, as analyst John Ackerman points out in Foreign Policy this honeymoon effect is unearned and is likely to be short
- [Voices of Victims Tour](https://globalexchange.org/voices-of-victims-tour/) - Last year, Global Exchange joined with our allies from Mexico and the U.S. for an unprecedented 27-city Caravan for Peace that crossed the United States, calling for an end to the drug war and related violence. This fall, we’re launching an 11-city Voices of Victims tour of North America, once again featuring Javier Sicilia, along
- [From Honduras to the UN, Caravan Demands a Stop to the Killings from the War on Drugs](https://globalexchange.org/from-honduras-to-the-un-caravan-demands-a-stop-to-the-killings-from-the-war-on-drugs/) - Published in SinEmbargo.MX. http://www.sinembargo.mx/28-03-2016/1640915 Translated by Laura Krasovitzky From Honduras to the UN, Caravan demands to stop the killings from the war on drugs A caravan that aims to raise awareness on the negative effects of prohibitionist drug policies worldwide has begun in Honduras as it plans to make its way through five countries towards the United
- [Mexico’s 2018 Elections – Call for International Observers](https://globalexchange.org/mexicos-2018-elections-call-for-international-observers/) - Originally published in Global Exchanges 2018 Spring/Summer Newsletter By Ted Lewis, Global Exchange Human Rights Director *************************** Mexico is heading toward crucial elections on July 1st, at a moment of great internal distress and international pressure. Nationwide, violence is at an all time high, impunity continues to reign, and confidence in governing institutions is at an
- [Sicilia & Calderón Meet: View it Live 6/23](https://globalexchange.org/sicilia-calderon-meet-view-it-live-623/) - This post was originally sent to the Mexico News updates e-mail list. Be the first to received urgent news and actions from Global Exchange by signing up to our e-mail lists. We are sending information on how to watch the extraordinary meeting planned on Thursday, June 23 between Javier Sicilia -- together with his close
- [Calderón Rebuked on the Ground and in the Air Over Drug War](https://globalexchange.org/calderon-rebuked-on-the-ground-and-in-the-air-over-drug-war/) - This update was originally sent to Global Exchange Mexico e-mail list. Be the first to receive urgent news and actions by signing up for Global Exchange’s e-mail lists. We wrote last week about Federal Police breaking into the Paso del Norte Human Rights Center in Ciudad Juárez, an important host of the Caravan for Peace that
- [I'm Going to Cuba...to Study Business](https://globalexchange.org/im-going-to-cuba-to-study-business/) - Paul Taylor Hess is participating in Global Exchange's upcoming Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development trip to Cuba. Below Paul shares some of his thoughts as he prepares for this adventure. --- "I'm Going to Cuba...to Study Business" by Paul Taylor Hess Over the previous two years as part of my MBA in Sustainable Business program
- [Paris: Why We Must Break the Circle of Insanity](https://globalexchange.org/paris-why-we-must-break-the-circle-of-insanity/) - This piece was originally published on Huffington Post 11/14/2015. ... Everybody remembers where they were on Sept. 11 because of the intensity of emotions, fear, empathy, anger, and the powerful emergence of our instinct for retribution and the sensation that now any level of violence was justified to exterminate the perceived threat. I was shivering
- [Portraits of Grief in Afghanistan -- What’s in a Name?](https://globalexchange.org/portraits-of-grief-in-afghanistan-whats-in-a-name/) - A death with no name. A death that extinguishes who you were along with who you are. A death that holds you before the world as a testament only to death itself. …..you will lose your name. You will lose your past, the record of your loves and fear, triumphs and failures, an all the
- [Monthly Report on Migration and Human Rights](https://globalexchange.org/monthly-report-on-migration-and-human-rights/) - Abstrac-ReporteMensualMigracionDownload
- [Don’t cut Gaza’s food lifeline. Biden, WTF are you doing?](https://globalexchange.org/dont-cut-gazas-food-lifeline-biden-wtf-are-you-doing/) - We’re calling on President Biden to put your money where your mouth is: restore full-funding to UNRWA and demand a CEASEFIRE NOW!
- [Another Rana Plaza in the Making: Stop the TPP](https://globalexchange.org/another-rana-plaza-in-the-making-stop-the-tpp/) - When we fight Free Trade agreements, we often struggle to make it 'real' for people. What does downward standards harmonization look like? What does unaccountable behind-closed-doors arbitration really mean? What impacts do corporate driven agreements have on public services? What links can be directly drawn between free trade and quality of life? Devastatingly, as we
- [Ley de Armas](https://globalexchange.org/ley-de-armas/) - Ley-de-ARMAS-One-Pager-Espanol-FinalDownload
- [Committee of Mothers and Fathers of the Ayotzinapa 43 Statement](https://globalexchange.org/committee-of-mothers-and-fathers-of-the-ayotzinapa-43-statement/)
- [International Migrants Day Statement](https://globalexchange.org/international-migrants-day-statement/) - December-18th-statementDownload
- [Tell Congress Ceasefire NOW!](https://globalexchange.org/tell-congress-ceasefire-now/) - We are asking members of Congress to sign the Bush and Tlaib Ceasefire Now Resolution –calling for an immediate ceasefire and resumption of life saving humanitarian aid to Gaza.
- [Do Elections Matter](https://globalexchange.org/do-elections-matter/)
- [TRUTHSgiving... Recognizing the REAL history](https://globalexchange.org/truthsgiving-recognizing-the-real-history/) - This year on Thursday, November 23, as many of us gather with friends and family, we invite you to open your heart and learn a little bit more about the true history of this day. While this is a beautiful time to share our gratitude for all of our blessings, it is also an important time to learn about and share the true history, and how the truth reverberates powerfully today.
- [Is Peace Still Possible?](https://globalexchange.org/is-peace-still-possible/) - But peace isn’t easy. It is more than just the mere absence of deadly conflict. Even if things “calm down,” real peace and reconciliation must be based on justice and a fundamental recasting of the assumptions and interests underlying the conflict.
- [Travel with us to Cuba!](https://globalexchange.org/travel-with-us-to-cuba/)
- [A Binational Agenda from the People's Movement for Peace and Justice](https://globalexchange.org/a-binational-agenda-from-the-peoples-movement-for-peace-and-justice/) - Learn more about the People's Movement for Peace and Justice binational agenda.
- [Justice for the Disappeared](https://globalexchange.org/justice-for-the-disappeared/) - We will never give up demanding justice for the disappeared.
- [Press Statement: Families of the Disappeared Mexican environmental and Indigenous land defender visit Washington to seek  justice.](https://globalexchange.org/families-of-the-disappeared-mexican-environmental-and-indigenous-land-defender-visit-washington-to-seek-justice/) - Press Statement: Families of Disappeared Mexican environmental and Indigenous land defender visit Washington to Seek Justice. The family of Ricardo Lagunes Gasca and representatives of Antonio Díaz Valencia will be in Washington from November 8 to 11 to meeting with policy makers and the international diplomatic community to discuss their enforced disappearance for defending the
- [Guatemala Resists: a webcast on the current crisis in Guatemala](https://globalexchange.org/guatemala-resists/) - Watch our webcast for an update on the crisis unfolding in Guatemala.
- [PMPJ Ayotzinapa Statement](https://globalexchange.org/pmpj-ayotzinapa-statement/)
- [Justice for the Ayotzinapa 43](https://globalexchange.org/justice-for-the-ayotzinapa-43/) - It has been nine years and we still don’t know the full truth about what happened in Iguala, Mexico on the night of Sept 26th, 2014 when police disappeared 43 students from the rural teachers college in Ayotzinapa.
- [Until we find Them / Hasta Encontrarlxs](https://globalexchange.org/until-we-find-them-hasta-encontrarlxs/) - On the International Day of the Disappeared, Global Exchange and the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice were honored to give space and give voice to family members suffering from the tragic forced disappearance of their loved ones.
- [Guatemala’s Great Democratic Leap](https://globalexchange.org/guatemala-2023-elections/) - Together with The Center for Latin American Socio-Legal Studies - CESJUL, the FOCUS group and Community Press (Guatemala), Peninsula 360 Press (San Francisco – California) and RompeViento TV (Mexico), we are heading to Guatemala again to report and observe the upcoming runoff election.
- [America’s Longest War. Is it Finally Over?](https://globalexchange.org/americas-longest-war-is-it-finally-over/) - Statement on Afghanistan withdrawal by Global Exchange Executive Council September 2021 The collapse of the American occupation in Afghanistan -- and the pain-filled rush toward the exits by so many of those associated with it -- is a humanitarian disaster foretold. The disaster was foretold just after the attacks of September 11, 2001 when we
- [Obama's Pentagon Strategy: A Leaner, More Efficient Empire](https://globalexchange.org/obamas-pentagon-strategy-a-leaner-more-efficient-empire/) - The following was written by Charles Davis and Medea Benjamin. Charles Davis has as covered Capitol Hill for public radio and the international news wire Inter Press Service. Medea Benjamin is cofounder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace and Global Exchange. In an age when U.S. power can be projected through private mercenary armies and unmanned
- [Joseph Biden: US guns are killing too many people in Guerrero, Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/joseph-biden-us-guns-are-killing-too-many-people-in-guerrero-mexico/) - Joseph Biden President of the United States We as members of US and global gun violence prevention and human rights organizations write to express our deepest concern about the role of US guns in growing violence against journalists and against human rights and land defenders in Mexico, specifically in the state of Guerrero. We urge
- [Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: Salvemos a Guerrero](https://globalexchange.org/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-salvemos-a-guerrero/) - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador President of Mexico Dear Mr. President, Through this letter, the undersigned individuals and organizations from Mexico, the United States and Europe want to express our concern and pain at the situation of violence in the state of Guerrero. Several of the US and European signatory organizations recently visited Mexico as part
- [Guatemala: Historic Elections; Global Exchange will be there.](https://globalexchange.org/guatemala-historic-elections-global-exchange-will-be-there/) - Global Exchange will be investigating, observing, and reporting on Guatemala's historic (run-off) presidential elections. Tune in here for updates and news.
- [Take action to stop gun violence in Guerrero, Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/take-action-to-stop-gun-violence-in-guerrero-mexico/)
- [Binational Day of Action in Solidarity with Migrants Victory Announcement](https://globalexchange.org/binational-migrants-day-of-action-victory-announcement/) - On June 30th, we took to the streets from Tapachula, Mexico to New York City, USA and online to make our demands heard - demands to bring accountability, justice, and transparency to the U.S./Mexico policies that impact our communities and lives on both sides of our shared border.
- [Solving Immigration Starts With Helping Families Feel Safe at Home | Opinion](https://globalexchange.org/solving-immigration-starts-with-helping-families-feel-safe-at-home-opinion/) - We urge North American leaders to take concrete measures to end U.S. gun exports and trafficking to Mexico, including banning assault weapons across the region, increasing restrictions for sales and canceling transfers to corrupt police and military units. This would be a meaningful start to helping families feel safe at home.
- [A Growing Movement for Peace Across the Border](https://globalexchange.org/a-growing-movement-for-peace-across-the-border/) - We need the leaders of North America to understand how policy failures on gun violence, climate disasters, and immigration in the U.S. and Mexico are affecting the lives of real people from diverse backgrounds across our borders. JORDEN GIGER and BELLA D'ALACIOFeb 15, 2023Originally published in Common Dream Whether you’re Black in South Bend, Indiana,
- [Newsletter Spring/Summer 2021 Issue 101](https://globalexchange.org/newsletter-spring-summer-2021-issue-101/)
- [Stop US Arms to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/stop-u-s-arms-to-mexico/) - A Cross-Border Initiative to Reduce Violence and Protect Human Rights by Ending the Flow of Guns
- [Honduras: A great leap toward democracy](https://globalexchange.org/honduras-a-great-leap-toward-democracy/) - As soon as the first ballots were counted it became clear: Xiomara Castro of the Libre party was overwhelming the ruling party -- and winning the presidency of Honduras. “What a beautiful sight -- to see people jubilant , waving flags, and dancing into the night in the streets of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa,
- [Press Release: Xiomara Castro Predicted New President of Honduras, Ushering in New Era of Democracy](https://globalexchange.org/press-release-xiomara-castro-predicted-new-president-of-honduras-ushering-in-new-era-of-democracy/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Xiomara Castro Predicted New President of Honduras, Ushering in New Era of Democracy Members of Election Monitoring Delegation Available for Interviews from Honduras November 29, 2021 CONTACT: Shayna Samuels, 718-541-4785, shayna@ripplestrategies.com (Tegucigalpa, Honduras - November 28) - With 51.45 percent of total votes cast, the National Electoral Council (CNE, for its Spanish
- [Colombia Program](https://globalexchange.org/colombia-election-2022/) - Overview Historic Elections in 2022 What’s Next for Colombia: Citizen Dialogues for the National Development Plan Petro Faces Political Challenges Deliberative Democracy & Citizen Assemblies
- [Get Cuba Off the Terror List!](https://globalexchange.org/get-cuba-off-the-terror-list/) - U.S. sanctions and State Sponsor of Terrorism List designation is an attack on daily life in Cuba.
- [It's the Guns](https://globalexchange.org/its-the-guns/) - The guns fueling the violence come primarily from the United States. Some are trafficked illegally. Some are exported legally. Regardless of how these dangerous weapons end up in Mexico, the fact is that 70 percent of the firearms recovered from crime scenes in Mexico originated in the United States.
- [The Biden Administration Announces the End to Trump's Title 42](https://globalexchange.org/the-biden-administration-announces-the-end-to-trumps-title-42/) - Today, April 1, 2023 the Biden Administration announced that it will rescind Title 42 in May -- finally putting an end to a policy that used COVID19 as a pretext to violate the human rights of hundreds-of-thousands of immigrant families and asylum seekers over the past two years. To each of you who wrote, called,
- [Watch our Webcast | What it Will Take to Vaccinate the World.](https://globalexchange.org/watch-our-webcast-what-it-will-take-to-vaccine-the-world/) - Mira la versión en español aquí en nuestra página de Facebook. We invite you to watch this urgent and important webinar which discussed global efforts and efforts within the United States to secure the much needed TRIPS waiver - a necessary step to sharing vaccine patent information and ramping up production worldwide. We talked specifically
- [Connecting the Dots: the Drug War, Mass Incarceration and the Movements for Black Lives.](https://globalexchange.org/connecting-the-dots-the-drug-war-mass-incarceration-and-the-movements-for-black-lives/) - Watch the webinar here August 6, 2020 The United States has reached a turning point and there is no going back. We are living a devastating public health nightmare that has hit with special vengeance among vulnerable workers and is even worse for those in prison and in immigrant detention facilities. At the same time
- [Virtual Journey to Ecuador with Yury Guerra](https://globalexchange.org/virtual-journey-to-ecuador-with-yury-guerra/) - Thank you for tuning into our first Virtual Journey to Ecuador! In this episode we are joined by Yury Guerra, Ecuadorian organizer, activist and coordinator of our Ecuador Reality Tours. Take a listen as we discuss how COVID-19 is impacting Ecuadorian Indigenous communities, the ongoing struggles against mega-corporations and ways you can support the Ecuadorian
- [Remembering Ayotzinapa Time to Stop the Weapons Used](https://globalexchange.org/remembering-ayotzinapa-time-to-stop-the-weapons-used/) - September 26, 2019 Tonight marks five years since police in Iguala, Guerrero in southern Mexico, armed with Colt assault rifles exported from the United States, attacked students from the Ayotzinapa teachers school, killing six people and forcibly disappearing 43 students. The students have yet to be found. Documenting the Weapons Used "Because the police used
- [Newsletter Issue 104 Fall 2022 Winter 2023](https://globalexchange.org/newsletter-issue-104-fall-2022-winter-2023/)
- [We Are the World](https://globalexchange.org/we-are-the-world/) - Back in 1985 -- when all of us were a lot younger -- or maybe not even born yet -- a stellar group of American musicians got together to sing “We are the World”, a “charity single” that topped music charts throughout the world and became the fastest-selling U.S. pop single in history. Times were
- [U.S. Revises Cuba Policy but Biden still Needs to End the Blockade](https://globalexchange.org/u-s-revises-cuba-policy-but-biden-still-needs-to-end-the-blockade/) - Today we write with some good news. Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced changes to U.S. policy towards Cuba – lifting several Trump-era restrictions. We welcome this long-awaited decision to restore some areas of engagement with Cuba: restarting the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program, allowing the reunification of many Cuban families; allowing flights to Cuban
- [We demand an end to the current migration policy!](https://globalexchange.org/its-not-just-the-fire-citizenship-and-organized-civil-society-of-the-north-and-central-america-region-demand-the-end-of-the-current-migration-policy/) - It's not just the fire: Citizens and Organized Civil Society of the North and Central America Region Demand an End to the Current Migration Policy Andres Manuel López Obrador President of Mexico Joe BidenPresident of the United States April 25, 2023 Organizations, communities, and leaders from the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras,
- [Webcast - 2022 Colombia Elections](https://globalexchange.org/2022-colombia-elections/) - Global Exchange will host a series of webcasts that will seek to make the important changes in Colombia more understandable. We have invited experts who will help us deepen our understanding of what is happening in Colombia and how those of us who stand in solidarity with Colombians seeking peace and justice for their country
- [View our Expert Panel: Venezuela's Crisis: Is there any good way out?](https://globalexchange.org/view-our-expert-panel-venezuelas-crisis-is-there-any-good-way-out/) - View our expert panel to hear from Miguel Tinker Salas, Venezuelan scholar and Professor of Latin American History at Pomona College; Laura Carlsen, Mexican journalist and director of the Americas Program, and Medea Benjamin, author and anti-war activist on the growing crisis in Venezuela. Venezuela’s economic and political crisis reached a level of international emergency last week as opposition
- [Ten Top Corporate Criminals of 2018](https://globalexchange.org/ten-top-corporate-criminals-of-2018/) - Each year, Global Exchange releases a “Top Corporate Criminals” list to highlight some of the world’s corporate worst-of-the-worst on issues like violations of human rights and workers’ rights, environmental destruction, war profiteering, and tax evasion and other white-collar corporate crime, just to name a few. More importantly, we create this list to bring your attention
- [Who Are the Cuban Five?](https://globalexchange.org/who-are-the-cuban-five/) - On April 4, 2014, Global Exchange announced the Cuban Five as winners of the 2014 People's Choice Award. This opinion piece was published by the Washington Post on October 4, 2013 by Stephen Kimber, titled "The Cuban Five were fighting terrorism. Why did we put them in jail?". A required update to this article is
- [Webinar: Immigrant Rights are Human Rights](https://globalexchange.org/webinar-immigrant-rights-are-human-rights/) - View this live streamed webinar (October 12, 2018) to hear a discussion between leaders from the US and Mexico to learn about how people are organizing to defend immigrants in both of our countries. Hear about challenges, victories and new strategies from Bill Hing, Law professor and founder of the Immigrant Legal Resource; César Vargas,
- [What is 'Socially Responsible' Travel?](https://globalexchange.org/what-is-socially-responsible-travel/) - At Global Exchange Reality Tours, we talk a lot about ‘socially responsible’ travel. But what does this mean, exactly? What is socially responsible travel, and how do you make sure you are doing it as a traveler? Below, we’ve put together a set of attitudes and behaviors that we believe make up some of the
- [Urgent Declaration in Defense of Democracy, the Rule of Law and the Right to a Dignified Life: STOP the Criminalization of Social Protests and Mobilization in Perú](https://globalexchange.org/urgent-declaration-in-defense-of-democracy-the-rule-of-law-and-the-right-to-a-dignified-life-stop-the-criminalization-of-social-protests-and-mobilization-in-peru/)
- [Sample Travel Log Post](https://globalexchange.org/sample-travel-log-post/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc id tempor enim. Sed tempus tincidunt lorem quis mollis. Vivamus mattis augue vitae ultricies convallis. Ut magna magna, suscipit ultrices sollicitudin in, pulvinar ac lacus. Nam at pharetra nunc, et rutrum sem. Pellentesque sed dolor eget arcu pulvinar scelerisque ut ut tellus. Vivamus nec libero id
- [RESPECT: Responsible & Ethical Cuba Travel](https://globalexchange.org/respect-responsible-ethical-cuba-travel/)
- [Reflections on a Trip to Haiti](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-on-a-trip-to-haiti-2/) - by Seghel Yohannes I did not know what to expect when I went to Haiti through Global Exchange. Like the majority of other developing nations, the primary U.S. news coverage in Haiti focused on the country’s poverty and devastation due to natural disasters. Haiti was on everyone’s radar in January 2010, the month of its
- [Morehouse College explores the Afro-Ecuadorian experience](https://globalexchange.org/morehouse-college-explores-the-afro-ecuadorian-experience/) - Over the years, Global Exchange has enjoyed collaborating with Morehouse College, a liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, to provide students and professors with a pan-African global experience. From Cuba to Ghana, we have explored socio-political, economic, artistic, and historical representations of race and ethnicity that have led to fruitful cross-border collaborations. We are thrilled
- [Experiencing Día de los Muerto in Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/experiencing-dia-de-los-muerto-in-oaxaca/)
- [Webcast: Historic Choices – A deep look at Guatemala’s Aug 20th Presidential Elections](https://globalexchange.org/webcast-historic-choices-a-deep-look-at-guatemalas-aug-20th-presidential-electionswebcast/) - Guatemala's June 25th (first round) elections surprised pundits who had expected a sweep by right wing forces who had tilted the electoral playing field by cracking down on free speech and dissent – jailing journalists and sending others into exile. Nevertheless, a relatively new party called Semillas -- that had emerged from the student-led mobilization
- [Biden, End the Blockade Against Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/biden-end-the-blockade-against-cuba/) - Global Exchange launched our first travel challenge to Cuba in 1990 under the Freedom to Travel campaign with the following three demands of the U.S. Government: End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba; End Travel Restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba; Remove Cuba from the U.S. list of terrorist countries. As you know all too well,
- [Message of Solidarity and Love to the People of Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/message-of-solidarity-and-love-to-the-people-of-cuba/) - The explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana Cuba is a tragedy of immense proportions. The members of Global Exchange and RESPECT Cuba extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those who were killed and injured and to the people of Cuba. Family is precious and Cuba has always placed the highest priority on
- [](https://globalexchange.org/sample-post-ii/) - Cuba and the Cuban people have suffered too long. It is time to end the blockade and fully normalize relations with our neighbor!
- [Donate Stock](https://globalexchange.org/donate-stock/)
- [Webcast: Is Colombia Still on the Road to Peace?](https://globalexchange.org/webcast-is-colombia-still-on-the-road-to-peace/) - Our Closer Look South program focused on Colombia where disappointment in the peace process and deep, unaddressed inequalities have been the focus of recent large popular mobilizations. This panel features an extraordinary panel of experts (all long-time allies and friends of Global Exchange) who have been intimately involved with Colombia’s national life and peace processes
- [Webcast | Immigrant Communities and CV19: Risks and Impact](https://globalexchange.org/webcast-immigrant-communities-and-cv19-risks-and-impact/) - (The conversation gets started about 5 mins in.) As the COVID-19 pandemic upends life for hundreds of millions around the world, immigrant communities, their families, and especially those held in detention will be among the very hardest hit. As we raise our voices here in the U.S. to defend our health, our communities, and the
- [Watch: Mayday Webcast! Fighting for families and international workers](https://globalexchange.org/watch-mayday-webcast-fighting-for-families-and-international-workers/) - We invite you to take a moment to watch this important and informative webcast: Mayday: Fighting for families and international workers. On International Workers Day, May 1st, and at a time when an international health crisis is rewriting the relationship between labor and capital, Global Exchange hosted an online forum to discuss how we can
- [Watch Webcast: Immigrants and Advocates Weigh Biden’s Border and Asylum Initiatives  ](https://globalexchange.org/watch-webcast-immigrants-and-advocates-weigh-bidens-border-and-asylum-initiatives/) - Watch here on Facebook. Or here on Twitter. The Biden Administration has moved quickly on immigration matters -- issuing new executive orders on asylum and family separations just last night. It is time to take stock. On February 3rd we hosted a webcast looking at these policies from the point of view of recent deportees
- [Check out the newest DVD addition to the GX Online Store!](https://globalexchange.org/check-out-the-newest-dvd-addition-to-the-gx-online-store/) - A timely examination of human values and the health issues that affect us all, ¡Salud! looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’ From the shores of Africa to the Americas, !Salud! hits the road with some of the 28,000 Cuban
- [MAQUILAPOLIS](https://globalexchange.org/maquilapolis/) - The Online Store's mission is two prong: to provide vital income for marginalized artisans around the world and to increase understanding and activism of U.S. consumers about unfair trade practices and the fair trade alternative. In support of our educational mission, the Online Store now offers the documentary MAQUILAPOLIS, a riveting documentary that follows the
- [Blog Facelift](https://globalexchange.org/blog-facelift/) - Hey everyone! As you can see, we have updated our blog and have given it a fresh new facelift. We hope you check back with us regularly as we are going to be updating our blog more often with new product annoucements, producer highlights, photos from our upcoming direct buy trip, possible giveaways and anything
- [The Spoon Expert of Mpumalanga](https://globalexchange.org/the-spoon-expert-of-mpumalanga/) - Traveling through mountains and dirt roads with fingers crossed (we didn’t have a 4 x 4!) we ended up at the house of Sunpayi Nkuna, a woodcarver that Khumulani Craft helps to promote. We were once again accompanied by a representative from Khumbulani, the South African organization that contributes towards poverty alleviation in rural communities
- [KwaXolo Beaders](https://globalexchange.org/kwaxolo-beaders/) - Video of KwaXolo members singing and giving us a warm welcome.One of our favorite groups we met with are the KwaXolo Beaders, located in the rural village of KwaXolo, in Zululand. This group consists of 18 women, most of whom are the primary bread winners for their family. They bead a variety of items, from
- [First Visit in Swaziland-Tintsaba](https://globalexchange.org/first-visit-in-swaziland-tintsaba/) - Since 1985, Tintsaba Crafts has run a rural development project in the Northern Hhohho region of Swaziland to produce and market quality crafts. The primary material used is the sisal weed found in the outlying hills and woven very finely, then dyed with German eco-friendly dyes, thereby making Tintsaba’s products 100% sustainable.Tintsaba provides income to
- [World's Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break](https://globalexchange.org/worlds-largest-fair-trade-coffee-break/) - Much thanks to the Fair Trade Resource Network and Fair Trade Towns USA, for putting together this great video clip from the World's Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break that took place on World Fair Trade Day. A total of 12,128 people from different locations all over the US came together and collectively shared a moment
- [A Rich and Ancient Place](https://globalexchange.org/a-rich-and-ancient-place/) - By Martha Hennessy Sunday was my first Mother's Day without my mother. She passed away in March, her birth month. She was the daughter of Dorothy Day, Catholic convert, radical journalist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. Both my mother, Tamar, and Dorothy continue to be a great influence on my life, and my
- [To attack Iran: A knife in the heart](https://globalexchange.org/to-attack-iran-a-knife-in-the-heart/) - By Nancy Penrose I recently returned from spending two weeks in Iran as part of a citizen diplomacy delegation organized by Global Exchange in San Francisco. I am outraged that Sen. Hillary Clinton is perpetuating the warmongering approach of the Bush-Cheney administration by stating that if she were president, the United States could "totally obliterate"
- [Job Posting for D.C. Area Fair Traders](https://globalexchange.org/job-posting-for-d-c-area-fair-traders/) - Hey everyone. As you may know, Global Exchange has opened up three new Global Exchange Stores in DC (our first East Coast Stores!). They are connected to the Bus Boys and Poets Cafes so social activism spirit runs rampant. As with any new store, we need people to help out! We are looking for qualified
- [Tweet tweet](https://globalexchange.org/tweet-tweet/) - Hey everyone. In an effort to reach out to the large social network of Fair Traders out there, the Global Exchange Store team continues to dabble in more new media outlets. We've recently signed up for twitter and you can find us @GXFairTrade. For those of you unfamiliar with twitter, it is a microblogging site
- [S'mores on YouTube](https://globalexchange.org/smores-on-youtube/) - Hey folks. We mentioned yesterday that we would post the YouTube video from the S'mores event and post a video we did. If you'd like (and we really encourage you to), you can get in on the action yourself and roast up some Fair Trade S'mores, make a video of it and post it for
- [Two Great Blogs to Take a Look At...](https://globalexchange.org/two-great-blogs-to-take-a-look-at/) - Recently, the number of blogger’s writing about issues regarding environmental sustainability and global human rights has been on the rise. It’s great to hear perspectives, thoughts and stories from around the world that both inform and motivate us to continue to make choices that positively impact our world. Here at the Global Exchange Fair Trade
- [Radio Show: Holiday Gift-Giving that Will Save Your Money and Your Soul](https://globalexchange.org/radio-show-holiday-gift-giving-that-will-save-your-money-and-your-soul/) - Lots of radio time this year! Here's another radio show with Global Exchange's Tex Dworkin along with others speaking more about ethical shopping and all that jazz!What: City Visions Radio presents “Holiday Gift-Giving that Will Save Your Money and Your Soul”When: Listen to it anytime from the City Visions website! Originally aired Monday, December 15,
- [Vote for our CNN Hero](https://globalexchange.org/vote-for-our-cnn-hero/) - Viola Vaughn, from Aid to Artisans (a Global Exchange collaborator) Project in Senegal, is a Top 10 CNN Hero for 2008! She beat out nearly 3,000 applicants. You can help Viola and her organization win $100,000.
- [Starbucks to Double Fair Trade Certified Coffee Purchases](https://globalexchange.org/starbucks-to-double-fair-trade-certified-coffee-purchases/) - Absolutely huge news. Starbucks, TransFair USA and the Fairtrade Labelling Organization (FLO) has made a groundbreaking annoucement that Starbucks will double its Fair Trade Certified coffee purchases, making them the largest purchaser of Fair Trade Certified coffee in the world. Starbucks, TransFair USA and the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) today announced a groundbreaking initiative
- [Peace Summit Opens 2023 - Wed., Feb. 23rd, 2023](https://globalexchange.org/peace-summit-opens-2023-wed-feb-23rd-2023/) - North America's problems cannot be solved without joint action by the people and communities of the three countries in the region. Grassroots organizations, communities that have suffered the impacts of violence, inequality, discrimination and racism from Canada, the United States and Mexico are coming together this week in Mexico City for the Peace Summit to
- [300 Community Leaders and Orgs from Mexico and the U.S. Come Together to Collaborate Against Discrimination, Violence, Injustice, Poverty and Inequality](https://globalexchange.org/300-community-leaders-and-orgs-from-mexico-and-the-u-s-come-together-to-collaborate-against-discrimination-violence-injustice-poverty-and-inequality/) - Community leaders and representatives from more than 100 civil society organizations gathered in Mexico City for Global Exchange’s Peace Summit last week - February 23-24. “The need for change is obvious and urgent,” said Marco Castillo, Global Exchange's Co-Executive Director, during his opening remarks. “After 30 years of grassroots cross-border organizing we know that those
- [Update on International Delegation to Stop U.S Arms Trafficking to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/update-on-international-delegation-to-stop-u-s-arms-trafficking-to-mexico/) - Global Exchange's Stop US Arms to Mexico program hosted an International Delegation to Investigate the Weapons Flow to Mexico last month. Experts and gun violence prevention advocates from five countries that supply weapons to Mexico came to meet with impacted communities and policymakers in Mexico in February 2023. We are pleased to share Chairwoman of Newtown
- [We are taking the binational peace movement to Washington DC](https://globalexchange.org/we-are-taking-the-binational-peace-movement-to-washington-dc/) - After an incredibly powerful Peace Summit in Mexico City, where over 300 hundred activists and community leaders from Mexico, United States, Honduras and Colombia, gathered to discuss a People’s Agenda for Peace and to strategize actions to make sure that political leaders adopt our demands for peace, justice and respect for land, we are now
- [Urgent Action: U.S. Embassy Must Attend Guapinol Trial for Concluding Remarks on February 4, 2022](https://globalexchange.org/urgent-action-u-s-embassy-must-attend-guapinol-trial-for-concluding-remarks-on-february-4-2022/) - Urgent Action: U.S. Embassy Must Attend Guapinol Trial for Concluding Remarks on February 4, 2022 The eight water defenders from Guapinol, sector San Pedro and broader Tocoa region, have spent over 2 years in prison. They are accused of trumped up charges for defending the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers from a mining operation led by Honduran
- [Meta Disables Facebook Users Union Instagram Account](https://globalexchange.org/meta-disables-facebook-users-union-instagram-account/) - MEDIA ADVISORY March 23, 2022 Meta disables Facebook Users Union Instagram Account For more information contact : Brittany Williams, Facebook Users Union Campaign Lead Email: brittany@facebookusers.org Tel: (305) 992-8168 or Tracy Rosenberg, Executive Director, Media Alliance Email: tracy@media-alliance.org Tel: (510) 684-6853 MENLO PARK — Meta, the Facebook platform’s parent company, has officially disabled the Instagram account of the Facebook Users Union (@fbusersunion). The Facebook Users Union is an advocacy organization committed to developing the collective
- [Mothers in Mexico Search for the Disappeared on Mother's Day](https://globalexchange.org/mothers-in-mexico-search-for-the-disappeared-on-mothers-day/) - This Mother’s day for many mothers in Mexico is not a day of celebration. Today they will continue searching for their loved ones who have disappeared in the midst of the violence that affects the country. They have walked the miles, traveled through morgues, deserts, wastelands, entire cities trying to find a trace of
- [Take Action: Ban Assault Weapons and End U.S. Gun Exports to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/take-action-ban-assault-weapons-and-end-u-s-gun-exports-to-mexico/) - Over the weekend (May 14-15), 13 people were killed and 35 were wounded in five mass shooting attacks across the country: a supermarket in a predominately black neighborhood in Buffalo (NY); a park in Winston-Salem (NC); a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods (CA), a flea market in Houston (TX), and in downtown Milwaukee (WI). Meanwhile,
- [#CheckBigTech: Instagram Live Series](https://globalexchange.org/checkbigtech-instagram-live-series/) - #CheckBIGTech Instagram Live Series Join us all this week at @fbusersunited for a series of Instagram Live conversations to hold the Meta accountable for their failure to stop hate, violence and disinformation on their platform. Meet users and organizers around the world who are working to change Facebook. We are calling on Facebook users to unite for a
- [Colombians vote overwhelmingly for change in first round of presidential elections](https://globalexchange.org/colombians-vote-overwhelmingly-for-change-in-first-round-of-presidential-elections/) - Authored by: David Huey, Colombia May 30, 2022 On 29th of May, Colombians went to the polls for the second time in three months. The first round has already created a unique new paradigm for Colombia’s party system and the second round which promises to be a photo finish is coming up on the 19th
- [Are U.S. Border Policies to Blame?](https://globalexchange.org/are-u-s-border-policies-to-blame/) - On Monday, the world learned the news that a truck container with 40 dead bodies (that number has now risen to 53) and over 16 injured migrants, including children, was abandoned on a highway in San Antonio, Texas. This heartbreaking and enraging tragedy adds names to the long list of migrant deaths at the Mexico-US
- [Nuestra Lucha Global: Advancing the Power and Reach of Our Global Struggle](https://globalexchange.org/nuestra-lucha-global-advancing-the-power-and-reach-of-our-global-struggle/) - (Español abajo) Nuestra Lucha Global: Advancing the Power and Reach of Our Global Struggle Today, we are launching Nuestra Lucha Global: a Global Exchange, Spanish language site to promote international solidarity and justice. We cannot achieve social, economic, or environmental justice in the Americas unless we include all people in the fight. For more than
- [Flood the White House with Calls: Tell Biden "Declare a Climate Emergency NOW"](https://globalexchange.org/flood-the-white-house-with-calls-tell-biden-declare-a-climate-emergency-now/) - It is time for President Biden to act on the climate crisis before it is too late. He should declare a climate emergency and issue critical executive orders that stop fossil fuel leases, exports and infrastructure. With this latest Congressional setback, NOW IS THE MOMENT to push hard for Biden to use his full executive authority to
- [Peace Summit 2023 Launch and Press Conference!](https://globalexchange.org/peace-summit-2023-launch-and-press-conference/) - Join us for an online press conference tomorrow, Thursday, July 28, at 8:30am Los Angeles (PST) / 10:30 Mexico City (CT) and 11:30 am New York (EST) to launch the Peace Summit 2023. Addressing cross-border challenges - like migration, human rights, growing inequality, and dangerous gun trafficking - requires the participation and engagement of civil
- [Press Conference Recap: Peace Summit 2023!](https://globalexchange.org/press-conference-recap-peace-summit-2023/) - Yesterday, we launched the Peace Summit 2023 - a coming together of social movements from both sides of the U.S. Mexico border to advance a shared agenda for policies that put peace, justice, and the well-being of our communities at the center. WATCH: PEACE SUMMIT 2023 PRESS CONFERENCE Over 50 partner human rights organizations, activists, and
- [Latin America Allies Call on Congress to Ban Assault Weapons](https://globalexchange.org/latin-america-allies-call-on-congress-to-ban-assault-weapons/) - We, the undersigning human rights organizations from the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, as well as from the Caribbean, and express our full support for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 (H.R. 1808), which the House of Representatives passed on July 29, as well as H.R. 2814 to hold gun producers accountable for
- [Travel with Us this Fall](https://globalexchange.org/travel-with-us-this-fall/) - Since 1988, our Reality Tours have provided an opportunity for people to travel and create intercultural relationships that promote global understanding and togetherness. Tens-of-thousands have traveled with Global Exchange to countries near and far: Cuba, Cambodia, México, Ecuador, Iran, and more. We're excited to invite you to travel with us this fall and over the New
- [Peace Summit Public Assemblies](https://globalexchange.org/peace-summit-public-assemblies/) - Issues like gun violence, migration, inequality, and climate chaos know no borders. That is why Global Exchange and Nuestra Lucha Global have brought together more than 40 organizations on both sides of the U.S-Mexico border to build a united, cross-border initiative to raise community voices and build our political power for change. We are coming
- [Brazilian electoral voting system is safe from fraud, experts say.](https://globalexchange.org/brazilian-electoral-voting-system-is-safe-from-fraud-experts-say/) - Authored by Anna Lee Mraz Bartra – Global Exchange and Peninsula 360 Press Elections in Brazil are tomorrow on October 2nd, 2022. While President Jair Bolsonaro’s antidemocratic narrative (see this analysis) has attacked the Brazilian electoral system, different political experts interviewed by Peninsula 360 have explained that this is a very remote possibility. Carolina Botelho, a
- [BUILDING USER POWER TO MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA BETTER](https://globalexchange.org/building-user-power-to-make-social-media-better/) - Big Tech is taking on a larger and larger role in our society and our lives. The core power and product of social media is us - our clicks, likes, attention, emojis and responses are literally all that Meta-Facebook has to sell. We reject the idea that users can't set the terms of the deal. On November 17th, we
- [100+ International Organizations Urge President Biden  to Stop U.S. Arms Sales to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/100-international-organizations-urge-president-biden-to-stop-u-s-arms-sales-to-mexico/) - Today, Global Exchange and our partners at the Latin America Working Group delivered a letter to President Biden [ https://globalexchange.org/2021/04/09/endusgunstomexico/ ] urging him to stop U.S. firearms sales to Mexico until effective end user controls are established. The letter was signed by 100 international human rights, faith-based, grassroots, and foreign policy organizations, including Amnesty International USA,
- [Ban trump images](https://globalexchange.org/ban-trump-images/)
- [Las venas abiertas de Colombia; el costo de posponer la paz](https://globalexchange.org/las-venas-abiertas-de-colombia-el-costo-de-posponer-la-paz/) - El pueblo colombiano salió a las calles para rechazar una reforma tributaria y en respuesta, el gobierno ha respondido con violencia brutal, buscando provocar un estado de terror en la población. “Estas noches han sido dramáticas, tenemos más de 20 muertos, más de 100 personas desaparecidas según cifras extraoficiales, se escuchan disparos y los helicópteros
- [SOS Colombia: What is going on and how we can help.](https://globalexchange.org/sos-colombia-what-is-going-on-and-how-we-can-help/) - On May 13 we hosted a webcast to talk with Colombian activists and community members about the causes and demands of the recent mobilizations in Colombia, the reasons for the unprecedented violent response from the Duque government, and the ways we can support the demands from the Colombian people. Watch the webcast in English or Spanish
- [Vigils for Global Access to COVID Vaccines & Treatments](https://globalexchange.org/vigils-for-global-access-to-covid-vaccines-treatments/) - Vigils for Global Access to COVID Vaccines & Treatments Part of the Worldwide Call for a Fast & Comprehensive TRIPS Waiver Agreement to Help End the Pandemic Current vaccine production will cover just 25% of the world’s population. While the world’s wealthiest nations are being vaccinated at increasing rates, developing countries are being left without
- [Facebook Activism is working!](https://globalexchange.org/33943-2/) - Thanks to constant pressure from social media accountability activists, Facebook employees, corporations that participated in the #StopHateforProfit boycott, and Fed-up Facebook users like you: Facebook will now hold politicians accountable to the same community standards others are held to. Facebook will keep Donald Trump off the platform for two years for using the platform to
- [Vaccines before profit, we’re winning this fight!](https://globalexchange.org/vaccines-before-profit-were-winning-this-fight/) - The US and a few other wealthy countries lead the world in vaccine production and delivery. According to the NYT Covid World Vaccination Tracker, the US is in a fortunate group of countries that have pulled ahead of the rest of the world to provide their populations with vaccines that can save lives, jobs, economies,
- [Thank you Ask your Senator to help ending deadly US gun exports to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/thank-you-ask-your-senator-to-help-ending-deadly-us-gun-exports-to-mexico/) - Thank you for sending a letter on behalf of Global Exchange today. Your support matters. Together, we can make a difference. To make an even bigger impact, spread the word! Tell your community why you support Global Exchange by sharing the letter on social media. Share on FB here. Share on Twitter here. If you
- [My visit to Colombia:  The People's Fight Against Police Brutality](https://globalexchange.org/my-visit-to-colombia-the-peoples-fight-against-police-brutality/) - In 1986, Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano wrote about Colombia, “While foreign ministers and doctors cry out, proclaim and reclaim, reality exists. In the Colombian fields the war between conservatives and liberals is fought at gunpoint; the politicians put the words and the peasants put the dead. And the violence is already reaching Bogotá, knocking on
- [Mexico Vs Gun Companies - Lawsuit is step in the right direction, but more needed, say experts](https://globalexchange.org/mexico-vs-gun-companies-lawsuit-is-step-in-the-right-direction-but-more-needed-say-experts/) - Press release Stop US Guns to Mexico Program August 4, 2021 – The Mexican government filed suit in federal court today against a dozen U.S. gun manufacturers whose weapons have been used in thousands of homicides and other violent crimes in Mexico against both Mexicans and migrants. The companies being sued for negligent marketing include
- [Colombia: la lucha de un pueblo fuerte contra una policía salvaje](https://globalexchange.org/colombia-la-lucha-de-un-pueblo-fuerte-contra-una-policia-salvaje/) - En 1986, escribía Eduardo Galeano sobre Colombia, “Mientras cancilleres y doctores claman, proclaman y declaman, la realidad existe. En los campos colombianos se libra a tiros la guerra entre conservadores y liberales; los políticos ponen las palabras y los campesinos ponen los muertos. Y ya la violencia está llegando hasta Bogotá, ya golpea a las
- [Haiti Struck by 7.2 magnitude Earthquake](https://globalexchange.org/haiti-struck-by-7-2-magnitude-earthquake/) - Urgent: Haiti Struck by 7.2 magnitude Earthquake. A message from our partners from the Haiti Action Committee. Please Donate to Haiti Emergency Relief Fund A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti this this weekend, leaving devastation in its wake. Hundreds of people have been killed, and the terrible counting has just begun. Centered on
- [First Mexico-United States Seminar: End Violence, Win Peace in Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/first-mexico-united-states-seminar-end-violence-win-peace-in-mexico/) - First Mexico-United States Seminar "End Violence, Win Peace in Mexico" Who: NuestraRed.mx, Global Exchange and the Transnational Peoples Network, in collaboration with the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Rutgers University-Nework, Alternatives of Disclosure AC, Reverdeser, The Day After, From Us and Poppy Journalism Transgressor. Program: 72 academic hours, from September 2 of this year and
- [El fin de la guerra más larga de los Estados Unidos?](https://globalexchange.org/el-fin-de-la-guerra-mas-larga-de-los-estados-unidos/) - Posicionamiento del Consejo Ejecutivo de Global Exchange sobre la salida de EU de Afganistán El colapso de la ocupación estadounidense en Afganistán, y la huida llena de dolor hacia la salida de muchos de los asociados con ella, es un desastre humanitario anunciado. El desastre se predijo justo después de los ataques del 11 de
- [Stop the Racist Deportations and Crimes Against Haitians at the Border](https://globalexchange.org/stop-the-racist-deportations-and-crimes-against-haitians-at-the-border/) - Yesterday the internet flooded with horrific images of border patrol agents on horseback violently capturing Haitian migrants who were trying to re-enter a migrant camp in Texas, on the banks of the Rio Grande, after they had crossed back into Mexico in order to get food. Border patrol agents using lariats to whip and
- [Urgent Action: Stop U.S. Funding to Colombia's Anti-Riot Squad](https://globalexchange.org/urgent-action-stop-u-s-funding-to-colombias-anti-riot-squad/) - Today, an important amendment on Colombia offered by to the House National Defense Authorization Act may be voted on the House floor. This amendment bars aid and commercial export licenses for items for ESMAD, the Colombian police riot squad, which committed many abuses in repressing protests since April 28 (and in years previously). These licenses
- [Global Exchange welcomes letter from US Senators on control of arms exported to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-welcomes-letter-from-us-senators-on-control-of-arms-exported-to-mexico/) - Statement by Global Exchange Executive Council Washington, DC.- On September 14, four U.S. Senators asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken to suspend weapons exports to the Mexican Navy and police until export controls prevent the arming of human rights abusers, and because of the lack of transparency about end users of U.S.-exported weapons. “This action
- [Caravan of Mothers of Disappeared Migrants Visits New York](https://globalexchange.org/caravan-of-mothers-of-disappeared-migrants-visits-new-york/) - On Oct 20th, Global Exchange hosted the Caravan of Mothers of Disappeared Migrants in New York City at our newly founded immigrant media collective, Molino Informativo. The mothers came to the U.S. in search of their loved ones who left home to flee violence and find a better future but never arrived. The mothers came
- [Standing with the Honduran people during November elections Against US Interference  ](https://globalexchange.org/standing-with-the-honduran-people-during-november-elections-against-us-interference/) - November 3, 2021 Honduran elections for President, Congress and all elected offices in the country are less than a month away on November 28th. The Honduras Solidarity Network is deeply concerned about the atmosphere in which elections are taking place. We are sounding the alarm on the potential for yet another deeply undemocratic and violent
- [Can Democracy Win in Honduras? Hear from Leading Experts from the International Election Observation Mission](https://globalexchange.org/can-democracy-win-in-honduras-hear-from-leading-experts-from-the-international-election-observation-mission/) - On November 28, the citizens of Honduras will vote for a new President, as well as all 128 representatives to their National Congress, 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament and many other local officials. These elections come 12 years after a military coup ousted the democratically elected president in Honduras. They should represent an
- [Not One More Life Lost](https://globalexchange.org/not-one-more-life-lost/) - We are devastated by the news that 54 migrants lost their lives and more than 105 were seriously injured last night when the trailer in which they were traveling overturned in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico. This tragedy is a direct consequence of the anti-immigrant policies - put in place by Trump and continued
- [No War with Iran Jan 9th National Day of Action](https://globalexchange.org/no-war-with-iran-jan-9th-national-day-of-action/) - By ordering a drone strike-assassination of Qasem Soleimani and other top Iranian military officials as they were leaving the Bagdad Airport, President Trump has forced our nation to the brink of a senseless war with Iran. People are mobilizing around the country to stop Trump’s war before it goes any further. We are proud to
- [You can still travel to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/you-can-still-travel-to-cuba/) - The Trump Administration is dragging us into the past with their restrictions on Americans who want to travel to Cuba. They are an affront to all Americans who cherish the right to travel and associate freely with peaceful people everywhere on the planet. And they are proving devastating to the Cuban people. The Administration’s
- [Wake the Zuck Up -- at his house -- on President's day.](https://globalexchange.org/32784-2/) - Wake the Zuck Up -- at his house -- on President's day. Monday, February 17 at 10 AM Mark Zuckerberg's house in San Francisco This President's Day, Monday, February 17th, we will gather outside Mark Zuckerberg's house near Dolores Park to let him know that we won't be quiet in the face of his company
- [Global Love in a Time of Coronavirus](https://globalexchange.org/global-love-in-a-time-of-coronavirus/) - I'll be straight with you: we are facing an economic crunch. With global travel down as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, so is the revenue generated by our Reality Tours program. Our deadline to secure funding for critical work in 2020 is just weeks away. To stay strong at this critical moment we
- [How we stay connected and grow social movements in this time of COVID-19](https://globalexchange.org/how-we-stay-connected-and-grow-social-movements-in-this-time-of-covid-19/) - Global Exchange will do our best to stay in touch with you and to help international connections thrive -- even as global travel is shut down by coronavirus. We are going to turn our Zoom webcast platform into a (virus free) "global living room" where we will be inviting you and hundreds of others
- [Building People-to-People Ties in the Time of COVID-19](https://globalexchange.org/building-people-to-people-ties-in-the-time-of-covid-19/) - The Coronavirus pandemic has turned life upside down. And while we all face this threat together, it is the most vulnerable in our global community - the elderly, the poor, migrants and refugees, communities whose health is already compromised from air pollution - who will suffer the most dire health and economic consequences. The
- [Good news: Mexico Court Rules for Release of Vulnerable Migrants from Detention. The U.S. Should do Same.](https://globalexchange.org/good-news-mexico-court-rules-for-release-of-vulnerable-migrants-from-detention-the-u-s-should-do-same/) - Last Thursday, a Mexican federal judge ordered the immediate release of vulnerable migrants from detention centers across Mexico, due to concerns of COVID-19 spreading in such crowded facilities. This important, life saving, move is the fruit of a civil society collaboration that spans the U.S.-Mexico border. The call for a COVID-19 detention moratorium on
- [Global Exchange stands in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-stands-in-solidarity-with-the-movement-for-black-lives/) - Global Exchange stands in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives in the United States and around the world. We stand with the people demanding justice for George Floyd and the countless individuals within the black community who have suffered for far too long at the hands of a complacent America. It is time
- [Sr. Presidente: Not a good time to visit Trump](https://globalexchange.org/sr-presidente-not-a-good-time-to-visit-trump/) - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's visit to the most racist American President in modern history -- in the midst of a uniquely divisive presidential campaign -- is a big mistake. So say the dozens of immigrant community and rights organizations in the U.S. and Mexico who signed this letter: “Mr. President, Please Stay Home”.
- [Mobilizing, Mailing, and Defending our Votes in 2020](https://globalexchange.org/mobilizing-mailing-and-defending-our-votes-in-2020/) - Voting is the bedrock of our democracy. Many of our forebears struggled -- and even died -- to establish that right; to expand it to every citizen, and to defend it with dignity and determination. In the midst of a raging pandemic, people are concerned about how to vote in the safest way possible and
- [Myesha Jenkins ¡Presente! ](https://globalexchange.org/in-loving-memory-of-myesha-jenkins/) - Myesha Jenkins 1948-2020 Myesha Jenkins, international feminist, cultural ambassador, poet, community builder and lover of life made her transition on September 5th, 2020 -- after more than 70 years of embracing this world. We will miss her intensely. Global Exchange holds Myesha’s family and community in the light. In the early 1990’s Myesha moved to
- [Regional Hearing on Migrants' Human Rights Before the Inter-American Commission](https://globalexchange.org/immigration-rights-panel-hosted-by-the-organization-of-american-states/) - Thank you for your interest in our panel on the Rights of Migrants, Refugees, and Children at the Border on Oct 9. Here is how you can sign up: This event has two parts: An OAS hearing and a live Q & A. You will need to log in separately for each part. Both segments
- [Rejoice...Re-envision...Repair...Restore](https://globalexchange.org/rejoice-re-envision-repair-restore/) - Americans voted. We counted. Finally, we have results: Joe Biden is President-elect. Kamala Harris is Vice-President-elect. They just won the most votes of any ticket in the history of the country -- beating Trump by more than four million votes. He must leave the White House in just over 70 days. There is so much
- [Honduras Hurricane Relief Fund](https://globalexchange.org/honduras-hurricane-relief-fund/) - Donate to the Honduras Solidarity Network Hurricane Eta Emergency Response Fund to get money to community-based groups that are on-the-ground responding to the humanitarian crisis that continues to unfold The impacts of Hurricane Eta have devastated much of Honduras but particularly the northern and eastern areas of the country. Entire communities are flooded and according
- [Why We Are Giving Thanks](https://globalexchange.org/why-we-are-giving-thanks/) - Thank you! This holiday season we feel a lot of gratitude to the people whose commitment and courage feed the work we do. These days, as we all do our best to hold it together, we especially appreciate your commitment, your action, your support, and your faith that we can make things better. Thank you for standing
- [Rejoice, Reimagine, Rebuild. Let's Get to Work](https://globalexchange.org/33651-2/) - Our nation chose a new direction on November 3rd. Let's never forget: the rejection of Trump is an enormous victory for the values we share. But now the movements that joined in victory must keep working together to create a future that works for everyone. It's time to rebuild, reimagine, and reach for a future
- [Victory: JPMorgan Chase Ends Financing of Immigrant Detention](https://globalexchange.org/victory-jpmorgan-chase-ends-financing-of-immigrant-detention/) - Yesterday, JPMorgan Chase announced that the company “will no longer bank the private prison industry." [1] As one of the largest financial institutions in the world, JPMorgan Chase’s decision will have immediate and significant impact on private prison companies, which currently hold the majority of detained immigrants. [2] Your voice and your energy helped make
- [SIGN: Eliminate NAFTA 2.0 Terms That Lock in High Drug Prices](https://globalexchange.org/naftapetition/) - TARGET: U.S. CONGRESS Petition Text: "The revised NAFTA deal that Donald Trump signed would lock in high U.S. medicine prices. Big Pharma rigged the rules: NAFTA 2.0 guarantees extended monopoly rights for pharmaceutical corporations to block generic competition. This would tie the hands of this and future Congresses to change the policies that lead
- [Experiencing Day of the Dead in Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/experiencing-day-of-the-dead-in-oaxaca/) - There are still spots remaining on this year's annual Day of the Dead trip to Oaxaca, Mexico! Join us from October 28th to November 5th, 2019 to experience one of the most renown Day of the Dead celebrations in the Americas. Curious about what you might experience? Here are some thoughts from a past
- [It's Not Too Late to Travel With Us this Summer](https://globalexchange.org/its-not-too-late-to-travel-with-us-this-summer/) - Summer is almost here, but it’s not too late to sign-up for the trip of a lifetime! There’s no need to shelve that tour you wanted to take but never got around to planning. We have three life-changing Reality Tours planned for June and July, and we have space for you. Learn about the Indigenous rights
- [Mexican and US Civil Society call for an end to the sacrifice of migrant lives](https://globalexchange.org/mexican-and-us-civil-society-call-for-an-end-to-the-sacrifice-of-migrant-lives/) - Mexican and US Civil Society call for an end to the sacrifice of migrant lives We the undersigned represent organizations and individuals from Mexico, the United States, and Central America joined in profound consternation that six Guatemalan minors have died in the past 10 months, in the custody of US and Mexican immigration authorities. The
- [Sign on: Mexican and US Civil Society call for an end to the sacrifice of migrant lives](https://globalexchange.org/nodeathsindetention/) - We the undersigned represented organizations and individuals from Mexico, the United States, and Central America joined in profound consternation that six Guatemalan minors had died in the past 10 months, in the custody of US and Mexican immigration authorities. [emailpetition id="8"] The deaths of Jackeline Caal, Felipe Alonso, Juan de León, an unnamed 2 ½
- [Trump Cuts People to People Ties with Cuba, but We Can Still Take You There](https://globalexchange.org/trump-cuts-people-to-people-ties-with-cuba-but-we-can-still-take-you-there/) - The Trump Administration is dragging us into the past with the imposition of new restrictions on Americans who want to travel to Cuba. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that the “people-to-people” category of legal travel to Cuba will be eliminated starting today, June 5, 2019. These new
- [Trump's trying to ram a bad NAFTA through Congress. We must act now.](https://globalexchange.org/trumps-trying-to-ram-a-bad-nafta-through-congress-we-must-act-now/) - Today, June 25, 2019, our DC allies are joining forces with labor unions, health advocates, environmental groups, faith organizations and many more to deliver hundreds of thousands of petitions to Congress demanding improvements to the NAFTA deal Trump signed. The current deal would not stop NAFTA’s race-to-the-bottom job outsourcing and would give Big Pharma new
- [Our Take on the Debates](https://globalexchange.org/our-take-on-the-debates/) - Like a lot of Americans, we watched the last two nights of the Democratic debates closely. As anyone who has been paying attention for the last two years knows, our country is in a deep crisis, facing historic challenges both domestic and foreign. We wanted to see what kind of leadership, policy options, and
- [Will Your Holiday Trip Make the World a Better Place?](https://globalexchange.org/newyear2020/) - It will, if you travel with us! We invite you to take a trip of a lifetime over the new year. Come on a Reality Tour to Cuba or Ecuador. Building bridges and international solidarity is increasingly important, as we resist the current administration’s nationalist rhetoric and divisive foreign policies. And for more than 30 years, our Reality
- [Last night's debate: Not much new on Immigration and International Policy from Dems](https://globalexchange.org/last-nights-debate-not-much-new-on-immigration-and-international-policy-from-dems/) - Last night's Democratic debate in Houston, Texas gave viewers their first opportunity to see all the top contenders for the Democratic nomination on a single stage. There were lively exchanges and passionate views expressed on combating climate change, banning assault weapons, and most of all, defeating Donald Trump. On immigration and international policy there
- [Trump is Wrong: The World is One and the Future Belongs to All of Us](https://globalexchange.org/trump-is-wrong-the-world-is-one-and-the-future-belongs-to-all-of-us/) - President Trump used the international stage at the United Nations this week to ask the world to adopt his vision of racist nationalism, hostile borders, and unregulated, climate-killing capitalism. To put it mildly, we don't agree. Global Exchange has always stood for a vision of one world and a global future that works for
- [Dem's Oct Debate Leaves Lots of Questions Unanswered](https://globalexchange.org/dems-oct-debate-leaves-lots-of-questions-unanswered/) - Last night's 3 hour long Democratic debate between the "top twelve" candidates for President came three weeks into a constitutional clash of epic proportions. All twelve agreed on impeaching Trump and wanted to talk about it. So it is not surprising that the CNN/NYT hosted forum had little detailed discussion of foreign policy beyond the
- [23 Families United Show Love Has No Borders](https://globalexchange.org/23-families-united-show-love-has-no-borders/) - When Mrs Adriana Caravanillo got off her first plane ride to New York City’s John F Kennedy International Airport she felt flushed and her heart was racing with anticipation. But not because of the flight or the long interrogation by immigration officers. When Mrs Adriana Caravanillo got off her first plane ride to New York
- [23 Families Reunited Show Love Has No Borders](https://globalexchange.org/23-families-united-and-show-love-has-no-borders/) - When Mrs Adriana Caravanillo got off her first plane ride to New York City’s John F Kennedy International Airport she felt flushed and her heart was racing with anticipation. But not because of the flight or the long interrogation by immigration officers. This indigenous grandmother was excited to see her daughter -- after 30 years
- [Ready to Rise, Resist and Reclaim our Future in 2018](https://globalexchange.org/ready-to-rise-resist-and-reclaim-our-future-in-2018/) - Happy New Year! We’re ready to build a powerful movement for change in 2018! We are already hard at work confronting Trump’s attacks on our communities, our rights, and our future. And thanks to all of you who made a special year-end gift in 2017, we are ready to rise and resist his disastrous agenda in the year ahead, and to work with you to reclaim the future we know is possible. Here
- [Solidarity with the National Strike in Honduras!](https://globalexchange.org/solidarity-with-the-national-strike-in-honduras/) - Thousands took to the streets in Honduras, marking the start of a weeklong Nationalstrike opposing the January 27th“swearing-in” of fraudulently “re-elected” President, Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH) and the deadly repression that has followed. More than 30 people have already been killed during protests against the disputed election. Hundreds of others have been arrested, injured, or tortured. Nevertheless, the Honduran people
- [Free Edwin Espinal and Other Political Prisoners in Honduras](https://globalexchange.org/free-edwin-espinal-and-other-political-prisoners-in-honduras/) - Update: February 5, 2018, by Karen Spring See original Urgent Action & Demands here On January 22, Honduran judge Claudio Elvir, ordered pre-trial detention for two Honduran political prisoners, Edwin Espinal and Raul Eduardo Alvarez. Since then, Edwin and Raul are being held in a US-style maximum security prison, La Tolva in southern Honduras. Since
- [Don't let Facebook hide our updates!](https://globalexchange.org/dont-let-facebook-hide-our-updates/) - Earlier this month, Facebook began introducing changes that will make it harder for you to see Global Exchange’s posts highlighting news and analysis on international human rights. Good news, it’s easy to get us back: 1. Go to our Facebook page 2. Make sure to like us if you don’t already 3. Click the “Follow”
- [Two Years Ago Today - Berta Didn't Die, She multiplied](https://globalexchange.org/two-years-ago-today-berta-didnt-die-she-multiplied/) - Today marks the 2nd year anniversary of the brutal assassination of Berta Cáceres, co-founder and leader of the Council of Popular Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). Berta Cáceres inspired people around the world when she took a stand to protect land rights in Honduras, the deadliest place to be an environmental activist. She rallied
- [March For Our Lives in New York City](https://globalexchange.org/march-for-our-lives-in-new-york-city/) - Yesterday I saw the possibility of a better future for the US when 175,000 people joined the March for Our lives in New York City. This demonstration of people power was led by youth of all ages, and brought people from all corners of the city together to demand an end to gun violence
- [Stand in Solidarity with the Indigenous struggle in Ecuador](https://globalexchange.org/stand-in-solidarity-with-the-indigenous-struggle-in-ecuador/) - Friends, A new wave of oil drilling is moving deeper into the Amazon. Once again, Indigenous communities led by women have courageously stood up to the renewed attack on their lands, rights, and the environment. The international community must stand with them. Join us this summer on a delegation to the Ecuadorian highlands and Amazon
- [Solidarity Through Travel this Summer](https://globalexchange.org/solidarity-through-travel-this-summer/) - From environmental justice in Ecuador, to Indigenous rights in Mexico, and revolution and change in Cuba, this summer Global Exchange is offering several Reality Tours that will highlight important issues around the world. Join us as we meet with local leaders and movements to learn about the innovative ways communities and individuals are organizing for
- [Stand in Solidarity with Palestinians](https://globalexchange.org/stand-in-solidarity-with-palestinians/) - Last Friday, over 30,000 Palestinians peacefully approached the border area of the Gaza strip, as part of the Great March Return, to bring attention to their unfilled right of return to their families homes and to highlight the ongoing plight of living under Israeli occupation. Israeli military forces responded with lethal force, deploying troops, drones,
- [The Revving of the U.S. War Machine](https://globalexchange.org/the-revving-of-the-u-s-war-machine/) - How concerned should we be about a major war in our future? Trump’s belligerent tweets beat the war drums every week, but discerning rhetoric from reality is challenging in light of the administration’s ever changing cast of characters, who often hold contradicting or incoherent governing philosophies about the role the U.S. should play in
- [Citizen Diplomacy is Needed Now More Than Ever](https://globalexchange.org/citizen-diplomacy-is-needed-now-more-than-ever/) - We must respond to Trump’s military build up, continued funding of repression abroad and consolidated war cabinet with a surge of people-to-people solidarity across borders. While U.S. formal diplomatic communications are signaling hostility and intolerance, we, as private citizens, can instead build relationships, enhance mutual understanding, and build trust between people. This is the purpose of
- [Mexico: Election Observation Underway; Violence Top Concern](https://globalexchange.org/mexico-election-observation-underway-violence-top-concern/) - This week, at the invitation of Mexican civil society organizations, Global Exchange began a pre-electoral observation of Mexico's 2018 election process that will culminate in the election of a new President, eight governors, the House of Representatives, and hundreds of local officials on July 1st. These elections have drawn international attention because center-left presidential
- [Time to End the Flow of Arms to Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/time-to-end-the-flow-of-arms-to-mexico/) - This year violence in Mexico continues at record-high levels, while the Pentagon and State Department sponsor military exercises with the Mexican military, sell thousands of weapons to Mexico, and pursue a devastating drug war. This week we have an opportunity to get Congress to push back against these destructive policies. Please contact your Congressional Representative
- [Facebook Live Interview with Human Rights Director, Ted Lewis](https://globalexchange.org/facebook-live-interview-with-human-rights-director-ted-lewis/) - On July 1, Mexico holds pivotal nationwide elections. The elections come at a moment of both great internal distress and international pressure. That is why for the first time in 12 years, Global Exchange is convening two election observationmissions - a pre-electoral mission (recently completed) and election week (June 28 - July 4th). Join Ted Lewis, Global Exchange Human Rights Director (Wednesday June 6th
- [Celebrate Our 30th Anniversary in Cuba or Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/celebrate-our-30th-anniversary-in-cuba-or-oaxaca/) - Since our founding three decades ago, we’ve been at the forefront of movements fighting for a world where economic, environmental, and social justice is a reality for all. International solidarity has been a key component of this struggle, and our Reality Tours Program has worked hard for 30 years to send thousands of delegations abroad in order
- [Protect Innocent Children at the Border](https://globalexchange.org/protect-innocent-children-at-the-border/) - We are facing a moral and humanitarian crisis. The Trump Administration's cruel and calculated decision to separate immigrant children from their parents is, without a doubt, the clearest display of the real intentions of this racist and heartless Trump led federal government, and evidence of its absence of ethics and morals. It is estimated
- [Families Belong Together March Recap and Take Action!](https://globalexchange.org/tell-wells-fargo-stop-profiting-from-the-pain-and-separation-of-families/) - This Saturday, we stood arm and arm with over 20,000 of you in San Francisco and in solidarity with tens-of-thousands of you across the country to say: families belong together—and free. We heard courageous testimonies from indigenous and immigrant parents and children forcefully separated from each other by U.S. policy. We listened to painful accounts
- [Mexico's great democratic leap forward](https://globalexchange.org/independence-day-in-mexico-a-great-democratic-leap-forward/) - I have observed elections in Mexico for the last 24 years, and I have to say, it felt pretty good to see Mexicans resolute that THIS time no one would steal their victory; that THIS time the discredited oligarchs would not get another free pass; that THIS time the will of the people would be
- [Press Release: Immigrant parents separated from their children join local and national organizations in Fresno to launch national campaign ](https://globalexchange.org/press-release-immigrant-parents-separated-from-their-children-join-local-and-national-organizations-in-fresno-to-launch-national-campaign/) - Parents seeking asylum in the US and separated from their children by immigration authorities will launch a national education and defense campaign in partnership with a broad front of national and local organizations convening in Fresno. The Fresno event is the kickoff event of a nationwide civic mobilization called “Town Hall Summer” that will
- [Power and Unity in Fresno as Town Hall Summer Launches](https://globalexchange.org/power-and-unity-in-fresno-as-town-hall-summer-launches/) - Last week Town Hall Summer launched -- a campaign of unity and civic mobilization -- in Fresno California. The event was a great coming together of progressive groups and people. Many of them -- from the immigrant rights struggle, anti-war organizations, environmental groups, civic organizations, fair trade networks, voter registration powerhouses, labor unions, and other movements --
- [Thursday: Beyond The Drug War, A Town Hall Summer Live-stream Event](https://globalexchange.org/beyond-the-drug-war/) - After more than half a century of global drug prohibition, the evidence is very clear: the war on drugs has failed. Far from keeping our communities safe and healthy, it has been used to wage a war on the poor, on people of color, and, increasingly, on immigrants. Please join us for a one-hour
- [Thursday: Hear from International Leaders Working to End the Drug War](https://globalexchange.org/thursday-hear-from-international-leaders-working-to-end-the-drug-war/) - Tune in this Thursday, Sept. 20th, for "Ending the Drug War: An International Challenge" a live-streamed Facebook webinar with experts and social movement leaders from Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, the United States and Canada. After more than half a century of global drug prohibition, the evidence is clear: the U.S.-led international war on drugs has failed. Rather
- ["NEW" NAFTA Proposal Falls Short on Jobs, Wages, Human Rights and the Environment](https://globalexchange.org/new-nafta-proposal-falls-short-on-jobs-wages-human-rights-and-the-environment/) - We join our partners from Canada, Mexico and across the United States calling out the Trump NAFTA Proposal because it falls short on Jobs, Wages, Human Rights and the Environment. Our friend, Arthur Stamoulis, Citizens Trade Campaign’s executive director, says, "A lot more work is needed for a NAFTA replacement to benefit working people
- [#MyVoiceCounts Photo Challenge](https://globalexchange.org/myvoicecounts-photo-challenge/) - #MyVoiceCounts Photo Challenge One Month Countdown to the 2018 Midterms The stakes are too high to sit this midterm election out! Only unprecedented civic participation this fall will drive a powerful, people-first agenda that embraces many priorities like the struggle for immigrant rights, ending police violence, health care justice, the fight for workers rights, economic
- [Count Down for Democracy is On!](https://globalexchange.org/count-down-for-democracy-is-on/) - Your energy, your courage, your commitment to go beyond #resistance and to #turnout for change, for truth, for justice, for our democracy has powered our Town Hall Summer campaign. For over 60 days,coast to coast, we have been organizing Town Hall Summer events. We held community events in Fresno, California in Tucson, Arizona in Orlando, Florida and
- [Spotlight on Chiapas: A conversation with our partner on the ground, Jet Nauta](https://globalexchange.org/spotlight-on-chiapas-a-conversation-with-our-partner-on-the-ground-jet-nauta/) - Written by: Summer Johnson, Summer 2015 Intern Global Exchange went to Chiapas, Mexico more than twenty years ago when the Zapatista rebellion erupted in 1994. After the signing of NAFTA, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) declared war against the state and organized a widespread movement with unified ideologies focused on autonomy and justice
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- [Chiapas Reality in 9 days!](https://globalexchange.org/chiapas-reality-in-9-days/) - For a long time Chiapas has been one of our Reality Tour destinations, and the popularity of the program continues to grow. Because our trips are meant to educate groups about places that we visit, we do not go in with a tourist mentality. Rather, our goal is to help transform the consciousness of our participants by first-hand experience. Chiapas is a
- [9 days in Oaxaca, World Heritage](https://globalexchange.org/9-days-in-oaxaca-world-heritage-2/) - Oaxaca is a place full of history and magic surrounded by magnificent mountains. I am from Oaxaca so I may seem biased, but The Historic Center of Oaxaca and the Archaeological Site of Monte Albán have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and the Guelaguetza festival is acknowledged as one of the most prominent
- [Dividing the Pie: Cuba’s ration system after 50 years](https://globalexchange.org/dividing-the-pie-cubas-ration-system-after-50-years/) - Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of Global Exchange and the peace group CODEPINK. She is the author of No Free Lunch: Food and Revolution in Cuba. This article originally appeared in Telesur. ... La libreta, the Cuba ration booklet, encapsulates the debate about Cuba’s socialist experiment. Detractors say that the fact that food is still
- [Cuba Sí, Bloqueo No!](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-si-bloqueo-no-2/) - We remember our first Reality Tour to Cuba back in 1990 when travel to the island was rare. There was no freedom to travel there and we worried that we would be fined or sent to prison, but we knew that the embargo was wrong, and we took the risk. Twenty six years later,
- [Cuba: La Lucha Sigue!](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-la-lucha-sigue/) - With much anticipation and concern we watched President Trump’s announcement last week regarding changes in Cuba policies, and as we expected, his changes take a step backwards in the forward progress of the US-Cuba relationship that we welcomed from the Obama administration. Per the subsequent change in regulations, those living in the United States will
- [Yes, You Can Still Travel to Cuba!](https://globalexchange.org/yes-you-can-still-travel-to-cuba/) - In light of the recent announcements by the Trump administration, Global Exchange is happy to announce, YES, you can still travel to Cuba and YES, we are able to continue our nearly 30 year legacy of sending people-to-people Reality Tours to Cuba! Though the announcement by the administration sadly impacts individual travelers, we at Global Exchange
- [For Second Consecutive Week Activists Shut Down Kinder Morgan Richmond Terminal; Demand Halt to Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline](https://globalexchange.org/for-second-consecutive-week-activists-shut-down-kinder-morgan-richmond-terminal-demand-halt-to-trans-mountain-tar-sands-pipeline/) - . . . First thing Monday morning, I joined six other activists who locked their arms into steel barrels in front of the Kinder Morgan terminal in Richmond. For three hours, we stopped all trucks from coming in or out of the terminal. Eventually the police and fire department arrived and cut two of us
- [Tell Trump: Don't Provoke a War with North Korea](https://globalexchange.org/tell-trump-dont-provoke-a-war-with-north-korea/) - As tempers flare and tensions rise rapidly with North Korea, we wanted to give some resources on allies who are working to de-escalate what is a dangerous situation. Here is how you can get involved: Flood the White House with calls saying: “Don’t provoke a war with North Korea. Negotiate, don’t escalate.” Call 202-456-1111 today! Sign Code Pink’s petition to send Secretary
- [Trump’s Wrong Way on Afghanistan – a formula for endless war.](https://globalexchange.org/trumps-wrong-way-on-afghanistan-a-formula-for-endless-war/) - Trump is wrong. No more troops. No more war. Last night Donald Trump broke his campaign pledge to end the war in Afghanistan. Instead, he doubled down on failure, saying he would bring America “victory” in the war that George Bush started and that Barack Obama continued - until it became America’s longest war -- ever.
- [Announcing 'Global X': Global Exchange's new podcast!](https://globalexchange.org/announcing-global-x-global-exchanges-new-podcast/) - Global Exchange is happy to announce the launch of our new podcast, Global X! Podcasting is a new medium for us to explore, and we are excited to get it off the ground. It will add a fresh layer of unique storytelling plus analysis of global events to our existing blogs, e-blasts, newsletters and
- [Trump Admin Kills DACA, But the Fight is just Beginning](https://globalexchange.org/trump-admin-kills-daca-but-the-fight-is-just-beginning/) - An attack on any one of us, is an attack on all of us. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions announced the termination of DACA this morning, ending protection for almost 800,000 immigrants who came to the United States as children and have already begun contributing to US society. The move is heartless, foolish, and will bring
- [Stopping the Next Mass Shooting](https://globalexchange.org/stopping-the-next-mass-shooting/) - We share the shock and grief at the horrendous mass shooting in Las Vegas that took the lives of at least 58 people and left more than 500 hospitalized with injuries. We hold the victims and their friends and family in the light as they search for healing. In just over a year, the deadliest
- [An open letter to Cuba travelers](https://globalexchange.org/an-open-letter-to-cuba-travelers/) - Please read our open letter in response to the U.S. State Department's recent Travel Warning on Cuba and the removal of nonessential diplomatic staff: --- 10/23/2017 Dear travelers, It’s likely you have seen Cuba in the news recently with regards to unexplained health ailments among US government workers in Cuba, prompting the United States
- [The new Cuba travel regulations have been released: what you need to know](https://globalexchange.org/the-new-cuba-travel-regulations-have-been-released-what-you-need-to-know/) - Last week, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released and implemented the official changes in Cuba travel regulations that were first announced by President Trump in June. While we anticipated many of these changes, we’d like to take this opportunity to reiterate a few important things. First, the most important policy change with regards
- [Thank You from All of Us at Global Exchange](https://globalexchange.org/thank-you-from-all-of-us-at-global-exchange/) - Today, we write you to simply say … Thank you! Thank you for walking with us on this road of resistance, and on the path to peace, justice and a sustainable future. The road under Trump and his administration of climate denying, nationalist, corporate cronies is rough, and we are feeling particularly grateful during
- [Oligarchs Stealing Honduran Elections](https://globalexchange.org/oligarchs-stealing-honduran-elections/) - It is hard to focus on Honduras when Oligarchs are on the move in DC to pass an historic tax giveaway to America's already wealthiest. Nevertheless, we bring you troubling news from Honduras, where the sitting president appears to have lost in his re-election bid, but is using fraud and force to stay in office.
- [How has the war on drugs impacted you? Tell Your Story](https://globalexchange.org/how-has-the-war-on-drugs-impacted-you-tell-your-story/) - In just two months the Global Exchange Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice will start a month-long, five-nation journey north from Honduras to New York City, arriving at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem on April 19th. The Caravan aims to give voice to victims of the failed war on drugs
- [Afghan Assistance for Empowerment & Entrepreneurs](https://globalexchange.org/afghan-assistance-for-empowerment-entrepreneurs/) - Traveling through our Reality Tours is not simply a trip, but rather a journey. We encourage you to immerse yourself into the ways of life of those surrounding you. We invite you to give way to all your senses and truly understand what it is to be a person living in the country you are visiting. We
- [Q&A with Director Drea Hightower: An Inside look at Reality Tours to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/qa-with-director-drea-hightower-an-inside-look-at-reality-tours-to-cuba/) - Since 1988, Global Exchange has been offering meaningful, socially responsible travel through our Reality Tours. For eight of those years, Drea Hightower has been the backbone of our tours to Cuba. As a tribute to her leadership, and appreciated presence at Global Exchange, we would like to share with you a deeper look at our Reality
- [9 days in Oaxaca, World Heritage](https://globalexchange.org/9-days-in-oaxaca-world-heritage/) - Oaxaca is a place full of history and magic surrounded by magnificent mountains. I am from Oaxaca so I may seem biased, but The Historic Center of Oaxaca and the Archaeological Site of Monte Albán have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and the Guelaguetza festival is acknowledged as one of the most prominent
- [URGENT ACTION: Demand the Immediate Release of Gustavo Castro](https://globalexchange.org/urgent-action-immediate-release-of-gustavo-castro-2/) - Gustavo Castro was injured in the brutal attack that killed Berta Cáceres (friend, ally and renowned environmental and Indigenous rights activist) in her home last Thursday, March 3, 2016, in La Esperanza, Honduras. Despite the fact that Castro has given testimony about the attack to Honduran authorities, he is being refused the right to return
- [COPINH: March 7, 2016 STATEMENT ¡BERTA LIVES THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!](https://globalexchange.org/copinh-march-7-2016-statement-berta-lives-the-struggle-continues/) - The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH): five days after the assassination of Berta Cáceres. A day before International Women's Day and in light of the constant harassment, criminalization and persecution we undergo as an organization, conditions reached their climax on March 2 when our General Coordinator, Berta Cáceres,
- [Caravan for Peace, Life & Justice Visits Berta Cáceres Organization, COPINH, in Honduras](https://globalexchange.org/caravan-for-peace-life-justice-visits-berta-caceres-organization-copinh-in-honduras/) - Written by Laura Carlsen Friday, April 1, 2016 we (the 33 people traveling from Honduras to New York City on the Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice) awoke in a pine forest. The night before, the Caravan decided to stay at an ecotourism center, a cluster of cabins about an hour out of La Esperanza
- [One day in the life of the Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice in Guerrero, Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/one-day-in-the-life-of-the-caravan-for-peace-life-and-justice-in-guerrero-mexico/) - Just as the Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice arrived at the gates of the Ayotzinapa rural teacher’s college, a dozen strapping young men sped past us, running at full tilt. Their faces reflected alarm and a tremor of concern ran through our group. These were, after all, classmates of the 43 students who had
- [Action to Rember Rana Plaza:  Urge H&M Clothing to Keep its Safety Promise!](https://globalexchange.org/action-to-rember-rana-plaza-urge-hm-clothing-to-keep-its-safety-promise/) - In April 2013 the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1130 and injuring approximately 2500 garment workers and children in the daycare facilities in the building. Survivors said they had been evacuated from the building on Tuesday after several cracks appeared, but their employers had ordered them to return to work the next day.
- [Caravan Helps Reunite a Mother with her Children](https://globalexchange.org/myrna-lazcano-thanked-the-caravan-for-peace-life-and-justice-and-her-advocates-noted-that-arriving-at-the-border-with-scores-of-caravan-members-behind-her-was-a-key-factor-in-her-release/) - By Laura Carlsen Myrna Lazcano had made one of the most difficult decisions of her life. In 2013 Myrna was deported and separated from her two young daughters, both born in the United States. Desperate to be with her girls, she decided to cross the border in Laredo and deliver herself up to immigration authorities.
- [U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer Commends Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice](https://globalexchange.org/22285-2/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2016 CONTACT: Nicole L’Esperance, 202-225-4811, nicole.lesperance@mail.house.gov U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer Commends Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) commended an eight-nation caravan traveling from Central America to New York, highlighting the failed War on Drugs and calling for a public
- [The Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice Demands End to Drug War in New York City](https://globalexchange.org/the-caravan-for-peace-life-and-justice-demands-end-to-drug-war-in-new-york-city/) - By Laura Carlsen More than a hundred people, from seven nations, with one message: End the War on Drugs. Our day of speaking truth to UNGASS began in Foley Square, New York City, just steps away from the federal prison. VOCAL NY, Latino Justice, Make the Road Brooklyn, LEAP, Moms United, Black Fraternal Organization of
- [Cheap Fashion Shouldn't Cost Lives](https://globalexchange.org/cheap-fashion-shouldnt-cost-lives/) - On May 3rd, as part of an international day of action, Global Exchange rallied outside of H&M's flagship San Francisco store to insist that cheap fashion shouldn’t cost lives! While H&M shareholders met in Sweden, we passed out flyers to tourists and office workers alike - calling for safety first. “Did you know that many
- [Custom Reality Tour to Chile: Report](https://globalexchange.org/custom-reality-tour-to-chile-report/) - Anne Kass and her group of 6 friends have just returned from their second Custom Reality Tour with Global Exchange. Read on for her insightful reflections on their 9 days in Chile: As many US citizens as possible should travel to, read about or otherwise educate themselves about Chile. It is a country that was
- [Join a GX tour and have a life-changing experience](https://globalexchange.org/join-a-gx-tour-and-have-a-life-changing-experience/) - A Reflection by Laura Stokes , in the Progressive Democrats of America's Digest Many of us have wanted Bernie Sanders to speak more clearly and forcefully about his foreign policy. I understand why he is focusing on what seems to be most important to Americans right now. But our relationship to the rest of the world
- [Additions to the Global Exchange team and Mexico Reality Tours Schedule!](https://globalexchange.org/additions-to-the-global-exchange-team-and-mexico-reality-tours-schedule/) - Meet Chelis Lopez, Digital Campaigns Coordinator for the Peace, Life and Justice Caravan and learn about a new Global Exchange Reality Tour to her hometown: Oaxaca, Mexico. We here at Global Exchange would like to introduce you to our newest staff member, Chelis Lopez, who has been working at Global Exchange since February running our
- [The Devastating Effects of Extractive Activities on Peru’s Indigenous Peoples](https://globalexchange.org/the-devastating-effects-of-extractive-activities-on-perus-indigenous-peoples/) - Here Natalie Lefevre, Global Exchange's in-country partner in Peru, provides an overview of the destruction caused by Peru's extractive industries. Learn more about Peru's economy and indigenous struggles during our upcoming Reality Tour to Peru this August 4th-15th, Ancient Civilizations & Modern Day Peru Unearthed. The primary threat to indigenous lands today is that of the
- [Join a GX tour and have a life-changing experience](https://globalexchange.org/join-a-gx-tour-and-have-a-life-changing-experience-2/) - A Reflection by Laura Stokes , in the Progressive Democrats of America's Digest Many of us have wanted Bernie Sanders to speak more clearly and forcefully about his foreign policy. I understand why he is focusing on what seems to be most important to Americans right now. But our relationship to the rest of the world
- [The Economic and Environmental Justice tour of Argentina and Uruguay: Reflections by Rick Moniz](https://globalexchange.org/the-economic-and-environmental-justice-tour-of-argentina-and-uruguay-reflections-by-rick-moniz-2/) - Rick Moniz, long time friend of Global Exchange and cofounder of Knowing the Way Travel, reflects here on another successful Custom Reality Tour. After working with the Global Exchange team to design a custom schedule and market the program, he was joined by 8 other participants on this remarkable 2 week journey to Argentina. Read
- [Custom Reality Tour to Chile: Report](https://globalexchange.org/4032-2/) - Anne Kass and her group of 6 friends have just returned from their second Custom Reality Tour with Global Exchange. Read on for her insightful reflections on their 9 days in Chile: As many US citizens as possible should travel to, read about or otherwise educate themselves about Chile. It is a country that was decimated by
- [Additions to the Global Exchange team and Mexico Reality Tours Schedule!](https://globalexchange.org/additions-to-the-global-exchange-team-and-mexico-reality-tours-schedule-2/) - Meet Chelis Lopez, Digital Campaigns Coordinator for the Peace, Life and Justice Caravan and learn about a new Global Exchange Reality Tour to her hometown: Oaxaca, Mexico. We here at Global Exchange would like to introduce you to our newest staff member, Chelis Lopez, who has been working at Global Exchange since February running our
- [The Devastating Effects of Extractive Activities on Peru’s Indigenous Peoples](https://globalexchange.org/the-devastating-effects-of-extractive-activities-on-perus-indigenous-peoples-2/) - Here Natalie Lefevre, Global Exchange's in-country partner in Peru, provides an overview of the destruction caused by Peru's extractive industries. Learn more about Peru's economy and indigenous struggles during our upcoming Reality Tour to Peru this August 4th-15th, Ancient Civilizations & Modern Day Peru Unearthed. The primary threat to indigenous lands today is that of the extractive
- [Congratulations to the 2016 Reality Tours Photo Contest Winners!](https://globalexchange.org/congratulations-to-the-2016-reality-tours-photo-contest-winners/) - After receiving over 50 submissions to the 2016 Photo Contest over this past month, we at Reality Tours are excited to announce our Grand Prize Winner and Popular Choice Winner of this year's contest. Thank you to all of those who shared beautiful stories and memories with us through your photos! Now onto the winners...
- [In Pursuit of Pashmak: Middle East Reality Tours Director Drea Hightower on her second visit to Iran](https://globalexchange.org/in-pursuit-of-pashmak-middle-east-reality-tours-director-drea-hightower-on-her-second-visit-to-iran/) - I opened the box with care, I had been of course waiting for this moment for two years. I lift out the delicate pink paper insert with the vintage oval photographs of the three founders of the shirini (sweets) shop. I gently unraveled the plastic bag and gazed upon the yellow fluffy substance before me.
- [Displacement and Repression in Rio: The High Cost of the 2016 Olympic Games](https://globalexchange.org/displacement-and-repression-in-rio-the-high-cost-the-olympic-games/) - The following guest post was written by Derek Poppert, former Global Exchange Latin America Reality Tours Director. Last week, 24-year old Brazilian judo player Rafaela Silva won Brazil’s first gold medal of the 2016 Olympic games. Her accomplishment is both inspiring and symbolic. It is inspiring because she hails from a particularly notorious favela in Rio
- [Juan de Dios Gomez Ramírez - Our Partner in Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/juan-de-dios-gomez-ramirez-our-partner-in-oaxaca-2/) - Juan de Dios Gomez Ramírez has been leading Global Exchange trips to Oaxaca since 2005. In the lead up to our annual Day of the Dead trip to Oaxaca, we are featuring a write-up of his fascinating background, written by Juan de Dios himself. And yes, there are still spots available on this year's trip! *Please note the following
- [Colombians Vote on Peace; How you can support them!](https://globalexchange.org/colombians-vote-on-peace-how-you-can-support-them/) - This week Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, and the leader of the FARC, Timoleón Jimenez, signed a final peace agreement to end a half century of war that left about 300,000 Colombians dead or missing and drove 5 million more out of their homes. Ratification of the accord—signed before 17 heads of state and 25
- [2016 Most Wanted Corporate Criminals List is Out](https://globalexchange.org/2016-most-wanted-corporate-criminals-list-is-out/) - Core to Global Exchange's founding is providing an analysis of corporate power and challenging neoliberal free trade. Through our work, we provide global citizens with the information to understand the perils of an economic system that benefits very few - the 1% - and empower people to take action. For the 5th year in a
- [Tom Hayden ¡PRESENTE!](https://globalexchange.org/tom-hayden-presente/) - Everybody who knew Tom Hayden probably has a story about him. His life was filled with drama. His immense intellectual curiosity and his courageous willingness to explore many avenues for social change: outside and inside; short term and long-term put him at the forefront in many of the most important social change battles of our
- [U.S. Abstains UN Vote on Cuba Embargo](https://globalexchange.org/u-s-abstains-un-vote-on-cuba-embargo/) - On October 26, 2016, the UN voted unanimously to condemn the U.S. embargo against Cuba. For the first time in 25 years the U.S. abstained from the vote! Here at Global Exchange, we are thrilled. While the UN vote is only symbolic, it sent an important and powerful message that the U.S. Administration remains committed
- [Help Water Protectors Survive the Winter - Donate Supplies](https://globalexchange.org/help-water-protectors-survive-the-winter-donate-supplies/) - Global Exchange will be collecting supplies to take to the Standing Rock Sacred Stone Camp where the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and members of nearly 100 more tribes from across the U.S. and Canada are resisting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We are accepting donations starting tomorrow, Nov. 2nd through Friday, Nov 8th. A Global Exchange
- [Help Water Protectors Survive the Winter - Donate Supplies](https://globalexchange.org/help-water-protectors-survive-the-winter-donate-supplies-2/) - ----- DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TUESDAY 11/8!! ------ Global Exchange will be collecting supplies to take to the Standing Rock Sacred Stone Camp where the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and members of nearly 100 more tribes from across the U.S. and Canada are resisting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We are accepting donations starting tomorrow, Nov. 2nd
- [Now More Than Ever We Must Stand Together](https://globalexchange.org/now-more-than-ever-we-must-stand-together/) - Last night's victory for Donald Trump was a shock and a blow to us all. His win is a terrible wake up call. It is a low moment for our country, but we are not about to give up. Resisting corporate power, organizing for justice across borders, and building community by listening to our sisters
- [CALL TO ACTION: April 18th National Day of Action Against Fast Track](https://globalexchange.org/call-to-action-april-18th-national-day-of-action-against-fast-track/) - This Call to Action comes from the Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC). CTC is a national coalition whose members include national regional, state, and city-based coalitions, organizations, and individual activists throughout the United States. Global Exchange is a member of CTC and a sponsor of this call to action. In dozens of countries across the globe,
- [Cuba Sí!](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-si/) - By Walter Turner, Global Exchange Board President In 1990, the first Global Exchange Reality Tour to Cuba stood on the top floor of the historic Hotel Presidente in Havana, sharing experiences of the last ten days and overloading our Cuban guides and friends with last minute questions and, frankly, wishing that we didn’t have to
- [Fair Trade USA Launches Fair Trade Certified Coconuts](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-usa-launches-fair-trade-certified-coconuts/) - Amid the coconut boom, Fair Trade certification empowers farmers and workers to improve their lives and protect the environment. Although coconut products are booming in popularity, the individuals producing them are not always reaping the rewards. There is a significant gap between skyrocketing sales in North America and poverty level incomes earned by farmers in
- [Honoring the Life and Work of Eduardo Galeano](https://globalexchange.org/honoring-the-life-and-work-of-eduardo-galeano/) - With the passing of Eduardo Galeano, one of the Americas' great voices fall silent, but his brilliance and wisdom echo on in millions of hearts. In the 1970's Galeano fled his native Uruguay, crossing many borders to escape the violence of military dictatorships. In his writing he boldly crossed literary boundaries to free the minds
- [Experiencing Day of the Dead in Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/day-of-the-dead-in-oaxaca-2/) - Catherine Suarez, a Spanish Instructor at Las Positas College in California, traveled with Global Exchange on our annual Day of the Dead trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. Here are some of her thoughts about her experience. This year's trip will take place from October 28 to November 5, 2019. There are still spots remaining, but space
- [Reflections from a Reality Tour to Argentina](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-from-a-reality-tour-to-argentina-2/) - The following was written by Anne Kass, who traveled with Global Exchange on a Reality Tour to Argentina, March 22 - April 1, 2015. ... We arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday, March 22 and since then we have been experiencing first-hand the subject of Naomi Klein's film, The Take, with the help of a wonderful Global Exchange
- [Celebrating Cuba’s “New Normal” with the US (and the work ahead to make it REAL)](https://globalexchange.org/celebrating-cubas-new-normal-with-the-us-and-the-work-ahead-to-make-it-real/) - The embargo was already decades old in 1989 when Global Exchange took its first delegation of American citizens to Cuba. As Global Exchange board member Walter Turner recalls, “ I remember being on that delegation and sitting on the top floor of the Hotel Presidente discussing how to begin the process of ending the decades
- [In Solidarity with the People of Nepal](https://globalexchange.org/in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-nepal-2/) - Our hearts are heavy as we continue to read reports of the devastating impacts of Saturdays 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal. It was reported this morning that the death toll has topped 5,000 with twice that number injured and many communities cut off from supplies. We received word from our Reality Tours partner organizations that they
- [Baltimore: Black Lives Matter](https://globalexchange.org/baltimore-black-lives-matter-all-lives-matter-2/) - This week’s uprising in Baltimore is symptomatic of much larger problems that afflict our whole nation. Right now, the most visible aspect of these problems is the brutal style of policing that has long been inflicted in poor black communities. As the Black Lives Matter movement has made clear over the last year, this brutality
- [Redesigned Post-Earthquake Nepal Trip](https://globalexchange.org/redesigned-post-earthquake-nepal-trip-2/) - Nepal is now recovering and regaining its footing after two major earthquakes shook the region this spring. More than 9,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless, with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Government data estimates 200,552 homes to be completely destroyed and 186,285 homes
- [It’s Never Too Late for Peace – the 2015 What About Peace Winners](https://globalexchange.org/its-never-too-late-for-peace-the-2015-what-about-peace-winners/) - Though our announcement of this year’s contest winners is later than usual, the entries speak to that insistent yearning for peace, with ideas for how to make it happen, a commitment to action, and some beautiful art. Global Exchange is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 What About Peace Contest! __________________________________________________________________________ 2015 Grand
- [Reflections from Cuba - "the Island of Contradictions"](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-from-cuba-the-island-of-contradictions-2/) - In celebrating our 25 year commitment of solidarity with the Cuban people and our Reality Tours to Cuba, we recognize and appreciate the hundreds of letters and report backs we've received from our participants! Today we highlight a story from Bob Hoffert of Fort Collins, Colorado. Bob gives us a glimpse into what many Cubans call
- [Is Fast Track Dead? Why it should be!](https://globalexchange.org/is-fast-track-dead-why-it-should-be/) - Thanks to you and all your hard work, Fast Track was blocked in the House, last week, Friday (June 12). The House listened to your calls, read your emails, got your message and voted down the Fast Track package - a major blow to the corporate backers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership! But is Fast Track
- [Experiencing Day of the Dead in Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/day-of-the-dead-in-oaxaca/) - Last year, Catherine Suarez traveled with Global Exchange on our annual Day of the Dead trip to Oaxaca, Mexico from October 29 to November 6, 2014. Catherine is a Spanish Instructor at Las Positas College in Livermore, California, and she has shared some of her thoughts with us here about her experience. This year's trip
- [Princeton University Visits Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/princeton-university-visits-cuba/) - Last week, the United States and Cuba formally announced they will restore full diplomatic relations and re-open embassies in Havana and Washington respectively on July 20th. Without a doubt, it is a momentous milestone in de-thawing a relationship that has remained frozen far too long past the end of the Cold War. While a welcome
- [Princeton University Visits Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/princeton-university-visits-cuba-2/) - Last week, the United States and Cuba formally announced they will restore full diplomatic relations and re-open embassies in Havana and Washington respectively on July 20th. Without a doubt, it is a momentous milestone in de-thawing a relationship that has remained frozen far too long past the end of the Cold War. While a welcome announcement, it
- [US Lobby Groups Try to Squash Iran Deal Despite Public Support](https://globalexchange.org/us-lobby-groups-try-to-squash-iran-deal-despite-public-support/) - by Medea Benjamin A nuclear deal with Iran could be a game changer for US foreign policy and for the Middle East. The P5+1 (the U.S., China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom, plus Germany) and Iran have been developing a comprehensive agreement that would freeze Iran’s ability to create a nuclear weapon and start
- [Planting Seeds with Vandana Shiva and Prince Charles in India](https://globalexchange.org/planting-seeds-with-vandana-shiva-and-prince-charles-in-india-2/) - In 2013, Shannon Biggs traveled with Global Exchange to India with Dr. Vandana Shiva, and got a surprise visit from His Royal Highness, Prince Charles. In preparation for our next trip to India this November, we are re-posting Shannon's report-back! ... Arriving in Delhi (or nearly anywhere in India), can be a bit of a cultural hard landing for those not
- [Witnessing Movements in Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/witnessing-movements-in-mexico/) - Mexico's people are confronting daunting challenges. Bad government and the worlds of pain, violence, impunity and the economic injustice brought with it often color the realities of daily life. But so do courage, creativity, and resistance. That's why we want to remind you about some special opportunities to travel to Mexico, both to better understand
- [Witnessing Movements in Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/witnessing-movements-in-mexico-2/) - Mexico's people are confronting daunting challenges. Bad government and the worlds of pain, violence, impunity and the economic injustice brought with it often color the realities of daily life. But so do courage, creativity, and resistance. That's why we want to remind you about some special opportunities to travel to Mexico, both to better understand today's
- [Confronting Big Oil from California to Ecuador](https://globalexchange.org/confronting-big-oil-from-california-to-ecuador/) - Today, August 1st, is a statewide day of action in California to end fracking and demand clean, not extreme, energy. (Click here to find an action near you.) Also, in just a matter of weeks, Global Exchange and our allies have gathered over 150,000 signatures demanding an end to extreme oil extraction in California. Global Exchange is
- [Confronting Big Oil from California to Ecuador](https://globalexchange.org/confronting-big-oil-from-california-to-ecuador-2/) - Today, August 1st, is a statewide day of action in California to end fracking and demand clean, not extreme, energy. (Click here to find an action near you.) Also, in just a matter of weeks, Global Exchange and our allies have gathered over 150,000 signatures demanding an end to extreme oil extraction in California. Global Exchange is
- [New Year's in Cuba and Ecuador](https://globalexchange.org/3902-2/) - It may be hard to believe, but the New Year is just a few months away. Why not celebrate this one abroad? This year, our 2016 New Year's trips feature two special Reality Tours to Cuba and Ecuador. You'll not only learn a lot, but have some fun along the way! Cuba: New Year's in
- [10 Years After Katrina: 2006 Global Exchange Human Rights honoree Malik Rahim and Common Ground Relief](https://globalexchange.org/10-years-after-katrina-2006-global-exchange-human-rights-honoree-malik-rahim-and-common-ground-relief/) - During the chaos of Hurricane Katrina and in the devastation that followed, Malik Rahim stood his ground, demanding justice for those left behind. He forced the media to recognize the failures of the government and the racial and social inequalities long plaguing the Gulf Coast that were exposed by the hurricane. Mr. Rahim has become
- [Green Festival Los Angeles](https://globalexchange.org/green-festival-los-angeles/) - Green Festival Expo is the largest and longest-running sustainability event in the United States, now in our 14th year. Our mission is to bring together the world’s most trusted companies, innovative speakers, national and local innovative businesses, conscious consumers and pioneering thinkers like yourself, in one place to promote the best in sustainability and green
- [Juan de Dios Gomez Ramírez - Our Partner in Oaxaca](https://globalexchange.org/juan-de-dios-gomez-ramirez-our-partner-in-oaxaca/) - Juan de Dios Gomez Ramírez has been leading Global Exchange trips to Oaxaca since 2005. This month, in the lead up to our annual Day of the Dead trip to Oaxaca from October 28-November 5, we are featuring a write-up of his fascinating background, written by Juan de Dios himself. And yes, there are still spots
- [Past participant Jane Califf reflects on her recent Reality Tour to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/past-participant-jane-califf-reflects-on-her-recent-reality-tour-to-cuba/) - Jane Califf traveled with Reality Tours on our Revolution and Change Delegation to Cuba this past July and published this piece in her local newspaper. Last Dec. 25, Bloomfield Life published an article by Lori Ann Palmieri, associate professor of nursing at Bloomfield College, who wrote about her trip to Cuba, sponsored by the Center for Global Justice.
- [IRS Attacks Faith Based Civil Rights Group for Humanitarian Work with Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/irs-attacks-faith-based-civil-rights-group-for-humanitarian-work-with-cuba/) - Our friends at Pastors for Peace/Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization need your immediate help. Below is their press release from October 3, 2015. Please read and support! ... The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) has just learned that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to revoke the group’s non­profit tax exempt status because of its humanitarian work in
- [IRS Attacks Faith Based Civil Rights Group for Humanitarian Work with Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/irs-attacks-faith-based-civil-rights-group-for-humanitarian-work-with-cuba-2/) - Our friends at Pastors for Peace/Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization need your immediate help. Below is their press release from October 3, 2015. Please read and support! ... The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) has just learned that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to revoke the group’s non­profit tax exempt status because of its
- [Ecuador, Oil and the Yasuní](https://globalexchange.org/ecuador-oil-and-the-yasuni/) - The Yasuní region of the Amazon rainforest is one of the most precious and important areas on the entire planet. The region includes a UNESCO world biosphere reserve that many scientists consider to be the most biologically diverse region on Earth. One hectare of the area is home to a richer mix of trees, birds,
- [Reflections on a Travel Learning Course to Argentina](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-on-a-travel-learning-course-to-argentina/) - by Paul Dean Paul Dean is co-creator and co-editor of The Sociological Cinema, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio Wesleyan University. He took his OWU students to Argentina with Global Exchange in the spring of 2014 and will be going again this upcoming spring of 2016. Read on to hear more about his trip! And click
- [Reflections on a Trip to Haiti](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-on-a-trip-to-haiti/) - by Seghel Yohannes I did not know what to expect when I went to Haiti in March 2015 through Global Exchange. Like the majority of other developing nations, the primary U.S. news coverage in Haiti focused on the country’s poverty and devastation due to natural disasters. Haiti was on everyone’s radar in January 2010, the
- [Cuba Visits the US: On the Road Towards Normalization](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-visits-the-us-on-the-road-towards-normalization/) - Last week, Global Exchange was honored to help coordinate, along with a coalition of organizations and people, a visit to the San Francisco Bay Area by two important representatives from Cuba, Ms. Kenia Serrano and Ms. Leima Martinez. Ms. Serrano is a high-ranking member of the Cuban parliament and President of ICAP (The Cuban Institute
- [Global Exchange's Fair Trade blog is on hiatus!](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchanges-fair-trade-blog-is-on-hiatus/) - Thanks for visiting this blog site! With more than 350 blogs about Fair Trade - with stories from producers around the globe, updates from Global Exchange Fair Trade campaigns, articles from partner activist organizations and loads of luscious photos and product details from Global Exchange's (now closed) Fair Trade stores - there is plenty of
- [Rights of Nature report released for Paris Climate Talks](https://globalexchange.org/rights-of-nature-report-released-for-paris-climate-talks/) - By Tom B.K. Goldtooth and Shannon Biggs, editors of the report Rights of Nature & Mother Earth: Sowing seeds of resistance, love and change is a joint publication by Movement Rights, Global Exchange and the Indigenous Environmental Network. It includes contributions by Dr. Vandana Shiva (India), Maude Barlow (Canada), Pablo Solon (Bolivia), Alberto Acosta (Ecuador), Cormac Cullinan (South Africa) and many other luminaries.
- [Caravan 2016 Team visits Guatemala](https://globalexchange.org/caravan-2016-team-visits-guatemala/) - From December 5-12, 2015, a delegation from the Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice were in Guatemala to engage in dialogue with different social organizations, human rights advocates, victims’ organizations, journalists, students, and additional people with whom the team has been collaborating in sight of the Caravan’s journey through Guatemalan territory from April 5-8, 2016.
- [Church Leaders Support Caravan for Peace, Life, and Justice](https://globalexchange.org/church-leaders-support-caravan-for-peace-life-and-justice/) - Earlier in this month organizers of the Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice joined with leaders from Catholic, Protestant, and other faiths at a meeting of the Ecumenical Council of Guatemala. The leaders of this organization, many who played a crucial role in Guatemala's peace process, gave their active support to the Caravan and its
- [Will the victories in Paris be traded away?](https://globalexchange.org/will-the-victories-in-paris-be-traded-away-2/) - Speaking for the climate, Paris is in no way over—in fact it’s just beginning. For President Obama, the Paris Agreement was a climate victory, committing the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26% - 28% (of 2005 levels) over the next ten years. He hailed the agreement as historic, and our best chance ever
- [Will the victories in Paris be traded away?](https://globalexchange.org/will-the-victories-in-paris-be-traded-away/) - Speaking for the climate, Paris is in no way over—in fact it’s just beginning. For President Obama, the Paris Agreement was a climate victory, committing the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26% - 28% (of 2005 levels) over the next ten years. He hailed the agreement as historic, and our best chance ever
- [Choosing Fair Trade Over High Rent](https://globalexchange.org/the-rent-is-too-damn-high/) - UPDATE (May 5, 2014): Thank you to everyone for your 25 years of support. Our San Francisco Noe Valley Store is now closed. Please be sure to visit us in Berkeley, CA where we will continue to offer a wide selection of beautiful, functional Fair Trade product. This spring, we will be closing the doors of
- ["Cuban Twitter" Scandal Evokes Memories of Cold War Tactics](https://globalexchange.org/cuban-twitter-scandal-evokes-cold-war-tactics/) - Last Thursday morning, the Associated Press published an investigative report detailing the implementation of a USAID project that was designed to spread the use of a Twitter like service (called ZunZuneo) which could be used to eventually stir unrest in Cuba. Since then, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D- VT) called for a Congressional Hearing about
- [Connect the Dots - Healing Walks in SF Bay Area](https://globalexchange.org/connect-the-dots-healing-walks-in-sf-bay-area/) - Pittsburg => Martinez => Benicia => Rodeo => Richmond. This is the refinery corridor in the northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area consisting of five refineries in four cities servicing Shell, Tesoro, Valero, Phillips and Chevron. Joining a large coalition of Bay Area organizations, and led by Idle No More, Global Exchange will join
- [Return from India #BagsAcrossBorders](https://globalexchange.org/return-from-india-bagsacrossborders/) - Last month, Global Exchange Fair Trade Store Manager Kara Roguly traveled to India with Handmade Expressions to meet with the artisans who make our Fair Trade tote bags and other beautiful items sold at our stores and also delivered the messages you shared with the artisans as part of our #BagsAcrossBorders campaign. Read on as Kara
- [Start a Fierce Green Revolution in your Community](https://globalexchange.org/start-a-fierce-green-revolution-in-your-community/) - Question: When does a documentary about the environment become truly “cool”? Answer: A) When the film is A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet B) When the film inspires us to learn from our past victories and gives us the courage to move forward to tackle climate change with justice C) When the film is
- [Make your Mama Proud](https://globalexchange.org/youcansupportugandanwoman/) - The following piece is part of our ‘Women Around the World Inspiring Change’ blog series that will run until Mother’s Day 2014. We started with a women’s group in Nogales, Mexico Hogar de Esperanza y Paz/Home of Hope and Peace (HEPAC). Our next post, titled, Women’s Equality and Food Sovereignty: Solutions Found in Chiapas, Mexico, featured
- [140 Characters for “Regime Change” or social disruption?](https://globalexchange.org/140-characters-for-regime-change-or-social-disruption/) - Camilla Schneider, a long time member of Global Exchange and a board member of the Marin Interfaith Task Force recently returned from a trip to Venezuela where she witnessed first hand the power of new media for social disruption. She was interviewed by Global Exchange co-founder, Kirsten Moller. Global Exchange has been sending Reality Tours
- [And the 2014 What About Peace? Contest Winners Are...](https://globalexchange.org/and-the-2014-what-about-peace-contest-winners-are/) - Drum roll please! After months of going through the hundreds of entries that came in from youth all over the world, Global Exchange is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 What About Peace contest! A very special congratulations go to our 2014 Grand Prize winner, 15 year old Ikeora Ebuka from the Imo State
- [Meet the Women behind Fair Trade Business in Bogota](https://globalexchange.org/meet-the-women-behind-fair-trade-business-in-bogota/) - The following piece is part of our ‘Women Around the World Inspiring Change’ blog series that will run until Mother’s Day 2014. So far, we have featured a women’s group in Nogales, Mexico Hogar de Esperanza y Paz/Home of Hope and Peace (HEPAC), María Estela Barco Huerta, an incredible leader of DESMI (Desarrollo Económico Social
- [Return from India #MothersAcrossBorders](https://globalexchange.org/return-from-india-mothersacrossborders/) - The following piece is part of our ‘Women Around the World Inspiring Change’ blog series that will run until Mother’s Day 2014. So far, we have featured a women’s group in Nogales, Mexico Hogar de Esperanza y Paz/Home of Hope and Peace (HEPAC), María Estela Barco Huerta, an incredible leader of DESMI (Desarrollo Económico Social de los
- [Celebrating Mothers Around the World](https://globalexchange.org/celebrating-mothers-around-the-world/) - On International Women's Day in March, we launched a blog series highlighting women around the world and the changes they are driving to advance women economically, politically, and socially. Women like María Estela Barco Huerta of DESMI (translated as Social and Economic Development for Indigenous Mexicans) who is being honored at our Human Rights Awards
- [Remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon on the Occasion of Receiving the Domestic Human Rights Award](https://globalexchange.org/remarks-by-bernice-johnson-reagon-on-the-occasion-of-receiving-the-domestic-human-rights-award/) - On May 8, 2014, Global Exchange honored the Freedom Schools with the Domestic Human Rights Award, and invited Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Freedom Singers and cultural historian, to accept the Award with Charlie Cobb and Phillip Agnew. While she was unable to make it, she sent these remarks. For more on the Freedom Schools,
- [The Voices of the Cuban Five](https://globalexchange.org/the-voices-of-the-cuban-five/) - Global Exchange announced the Cuban Five as the winner of the People's Choice Award in April 2014, in advance of the 12th Annual Human Rights Awards, held May 8 in San Francisco, CA. Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero - three of the Cuban Five - remain in prison in the United States, and
- [A Look Back at the 12th Annual Human Rights Awards](https://globalexchange.org/a-look-back-at-the-12th-annual-human-rights-awards/) - After last week’s 12th Annual Human Rights Awards event - our hearts are full and our determination for radical change and real democracy revitalized. May 8th was a night to remember! Please find photos from the event on our Facebook page. We had a great time with everyone who came to the Palace of Fine Arts,
- [Community Rights & Fracking Ban Tour hits Mendocino County](https://globalexchange.org/community-rights-fracking-ban-tour-hits-mendocino-county/) - Increasingly, communities throughout California are facing the dangers of hydro-fracturing (fracking). Despite the severe drought plaguing farmers, farming communities in the Central Valley and throughout the state are being siphoned for water for fracking operations, or being used as a dumping ground for the toxic waste fracking generates. But residents in Mendocino County have
- [Top 5 Graduation Gifts Under $25](https://globalexchange.org/top-5-graduation-gifts-under-25/) - What happened to April showers? This year weather patterns in the Bay Area are certainly in flux. Just as I am getting used to this unusually dry, hot month of May, I am also transitioning from working at the San Francisco Fair Trade store, which closed its doors May 4th, to working full time at
- [Countdown to Iran Citizen Diplomacy Delegation](https://globalexchange.org/countdown-to-iran-citizen-diplomacy-delegation/) - Middle East Reality Tours Director Drea Hightower ponders her upcoming Reality Tour to Iran. Learn more about Reality Tours to Iran. As the July 20th deadline to reach a broad nuclear deal with Iran approaches, eyes are focused on Tehran and the six major powers working toward a deal. But beyond news reports of diplomatic
- [GAP Announces It 'Does More' But Not For Its Workers](https://globalexchange.org/gap-announces-it-does-more-but-not-for-its-workers/) - On May 20th, GAP held its annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco after which it announced a huge decision about its production practices - GAP agreed to stop using angora wool because of the extreme harm it inflicts on angora rabbits. Decisions made by corporations matter. While protecting the lives of angora rabbits will make
- [From Montana to Cuba: Challenging Perceptions and Creating Memories](https://globalexchange.org/from-montana-to-cuba-challenging-perceptions-and-creating-memories/) - We at Reality Tours love sending high school aged groups to countries all over the world- it's an incredible opportunity for young people to learn more about our global neighbors, themselves, and the issues shaping global society today. Recently, a high school group from Missoula, MT traveled to Cuba under a People-to-People license with Global
- [Top 10 Signs That Obama Administration Should Call It Quits on Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations](https://globalexchange.org/top-10-signs-that-obama-administration-should-call-it-quits-on-trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations/) - This Top Ten list was created by Public Citizen and released on May 19, 2014, on the eve of a May 19-20 ministerial-level meeting on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Highlighting "the myriad outstanding TPP issues", Public Citizen critiqued the "twenty-one multilateral TPP meetings since [the] 'final’ August 2013 Brunei Negotiating Round, all without even a
- [California's Statehouse Buyoff: We Won't Fracking Take It Anymore](https://globalexchange.org/californias-statehouse-buyoff-we-wont-fracking-take-it-anymore/) - With the arrival of fracking on the political scene, California’s democracy is unquestionably drowning in Big Oil. As Common Cause has reported, over the last 15 years, $267 million has been spent on lobbying and political contributions in Sacramento, the lion's share of which coincides with fracking's ugly rise as the short-term future of
- [Not another U.S. intervention in Iraq](https://globalexchange.org/not-another-u-s-intervention-in-iraq/) - The recent escalation of sectarian civil-conflict in Iraq is driving a humanitarian catastrophe. Untold thousands are fleeing fighting in northern Iraq. Graphic reports of “cold-blooded executions” of Iraqi army soldiers by victorious rebel forces have been reported in the international media and verified by UN observers. But renewed U.S. intervention is not the answer. Global
- [Summer Tablecloths and The Elmwood Cafe](https://globalexchange.org/summer-tablecloths-and-the-elmwood-cafe/) - We just received our summer shipment of hand, blockprinted table cloths from India so I invited Kara Hammond, the amazing General Manager of The Elmwood Café to come in and choose her favorite design. Afterwards Kara invited me to her café for my favorite hot drink! "The Elmwood District" is a neighborhood in Berkeley where the Global
- [Global Day of Action: Support. Don't Punish.](https://globalexchange.org/global-day-of-action-support-dont-punish/) - On Thursday June 26th, people will take to the streets, the internet, the airwaves, and public plazas in more than 80 cities around the world to protest harmful drug laws at the root of violence and mass incarceration. The Support. Don’t Punish: Global Day of Action seeks to promote a more effective and humane approach
- [Hey Ghirardelli. Time to put a Fair Trade label on it.](https://globalexchange.org/hey-ghirardelli-time-to-put-a-fair-trade-label-on-it/) - Earlier this year, we witnessed the influence our collective power has over corporations when Hershey's finally made the commitment to have 100% ethically sourced cocoa by 2020. At the start of this year, the company announced that 18% of all the cocoa the company sourced globally in 2013 was certified, nearly double the company’s original 2013
- [Words of hope and peace from Nigeria](https://globalexchange.org/words-of-hope-and-peace-from-nigeria/) - Soon after we announced the winners of our What About Peace? contest in April, reports of tragic acts of hate, violence, and intolerance began to unfold in Nigeria. These heartbreaking stories were a stark contrast to the stories of hope that we received from a school in Nigeria that were submitted for the What About Peace?
- [Dinner with Holy Land and a Reality Tour to Palestine](https://globalexchange.org/dinner-with-holy-land-and-a-reality-tour-to-palestine/) - Q: What has a robust aroma, flavors evocative of fresh fruit, a peppery bite and a hint of bitterness? A: Holy Land olive oil from Palestine, available at Global Exchange Fair Trade shop in Berkeley. Tonight I am using Holy Land olive oil to make: Delicious and versatile no-cook pesto sauce for pasta Baby heirloom tomato salad drizzled
- [Peoples Climate Rally](https://globalexchange.org/peoples-climate-rally/) - September 21, NYC. Will you be there? Sign up to join people from around the world as we take to the streets to demand an economy that works for people and the planet; a world safe from the ravages of climate change; good jobs, clean air and water, and healthy communities. As world leaders gather
- ["Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without"](https://globalexchange.org/peace-comes-from-within-do-not-seek-it-without/) - This summer, we will feature the words from enthusiastic winners of What About Peace? contest and we’ll share their thoughts behind the incredible art they presented and what this big win means to them. These anecdotes not only showcases their art pieces but also encourages fellow students to come up with great entries for the
- [Ghirardelli: It's time to go Fair Trade now!](https://globalexchange.org/ghirardelli-its-time-to-go-fair-trade-now/) - This year, we’ve emailed Ghirardelli’s headquarters over 700 times and more than 10,000 people have joined the call to ensure that the premium chocolate sold is made using certified Fair Trade cocoa. Ghirardelli Chocolate claims to make premium chocolate by carefully selecting cocoa beans of the highest quality, but real quality should not come at
- [Make Music, Not War!](https://globalexchange.org/make-music-not-war/) - This summer, we will feature the words from enthusiastic winners of What About Peace? contest and we’ll share their thoughts behind the incredible art they presented and what this big win means to them. These anecdotes not only showcases their art pieces but also encourages fellow students to come up with great entries for the new school
- [Interview with Scott Ward: Writing about Peace](https://globalexchange.org/interview-with-scott-ward-writing-about-peace/) - This summer, we will feature the words from enthusiastic winners of our What About Peace? contest and we’ll share their thoughts behind the incredible art they presented and what this big win means to them. These anecdotes not only showcases their art pieces but also encourages fellow students to come up with great entries for the upcoming
- [Corporate Criminals Researched, A Summer Project](https://globalexchange.org/corporate-criminals-researched-a-summer-project/) - The following blog post is written by Global Exchange summer intern, Sophie Ipsen about her summer project researching corporate criminals for our Top Ten Most Wanted Corporate Criminals of 2014 list. Thank you, Sophie for all your help and hard work all summer! I’m Sophie Ipsen, a 20-year-old college student studying international relations and global
- [Mission District Reality Tour](https://globalexchange.org/mission-district-reality-tour/) - The following blog post is written by Global Exchange summer Reality Tours intern, Nova Rivera. Nova is beginning her junior year at Santa Clara University, double majoring in Political Science and Women and Gender Studies. ... Part of the intern experience at Global Exchange involves a short exposure to each department’s work and world. As the Reality
- [All the way from India-Interning for Social Media](https://globalexchange.org/all-the-way-from-india-interning-for-social-media/) - The following post was written by Sakshi Pathania, Global Exchange's Social Media and Online Communications intern. Global Exchange thanks Sakshi for all her hard work this summer. She will be missed! Coming from a place where morals and values are still held high in spite of the ever growing need for westernization to a city
- [Combat child slavery with 'Back to School Photo Contest'](https://globalexchange.org/combat-child-slavery-with-back-to-school-photo-contest/) - The following post is written by Parker Townley of Fair Trade Campaigns. Parker has been working extensively this summer preparing for the Back to School Photo Contest raising awareness among college students on child slave labor and mobilizing campuses to advocate the use of Fair Trade chocolate. See how you can take action today! Every
- [Why I'm Boarding the People's Climate Train](https://globalexchange.org/why-im-boarding-the-peoples-climate-train/) - It's time we all got on board with a people-powered climate plan. The People’s Climate Train is pulling out on September 15 from the San Francisco Bay Area and will arrive in New York City on September 18, 2014 to join the People’s Climate March September 20 & 21. Over 200 people have already registered
- [All Aboard! The Train Has Left the Station!](https://globalexchange.org/alll-aboard-the-train-has-left-the-station/) - On Monday, the People’s Climate Train (and Global Exchanger Shannon Biggs) left Emeryville, CA - the west coast departure point - headed for the People’s Climate March in New York City this Sunday September 21! The People’s Climate March will coincide with the UN Summit on the climate crisis, and is predicted to be the
- [Indigenous is here! Spreading the Beauty of Handmade & Fair Trade Eco-Fashion](https://globalexchange.org/indigenous-is-here-spreading-the-beauty-of-handmade-fair-trade-eco-fashion/) - After the summer sun begins to fade, I am directed toward the cozy and fabulous fashions of fall. I am dedicated to the finesse of fall weather and clothing. Dark charcoal, heather gray and creamy whites mix with cobalt blue, turquoise teal and royal purple make up the rich color palette for this fall, fair
- [Is This Where Change Happens? Onboard the Climate Train](https://globalexchange.org/is-this-where-change-happens-onboard-the-climate-train/) - The familiar yet snarky refrain plays in my head: “It seems that all you climate activists are always flying in planes all over the world to save the environment.” The irony of relying on speedy and convenient fossil-fuel intensive transportation in the urgent pursuit of saner environmental policies is not lost on anyone who has
- [I Didn’t Take the Climate Train](https://globalexchange.org/im-didnt-take-the-climate-train/) - People ask me where I’m going to be on Sunday. Not if I’m going to be at the People’s Climate March, but which People’s Climate March. Plans to drop banners throughout the Bay Area and rally at Lake Merritt are well underway by the Sunflower Alliance and others and it’s going to be a great
- [Images from the #PeoplesClimateMarch](https://globalexchange.org/images-from-the-peoplesclimatemarch/) - What a day! Excitement built from the moment we awoke! We poured on to subways, walked up towards Columbus Circle, greeted, gathered, and we marched!!! And we were many. This from the New York Times: Organizers, using data provided by 35 crowd spotters and analyzed by a mathematician from Carnegie Mellon University, estimated that 311,000
- [TPP Updates – From Ottawa to Hanoi to Berkeley, CA](https://globalexchange.org/tpp-updates-from-ottawa-to-hanoi-to-berkeley-ca/) - Here’s what you need to know – the Obama administration still has sights set on completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the largest treaty of its kind, with secret text, closed door negotiations and a yes/no vote in Congress, without debate or discussion. We can prevent this, and we must be prepared to act this November. A
- [A Haiti Delegate Shares Her Experience](https://globalexchange.org/a-haiti-delegate-shares-her-experience/) - by Patricia Barthaud Many of my friends and colleagues have expressed an interest in what I found in Haiti. Even the clerk at my dentist’s office wanted to hear about my trip. I visited Haiti June 7-14, 2014 on a fact-finding trip. I certainly did not know what to expect, even though I have studied
- [When Global Exchange Met Ghirardelli](https://globalexchange.org/when-global-exchange-met-ghirardelli/) - After months of pressure, specialty chocolate company, Ghirardelli, sat down with us to talk about the cocoa supply sourcing that the company does in West Africa vs Fair Trade. We met with Steve Genzoli, Vice President of Quality Assurance/Research & Development and Dr. Piera Waibel, Sustainability Manager at Lindt & Sprüngli (the Swiss parent company
- [Mendocino County’s Historic Vote Elevates Residents' Rights, Bans Fracking](https://globalexchange.org/mendocino-countys-historic-vote-elevates-residents-rights-bans-fracking/) - Mendocino County Becomes First in California to pass a Community Bill of Rights At 8:00 pm on Election Night 2014, residents of picturesque Mendocino County concerned about the availability and quality of local water waited anxiously for the first results on Measure "S", the Community Bill of Rights Ordinance that bans fracking, dumping of frack
- [Fracking Corporations Played the Democracy Game – Two Communities Set New Rules this Election](https://globalexchange.org/fracking-corporations-played-the-democracy-game-two-communities-set-new-rules-this-election/) - By Shannon Biggs and Tish O’Dell Around the country, communities fighting fracking took their cause to the ballot box in the 2014 cycle — or tried to. But even before voters got a chance to voice their values some were preempted by nefariously oily means. In Butte County, CA the Western States Petroleum Association
- [Enter Lame Duck - Keeping Fast Track Off the Agenda](https://globalexchange.org/enter-lame-duck-keeping-fast-track-off-the-agenda/) - Immediately after the U.S. midterm elections, questions were raised about plans to introduce Fast Track legislation during the lame duck session of Congress and President Obama flew to Asia for a week of meetings, some dealing with finalizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But while new Congressional maps were analyzed, fair trade activists wasted no time
- [Reflections on Occupy and the 99%](https://globalexchange.org/reflections-on-occupy-and-the-99/) - First, a video to get you in the spirit: "Mic Check, Tear Down That Wall" Next, wise words from the folks at www.occupywallst.org: "Reflection is easy when the water is still, but it seems hard to be definitive about something as fluid and rapidly moving as the Occupy movement." --- Occupy Seattle is so different
- [Guns and Violence are a Public Health Issue](https://globalexchange.org/guns-and-violence-are-a-public-health-issue/) - One by one the 8th graders from Buena Vista- Horace Mann School got up to speak at the podium in front of the San Francisco school board to tell about their grief and fear after the death of one of their friends. They said, Violence affects our education, we can't focus; it affects our mental
- [Top 5 Winter Wonderland Earrings](https://globalexchange.org/top-5-winter-wonderland-earrings/) - Walking into winter months when jackets and scarves become a necessity, a bold pair of Fair Trade earrings is an easy way to maintain your personal style, uplift your spirit, and participate in the greater economic good. This season Global Exchange's offering of Fair Trade earrings are fantastic! Global Exchange in Berkeley has so many
- [Top 5 Fair Trade Gifts Well Under $10](https://globalexchange.org/top-5-fair-trade-gifts-well-under-10/) - Looking for affordable, meaningful gifts this holiday season? Let’s make it easy for you. As the buyer for the Global Exchange Fair Trade Store, I spent months connecting with our artisan partners to bring in a line of unique gifts that carry a story AND fit your budget. Here are my top 5 picks well
- [New Sights for Community Rights](https://globalexchange.org/new-sights-for-community-rights/) - Throughout Global Exchange's history, we've been proud to launch new collaborations, networks, organizations and movements. To support farmers growing Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate and other products we love, we launched the independent, Fair Trade certification, Transfair (now Fairtrade USA); to respond in a coordinated and powerful way to the Iraq War, we co-founded both
- [¡Cuba Sí, Bloqueo No!](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-si-bloqueo-no/) - Today’s historic announcement by the Presidents of the United States and Cuba that they intend to normalize diplomatic relations is cause for celebration on both sides of the Straits of Florida. Global Exchange applauds the two governments, their Canadian interlocutors, Pope Francis and all who played a role in bringing us to this important moment.
- [Now More Than Ever!](https://globalexchange.org/now-more-than-ever/) - The streets are alive with energy and outrage from Ferguson, Missouri to Lima, Peru. Our demands are clear. We want justice -- for people, and for the planet. We’re organized, we’re energized, and we won’t stop until we win. So, we have just one question for you... Are you ready to change everything? As a
- [The Disappeared](https://globalexchange.org/the-disappeared/) - The story of September 26, 2014, the day 43 Mexican students went missing — and how it might be a turning point for the country. By John Gibler. John has been based in Mexico since 2006 and is the author of To Die in Mexico and Tzompaxtle: La fuga de un guerrillero. For original illustrations
- [Corporate Executives Say Fracking is GOOD for You. Do You Trust Them?](https://globalexchange.org/corporate-executives-say-fracking-is-good-for-you-do-you-trust-them/) - Here’s a 90 second test to see if a picture is truly worth 1,000 words when it comes to fracking. After watching this image video, answer one question: would you want fracking in your backyard? Still believe the corporate hype that fracking is safe and good for the economy? Then read on. Separating frack from
- [Submit Your Reality Tours Photos by April 10!](https://globalexchange.org/submit-your-reality-tours-photos-by-april-10/) - The 2013 Reality Tours Photo Contest is almost at an end! The last day to submit photos is Wednesday, April 10, so submit now to be considered for both the Grand Prize and Popular Choice prizes. Help us decide the Popular Choice winner by voting on our Facebook page until April 15th! We have received
- [And the People's Choice Award Winner is...](https://globalexchange.org/and-the-peoples-choice-award-winner-is/) - Global Exchange is pleased to announce that Julian Assange and Wikileaks have won the 2013 Human Rights Awards People's Choice Contest by receiving the most votes from supporters of Global Exchange and human rights around the world. Thank you for participating in the 2013 People’s Choice Award contest in advance of our 11th Annual Human
- [Online Auction Launches With Incredible Prizes](https://globalexchange.org/online-auction-launches-with-incredible-prizes/) - The online portion of Global Exchange's 2013 Human Rights Awards Online Auction is now open! The auction runs from April 8, 2013 to April 18, 2013, with the live event taking place on May 9, 2013. Proceeds go towards promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Auction items range from vacation getaways to
- [Legalizing Sustainability? Santa Monica Recognizes Rights of Nature](https://globalexchange.org/legalizing-sustainability-santa-monica-recognizes-rights-of-nature/) - First-in-California law seeks to make sustainability legal On April 9, the City Council of Santa Monica voted 7-0 to adopt the state’s first ever Bill of Rights for Sustainability, directing the city to “recognize the rights of people, natural communities and ecosystems to exist, regenerate and flourish.” Santa Monica joins dozens of U.S. communities, the
- [Block Printing with Kara!](https://globalexchange.org/block-printing-with-kara/) - Nothing says spring like a new tablecloth! I love when the weather warms, the days become longer and I change my kitchen tablecloth from her winter wear of crimson floral, into something lighter…I have a bright, teal paisley or an intricate, indigo mandala pattern to choose from. Which one would you choose? A simple changing
- [Your Top Five Human Rights Awards Questions Answered](https://globalexchange.org/your-top-five-human-rights-awards-questions-answered/) - Questions have been rolling in about our upcoming Human Rights Awards Gala happening on May 9, 2013 in San Francisco. So we came up with this Top Five list to help: 1. Will Noam Chomsky actually be there in person? Why yes, 2013 Human Rights Awards Honoree Noam Chomsky WILL be there at the Palace
- [TPP Days of Action Coming to Your Community](https://globalexchange.org/tpp-days-of-action-coming-to-your-community/) - The following piece was originally posted by the Citizens Trade Coalition. Please stand with the growing coalition of organizations and people on 4 continents and say: #StopTPP! Timed with the start of the next Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Peru this May, communities throughout the Pacific Rim will be holding public assemblies to discuss
- [Do Not Disturb... Democracy!](https://globalexchange.org/do-not-disturb-democracy/) - Update 4/30/2013: Congresswoman Barbara Lee shows off her very own "Do Not Disturb Democracy" door hanger. Please "Share" this photo on Facebook to spread the word. --- Do Not Disturb... Democracy! We did it. Together, Global Exchange supporters from nearly all 50 states mailed over 600 'Do Not Disturb Democracy' door hangers to Congress.
- [Beyonce, Tell President Obama to Lift the Travel Ban on Cuba!](https://globalexchange.org/beyonce-tell-president-obama-to-lift-the-travel-ban/) - If you have been following the news lately you've seen that musicians Beyonce and Jay-Z created a media storm by recently participating in a People-to-People cultural exchange in Cuba. The couple has faced criticism from Miami lawmakers who first questioned the legality of the trip, and then after confirming the legal status of the exchange
- [What About Peace Contest Announces the Winners](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-contest-announces-the-winners/) - Thanks to the careful consideration by our Grand Judge, David Hartsough – We now have winners of the international "What About Peace?" contest! Get to Know Grand Judge David Hartsough David Hartsough, the co-founder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce and the director of Peaceworkers has dedicated his life to non-violence since the day his father brought
- [What Do Responses to Jay-Z's Song "Open Letter" About Cuba Trip Mean?](https://globalexchange.org/what-do-the-responses-to-open-letter-mean/) - Furthering the media frenzy following Jay-Z and Beyonce's recent People-to-People cultural exchange to Cuba, a conversation has sprung up about travel to Cuba, through recorded and remixed lyrical songs. Jay-Z started off with the first track "Open Letter." In this freestyle rap, Jay-Z responds to some of the criticisms of the trip: "politicians never did
- [Download Your Corporate Tax Dodger Trading Cards](https://globalexchange.org/download-your-corporate-tax-dodger-trading-cards/) - Our friends at Institue for Policy Studies & Americans for Tax Fairness have just released 10 *incredible* Tax Dodger Trading Cards alongside their new report: "Corporate Tax Dodgers: 10 Companies and Their Tax Loopholes." Share these eye-catching cards, and let's work together to make corporate tax dodgers a 'limited edition.'
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Alter  to Honor Fair Trade Pioneer Raúl del Águila](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-alter-to-honor-fair-trade-pioneer-raul-del-aguila/) - Happy Springtime Everyone! This Fair Trade Roundup has the latest on World Fair Trade Day, and news about an alter being erected to honor Fair Trade Pioneer Raúl del Águila, plus of course the usual vetted list of interesting articles to keep you updated and informed about what's going on in the world of Fair
- [What Do Responses to Jay-Z''s "Open Letter" Song About Cuba Trip Mean?](https://globalexchange.org/what-do-responses-to-jay-zs-open-letter-song-about-cuba-trip-mean/) - Furthering the media frenzy following Jay-Z and Beyonce's recent People-to-People cultural exchange to Cuba, a conversation has sprung up about travel to Cuba, through recorded and remixed lyrical songs. Jay-Z started off with the first track "Open Letter." In this freestyle rap, Jay-Z responds to some of the criticisms of the trip: "politicians never did
- [Show Your Mom Some Love this Mother's Day](https://globalexchange.org/show-your-mom-some-love-this-mothers-day/) - Mother’s Day is coming up, and sooner than you think. (It's on May 12th, in case you forgot.) Show your appreciation this Mother’s Day by giving your mom or mother figure a bundle of Fair Trade gifts that celebrates her love and the values she has taught you. Global Exchange is thrilled to celebrate our
- [And the Popular Choice Winner in Reality Tours' Photo Contest is...](https://globalexchange.org/and-the-popular-choice-winner-in-reality-tours-photo-contest-is/) - We've had an exciting spring this year hosting the 2013 Reality Tours Photo Contest. All in all, we received 96 photos taken on Reality Tours to countries all over the world. Your photos inspired us and others, sparked a dialogue, and are beautiful images of the amazing places and people you visited on Reality Tours.
- [Guess Who's Performing at the Human Rights Awards Gala](https://globalexchange.org/guess-whos-performing-at-the-human-rights-awards-gala/) - The 11th Annual Human Rights Awards gala is happening next week in San Francisco, and I'm excited to share with you the latest addition to our stellar lineup of special guests. The global alternative sounds of Rupa and the April Fishes will support the Human Rights Awards on May 9th! Back from a whirlwind world
- [Mom Wants Her Raw Materials Sourced Right](https://globalexchange.org/mom-wants-her-raw-materials-sourced-right/) - It’s almost Mothers Day, and mom who knows right from wrong better then anybody, doesn’t want a gift sourced from others’ suffering. As a daughter, adoring aunt, and buyer at the Global Exchange Fair Trade Stores, I know that Fair Trade jewelry is always the right gift for mom. Jewelry sales soar in our stores
- [Experience Día de los Muertos and Celebrate Global Exchange’s 25th in Oaxaca, Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/experience-dia-de-los-muertos-and-celebrate-global-exchanges-25th-in-oaxaca-mexico/) - The following blog is adapted from an article which appears in our 2013 25th Anniversary print newsletter. Become a member of Global Exchange and have articles like these delivered to your mailbox! On October 30th a group of Reality Tours participants will travel with Global Exchange to Oaxaca Mexico to celebrate Day of the Dead
- [With New York Green Festival Behind Us, We're Looking Forward to Chicago](https://globalexchange.org/with-new-york-green-festival-behind-us-were-looking-forward-to-chicago/) - On Earth Day weekend, Global Exchange traveled to New York City to join activists, local residents and a diverse array of green organizations and companies for the New York Green Festival. A few pics from the Green Festival Global Exchange booth are posted on our Facebook page. Held at the Javitz Convention Center in Manhattan, the two-day
- [Join us on a Reality Tour to Experience Radical Oklahoma!](https://globalexchange.org/woody-guthrie-and-radical-oklahoma/) - Attention Woody Guthrie fans, Oklahoma expats/descendants of expats, folk music fans and history buffs: Global Exchange invites you to join us on a "Radical Oklahoma" tour culminating in the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, OK, from July 7 to July 14. Spend some time learning about the tumultuous events of the early twentieth century
- [Julian Assange Calls on Public to Support Bradley Manning](https://globalexchange.org/julian-assange-calls-on-public-to-support-bradley-manning/) - At the 2013 Human Rights Awards gala on May 9th, 2013, Global Exchange will be honoring Julian Assange/Wikileaks as its People's Choice winner. Tickets are no longer available online. For tickets, please contact Chelsea Weaver at 415-255-6341. Event details: http://humanrightsaward.org/event/ Ticket Price: $115. Julian Assange Calls on Public to Support Bradley Manning I had an opportunity to
- [And the Grand Prize Winner of the 2013 Reality Tours Photo Contest Is...](https://globalexchange.org/and-the-grand-prize-winner-of-the-2013-reality-tours-photo-contest-is/) - Congratulations to Susan Hall, Grand Prize winner of the 2013 Reality Tours Photo Contest! Her image of an Afghan man drinking tea was chosen as our Grand Prize Winner for the quality and composition of the image and the strikingness of its subject matter. Susan had this to say about her experience visiting Afghanistan: "Prior
- [Why I Am on a Hunger Strike to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay Prison](https://globalexchange.org/why-i-am-on-a-hunger-strike-to-shut-down-guantanamo-bay-prison/) - This guest blog post is by Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper, environmental activists, and peace advocate from the Texas Gulf Coast and a 2004 Global Exchange Human Rights Award winner (CODEPINK Women of Peace Award). As a fourth generation shrimper and an environmental activist on the Texas gulf coast, I have gone on hunger fasts
- [Julian Assange's Acceptance Speech at Global Exchange's Human Rights Awards](https://globalexchange.org/julian-assanges-acceptance-speech-at-global-exchanges-human-rights-awards/) - Global Exchange's Human Rights Awards honor the achievements of groups and individuals whose work embodies the principles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: peace, justice, and equality. We celebrated the 2013 Human Rights Awards on Thursday May 9th in San Francisco. This year's Honorees are: People’s Choice Award: Julian Assange and Wikileaks
- [The Boycott Sodastream Expands to Cannes](https://globalexchange.org/the-boycott-sodastream-expands-to-cannes/) - The Cannes Film festival opens this week in France from May 15 – 26th showcasing the year’s greatest films and the glitterati associated with them. At the festival the American Pavillion (AmPav) serves as the center of activity for the American film community so it was with some dismay that we learned that the premier
- [2013 Human Rights Awards in Pictures: Wikileaks and Crystal Lameman and Noam Chomsky, Oh My!](https://globalexchange.org/2013-human-rights-awards-in-pictures-wikileaks-and-crystal-and-noam-oh-my/) - Wow, last Thursday was quite a night! Global Exchange celebrated its 11th annual Human Rights Awards on May 9, 2013. Photos from the event are below, plus lots more are posted on Facebook and Flickr. We had a great time with everyone who came to the Palace of Fine Arts, and we’re grateful for the
- [Cuban Artist Kokino Responds to Jay-Z Trip to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/cuban-artist-kokino-responds-to-jay-z-trip-to-cuba/) - While the media storm in response to Beyonce and Jay-Z's recent trip to Cuba has begun to settle down, those who are most directly affected by U.S. foreign policy in Cuba- Cubans living on the island- continue to feel the repercussions of a conversation, that at least in the U.S. media, excludes their voices. Kokino,
- [We Will Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends](https://globalexchange.org/we-will-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends/) - The Beatles had it right. We all get by with a little help from our friends. We've certainly had our fair share of help along the way, often coming from the most unexpected places. When Global Exchange first started in 1988, our office was furnished with donations, our decor a mishmash of orange desks and
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Congrats to Fairtrade America's Newly Appointed Executive Director](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-congrats-to-fairtrade-americas-newly-appointed-executive-director/) - Hi Fair Trade Activistas! Today's Fair Trade Roundup introduces Fairtrade America's new Executive Director and recaps World Fair Trade Day. Plus get to know our summer Fair Trade intern. (And don't forget the usual vetted list of Fair Trade related articles below.) Roundup Sections: Featured Fair Trade Updates Global Exchange Fair Trade Update Fair
- [Help Me Hold Bush-Era Leaders Accountable For The Iraq War](https://globalexchange.org/help-me-hold-bush-era-leaders-accountable-for-the-iraq-war/) - The following is a Global Exchange exclusive guest blog post written by Inder Comar, Esq. Inder Comar is principal at Comar Law and practices law in San Francisco, California. --- Help Me Hold Bush-Era Leaders Accountable For The Iraq War As Americans, we are fortunate to have a functioning judiciary: we are heirs to an
- [Californians Rise Up to Say No to Fracking](https://globalexchange.org/californians-rise-up-to-say-no-to-fracking/) - The following is a guest post by former Global Exchange intern Nica Constante: --- On May 30th 2013, Californians (including some Global Exchange staff and interns) gathered in front of San Francisco City Hall to express our strong sentiment against hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking". Communities across the state have become increasingly aware of
- [Meet Charlie Hinton, Global Exchange Member With a Story to Tell](https://globalexchange.org/meet-charlie-hinton-global-exchange-member-with-a-story-to-tell/) - The following guest post was written by long-time Global Exchange member Charlie Hinton. Charlie and others are sharing their Global Exchange stories as we celebrate 25 years of activism for human rights. --- I’ve worked with and been a member of Global Exchange for almost 20 years. I always admired their mix of action, solidarity,
- [Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music & Interfaith Harmony in Uganda](https://globalexchange.org/delicious-peace-coffee-music-interfaith-harmony-in-uganda/) - The following is a guest post by the folks at Smithsonian Folkways about a recently released collection of songs written and performed by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim coffee farmers of the Peace Kawomera (Delicious Peace) Fair Trade cooperative in Mbale, Uganda. Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music & Interfaith Harmony in Uganda Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music &
- [Finding Potential in Paper: Upcycled Newsprint for Fathers Day!](https://globalexchange.org/finding-potential-in-paper-upcycled-newsprint-for-fathers-day/) - When I walk into my dad's house it's filled with paper. He fumbles with his new smart phone by day, but when the evening rolls around he finds no greater pleasure then thumbing through print magazines. He flips through the glossy pages to find recipes for the grill, good hiking trails, used car parts in
- [Let’s Redefine the Word Conservative](https://globalexchange.org/lets-redefine-the-word-conservative/) - The right-wing in the United States worked very hard for many years to redefine the word “liberal” as negative. So now progressives should work equally hard to redefine the word “conservative” to be positive. The true conservatives are those of us who believe in conserving nature, so future generations will not curse us for leaving
- [How One Intern is Beating 40 Years of Combined Fundraising Experience](https://globalexchange.org/how-one-intern-is-beating-40-years-of-combined-fundraising-experience/) - In less than the amount of time it takes to watch a re-run of Who's the Boss, Global Exchange intern Naomi Hill set up a fundraising page on Firstgiving.com to raise money to address climate change as part of Global Exchange's Beat the Heat campaign. (In case you're not a Tony Danza fan, an episode
- [Surprising Fact About What Top Three Winners in Youth Art Contest Have in Common](https://globalexchange.org/surprising-fact-about-what-top-three-winners-in-youth-art-contest-have-in-common/) - After our winners were chosen for this year’s “What About Peace” contest, we discovered something very interesting about three of the top winning artists; though they used different styles and mediums, they shared one thing in common – their teacher: Scott Graber of West Lawn,Pennsylvania. Contest rules require that all What About Peace? contest participants
- [For Yemenis, US Refusal to Release Gitmo Prisoners is a National Offense](https://globalexchange.org/for-yemenis-us-refusal-to-release-gitmo-prisoners-is-a-national-offense/) - Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, reports back from a recent delegation to Yemen: “In Yemen we are close to the bottom in all kinds of measures like income and education, but there’s one statistic where we come out on top: the number of prisoners in Guantanamo,” laughed Mohammad Naji Allaw, a
- [Ecuador and Brazil Training New Haitian Army](https://globalexchange.org/ecuador-and-brazil-training-new-haitian-army/) - The following piece was written by Global Exchange member Charlie Hinton and originally appeared on SF Bay View. --- The Feb. 29, 2004, kidnapping and coup d’état began a brutal ongoing U.S.-U.N. occupation that aimed to suppress Haiti’s people’s movement and roll back the hard-won democratic gains since the ouster of Baby Doc Duvalier in
- [Where in the World are the TPP Negotiators?](https://globalexchange.org/trans-pacific-partnership-negotiators-were-somewhere-san-francisco/) - News broke late last week in a few subscription-only, on-line, trade journals that while the next full round of negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are slated to take place in Malaysia in mid-July, "the negotiating group on rules of origin will meet June 23-29 in San Francisco, according to Peruvian government resolutions published on
- [Break the Silence on the TPP!](https://globalexchange.org/break-the-silence-on-the-tpp/) - Join us to Break the Silence on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Sign up here to join the #TPPTuesday Social Media Action Team - an online effort to promote and expand the growing movement against the next "NAFTA on steroids". The TPP is poised to become the largest Free Trade Agreement in U.S. history, with profound
- [Why Edward Snowden Is a Hero](https://globalexchange.org/why-edward-snowden-is-a-hero/) - In June 2013, US former NSA technical contractor and CIA employee turned whistleblower Edward Snowden shared details of top-secret US and British government information to the press, revealing information about a variety of classified intelligence programs. Speaking of whistleblowers, one month before Global Exchange presented Wikileaks and Julian Assange with the People's Choice Award at
- [Fair Trade Roundup: World's Finest Action & More](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-worlds-finest-action-more/) - The following Fair Trade Roundup was written by Global Exchange Fair Trade Summer intern Beilul Naizghi. This issue focuses on Global Exchange’s World’s Finest Campaign and reminding you to vote in the Fair Trade Resource Network’s photo contest, plus the vetted list of Fair Trade related articles below in the "News to Peruse" section. Roundup
- [Exclusive Human Rights Speeches by Noam Chomsky, Julian Assange & More](https://globalexchange.org/exclusive-human-rights-speeches-by-noam-chomsky-julian-assange-more/) - Global Exchange's 2013 Human Rights Awards took place on May 9th 2013, and the evening included a number of inspiring speeches. Tears were shed. Hearts were lifted. Audience members adjourned for the evening poised to act. Good news! Videos of the Human Rights Award speeches are now online here and also viewable below. Special thanks
- [From the U.S. to Cuba: LGBT Rights and Freedoms](https://globalexchange.org/from-the-u-s-to-cuba-lgbt-rights-and-freedoms/) - The following post is written by Reality Tours Summer Intern Bryan Weiner. Bryan traveled to Cuba with Global Exchange and the Monterey Institute of International Studies for a graduate studies class. Last week was marked by landmark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States. These decisions
- [Global Exchange & Loft 1513 Come Together for Summer!](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-loft-1513-come-together-for-summer/) - I never know (weather-wise) what my San Francisco summer wardrobe will look like. As of now, I am pretty confident sunshine is in the forecast and summer dresses will be a staple. SF summer dresses mean when the sun goes down or when the fog rolls in, I can easily throw on a jacket or
- [Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality Tour](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-red-state-reality-tour/) - The following guest post is Part I in a series written by Rachel Jackson who is one of the participants on Global Exchange's 'Radical Oklahoma' Reality Tour trip happening now. Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality Tour On Sunday, after a quick round up in Tulsa of our tour guests and a mad supermarket
- [Travelers Explore the Radical Side of Oklahoma's History](https://globalexchange.org/travelers-explore-the-radical-side-of-oklahomas-history/) - The following guest post is Part I in a series written by Rachel Jackson, the Tour Leader for Global Exchange's 'Radical Oklahoma' Reality Tour trip happening now. Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality Tour On Sunday, after a quick round up in Tulsa of our tour guests and a mad supermarket dash for breakfast supplies,
- [Think outside the bottle: Ban bottled water at National Parks](https://globalexchange.org/think-outside-the-bottle-ban-bottled-water-at-national-parks/) - According to bottled-water corporations, the only place to get clean, safe drinking water is from a bottle. News flash: that's not true. Corporate Accountability International's 'Think Outside the Bottle' campaign aims to challenge the marketing muscle of bottled-water corporations, and works with communities across the United States to opt for tap water over bottled. The
- [Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality Tour Pt 2](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-red-state-reality-tour-pt-2/) - The following guest post is Part II in a series written by Rachel Jackson who is Global Exchange's 'Radical Oklahoma' Reality Tours Trip Leader, which is happening now. Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality Tour: Day 3 (July 10th 2013) Yesterday was a full day, rich with questions, conversations, and revelations, all the more intensified
- [Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality Tour Pt 3](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-red-state-reality-tour-pt-3/) - The following guest post is Part III in a series written by Rachel Jackson who is Global Exchange's 'Radical Oklahoma' Reality Tours Trip Leader, which is happening now After a full morning, we met the Muscogee Nation Museums Director and Assistant Director at the Creek Council House in the heart of Okmulgee. The Council House
- [Join Us to Stop the TPP This Summer!](https://globalexchange.org/join-us-to-stop-the-tpp-this-summer/) - As another (the 18th) round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) begin this week in Malaysia, the clock is ticking towards completion of the text (still being kept secret from civil society). The TPP is poised to become the largest Free Trade Agreement in U.S. history, with profound negative consequences for social, environmental and
- [Radical Oklahoma - Red State Reality Tour Pt. 4](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-red-state-reality-tour-pt-4/) - The following guest post is Part IV in a series written by Rachel Jackson who is Global Exchange’s ‘Radical Oklahoma’ Reality Tours Trip Leader, which is happening now. The last two days we’ve been living on Tulsa time. Today we rolled into the Brady Arts District where the brand new Woody Guthrie Center is located.
- [Radical Oklahoma - Red State Reality Tour Pt. 5](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-red-state-reality-tour-pt-5/) - The following guest post is Part V in a series written by Rachel Jackson who is Global Exchange’s ‘Radical Oklahoma’ Reality Tours Trip Leader, which is happening now. From Tulsa, we headed to Rentiesville to visit the Down Home Blues Club and visit with Selby Minner. Generations ago, family members ran a thriving business out
- [Staff and Interns Choose to Swap Not Shop for Clothing](https://globalexchange.org/staff-and-interns-choose-to-swap-not-shop-for-clothing/) - The following blog post was written by Global Exchange Social Media and Communications Intern Katie Koerper. Katie studies Communication and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Last week Global Exchange held its 3rd annual clothing swap, and as evidenced by the pictures, it was quite a success! Staff and interns brought their
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- [Amandla! Ngawethu! Power to the People!](https://globalexchange.org/amandla-ngawethu-power-to-the-people/) - UPDATE: Global Exchange and Priority Africa Network will be celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela and the South Africa anti-apartheid movement with a film screening of Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony Monday August 12 at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, CA. Purchase your tickets online at http://www.globalexchange.org/Amandla. More information. A feeling of helplessness
- [Radical Oklahoma - Red State Reality Tour Pt. 6](https://globalexchange.org/radical-oklahoma-red-state-reality-tour-pt-6/) - The following guest post is the final post in a series written by Rachel Jackson who is Global Exchange’s ‘Radical Oklahoma’ Reality Tours Trip Leader, which just ended. Read parts I, II, III, IV, and V of the story. This evening I am writing the last installment for the Radical Oklahoma – Red State Reality
- [Global Exchange Gals Shopping Spree at San Francisco Fair Trade Store](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-gals-shopping-spree-at-san-francisco-fair-trade-store/) - Recently, I joined a small group of Global Exchange staff members who visited our Global Exchange Fair Trade store in San Francisco. We went to celebrate our colleague Chelsea’s last day of a yearlong program in the development office at Global Exchange and to help her pick out some special items for her new apartment
- [The Bay Area Turns Up the Heat!](https://globalexchange.org/the-bay-area-turns-up-the-heat/) - As the temperature rises, so do we. That is the tagline behind the Summer Heat actions taking place all over the country to challenge the fossil fuel industry. From the Pacific Northwest, to Texas, to Maine and many more in between, people are ready to fight against the industry that is wrecking our planet and
- [Stop the "Jay-Z, Beyonce Bill" Against Travel to Cuba](https://globalexchange.org/stop-the-jay-z-beyonce-billl-against-travel-to-cuba/) - A House Appropriations subcommittee recently approved a spending bill which contains provisions that would impact people-to-people travel to Cuba. The bill has been dubbed the “Jay-Z, Beyoncé Bill” by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee who opposes the provision, as it’s timing appears in response to the kerfuffle caused by
- [Global Exchange Interns go on a Local Reality Tour](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-interns-go-on-a-local-reality-tour/) - The following guest post is written by Reality Tours summer intern Bryan Weiner. Every summer, Global Exchange hosts a robust intern program, where interns work closely with a staff member and participate in a weekly workshop to gain knowledge and skills. This past Wednesday, the Global Exchange interns joined the Reality Tours staff for a
- [Bells of Mindfulness: Finding Fair Trade in Sacred Spaces](https://globalexchange.org/bells-of-mindfulness-finding-fair-trade-in-sacred-spaces/) - Global Exchange brings surprise treasures into my life. Most recently I had the privilege of being introduced to installation artist Tiffany Singh (Auckland, New Zealand). About a year ago Tiffany contacted Global Exchange's SF Store looking for 1000 Fair Trade Bells. We sell beautiful bells from India, in all sizes but she needed more bells
- [Fair Trade Roundup: New Fair Trade Internship Opportunity](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-3/) - The following Fair Trade Roundup was written by Global Exchange Fair Trade Summer intern Beilul Naizghi. This issue reminds you to spread the word about a new Fair Trade internship at Global Exchange and proposed changes to Fairtrade International’s hired labor standards, plus the vetted list of Fair Trade related articles below in the “News
- [Flower Power vs. Dirty Energy at Chevron Refinery](https://globalexchange.org/flower-power-vs-dirty-energy-at-chevron-refinery/) - The following post was written by Global Exchange Development Associate, Jessica Nuti. Exactly one year ago today during our weekly staff meeting, Global Exchange staff and interns shared and discussed the Chevron refinery explosion that had just happened in Richmond, CA. A few of our staff and interns live in close proximity to the Chevron
- [Make it National (Fair Trade) S'mores Day](https://globalexchange.org/make-it-national-fair-trade-smores-day/) - The following post was written by Fair Trade summer intern Beilul Naizghi. What is the sweetest, messiest, and most enjoyable way to be a part of the movement to make big chocolate companies go Fair Trade? Why, Fair Trade S'mores, of course! August is here, leaving just a few weeks left of summer to host a
- [Does 'Aid for Trade' Work?](https://globalexchange.org/does-aid-for-trade-work/) - The following is a guest post by UK fair trade organization Traidcraft. Does ‘aid for trade’ work? Aid for trade involves assistance given to developing countries in order to build their trading capacity on different levels. Recently, the fourth global review of aid for trade took place in Geneva, July 8th. The aim of the
- [The Alamar Organopónico: Cuban Charisma and Creativity at Work](https://globalexchange.org/the-alamar-organoponico-cuban-charisma-and-creativity-at-work/) - The following blog post is written by Reality Tours intern Lissa Goldstein, who visited the Alamar Organoponico. Wondering what sort of people and places you might encounter on a visit to Cuba? The UBPC (Unidad Básica de Producción Cooperativa or Basic Cooperative Production Unit) Vivero Alamar is one of the places where you will see
- [Thumbs-Up for Fair Trade](https://globalexchange.org/thumbs-up-for-fair-trade/) - Global Exchange is constantly building partnerships with other organizations that are “fighting the good fight.” This past weekend, Global Exchange interns, staff members, and friends participated in another campaign to help promote Fair Trade… and have some fun. This post was written by Summer Intern Bryan Weiner. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday a stalwart group
- [There Is No Planet B: Update on Rights of Nature at the United Nations](https://globalexchange.org/there-is-no-planet-b-update-on-rights-of-nature-at-the-united-nations/) - Guest post by Linda Sheehan of the Earth Law Center. In celebration of “International Mother Earth Day” in April, the United Nations General Assembly held an Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature in New York. The Dialogue arose in part out of language in the final UN Outcome Document from the 2012 Conference on Sustainable Development
- [Prize Drawing with a Purpose: Enter to Win a PUBLIC Bike & More!](https://globalexchange.org/prize-drawing-with-a-purpose-enter-to-win-a-public-bike-more/) - Global Exchange is celebrating 25 years of activism, and we want you to join in the fun! To commemorate a quarter century of change making, we’re hosting a special 25th Anniversary Prize Drawing. Tickets are just $15 each, or four for $50. The best part is, we’re only selling a limited number of tickets, so
- [John Kerry sells a war that Americans aren't buying](https://globalexchange.org/john-kerry-sells-a-war-that-americans-arent-buying/) - It was September 19, 2002, and US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was scheduled to address the Senate Armed Services Committee about why it was necessary to invade a country that never attacked us: Iraq. I was so concerned about the pending war that I flew to Washington DC from my home in San Francisco.
- [Blog Action Day is Oct. 16th and the Theme is...](https://globalexchange.org/blog-action-day-is-oct-16th-and-the-theme-is/) - October 16th is Blog Action Day, an annual online day of action when bloggers (and vloggers and podcasters and more) from around the world focus their attention on one particular global theme and blog about it. What makes Blog Action Day special is that everyone with access to a computer and internet is welcomed to
- [Anti-Drone Protestors Refuse Fines, Offer to Go to Prison; Judge Relents](https://globalexchange.org/david-hartsoughs-statement-at-his-sentencing-for-nonviolent-action/) - Update 9/11/13: The judge in David Hartsough's case doesn't send him and fellow protestors to prison, but instead agrees to allow them to do community service. A press release about the decision has been issued which you can read below. --- 9/10/13: David Hartsough’s Statement at his Sentencing for Nonviolent Action Against Drones Long-time Global
- [Sneak Peek at a Fair Trade Buyer's Picks for Fall](https://globalexchange.org/sneak-peak-at-a-fair-trade-buyers-picks-for-fall/) - At the Global Exchange Stores in San Francisco and Berkeley we have boxes and boxes of new products arriving daily for the new fall season. Wondering how we choose our Fair Trade products for fall? Fall is the special time of year when our partners in Fair Trade introduce their new collections, and every year,
- [Thinking Beyond the Clown](https://globalexchange.org/thinking-beyond-the-clown/) - The following is a guest post from our friends at Corporate Accountability International (CAI). This post was originally cross-posted from CivilEats. Thinking Beyond the Clown When Bozo the Clown went off air in 1963, no one would have guessed the small-town television character would soon become the most famous clown in the world. But McDonald’s
- [It's Almost Time to Fair Trade Your Halloween](https://globalexchange.org/its-almost-time-to-fair-trade-your-halloween/) - Fair Traders like yourselves know that most mainstream chocolate comes from cacao plantations in West Africa, where forced child labor has been documented, and we’re working hard to change that. For the second year, we’re teaming up with Equal Exchange and YOU to Fair Trade Your Halloween this October. Coming soon, we’ll be launching 31
- [10 Reasons Why Americans Opposed, and Averted, a US War on Syria](https://globalexchange.org/10-reasons-why-americans-opposed-and-averted-a-us-war-on-syria/) - The following guest post by Janet Weil originally appeared on PINK TANK. Jane Weil is a longtime CODEPINKer and Co-founder of SF 99% Coalition. 10 Reasons Why Americans Opposed, and Averted, a US War on Syria As I took part in rallies, marches, vigils, conference calls, personal conversations and meetings in the San Francisco Bay
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Get Ready for Fair Trade Month](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-get-ready-for-fair-trade-month/) - Fair Trade month is coming up fast, so this Fair Trade Roundup has lots of info to help folks plug into this exciting time, plus fresh Fair Trade news picks in the “News to Peruse” section. Hope you enjoy! Roundup Sections: Featured Fair Trade Update: Prepare for October/Fair Trade Month Global Exchange Fair Trade Update:
- [History Repeating: Marineland Canada, Marineland Animal Defense and SLAPP Suits](https://globalexchange.org/history-repeating-marineland-canada-marineland-animal-defense-and-slapp-suits/) - The following guest blog post comes to you via our friends at Greenpeace: On 23 May, Greenpeace was served a $7 million lawsuit by logging giant Resolute Forest Products. We believe this is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP). This type of lawsuit burdens Greenpeace with massive legal costs and discourages other environmentalists from
- [We Ate and Drank, Now Let the Celebration Continue](https://globalexchange.org/we-ate-and-drank-now-let-the-celebration-continue/) - Thank you to all who came out to WineWorks on Sunday for our Sips, Sweets & Solidarity event! It was so great to celebrate 25 years of Activism with some of our supporters. We hope that those who joined us enjoyed the wine from WineWorks, the Fair Trade chocolate from Alter Eco, and getting to
- [A Day in San Antonio, Guatemala With Artisan Weavers](https://globalexchange.org/a-day-in-san-antonio-guatemala-with-artisan-weavers/) - It is 6am on Sunday, I am in Panajachel on Lake Atitlan. A chorus of roosters, church bells and fireworks have become my alarm clock. I arrived in Guatemala six days ago, I leave from Antigua tomorrow. I came to Guatemala to: Attend the New World Crafts Conference in Antigua; Work on product development with
- [5 Reasons You Won't Want to Miss Aisha Fukushima Concert in San Francisco](https://globalexchange.org/5-reasons-you-wont-want-to-miss-aisha-concert-in-san-francisco/) - For those of you in the Bay Area, have you marked your calendars for Tuesday, October 15th yet? Global Exchange is hosting a 25th anniversary benefit concert with hip hop artist Aisha Fukushima at El Rio in San Francisco’s Mission District, a night you won't want to miss! Here are the Top 5 Reasons You Won't
- [Why Are Young People So Important to Creating a Peaceful World?](https://globalexchange.org/why-are-young-people-so-important-to-creating-a-peaceful-world/) - Today is Blog Action Day, the unifying global day of online action when bloggers around the world write about one topic. This year it’s “human rights.” The United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights Preamble begins, “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family
- [Blog Action Day: Fair Trade & Human Rights, a Recipe for Economic Justice](https://globalexchange.org/blog-action-day-fair-trade-human-rights-a-recipe-for-economic-justice/) - Happy Blog Action Day! Today bloggers around the world unite to blog about human rights. (Cool, huh?) So today I'm exploring the connection between Fair Trade and human rights, and how you can support economic justice for all. First, to set the stage...here's a widely recognized definition of Fair Trade enumerated in the FINE Principles:
- [25 Years in the Never Ending Struggle for Peace and Human Rights](https://globalexchange.org/25-years-in-the-never-ending-struggle-for-peace-and-human-rights/) - Guess what today is…it’s Global Exchange’s 25th Birthday! To celebrate, Global Exchange Human Rights Program Director Ted Lewis takes a look back over the past 25 years at Global Exchange’s never ending struggle for peace and human rights in his article which originally appeared in Global Exchange’s 25th Anniversary Newsletter. (Become a Global Exchange member
- [Getting Down with the Global Frackdown, Year 2](https://globalexchange.org/getting-down-with-the-global-frackdown-year-2/) - For the second year in a row, we came together across the globe to put a stop to dangerous and dirty fracking. The second annual Global Frackdown was a truly international affair, with actions taking place in over 100 countries on Saturday, October 19th. Locally, we convened at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland to send
- ["Voices of the Victims" Tour Starts Today Calling for an End to Drug War in Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/voices-of-the-victims-tour-starts-today-calling-for-an-end-to-drug-war-in-mexico/) - The “Voices of the Victims” tour is calling for an end to a drug war that has killed over 70,000 people in Mexico since 2006. The tour begins an 11 city bi-national tour starting in Denver at the Drug Policy Alliance meeting on October 23rd. Following last year’s unprecedented 27-city Caravan for Peace, this year’s
- [Build the Green Economy in Your Community--Apply for Summer of Solutions](https://globalexchange.org/build-the-green-economy-in-your-community-apply-for-summer-of-solutions/) - The following is a guest post by Lexy Close who lives in East Tennessee, where she has been a program leader for Summer of Solutions since 2011. Her program, Build It Up East TN, focuses on food justice and sustainability. In the face of a falling economy, an energy crisis, fragmented and inequitable communities, and
- [Join Thousands for #GivingTuesday this Holiday](https://globalexchange.org/join-thousands-for-givingtuesday-this-holiday/) - Halloween? Check. Thanksgiving? Around the corner. Then come the holidays, which sneak up fast. (Faster than you might think…did you know the first night of Chanukah falls on Thanksgiving this year?!) Here at Global Exchange, we know there are lots people who agree that the holidays should not be about commercialization and corporate sales and
- [Feeling Lucky? Top 5 Reasons You Should Enter Prize Drawing](https://globalexchange.org/feeling-lucky-top-5-reasons-you-should-enter-prize-drawing/) - Are you the type of person who NEVER wins anything, like ever? (I can relate.) If so, then perhaps you're due! Perhaps Global Exchange's 25th Anniversary Prize Drawing is the prize drawing for you, because the prizes are truly great, and with limited tickets being sold, your chances of actually winning something (awesome) surpass the
- [On the Road with the Voices of Victims](https://globalexchange.org/on-the-road-with-the-voices-of-victims/) - For the past two weeks, the Voices of Victims tour has zigzagged across North America building a groundswell of support for reforming the War on Drugs that has killed over 70,000 people in Mexico. Because drug war strategy is driven at its core by decisions made in the U.S., any solution to the violence in
- [Can Rights of Nature Help Us Rewrite Our Human Story?](https://globalexchange.org/can-rights-of-nature-help-us-rewrite-our-human-story/) - The majority of the world’s economies are based on the idea that nature is property and most legal systems put real power behind the idea that nature is a “thing” separate and apart from humans, here only to serve our needs and whimsical desires. To accept the current structure of law and economy is to accept that the human relationship with
- [Announcing the 25th Anniversary Global Exchange Prize Drawing Winners!](https://globalexchange.org/announcing-the-25th-anniversary-global-exchange-prize-drawing-winners/) - First off, a big thank you is due to everyone who entered our 2013 Global Exchange prize drawing. Your enthusiasm and support means a great deal to us. The three lucky winners were objectively chosen by Global Exchange co-founder Kevin Danaher who pulled the winning names from our official prize drawing basket. (Watch the video
- [VIDEO: After SF Green Festival, Kevin Danaher Talks Triple Bottom Line](https://globalexchange.org/video-after-sf-green-festival-kevin-danaher-talks-triple-bottom-line/) - Green Festival® is the largest sustainability event in the world and continues to grow year after year. A project of Green America and Global Exchange, Green Festival was in San Francisco this past weekend, and lots of people came out to celebrate, listen to speakers, shop, eat, laugh, learn, and a whole lot more! Global
- [Fair Trade Store Becomes San Francisco Certified Green Business](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-store-becomes-certified-san-francisco-green-business/) - The harmful effects of modern day consumerism is not a secret, we see and feel the negative effects in communities around the world. At the Global Exchange Fair Trade Stores our commitment to environmental standards that protect our local habitats and those of our artisan partners from India to Guatemala are central to our work
- [Drone Victims Take on Washington DC](https://globalexchange.org/drone-victims-take-on-washington-dc/) - Faisal bin Ali Gaber is a soft-spoken engineer from Yemen. After he lost his cousin and brother-in-law in a drone strike in August 2012, he published an open letter to President Obama and Yemeni President Hadi. He said his brother-in-law was an imam who had strongly and publicly opposed al-Qaeda, and that his young cousin
- [Fair Trade Roundup: #FairTuesday Is Coming. Are You Ready?](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-fairtuesday-is-coming-are-you-ready/) - Happy Fall Ya'll! In this Fair Trade Roundup, we're excited to share news about #FairTuesday and how YOU can participate, plus an announcement about our annual holiday party at Global Exchange's Fair Trade stores in Berkeley AND San Francisco. Rounding out our Fair Trade Roundup is our trusty gathering of Fair Trade related articles below.
- [Time to Stop the TPP in its Tracks](https://globalexchange.org/time-to-stop-the-tpp-in-its-tracks/) - Over the past week, there has been a massive positive shift in the conversation around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a secretive trade deal involving 12 countries across the globe with the potential to become the largest Free Trade Agreement in history, with profound negative consequences for social, environmental, and economic justice, as well as basic human
- [Voices of Victims Tour Wraps Up, Here Are Highlights](https://globalexchange.org/voices-of-victims-tour-ends/) - The Voices of Victims tour (#VoicesofVictims13) led by Mexican drug war victims ended last week after headlining events in 11 U.S. and Canadian cities spotlighting the human costs of violent prohibition and mass incarceration strategies -- and the urgent need for sensible alternatives. Frank dialogue was a hallmark of this tour throughout. In Washington, DC, poet
- [Order Peace on Earth Action Kit While Supplies Last](https://globalexchange.org/order-your-peace-on-earth-action-kit-while-supplies-last/) - Allow me to introduce you to the brand new, limited addition Global Exchange Peace On Earth Action Kits! Exactly what you need to Fair Trade your holidays this season, each kit includes a combination of goodies to help educate and take action. Similar to our Halloween Action Kits which sold out in less than a
- [Thanks Michael Franti and Van Jones and Annie Leonard and...](https://globalexchange.org/thanks-michael-franti-and-van-jones-and-annie-leonard-and/) - With the holidays nearing, we thought we’d take the opportunity to reflect on some of the people who have joined us in the struggle for peace and justice. It’s only when we come together that we can create the change we need, and we are grateful for each and every person in the movement. As
- [Getting Ready for Holiday Parties with Global Exchange and LOFT1513](https://globalexchange.org/getting-ready-for-the-holiday-party-with-global-exchange-and-loft1513/) - It’s time for the Global Exchange Holiday Party at our Fair Trade Stores in Berkeley and San Francisco, Wednesday, December 4 from 5-8pm! Holiday parties are a time to come together and celebrate our values. They're also time a to get a little dressed up. At Global Exchange, we choose to celebrate community, culture, and
- [From Nobel Peace Prize Winner to War Criminal](https://globalexchange.org/from-nobel-peace-prize-winner-to-war-criminal/) - How is your "What About Peace?” project coming along? Don't forget that the deadline for youth aged 14-20 is February 17, 2014 to enter the contest, win prizes (up to $1000) and show the world that you care passionately and creatively about peace on earth. I've been thinking a lot about how we talk about
- [#FairTuesday, the Official Alternative to Holiday Shopping Madness](https://globalexchange.org/fairtuesday-the-offical-alternative-to-holiday-shopping-madness/) - The following is a guest post from the fine folks at #FairTuesday, the ethical holiday shopping movement happening Tuesday December 3rd, 2013. --- Looking for an alternative to the madness surrounding holiday shopping this year? Look no further…. #FairTuesday is a movement to inspire conscious consumerism in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. More
- [On #GivingTuesday, would you rather....?](https://globalexchange.org/givingtuesday/) - Seeing the frenzy that came out of Black Friday at big box stores across the United States, it is clear that many are more concerned with deals than with the true cost behind those products. Where do you stand? Today is #GivingTuesday, an international movement of giving. Will you be one of the millions around
- [Let's Talk Gifts, the Ones In Line With Your Values](https://globalexchange.org/lets-talk-gifts-the-ones-in-line-with-your-values/) - Let’s talk gifts. This time of year, there’s almost no getting around it. You have people in your life you care about. You want them to know you’re thinking about them. So you seek out holiday gifts for them that are in line with your values. Lucky for you, Global Exchange has two Gift of
- [A is for Activist Children's Book: From Self-Published to Award Winning Publication](https://globalexchange.org/a-is-for-activist-childrens-book-from-self-published-to-award-winning-publication/) - About this time last year, I asked children's book author/illustrator and longtime Global Exchange ally Innosanto (Inno) Nagara about the inspiration behind his book A is for Activist. The self-published A-B-C board book for progressive and activist families was set to make its debut at the San Francisco Green Festival. Since the launch of A
- [2014 "What About Peace?" Youth Art Contest Call for Submissions](https://globalexchange.org/2014-what-about-peace-youth-art-contest-call-for-submissions/) - In 1988, four friends co-founded Global Exchange to fight a worldview based on greed, domination, and unvarnished worship of power. We envisioned building a robust U.S. movement capable of creating change from the grassroots, powered by people-to-people ties. Now here we are celebrating our 25th year, sharing visions of peace with thousands of supporters, and
- [2nd Annual Holiday Online Auction for Good Closes in 2 Days!](https://globalexchange.org/2nd-annual-holiday-online-auction-for-good-closes-in-2-days/) - This holiday season...don't give into the corporate craze! Join Global Exchange in reclaiming the holidays. Give someone a special gift that helps support the important work we do to empower communities and fight injustice for a better world together. Most people know, the best time to bid in online auction is towards the end, right?
- [Planting Seeds with Vandana Shiva & Prince Charles: Reality Tour to India's Earth University](https://globalexchange.org/planting-seeds-with-vandana-shiva-prince-charles-reality-tour-to-indias-earth-university/) - Shannon Biggs reports on the 2013 Global Exchange Reality Tour Delegation to India with Vandana Shiva, and a surprise visit with His Royal Highness, Prince Charles. “India’s best ideas have come when [people] were in communion with trees and rivers and lakes, away from the crowds." - Rabindranath Tagore Arriving in Delhi (or nearly anywhere
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Chocolate Companies Should Go Fair Trade](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-chocolate-companies-should-go-fair-trade/) - Happy wintertime (just about), In this Fair Trade Roundup, you'll learn about actions you can take to encourage chocolate companies to go Fair Trade. Don't forget the "News to Peruse" section towards the bottom to get caught up on the latest Fair Trade news from around the globe. Happy New Year to you! Roundup Sections:
- [Join Noam Chomsky & Annie Leonard in Supporting Global Exchange](https://globalexchange.org/join-noam-chomsky-annie-leonard-in-supporting-global-exchange/) - "For 25 years, (Global Exchange) has been at the forefront of the struggle to put people and planet first, and I am proud to call myself a supporter of their work." ~Noam Chomsky "Global Exchange is a hard-hitting, grassroots human rights organization with a legacy of winning important victories for workers and the environment. They
- [War on Drugs, War on Women](https://globalexchange.org/war-on-drugs-war-on-women/) - As part of the Voices of Victims tour, foreign policy writer Laura Carlsen and member of the Victims Platform of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity and human rights defender Araceli Rodríguez paired up for a Southwest tour through Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, October 23-November 5, 2013. Laura Carlsen is the director
- [10 Good Things About the Year 2013](https://globalexchange.org/10-good-things-about-the-year-2013/) - It would be easy to make a list of 10 bad things—wars, government shut-down, drone attacks, lack of progress on immigrant rights, lousy health-care reform. But it’s also been a year of extraordinary activism: whistleblowers, DREAMers, Walmart workers, peacemakers, gay rights advocates, garment workers. As the year ends, let’s pay tribute to the good things
- [Jobs Not Wars! Pressure Now Can Make a Difference](https://globalexchange.org/jobs-not-wars-pressure-now-can-make-a-difference/) - The budget agreement recently passed by Congress and signed by the President makes it more imperative than ever that we focus attention on the wars and the wasted billions going to the Pentagon. Global Exchange has joined War Times and hundreds of other organizations in endorsing the recently launched Jobs Not Wars petition campaign. If
- [Rest in Peace, Becky.](https://globalexchange.org/rest-in-peace-becky/) - It’s been just over three weeks since friends, co-workers, colleagues, allies and the world learned of the tragic passing of Rebecca Tarbotton on December 26, 2012. Vacationing with her husband and friends on the west coast of Mexico, she tragically died from asphyxiation from water she breathed in while swimming in the Pacific Ocean. As
- [Join the Largest Climate Rally in History Next Month](https://globalexchange.org/join-me-in-dc-to-move-america-forward-on-climate-in-2013/) - On a sunny November in 2011 thousands of us encircled the White House to say No to Keystone XL. This, after other direct actions in both Ottawa and DC also demanding rejection of the pipeline demonstrated our collective force for action on climate change. It’s time again. President Obama must move America Forward on Climate
- [What's Your 25th Anniversary Story?](https://globalexchange.org/whats-your-25th-anniversary-story/) - In 1988, four friends co-founded Global Exchange to fight a worldview based on greed, domination, and unvarnished worship of power. Global Exchange was founded to change the hearts and minds of those lured to believe that corporate profit would trickle down to create wealth for all. We aimed to speak truth to power. For 25
- [Peace is Universal, Contest Deadline Coming Up (Grand Prize $1,000!)](https://globalexchange.org/peace-is-universal-contest-deadline-coming-up-grand-prize-1000/) - Peace is Universal! The deadline for this year’s What About Peace? contest is fast approaching and young people from all around the world are heeding the call to share their answers to the question: What About Peace? We’ve welcomed questions from Colombia, Kenya, Haiti and Vietnam asking if the contest was open to international submissions.
- [The Pain Caused by Guns Has No Borders](https://globalexchange.org/the-pain-caused-by-guns-has-no-borders/) - The following is a joint statement issued by the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity and other participating organizations (listed below.) --- Victims of violence in Mexico, Javier Sicilia, and organizations from Mexico and the United States, gathered in the Second Conference of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity in Mexico City
- [#InaugurateDemocracy from CA to DC: Reportback!](https://globalexchange.org/inauguratedemocracy-from-ca-to-dc-reportback/) - Well, we certainly kicked off the new year with a bang. Last week, from coast to coast, broadcasts of stirring inauguration speeches were met with the demands of people calling for a real and vital change: Inaugurate Democracy: Represent US! Our journey in bringing the call for change began in Richmond, California on Saturday Jan.
- [It’s Time to Get War Weapons Off America’s Streets](https://globalexchange.org/its-time-to-get-war-weapons-off-americas-streets/) - Update 2/5/2013: Folks in the Bay Area, don't forget to come out for the End Gun Violence vigil which is happening at the Federal Building on February 7th at 4pm to call for strong public safety laws. It’s Time to Get War Weapons Off America’s Streets Last summer as we traveled with the Caravan for
- [Stumped This Valentine's Day? This Guy Can Help!](https://globalexchange.org/stumped-this-valentines-day-we-can-help/) - 2012 Global Exchange intern and Generation for Justice alumni member Andy Klase, who wrote the poem about reclaiming the holidays, is back, this time to share his take on Valentine's Day. These (funny) views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Global Exchange:) xox Stumped This Valentine's Day? We
- [What's Your Reality Tours Story? We Want to Help Share it!](https://globalexchange.org/whats-your-reality-tours-story/) - One of my favorite parts about working with Reality Tours is listening to past participants reflect on their experiences when they come back to the U.S. Are you a past Reality Tours participant with a story to tell? Share in the comments below or visit our Share Your Story page. And as Global Exchange celebrates
- [Tell World's Finest Chocolate to Commit to Fairness](https://globalexchange.org/tell-worlds-finest-chocolate-to-commit-to-fairness/) - February brings us Valentine's Day and we have chocolate on our minds. While chocolate Valentines will be given and received, thousands of children will be at work on the cocoa fields, forced to serve under harsh conditions. But not all chocolate! Certified Fair Trade chocolate ensures that forced child labor is not part of the
- [The Story of the Sodastream Ad and the Superbowl: Right Action, Wrong Reason](https://globalexchange.org/the-story-of-the-sodastream-ad-and-the-superbowl-right-action-wrong-reason/) - Before Super Bowl Sunday, buzz on the street was that the at-home carbonation product Sodastream super bowl ad was to be pulled from airing by CBS because it was too disparaging towards Sodastream rivals Coca Cola and Pepsi, two of CBS' biggest sponsors. Banning an ad for criticizing the competition? Sounds counter-intuitive to our economy's
- [What About Peace Needs You (and Couldn't You Use $1000?!)](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-needs-you-and-couldnt-you-use-1000/) - As the world gets more and more complicated and peace seems more elusive, new voices, ideas and commitments are needed. Youth art contest “What About Peace” is looking to hear from you if you are 14 -20 years old. What is your answer? Prize money is available for the winners of the contest for 14
- [Share The Love This Valentine's Day](https://globalexchange.org/share-the-love-this-valentines-day/) - Valentine's Day is coming up soon, so I've been thinking a lot about 1) the people I love, and 2) how much I love chocolate. I confess, I probably won't be changing my chocolate buying practices around Valentine's Day—but only because I already eat Fair Trade chocolate two or three times a week! My new
- [Meet the Wall Street and Corporate Tax Dodgers that Ditched Over $128 Billion in Taxes](https://globalexchange.org/meet-the-wall-street-and-corporate-tax-dodgers-that-ditched-over-128-billion-in-taxes/) - Reposted from Senator Bernie Sander's new Report, "Meet the Wall Street and Corporate Tax Dodgers": On February 7, 2013, Senator Bernie Sanders is introducing legislation to crack down on Wall Street and corporate tax avoiders that are avoiding tens of billions in taxes every year by shifting profits to the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. Rep.
- [The State of the FEC: "The Little Agency that Can't"](https://globalexchange.org/the-state-of-the-fec-the-little-agency-that-cant/) - UPDATE: Sign this new petition from Lawrence Lessig and Rootstrikers to demand an FEC hearing on Super PACs following Monday's statements on corruption from FEC chairwoman Ellen Weintraub. ----- We all know that elections in this country are far from a healthy state. Super PACs, voter ID laws, $7 billion in election spending, and long polling
- [Largest US Climate Rally Ever Feb. 17th: Why I'm Taking Action and How You Can Too](https://globalexchange.org/why-im-taking-action-on-feb-17-and-why-i-need-you/) - Chances are that if you are reading this, you will know how I feel about the Tar Sands in Alberta, Canada. This oil extraction method is intensive and causes irrevocable damage to the environment. The area is a catastrophic scar on the Earth. Land has been destroyed forever. Water has been permanently poisoned. First Nations
- [End Gun Violence Vigil: A Seed Was Planted in the Rain](https://globalexchange.org/a-seed-was-planted-in-the-rain/) - It was a drizzly morning; the drops of rain were undeniable despite the fact that we’d had beautiful sunny weather for weeks. Our End Gun Violence Vigil involved 26 tiny pairs of shoes representing Sandy Hook massacre victims and the testimonials of three victims of gun violence in California. We weren’t sure we’d have enough
- [$1,000 Grand Prize for 'What About Peace?' Youth Art Contest--Deadline is a Few Days Away!](https://globalexchange.org/2500-in-prizes-what-about-peace-youth-art-contest-deadline-is-a-few-days-away/) - Update on 2/18/2013: The call for submissions is now closed. Thanks to ALL who submitted entries. We are overwhelmed by the beauty and thoughtfulness of the pieces. Next, we move on to the most difficult part of this contest; choosing winners from among the hundreds of inspiring entries! --- Believe it or not, the entry
- [Perpetual War](https://globalexchange.org/perpetual-war/) - The following article originally appeared on War Times. In it, Sasha Wright lays bare the underlying dynamics of the U.S.-supported French intervention in Mali, and follows up by assessing the results of Israel's "let's debate-everything-except-settlements-and-occupation" elections. Global Exchange President of the board Walter Turner provided assistance in researching this article. --- This month in his
- [Captivating Video 'I am a Full Woman' Will Move You](https://globalexchange.org/captivating-video-i-am-a-full-woman-will-move-you/) - Photographer Linda Wolf is a proud past Reality Tours participant. Through her photographs you sort of feel you know her and those she captures. Her global journalistic photos seem eerily familiar, even the ones of places you've never been. And her people pictures exude the human spirit, as showcased in her video below entitled, "I
- [Farewell to Fair Trade pioneer, Raúl del Águila](https://globalexchange.org/farewell-to-fair-trade-pioneer-raul-del-aguila/) - It is with heavy heart that we are reporting that Raúl del Águila, pioneer in Fair Trade, sustainability, and human rights passed away from a heart attack yesterday February 13th while traveling in Germany. Raúl del Águila was the Managing Director of COCLA, a Fairtrade certified cooperative in Peru made up of 23 primary cooperatives, the President
- [Travel Photo Contest Launches for Chance to Win $500 Off Reality Tour](https://globalexchange.org/reality-tours-2013-photo-contest-now-open/) - Global Exchange was founded 25 years ago, and to mark the occasion, our travel program Reality Tours is hosting a photo contest open to all past Reality Tours participants. The grand prize winner, chosen by Global Exchange staff, will receive a $500 discount off of a Reality Tour (plus bragging rights!) There will also be
- [Join the Week of Action to Stop Tar Sands Profiteers, March 16 – 23](https://globalexchange.org/join-the-week-of-action-to-stop-tar-sands-profiteers-march-16-23/) - A week of action to stop tar sands profiteers is planned for next month, and Global Exchange is proud to be sponsoring this call for action. Here's more about it from Ramsey Sprague of tarsandsblockade.org. --- Join the Week of Action to Stop Tar Sands Profiteers Last week I was arrested at a pipeline industry
- [Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Activists Showed Up in DC at Largest Climate Rally in US History](https://globalexchange.org/cant-stop-wont-stop/) - After months of organizing and momentum building, between 40- 50,000 climate activists showed up in Washington, DC at the largest climate rally in the history of the United States to send a clear message: It's Time to Move Forward on Climate. Despite the cold, we all gathered. And we kept gathering and growing with thousands
- [Got Climate? Why California Communities are Rising Against Fracking (and why you should too)](https://globalexchange.org/got-climate-why-california-communities-are-rising-against-fracking-and-why-you-should-too/) - The following post was written by Alina Evans and Anna Campanelli, interns with the Global Exchange Community Rights Program. Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) is one of the most destructive energy processes on planet Earth - even the EPA reports show that fracking is the second-biggest contributor of U.S. Greenhouse gases. But as California activist RL Miller
- [International Protests of Bradley Manning’s 1,000th Day in Jail Without Trial](https://globalexchange.org/international-protests-of-bradley-mannings-1000th-day-in-jail-without-trial/) - After nearly 1,000 days, PFC Bradley Manning is still in jail awaiting trial. The following is a message from Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network about upcoming protests in solidarity with Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning. PFC Bradley Manning has been in jail awaiting trial for nearly 1,000 days for exposing war crimes, corruption,
- [Tell Corporate Lobbyists: 'Do Not Disturb' Democracy](https://globalexchange.org/tell-corporate-lobbyists-do-not-disturb-democracy/) - This April Fool's day, prank with purpose. Send your Senator and Representative a 'Do Not Disturb' door hanger that keeps corporate lobbyists OUT of their office. These door hangers are a little funny, but the corrosive influence of money in politics is no laughing matter. Sign up to send a door hanger today. Take a
- [Human Rights Awards Gala Earlybird Tix On Sale Now, & This Year's Award Goes to...](https://globalexchange.org/human-rights-awards-gala-earlybird-tix-on-sale-now-do-you-know-who-were-honoring/) - Global Exchange is Celebrating 25 Years of Changemaking It doesn't always pay to be fashionably late. Case in point, if you want to celebrate with us at our annual Human Rights Awards Gala, you can enjoy some serious savings if you secure your place early. Now through April 11th, tickets are just $95 each, compared
- [BBC Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Venezuela Reality Tour](https://globalexchange.org/bbc-gives-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-a-reality-tour-in-venezuela/) - Ever wonder what it would be like to go on a Global Exchange Reality Tour? Here's a birds-eye view, captured recently in this BBC video coverage of a Reality Tours trip to Venezuela: BBC journalist Sarah Grainger also wrote about the experience in this BBC article, "Venezuela bids to beat bad image to win over
- [Who is Your Human Rights Hero?](https://globalexchange.org/who-is-your-human-rights-hero/) - Do you have a Human Rights Hero you want to tell the world about? Well, then you're in the right place. Introducing the 2013 Human Rights People's Choice Award Contest, where people just like you nominate and vote for their Human Rights Hero. To take part, just log on to our Human Rights Awards website
- [Rand Paul’s Message to Obama: Don’t Drone Me Bro](https://globalexchange.org/rand-pauls-message-to-obama-dont-drone-me-bro/) - The most positive outcome of Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster—which ended when Paul was forced to take a bathroom break—was giving the American public a sense of the treacherous path that President Obama’s drone program could take, i.e. the targeted killing of Americans here at home. It was a marathon civics lesson and a scathing critique
- [Union busting at the Chiquita plantation](https://globalexchange.org/union-busting-at-the-chiquita-plantation/) - Join Global Exchange and our partners at the International Labor Rights Forum as we call on Chiquita banana supplier, Tres Hermanas, to bargain with SITRAINBA, the legally-recognized union on its three banana plantations in southern Honduras. Since 2009, workers at Tres Hermanas have raised concerns over a pattern of labor rights violations, including failure to
- [What About Peace by Numbers: How Many Art Contest Entries Did We Receive?](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-by-numbers-heres-how-many-contest-entries-we-received/) - 154 poems 77 essays 30 short stories 77 paintings 66 graphics and 31 photos It is going to be hard to select the winners of this year’s What About Peace contest but the jury is hard at work doing just that. Our jury consists of a book store owner, an author, a published essayist and
- [Noam Chomsky: Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?](https://globalexchange.org/noam-chomsky-can-civilization-survive-capitalism/) - This article was posted to Alternet on March 5, 2013 with the subhead "Capitalism as it exists today is radically incompatible with democracy." We are proud to honor Noam Chomsky's work on May 9, 2013 at our 11th Annual Human Rights Awards, where Dr. Chomsky will accept the award. To attend this event and share
- [Alemany Farm: Digging in the Dirt](https://globalexchange.org/alemany-farm-digging-in-the-dirt/) - It was time to make the global to local connection. The idea was pretty simple: the whole office, a few times a year, working together at a local San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit. Team building and community building all in one. Early in 2013, the Global Exchange staff put together a list of organizations we'd
- [Help Us Share Your Travel Photos For A Chance To Win Great Prizes!](https://globalexchange.org/help-us-share-your-travel-photos-for-a-chance-to-win-great-prizes/) - Our travel photo contest is off to a great start as we have received photos from Reality Tours all over the world, including Venezuela, Vietnam, Cuba, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. We have greatly enjoyed receiving and sharing your images and hearing about your memories of the Reality Tours of which you have been a part.
- [Hand-Stitching Hope in the Slums of Calcutta](https://globalexchange.org/hand-stitching-hope-in-the-slums-of-calcutta/) - Hope is made-by-hand in Calcutta, India where the two hundred women of Asha Imports transform vintage cotton saris into one-of-a-kind scarves and blankets. “Asha” means "hope" in Hindi. The Global Exchange Stores are thrilled to partner with Asha Imports to bring you this beautiful line, of which each piece holds the hope (or "asha") that we
- [Fair Trade Vs. Local: A Big Decision for Your Neighborhood Fair Trade Store](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-vs-local-a-big-decision-for-your-neighborhood-fair-trade-store/) - The decision between buying Fair Trade vs. local, as far as I’m concerned, is a decision between buying better vs. better. Both buying practices are rooted in knowing where your money is being spent and the impact on community. As a buyer for the Global Exchange Fair Trade Stores, I strongly support Fair Trade as
- [VICTORY: Hershey's Chooses Fair Trade](https://globalexchange.org/victory-hersheys-choose-fair-trade/) - We won! After years of pressure from Fair Trade activists like you, Hershey's recently announced its next step toward 100% certified sustainable cocoa by committing to source cocoa through three of the world's most recognized cocoa certifying organizations, including Fair Trade USA. When Hershey's made its announcement in October of 2012 to source 100% certified
- [Fair Trade Coffee Topped with Delicious Peace in D.C.](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-coffee-topped-with-delicious-peace-in-d-c/) - Fair Trade coffee is about to get an extra shot of deliciousness in Washington DC with the screening of the award winning documentary film Delicious Peace at the Global Exchange Fair Trade Store (inside Busboys and Poets @ 5th & K). The Peace Movement and the Fair Trade Movement meet in Uganda with amazing farmer and activist JJ
- [March 30th - Palestinian Land Day](https://globalexchange.org/march-30th-palestinian-land-day/) - What is Palestinian Land Day? On March 30, 1976, thousands of Palestinians living inside Israel gathered to protest plans by the Israeli government to expropriate 60,000 dunams (about 24 square miles) of Arab-owned Palestinian land for the purposes of security and settlements. These protests were met with such heavy resistance by the Israeli police that
- [10 Ways the Public Backlash Against Killer Drones Is Taking Off](https://globalexchange.org/10-ways-the-public-backlash-against-killer-drones-is-taking-off/) - The following post was written by Medea Benjamin and Noor Mir and originally appeared on Alternet.com. Efforts to counter drone warfare at home and abroad are growing everywhere you look, from the United Nations to the courts to places of worship. Rand Paul’s marathon 13-hour filibuster was not the end of the conversation on drones.
- [Pushing Obama’s Arc Toward Peace](https://globalexchange.org/pushing-obamas-arc-toward-peace/) - Foreign policy played a minor role in a presidential election that focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. But like it or not, the United States is part of a global community in turmoil, and U.S. policies often help fuel that turmoil. The peace movement, decimated during the first Obama term because so many people were unwilling
- [Jennifer Carino, Committed to the Cause](https://globalexchange.org/jennifer-carino-committed-to-the-cause/) - This week we are thanking and recognizing the people who make Global Exchange's work possible. We're highlighting a few individuals who represent the thousands who make up the amazing global network of change makers. In this post, we thank Global Exchange Monthly Sustainer (GEMS) Jennifer Carino. To read about others we're thankful for, click here.
- [Thank You Lyla Seo, Shopper on a Mission](https://globalexchange.org/lyla-seo-shopper-on-a-mission/) - This week we are thanking and recognizing the people who make Global Exchange's work possible. We're highlighting a few individuals who represent the thousands who make up the amazing global network of change makers. In this post, we thank Lyla Seo for shopping Fair Trade. To read about others we're thankful for, click here. ---
- [Jenny White, Volunteer Superstar](https://globalexchange.org/jenny-white-volunteer-superstar/) - This week we are thanking and recognizing the people who make Global Exchange's work possible. We're highlighting a few individuals who represent the thousands who make up the amazing global network of change makers. In this post, we thank Jenny White, volunteer superstar! To read about others we're thankful for, click here. Jenny White, Volunteer
- [Matt Ramsden, Steadfast Despite Prize Drawing Losses](https://globalexchange.org/matt-ramsden-steadfast-despite-prize-drawing-losses/) - This week we are thanking and recognizing the people who make Global Exchange's work possible. We're highlighting a few individuals who represent the thousands who make up the amazing global network of change makers. In this post, we thank the persistently giving Matt Ramsden. To read about others we're thankful for, click here. Matt Ramsden,
- [Lea Murray, Reality Tours Traveler Extraordinaire](https://globalexchange.org/lea-murray-reality-tours-traveler-extraordinaire/) - This week we are thanking and recognizing the people who make Global Exchange’s work possible. We’re highlighting a few individuals who represent the thousands who make up the amazing global network of change makers. In this post, we thank Lea Murray, Reality Tours traveler extraordinaire! To read about others we’re thankful for, click here. Lea
- [Huge Thanks to All Who Take Action for Social Justice](https://globalexchange.org/huge-thanks-to-all-who-take-action-for-social-justice/) - Are you a Global Exchange supporter? Yes? Well then, you are pretty incredible, it’s true. Throughout our near-25 years we’ve been proud to share the esteemed company of thousands of passionate, bold, and dedicated people, like you. Your volunteering, your steady contributions, your protesting (at home and on the streets), your consideration for socially responsible
- [Fair Trade Events that Give Back this Holiday](https://globalexchange.org/giving-back-this-thanksgiving-through-fair-trade/) - Election season may be over, but the holiday season is right around the corner--can you believe it?! And while some of you may be busily stocking up on Fair Trade ingredients for the big Thanksgiving meal (like Fair Trade spices for pumpkin pie), over at the Global Exchange Fair Trade stores we're getting ready for
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Holiday Highlights to Know About](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-holiday-highlights-to-know-about/) - Happy Thanksgiving week everybody! In this Fair Trade Roundup, we've got a slightly new format aimed to provide you with more Fair Trade news and info. Each Fair Trade Roundup is now arranged into three sections: Featured Update Global Exchange Fair Trade Updates Fair Trade News to Peruse We'd love to hear what you think
- [Medea Benjamin Testifies at Congress: Drones Create Enemies](https://globalexchange.org/medea-benjamin-testifies-at-congress-drones-create-enemies/) - On November 16th I testified in Congress at a congressional briefing on drones organized by Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Here is her testimony. Drones Create Enemies I recently returned from leading a US delegation of 34 Americans to Pakistan, looking at the results of US drone attacks. We found that drones are actually jeopardizing our security
- [CODEPINK Group Travels to Gaza to Bring Aid and Witness Devastation](https://globalexchange.org/codepink-group-travels-to-gaza-to-bring-aid-and-witness-devastation/) - The following update is based on a press release issued by Code Pink. You can read the entire press release here. CODEPINK Group Travels to Gaza to Bring Aid and Witness Devastation From Israeli Assault In the wake of the ceasefire brokered by Egypt, a 20-person delegation of American journalists and peace advocates is
- [Take Back the Holidays!](https://globalexchange.org/take-back-the-holidays/) - We all have our own ideas on what the Holidays are all about. Family. Laughter. Good will. Corporate greed and commercialization? They certainly don't make the list. It’s time to take back the Holidays. The true meaning of the season cannot be packaged in a box. Instead of taking part in the corporate craziness, why
- [Malia Everette Thanks Global Exchange for 15 years of Vocation & Says Aloha to Reality Tours](https://globalexchange.org/malia-everette-thanks-global-exchange-for-15-years-of-vocation-says-aloha-to-reality-tours/) - Update 11/28/12: A few photos of our bon voyage Malia staff lunch are now posted on Facebook. “If you come here to help me, you’re wasting your time. If you come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” —Lilla Watson In 1991 as a graduate student of International Relations,
- [Ten Reasons to Protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on December 1st](https://globalexchange.org/ten-reasons-to-protest-the-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-on-december-1st/) - The following is a guest post from Kristen Beifus, Executive Director of the Washington Fair Trade Coalition, working on behalf of people and the planet for a fair global trading system and lead organizer of the December 1 Day of Action. Join Global Exchange staff members Hillary Lehr and Carleen Pickard, on the border this
- [Introducing New “What About Peace?” Blank Note Cards!](https://globalexchange.org/introducing-new-what-about-peace-blank-note-cards/) - Global Exchange has been a part of the What About Peace? youth art contest for six years, but this is the first year we're offering notecards featuring some of the artwork. We're quite excited about this, and hope you are too! For this first run, we're offering a collection of three beautiful designs, all past
- [From Super PAC Millions to Lobbyist Billions](https://globalexchange.org/from-super-pac-millions-to-lobbyist-billions/) - Over $629 million in Super PAC (Political Action Committee) spending didn't sway U.S. voters as significantly as expected in this past election, but in the coming months will the billions spent in corporate lobbying sway Congress? Lobbying is a multi-billion dollar industry. While it’s technically true that any constituent can go lobby or try to
- [Egyptians Stand Up to President’s Power Grab](https://globalexchange.org/egyptians-stand-up-to-presidents-power-grab/) - Ramah Casers is an Egyptian mother and graphic designer who lives in Cairo. On Tuesday, November 27 she was standing at the entrance to Tahrir Square holding a simple, hand-written sign that read, “I am an Egyptian citizen and I will not let my country become a dictatorship once again.” She had come to the
- [We're Revving Up for Fair Trade Store Holiday Parties](https://globalexchange.org/were-revving-up-for-fair-trade-store-holiday-parties/) - Whether you celebrate Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or none of the above, the Global Exchange Fair Trade Store Holiday Parties are a great time for socially responsible shoppers to come together and celebrate. And they're coming up fast! This year, all of our Fair Trade store locations will be celebrating on the same evening; Thursday, December
- [Cuba Needs You to See the Reality](https://globalexchange.org/cuba-needs-you-to-see-the-reality/) - The following post was written by Global Exchange Co-founder Kevin Danaher. --- There is a broad range of opinion about Cuba here in the United States. Some people think it is one big prison. Others think Cuba is further down the road to sustainability than the United States. That range of opinion is also present
- [A European Perspective on the 2012 U.S. Election](https://globalexchange.org/a-european-perspective-on-the-2012-u-s-election/) - The following is a guest post by Arianna DeMario. Arianna is currently supporting the Elect Democracy campaign as an intern/volunteer. Before moving to the States, she worked as a project manager at Citizens For Europe e.V., an NGO based in Berlin, Germany, mainly active in the field of European citizenship and migrants' political rights in
- [TPPxBorder Rally Reportback](https://globalexchange.org/tppxborder-rally-reportback/) - We all know free trade agreements are politically, economically, and environmentally harmful. But this weekend at TPPxBorder, hearing people speak to the real consequences of these deals brought my understanding of the dangers of these Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to a very human scale. Listening to the voices of people who are affected by these
- [Israel’s Lesson to Palestinians: Build More Rockets?](https://globalexchange.org/israels-lesson-to-palestinians-build-more-rockets/) - Global Exchange and CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin just returned from an emergency delegation to Gaza. Learn more about how you can support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement with the Economic Activism for Palestine campaign. Also see December 1, Truth and Trauma in Gaza and December 2, We Want It to Stop. Eman El-Hawi, a
- [What About Peace? Goes to Haiti!](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-goes-to-haiti/) - For six years What About Peace? has attracted youth ages 14 -20 years old to creatively answer the question, 'What About Peace?". It has attracted submissions from all over the United States and a few from the rest of the world. As the artwork collected over the years we thought it could do more for
- [Make Jobs, Not War](https://globalexchange.org/make-jobs-not-war/) - The following blog is a guest post from Michael T. McPhearson, National Coordinator, United For Peace and Justice: --- Americans demand good paying jobs; corporations and the rich pay their fair share; protection of our social safety net; significant cuts to runaway Pentagon spending; and an end to the War in Afghanistan. We must not
- [Community Rights Holiday Reading List](https://globalexchange.org/community-rights-holiday-reading/) - Shannon Biggs, Community Rights Program Director at Global Exchange, shares some holiday reading suggestions for fans of community rights, followed by a few staff picks. COMMUNITY RIGHTS HOLIDAY READING Exclusive! David Korten shares some thoughts on nature and the future of economics: A rights-based economy begins with the biosphere. In 2013 Global Exchange will be looking
- [Fair Trade Your Holiday Season!](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-your-holiday-season/) - It's been a year since we sent out our Five Way (you haven’t thought of) to Fair Trade your Holiday and what a year it is has been! This year Global Exchange Fair Trade purchases helped install a water treatment plant in India to filter 2,000 liters of water each hour. We created a new month
- [Friends Don't Let Friends Buy SodaStream](https://globalexchange.org/friends-dont-let-friends-buy-sodastream/) - One of the season’s most popular gift items this year is a do-it-yourself soda machine made by SodaStream which carbonates water at home. But don’t do it! People who care about human rights should know that the product is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land in violation of international law! Stores
- [Senator Harry Reid and Guns: Time to Take a Stand](https://globalexchange.org/senator-harry-reid-and-guns-time-to-take-a-stand/) - When CODEPINK, MoveOn and representatives of other organizations marched into Senator Harry Reid’s DC office on Tuesday, December 18, they wanted a simple answer to a simple question: Does the Senator support a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity clips, such as the legislation proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein and supported by President Obama and Vice
- [Oh, What a Year for the Elect Democracy Campaign](https://globalexchange.org/oh-what-a-year-for-the-elect-democracy-campaign/) - 2012 certainly hasn’t been boring! Thanks to you and the hundreds of other people who are part of the Elect Democracy campaign, we’ve taken action to free our democracy from the moneyed grip of corporate interests… Thank you. Here are some Elect Democracy campaign highlights: • “How Wall Street is Burning Democracy” Report and Legislative
- [2012: An Eventful Year for Reality Tours](https://globalexchange.org/2012-an-eventful-year-at-reality-tours/) - As 2012 comes to a close, we at Reality Tours want to thank all of you who have traveled with us, you keep us motivated and inspired! As your friends and family consider travel options for 2013, please share our video that celebrates Reality Tours and our journeys with you. Here is a look back
- [Here's What Shopping at Global Exchange's Fair Trade Stores is Like](https://globalexchange.org/heres-what-shopping-at-global-exchanges-fair-trade-stores-is-like/) - I walked into the Global Exchange Fair Trade store in San Francisco last week to cross off the last of the names on my gift list. This holiday season I made a promise to myself; to only give socially responsible gifts. I made some, I purchased some from local artists and craftspeople, and I purchased
- [Global Exchange Community, Look What You've Done!](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-community-look-what-youve-done/) - We're going to raise $25,000 by midnight on Dec. 31st. Over the past 25 years, you have helped Global Exchange: • transform the unfair practices of corporate giants like Nike, GAP, and Starbucks; • build a thriving Fair Trade movement; • monitor elections in Colombia, Mexico, and the U.S. and; • build the Green Festival
- [Slaughter of Innocents](https://globalexchange.org/slaughter-of-innocents/) - Millions of anguished conversations about the murder of so many small children at a Connecticut elementary school have produced new resolve to do something. As the holiday season starts, there is a palpable wave of revulsion against the gun industry, the gun fanatics, and the powerful lobbyists who have intimidated our political representatives into allowing
- [Ten of My Favorite Things about 2012](https://globalexchange.org/ten-of-my-favorite-things-about-2012/) - There are many things to be thankful for in 2012, starting with the fact that the world didn’t end on December 21 and that we don’t have to witness the inauguration of Mr. One-Percent Mitt Romney. The global economic crisis continued to hit hard, but people have been taking to the streets around the world,
- [Global Day of Action: Take a Stand for Climate Justice and Rights of Nature](https://globalexchange.org/global-day-of-action-take-a-stand-for-climate-justice-and-rights-of-nature/) - Stand with fellow activists from around the world Saturday, December 3rd during the Global Day of Action for people and planet. While the official United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 17) is taking place in Durban, South Africa, thousands of people are taking action locally on Saturday, creating 1000s of Durbans, and thousands more are marching on the streets of Durban to demonstrate the people's
- [Where the REAL Climate Talks are Happening: Can the 99% Stop Climate Change?](https://globalexchange.org/where-the-real-climate-talks-are-happening-can-the-99-stop-climate-change/) - By Shannon Biggs The sun rises at 4:45 each morning in Durban, and like most of those still on California time, I woke soon after. The beach here is beautiful and nearby so I decided to take a brisk walk amongst the shore fisherfolk and shell collectors, a great change the mad bustle of the
- [8,000 Strong March in Durban at the Global Day of Action](https://globalexchange.org/8000-strong-march-in-durban-at-the-global-day-of-action/) - By Shannon Biggs Global Exchange’s Community Rights program director Shannon Biggs is in South Africa with our allies from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature for a series of activities in Durban to advance the Rights of Nature as an alternative framework to the corporate-led agenda of the COP 17 and the global
- [Reality Tours Cambodia & Thailand Program Officer Shares His Story-Pt 1](https://globalexchange.org/reality-tours-cambodia-thailand-program-officer-shares-his-story-pt-1/) - This is the first in a two-part interview by Global Exchange Reality Tours Intern Sue Sullivan with our Cambodia and Thailand program officer, Boreth Sun. Follow along to discover what it means to be an in-country representative of Reality Tours and our partnering organization Not For Sale. -- Sue: Could you tell us about your
- [Photographer Turns His Lens to Cuba- Customized Tour Organizer Shares His Story](https://globalexchange.org/a-photographer-turns-his-lens-to-cuba-customized-tour-organizer-shares-his-story/) - A few weeks ago I received an email from Ron Herman, a dynamic and gifted photographer and chair of Foothill College's photography department sharing with me a cover story in the Palo Alto Weekly about his customized Reality Tour to Cuba. The article called "A Changing Cuba: Cuban, Local Photographers Reveal the Heart of the
- [Five Ways (You Haven’t Thought of) to Fair Trade Your Holiday](https://globalexchange.org/five-ways-you-havent-thought-of-to-fair-trade-your-holiday/) - You can’t think of everything, can you? The holiday season always seems to take over like a train barreling down the tracks faster than you can control. You want to live up to your values, appreciate your friends and family and have fun during this season. Here are five ways you can accomplish all three:
- [Reality Tours Cambodia & Thailand Program Officer Shares His Story-Pt 2](https://globalexchange.org/reality-tours-cambodia-thailand-program-officer-shares-his-story-pt-2/) - This is the second in a two-part interview by Global Exchange Reality Tours Intern Sue Sullivan with our Cambodia and Thailand program officer, Boreth Sun. Follow along to discover what it means to be an in-country representative of Reality Tours and our partnering organization Not For Sale. --- This past October, Reality Tours' in-country program
- [What to Expect (and What Not to Expect) at our Annual Fair Trade Store Holiday Party](https://globalexchange.org/what-to-expect-and-what-not-to-expect-at-our-annual-fair-trade-store-holiday-party/) - Our Fair Trade Stores are throwing holiday parties on Dec. 15th (all are invited!) in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. The evening will bring seasonal spirits and refreshments while guests shop for Fair Trade gifts from around the world. Here's What to Expect at our Holiday Party: 1) First the obvious: A wide selection
- [Global Exchange 2011 Human Rights Award Winner Javier Sicilia Named One of TIME Magazine's People of the Year](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-2011-human-rights-award-winner-javier-sicilia-named-time-magazine-person-of-the-year/) - Congratulations Javier Sicilia, Global Exchange's 2011 Human Rights Award winner who was just named one of TIME magazine’s People of the Year. TIME's Person of the Year went to "The Protester" and Javier was among those profiled. On June 1st 2011 Global Exchange honored People’s Choice winner Javier and two others at our annual Human Rights
- [Innovative Green Youth Program Shines at Open House in Highland Park MI](https://globalexchange.org/innovative-green-youth-program-shines-at-open-house-in-highland-park-mi/) - It’s important to venture outside of our comfort zones once in a while to see what the world has to offer away from home. I was grateful for this chance when I traveled far from Global Exchange headquarters in sunny San Francisco to chilly Highland Park, Michigan last month. My trip was centered on an
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Upcoming Summit Aims to Address Future Role of Fair Trade](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-upcoming-summit-aims-to-address-future-role-of-fair-trade/) - Happy Holidays everybody, Here's your healthy dose of Fair Trade news. But first, a warm n cozy fair trade giveaway announcement! FAIR TRADE HANDMADE ALPACA WINTER WEAR GIVEAWAY Stop by any Global Exchange store now through December 24th, and we’ll give you one FREE gift when you buy any three gifts from our selection of
- ["What About Peace?" Art Contest Now Accepting Youth Submissions for Chance to Win $1,000 Prize](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-art-contest-now-accepting-youth-submissions-for-chance-to-win-1000-prize/) - What if I told you that young people have an opportunity to capture the attention of the world (and win a good amount of cash!) simply for expressing their thoughts about peace through art? Omg, it's totally true. Lol! (That was my ridiculously lame attempt to sound like a young person:) What About Peace? is
- [2012 - Our Resolution is Global Revolution](https://globalexchange.org/2012-our-resolution-is-global-revolution/) - “Every now and then in history, the human race takes a collective step forward in its evolution. Such a time is upon us now.” --Renowned water/environmental activist (and Global Exchange ally) Maude Barlow As we ring in 2012, let the revolution begin! From Tunisia to New York, from Spain and Greece to Oakland and ‘Occupies’
- [Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year](https://globalexchange.org/ten-good-things-about-a-not-so-bad-year/) - I had the privilege of starting out the year witnessing, firsthand, the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square. I saw people who had been muzzled their entire lives, especially women, suddenly discovering their collective voice. Singing, chanting, demanding, creating. And that became the hallmark of entire year--people the world over becoming empowered and
- [Global Exchange Testifies at State Capitol to Support Resolution to Stop Trafficking of Illegal Weapons into Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-testifies-at-state-capitol-to-support-resolution-to-stop-trafficking-of-illegal-weapons-into-mexico/) - On January 10, 2012 on behalf of Global Exchange I joined the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Brady campaign in the California Capitol building in Sacramento to provide a support testimony for Senator De León’s Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 that calls for a comprehensive approach to stop the trafficking of illegal weapons and ammunition
- [What About Peace Youth $1000 Art Contest and Eco-Awards Deadlines Fast Approaching!](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-youth-art-contest-and-eco-awards-deadlines-fast-approaching/) - It’s the beginning of a new year, the perfect time to contemplate peace and the environment. With 2012 in full swing, the deadlines for two youth-focused events, an art contest and eco-awards, are fast approaching. Here’s more about them, and how you can get involved: 1) What About Peace? is a Global Exchange international arts
- [Count Down to a Thumbs Down on Keystone XL (we hope!)](https://globalexchange.org/count-down-to-a-thumbs-down-on-keystone-xl-we-hope/) - Wait a minute! Hang on! Didn't we celebrate that Obama announced that the Keystone XL permit decision (whether or not approve TransCanada's application to build a mega pipeline to transport dirty tar sands oil from northern Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico) was off the agenda until 2013? Yes, we did. BUT then the payroll
- [Heartfelt Tribute to MLK in Oakland CA](https://globalexchange.org/heartfelt-tribute-to-mlk-in-oakland/) - Mavis Staples performed Sunday night at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA for the 10th Annual Martin Luther King Tribute. She rules in my book, seeing her in person did not disappoint. Seeing her on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, a moment I won't soon forget. The historic Paramount Theater was the
- [Done - Keystone XL is Done](https://globalexchange.org/done-keystone-xl-is-done/) - Just moments ago, the Obama administration delivered the announcement we’ve all been waiting for, “The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline [has been] denied.” Following months of activism and pressure – from both advocates and opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to carry heavy crude 1,700 miles from northern Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico –
- [We Need the Separation of Corporation and State](https://globalexchange.org/we-need-the-separation-of-corporation-and-state/) - In 'Republic, Lost' academic and lawyer Lawrence Lessig writes: "...The problem with Congress is not just in appearance. It is real. It is the product of an economy of influence that we have allowed to evolve within our government ... That economy systematically draws members away from the focus, or dependance, they were intended to
- [A Regenerative Economy Takes Form in Detroit](https://globalexchange.org/a-regenerative-economy-takes-form-in-detroit/) - Signs of hope continue to sprout in Detroit. For many of us working on the revitalization of Detroit, 2012 may prove to be the year when the tide finally shifts towards a rebirth of our great city. Some consider this a bottoming out after over a decade of massive manufacturing job losses to the tune
- [Occupy Wall Street West #J20 Day of Action](https://globalexchange.org/occupy-wall-street-west-j20-day-of-action-morning-update/) - Hundreds of people have gathered in downtown San Francisco's Financial District today despite the wind and rain to take part in a day of mass action against corporations, banks, and the courts. While people from many different walks of life are joining the actions today, there are a few consistent messages which are being voiced:
- [Occupy Wall Street West #J20, Bechtel Teach In](https://globalexchange.org/occupy-wall-street-west-j20-bechtel-teach-in/) - 1/23/2012 Update: Watch the new video "Embody the Movement" of J20 & the One People Flashmob just added towards the end of this post. --- On January 20, Occupy Wall Street West made 'business as usual' uncomfortable in the financial core of San Francisco. Despite copious rain, protests began at 6am, continued at Wells Fargo
- [Afghanistan Reality Tours Turns 10!](https://globalexchange.org/afghanistan-reality-tours-turns-10/) - This International Women's Day Global Exchange commemorates our 10 Year Anniversary of building people-to-people ties in Afghanistan. Last year marked the 10th year of US involvement in Afghanistan and US foreign policy promoted us to think how we could educate and advocate against US militarism and occupation. Thus in 2002, in response to the popular justification
- [Fair Trade Roundup: CNN Tackles Child Slavery, Hershey Action Alert, and Big Events on the Horizon](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-cnn-tackles-child-slavery-hershey-action-alert-and-big-events-on-the-horizon/) - Happy almost February everybody. Here’s your monthly dose of Fair Trade news and updates, assembled just for you hungry readers. Don't forget to scroll to the end of this post for the "Fair Trade in the News" section! --- THIS VALENTINES DAY, TELL HERSHEY TO HAVE A HEART Almost all major chocolate companies have begun
- [Is Hershey’s Going Fair Trade? Did We Really Win?  Not yet……](https://globalexchange.org/is-hersheys-going-fair-trade-did-we-really-win-not-yet/) - On January 30th, after years of being targeted by organized consumer Fair Trade actions including creative holiday kid’s actions, brand jamming contests, protests and rallies at flag ship Hershey store and shareholder meetings, Hershey has finally made a move! The Raise the Bar Hershey’s campaign which has been calling on Hershey to go Fair Trade, collected over
- [Introducing Brand New  "Occupy Our Elections" Campaign!](https://globalexchange.org/introducing-brand-new-occupy-our-elections-campaign/) - This is the very first online announcement about our newest campaign about to launch. Consider yourself in-the-know! Support this new campaign by making a donation. Here's Global Exchange Executive Director Carleen Pickard to explain: Our politicians are playing with F.I.R.E., but we’re the ones getting burned. Between 1998 and 2008 alone, the FIRE industries (Finance,
- [Indigeneity and the Environment in Ecuador- A Past Participant Shares His Story](https://globalexchange.org/indigeneity-and-the-environment-in-ecuador-a-past-participant-shares-his-story/) - Reality Tours started offering delegations to Ecuador in the spring of 2002. Now we are celebrating ten years of rich, educational programming that examines pressing social and ecological issues affecting Ecuadorians from the Andes to the Amazon. While there are many special aspects of our program in this culturally and biodiverse nation, it is
- ["What About Peace" Youth Art Contest Deadline Coming Up, $2500 in Total Prizes!](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-youth-art-contest-deadline-coming-up-2500-in-prizes/) - We hear a lot of talk about war, violence and destruction, but what about peace? This important question is the inspiration behind our international arts contest, aptly named What About Peace? The contest is for youth ages 14 – 20 to express ideas and thoughts about peace by responding to the question, “What About Peace?”
- [Kevin Has Left the Building, Help Us Wish Him Well](https://globalexchange.org/kevin-has-left-the-building-help-us-wish-him-well/) - Update 3/1/2012: Thanks to those of you who submitted messages for Kevin. They were all included in the printed out card/booklet that we presented to Kevin (including your blog post comments). Kevin seemed sincerely touched by the sentiments. Read Kevin Gets a Valentine to see how the delivery went. Fyi, we are no longer printing
- [Guardian Angels and Afghan Cobblers: A Customized Tour Past Participant Shares Her Story](https://globalexchange.org/guardian-angels-and-afghan-cobblers-a-customized-tour-past-participant-shares-her-story/) - As part of a series honoring 10 years of relationship building, friendship and learning in Afghanistan, today we share the story of Patricia J. Idler and Randy Idler who created a customized Reality Tour to Afghanistan in 2009. I first spoke with Patty when she called Global Exchange to explore the possibility of a customized
- [Valentine's Day is Coming. Do You Need Help?](https://globalexchange.org/valentines-day-is-coming-do-you-need-help/) - Update Added 4:30pm 2/7: Apparently this IS a good deal, because I just learned the Valentine Gift Membership Package is close to selling out, so grab yours soon, they are only available while supplies last. ---- When you’re deciding what to get that special someone for Valentine’s Day, chocolate is a pretty safe bet. But
- [It's time to #OccupyAIPAC](https://globalexchange.org/10473-2/) - Plans for OCCUPY AIPAC are under way and we hope you will join us March 2-6 in Washington DC again! With the Occupy movement that has swept the country demanding social and economic justice, many have concluded that AIPAC—the powerful pro-Israeli government lobby that distorts U.S. policy in the Middle East— is a mandatory “occupy target”. Adbusters,
- [Tell Hershey to Have a Heart](https://globalexchange.org/tell-hershey-to-have-a-heart/) - Valentine's Day is a major chocolate buying holiday, but gifts for your sweetheart should not come at the expense of worker rights. Forced labor, child labor and trafficking continue in the cocoa industry in West Africa. Here’s how YOU can make a difference: Tell Hershey to Have a Heart Make Valentines for members of
- [24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline (Again!)](https://globalexchange.org/24-hours-to-stop-the-pipeline-again/) - It seems unbelievable, but right now, the Senate is considering legislation that would resurrect the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The same pipeline that President Obama sanely rejected last month. We need to act fast. Please act immediately and send a message to Congress, urging our elected representatives to block any efforts to revive the
- [The US-Bahraini Exchange: Tear Gas From Us, Kindness in Return](https://globalexchange.org/the-us-bahraini-exchange-tear-gas-from-us-kindness-in-return/) - Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink, is in Bahrain right now. She shares her firsthand account of today's demonstration in Bahrain's capital, Manama. --- Today's demonstration in Bahrain's capital, Manama, started out as a festive affair. This was a permitted march, so parents felt it was safe to bring their children. Women
- [This Just In: 6 US Citizens Arrested in Bahrain](https://globalexchange.org/this-just-in-6-us-citizens-in-arrested-in-bahrain/) - Yesterday we shared with you a report by Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink, who is in Bahrain right now. Today, 6 US citizens were arrested in Bahrain. Here's Medea's latest message: --- I write to you from the front lines of the violence rocking Bahrain. Today six US citizens-- including CODEPINK's very
- [Hershey Gets Valentine's Day Delivery from Philadelphia Eighth Grade Fair Trade Activist](https://globalexchange.org/hershey-gets-valentines-day-delivery-from-philadelphia-eighth-grade-activist/) - The following is a guest blog post by Elizabeth O'Connell of the Raise the Bar, Hershey Coalition: "Valentine’s Day in Hershey" Very early, and not quite yet bright, we jumped in the car and headed north…for Hershey, PA. At 9:00am we met Jasper Perry-Anderson, a Philadelphia eighth grader who created an online petition encouraging the
- [Grand Judge for "What About Peace?" Youth Art Contest Just Announced](https://globalexchange.org/grand-judge-for-what-about-peace-youth-art-contest-just-announced/) - What About Peace? is a Global Exchange international arts contest for youth ages 14 – 20 to express ideas and thoughts about peace by responding to the question, “What About Peace?” through artistic expression. With the submission deadline just one day away, it is finally time to announce who this year's What About Peace? Grand
- [Over 800,00 Say No to Keystone XL in 24 Hours](https://globalexchange.org/over-80000-say-no-to-keystone-xl-in-24-hours/) - Friends, the response was rapid, fierce and overwhelming. When we joined the effort to gather 500,000 signatures in 24 hours, it seemed ambitious. With news that the Senate was considering legislation that would resurrect the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The same pipeline that President Obama sanely rejected last month, a group of organizations, coordinated
- [Human Rights Award People's Choice Contest Launches](https://globalexchange.org/peoples-choice-contest-launches/) - “The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Take part in the Human Rights Award People’s Choice Contest, and help us honor the human rights heroes who are making a difference – whether they’re in your neighborhood or halfway around the world! Join us in shining a
- [West Coast Kids Surprise Hershey With Fair Trade Action](https://globalexchange.org/west-coast-kids-suprise-hershey-with-fair-trade-action/) - Yesterday we shared news about an eighth grader named Jasper Perry-Anderson who delivered an online petition to Hershey with 16,000+ signatures on it encouraging the company to increase its commitment to preventing abusive child labor on cocoa farms. Along with the petition, Jasper and fellow activists also delivered more than 500 Valentines made by kids
- [Kevin Gets a Valentine!](https://globalexchange.org/kevin-gets-a-valentine/) - On Feb 6 we asked Global Exchange members and supporters to wish Kevin Danaher well at his new position with the San Francisco Department of the Environment as the Outreach and Communications Program Manager. As one of the co-founders of Global Exchange in 1988, Kevin Danaher has inspired, educated and moved to action thousands in
- [A Direct Flight From Oakland to Havana? It's Closer Than You Think!](https://globalexchange.org/a-direct-flight-from-oakland-to-havana-its-closer-than-you-think/) - A direct flight from Oakland to Havana? It's closer than you think! Yesterday, in partnership with U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, who has a long and progressive history of championing improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba, the Port of Oakland hosted a Community-based round table to discuss how to increase travel between the San Francisco
- [Silence as Bahraini Children are Stabbed and Gassed](https://globalexchange.org/silence-as-bahraini-children-are-stabbed-and-gassed/) - The following is a guest post by Tighe Barry who is a member of the peace group CodePink.org. Tighe Barry was part of an observer delegation in Bahrain with the peace group Code Pink. --- As part of an observer delegation in Bahrain with the peace group Code Pink, I visited the village of Bani Jamrah
- [CUBA SOLAR's 10th International Conference is Coming Up, and You're Invited!](https://globalexchange.org/eco-cuba-exchange-organizes-delegation-for-cuba-solars-10th-international-conference-and-research-tour/) - CUBA SOLAR's 10th International Conference is coming up, and you are invited to attend as part of a research delegation heading to Cuba this spring. The folks behind this delegation: Eco Cuba Exchange and Solar Energy International invite renewable energy professionals and active lay enthusiasts to participate in this exciting April 2012 delegation and conference. This
- [Understanding Uganda Reality Tours Part 1](https://globalexchange.org/understanding-uganda-reality-tours-part-1/) - This is Part 1 in a 2 part series about Global Exchange Reality Tours trips to Uganda. History of Global Exchange Reality Tours Trips to Uganda: For decades many of us here at Global Exchange talked about adding more trips to Africa to our list of destinations. Given our commitment to social justice advocacy, citizen
- [Police Chief Timoney, Meet Bahraini Mothers](https://globalexchange.org/police-chief-timoney-meet-bahraini-mothers/) - Medea Benjamin, cofounder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, was deported from Bahrain for joining a peaceful women’s march that was broken up by tear gas. --- John Timoney is the controversial former Miami police chief well known for orchestrating brutal crackdowns on protests in Miami and Philadelphia- instances with rampant police abuse, violence, and
- [Understanding Uganda Reality Tours: Part 2](https://globalexchange.org/understanding-uganda-reality-tours-part-2/) - Yesterday I shared with you some of the background on our Reality Tours trips to Uganda. Today in Part 2 of this two-part series, you'll read my firsthand account of traveling on a Reality Tours trip to Uganda: --- Follow along on a Reality Tours trip to Uganda Arriving into Kampala I recall the delightful
- [Congratulations for a Decade in Afghanistan- Our Partner Afghans4Tomorrow Shares Their Thoughts!](https://globalexchange.org/congratulations-for-a-decade-in-afghanistan-our-partner-afghans4tomorrow-shares-their-thoughts/) - Today's special blog is the last commemorating a decade of Reality Tours in Afghanistan and features the insights of Marsha MacColl, on behalf of our partner Afghans4Tomorrow (A4T). On behalf of Global Exchange we thank all the tremendous energy and efforts of A4T and look forward to a dynamic future of continued collaboration. Congratulations to Global Exchange
- [Ethically Traveling with Travel Writer, Jeff Greenwald in Cuba!](https://globalexchange.org/ethically-traveling-with-travel-writer-jeff-greenwald-in-cuba/) - I remember the day Jeff and I spoke about creating a tour for him and his friends. I felt awestruck. There is so much to see, do and learn. As we brainstormed about an itinerary, he said, "Malia, I want to see your favorite places and meet some of your favorite people". I smiled and
- ["What about Peace?" Art Contest Winner Announced Soon!](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-art-contest-winner-announced-soon/) - What about Peace? The answer is on it’s way. What About Peace? is the international arts contest for youth ages 14 – 20 to express ideas and thoughts about peace by responding to the question, “What About Peace?” through artistic expression, with $1500 in prize money to be given out. The deadline has passed to
- [Wise Words in Honor of International Women's Day](https://globalexchange.org/10794-2/) - Happy International Women’s Day. Today we celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. To mark this occasion, below are quotes by women including a few from some of our Human Rights Award People’s Choice nominees. (Remember, voting is open now until March 19, 2012 @ 5pm so go online
- [Earth Island Journal Explores Rights of Nature in its Spring Issue](https://globalexchange.org/earth-island-journal-explores-rights-of-nature-in-their-spring-issue/) - Last week our friends at the Earth Island Journal published a cover article on the Rights of Nature in their spring issue. The spread, titled Natural Law: From Rural Pennsylvania to South America, a Global Alliance is Promoting the Idea that Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Rights; takes a deep look at the evolution of the movement
- [Celebrating International Women's Day, Every Day!](https://globalexchange.org/celebrating-international-womens-day-every-day/) - Today the world reflects for a moment to honor women. We bear homage to women who have made a difference in their communities; women that have struggled and resisted discrimination and injustice; women that have succeeded in the face of immense social, political and economic odds. As Global Exchange's blog said today, "we celebrate the economic,
- [Open Call for Green Economy Leadership Training Participants](https://globalexchange.org/open-call-for-green-economy-leadership-training-participants/) - While some people look at Detroit and see problems, we see there is no better place to start building a new economy than in Detroit. In 2010, Global Exchange's Michigan team had an idea: create a training program in Detroit to rebuild a resilient community and economy by teaching skills of renewable energy, energy efficiency,
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Find Out About Contest Entry For "Fair Trade Adventure to Sri Lanka"](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-find-out-about-contest-entry-for-fair-trade-adventure-to-sri-lanka/) - It's time to Spring into your monthly dose of Fair Trade news and event updates. Find out about upcoming contest deadlines, plus info about a 15 day "Fair Trade Adventure to Sri Lanka" giveaway. --- NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE FAIR TRADER FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD Take part in the Human Rights People’s Choice Awards by
- [Busted for Busting Out at Bank of America](https://globalexchange.org/busted-for-busting-out-at-bank-of-america/) - “Stripping Protestors In Pink Bras Crashed Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan’s Speech,” declared Business Insider on March 8, showing Moynihan’s stern photo with a pink bra playfully dangling in the air beside him. It’s true, things did get a bit wild at Citi’s Financial Services conference at New York’s Waldorf Astoria when Brian Moynihan
- [We Currently Eat Genetically Engineered Food, But We Don't Know It](https://globalexchange.org/we-currently-eat-genetically-engineered-food-but-we-dont-know-it/) - This guest post was written by Buffy Tarbox of the California Right to Know 2012 Ballot Initiative, which Global Exchange is an endorser of. Thousands of volunteers across California have mobilized to gather signatures for a ballot initiative to require labeling of any food or food product that contains genetically engineered food. This simple, common
- [Diversity Succeeds in Kerala, India: Past Participants Karl Meyer & Shareen Brysac Share Their Story](https://globalexchange.org/diversity-succeeds-in-kerala-india-past-participants-karl-meyer-shareen-brysac-share-their-story/) - Our Reality Tours inspire many people, and it's fun to hear how our alumni have been transformed by their experiences and how they incorporate these experiences into their lives upon their return home. In this post we highlight the impressions and lessons learned by Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac. In the fall of 2009, they
- [Support 5 Consecutive Days for the Cuban 5](https://globalexchange.org/support-5-consecutive-days-for-the-cuban-5/) - Since 1989, Global Exchange has played a leading role in the national campaign to normalize relations with Cuba our Caribbean neighbor. Our primary goals are: -End the U.S. blockade of Cuba -End travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba -Get Cuba removed from the U.S. list of “potential terrorist countries” -Support and learn from Cuba's
- [Join the Spring of Sustainability!](https://globalexchange.org/join-the-spring-of-sustainability/) - Five days a week, for three months, leaders from all walks of sustainable living – from green activism to green lifestyles – will share the latest insights and best solutions to help you make your home, workplace, and community sustainable so that our planet can THRIVE. From March 26 – June 22, 2012, you can
- [Spring into Fair Trade!](https://globalexchange.org/spring-into-fair-trade/) - Spring is the time of the year for renewal and hope, and there is still work to do for Fair Trade activists. Whether you celebrate Passover, Easter or neither we’ve got activities for you. Thanks to all your support, the Hershey Company has taken a first step to trace its supply chain and prevent child
- [Chivichanas in Cuba: Tour Facilitator Karen McCartney Shares her Story](https://globalexchange.org/chivichanas-in-cuba-tour-facilitator-karen-mccartney-shares-her-story/) - Many of our Reality Tours Cuba alumni will remember Karen McCartney. Karen lived in Cuba for years and regularly facilitated Global Exchange groups. Today Karen shares one of her memories about Cuban chivichanas while leading a Reality Tour trip we used to call "Following Che's Footsteps". --- Chivichanas in Cuba: Tour Facilitator Karen McCartney Shares her
- [Fairtrade International Sets Up Shop in the U.S.](https://globalexchange.org/fairtrade-international-sets-up-shop-in-the-u-s/) - A few months ago Fair Trade USA (formerly Transfair USA) resigned their membership from international Fair Trade labeling organization, Fairtrade International (FLO) due to "[differing] perspectives on how to best achieve a common mission." Despite Fair Trade USA’s 2011 announcement of it’s intentions to withdraw from FLO, many in the Fair Trade world had hoped reconciliation would be
- [Van Jones looks to "Rebuild the Dream"](https://globalexchange.org/van-jones-looks-to-rebuild-the-dream/) - The Global Exchange office is buzzing with Human Rights Awards news. Just yesterday, we announced the winner of our People's Choice Awards contest, PFC Bradley Manning. A big thank you to all those who participated in the nominating and voting for Manning and recognizing his role as a human rights hero. Now, we have news
- [The Pledge of Resistance Could Change the Game Against a War with Iran](https://globalexchange.org/the-pledge-of-resistance-could-change-the-game-against-a-war-with-iran/) - The following is a guest post by Robert Naiman, Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy. Mr. Naiman edits the Just Foreign Policy daily news summary and writes on U.S. foreign policy at Huffington Post. You can contact him here. --- If you sometimes find yourself at a bit of a loss of what to make
- [Happy Easter? Better Make Sure with Fair Trade Chocolate](https://globalexchange.org/happy-easter-better-make-sure-with-fair-trade-chocolate/) - At Global Exchange we love to celebrate Fair Trade all the time, but this Easter, things will get even sweeter with free chocolate! Come by anytime Saturday April 7 through Sunday April 8 and you'll get a free piece of Fair Trade chocolate with any purchase of $20 or more at our Global Exchange Fair
- [Enlisting Michelle Obama—and the American Public—to Stop War on Iran](https://globalexchange.org/enlisting-michelle-obama-and-the-american-public-to-stop-war-on-iran/) - The following was co-written by Rae Abileah and Medea Benjamin. --- On Friday, March 30, First Lady Michelle Obama received an unusual request at her San Francisco fundraiser. Instead of “Can I have a picture with you?,” one major donor asked, “Will you use your leadership to prevent an attack on Iran?” Kristin Hull hand
- [Join the 99% in Making History This Spring](https://globalexchange.org/join-the-99-in-making-history-this-spring/) - Global Exchange has joined more than 60 other organizations to host a 99% Spring non violent direct action training - one of 912 events (and counting!) taking place during April 9-15. Thousands of people across the country have stepped up to plan a 99% Spring action training and we're training all Global Exchange staff on
- [Attn 99 Year Olds! Green Economy Leadership Training Application Deadline Almost Here](https://globalexchange.org/video-green-economy-leadership-training-wraps-up-gelt-tv-is-coming/) - With property values at record lows and vacant abandoned infrastructure all around, Detroit has started to capture the imagination of a generation of young adults flocking to the Motor City with the intent of building a new vision of the city in the 21st century. Among those are participants in the Green Economy Leadership Training
- [The Hunt for Fair Trade Easter Eggs](https://globalexchange.org/the-hunt-for-fair-trade-easter-eggs/) - Easter is the third most popular chocolate-consuming holiday in the U.S. behind Halloween and Valentine's Day and there is arguably no more popular product this season than Cadbury Chocolate Easter Eggs. And while Cadbury has demonstrated its commitment to ending forced child labor on the West African cocoa industry by selling Fair Trade certified chocolates
- [ECPAT's Code of Conduct Helps Confront Negative Impacts of Tourism](https://globalexchange.org/ecpats-the-code-helps-us-confront-the-negative-impacts-of-tourism/) - Reality Tours has promoted meaningful travel since 1989. We know socially responsible tourism benefits the host economy and that the more local people benefit from tourism, the more likely it is that women receive these benefits. However, there are many negative impacts associated with mass tourism. Sex tourism is an egregious and growing trend that
- [Global Exchange Online Auction is Now Live: Bid On iPad, Paris Getaway and More!](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-online-auction-is-now-live-bid-on-ipad-paris-getaway-and-more/) - Global Exchange is proud to announce our first ever online auction, in advance of the 10th annual Human Rights Awards - a way for our supporters around the country to support our work by bidding on an amazing collection of items. There are some awesome items up for bid; one-of-a-kind getaways, fine dining gift certificates,
- [MADE IN CHINA…Or Is It?  The Outsourcing Rabbit Hole](https://globalexchange.org/made-in-chinaor-is-it-the-outsourcing-rabbit-hole/) - The following is a guest post by Jacob Schmalzle. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Global Exchange. --- MADE IN CHINA…Or Is It? The Outsourcing Rabbit Hole As the founder of my church’s Fair Trade mission, I’ve witnessed untold billions of dollars wasted on ineffective
- [Obama Administration Silencing Pakistani Drone-Strike Lawyer](https://globalexchange.org/obama-administration-silencing-pakistani-drone-strike-lawyer/) - When is the last time you heard from a civilian victim of the CIA’s secret drone strikes? Sure, most of them can’t speak because they’re deceased. But many leave behind bereaved and angry family members ready to proclaim their innocence and denounce the absence of due process, the lack of accountability, the utter impunity with
- [Honoring the Sacred: Indigenous Wisdom on Rights of Mother Earth](https://globalexchange.org/honoring-the-sacred-indigenous-wisdom-on-rights-of-mother-earth/) - The Following piece was written by Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange, and Osprey Orielle Lake. You can also find it on the Women's Earth and Climate Caucus news page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘When we speak of ecosystems as ‘resources’ — it is as if we are saying the Earth is in the business of liquidating itself.” --
- [The Fair Trade Easter Bunny Visits Hershey](https://globalexchange.org/the-fair-trade-easter-bunny-visits-hershey/) - This Easter season children around the Bay Area sent postcards to the Hershey Corporation asking Hershey to make sure its Cadbury brand Easter chocolates are not produced using child labor. In addition, over 5,000 people signed Raise the Bar Hershey Coalition's petition urging Hershey’s and Cadbury to offer Fair Trade Chocolate Easter eggs and get
- [Linking Economic and Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day](https://globalexchange.org/the-importance-of-linking-economic-and-environmental-sustainability/) - In honor of Earth Day, the Global Exchange Fair Trade stores are excited to offer a special deal this weekend on some of our beautiful recycled paper products from Mai Handicrafts and Project Have Hope: Come by April 21-April 22 to receive a FREE recycled magazine bracelet from Project Have Hope when you mention the
- [Taking Action Against Sex Tourism and Trafficking, With Luggage Tags?](https://globalexchange.org/taking-action-against-sex-tourism-and-trafficking-with-luggage-tags/) - Do any of you intrepid Reality Tours travelers need a new luggage tag? If so we strongly recommend you purchase a Tassa Tag. Here's why: TassaTag is a special luggage tag that helps you claim your luggage more easily and is a visible voice against child sex tourism for the travel industry. Tassa Tag is
- ['What About Peace' Youth Art Contest Winners Announced. And the Grand Prize Winner is...](https://globalexchange.org/what-about-peace-youth-art-contest-winners-announced-and-the-grand-prize-winner-is/) - What About Peace?, the art contest that asks youth ages 14–20 to answer this question creatively is pleased to announce the 2012 winners. Hundreds submitted entries, and after months of jurying, judging and photographing we are ready to reveal the inspiring work of this year’s contestants, as they think about what peace means in 2012.
- [Guess Who is Accepting Bradley Manning's Human Rights People's Choice Award](https://globalexchange.org/guess-who-is-accepting-bradley-mannings-human-rights-peoples-choice-award/) - May 10th is an evening you won’t want to miss! We’ll be shining a spotlight on 2012 Human Rights Award Honoree Annie Leonard and People's Choice Winner PFC Bradley Manning, and this just in…Bradley Manning’s award will be accepted by special guest Daniel Ellsberg. Daniel Ellsberg is a lecturer, writer and activist on the dangers
- [Fair Trade Roundup: The Latest News About World Fair Trade Day, Mother's Day and More](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-the-latest-news-about-world-fair-trade-day-mothers-day-and-more/) - Has it been a whole month already? Actually to be honest, it's been more than a month since our last Roundup. So there's a lot to catch up on. In this Roundup, we've got a new Fair Trade Gift Guide out, a Fair Trade Mother's Day gift suggestion, the latest on World Fair Trade Day,
- [The Government’s Warning to Bradley Manning and Others: “Tell on us, and we will put you behind bars for the rest of your life”](https://globalexchange.org/the-governments-warning-to-bradley-manning-and-others-tell-on-us-and-we-will-put-you-behind-bars-for-the-rest-of-your-life/) - The following guest post by Global Exchange board member Ann Wright originally appeared on MichaelMoore.com. Bradley Manning was recently chosen as Global Exchange's Human Rights Awards People's Choice Winner. The award will be presented at the 2012 Human Rights Awards gala on May 10th in San Francisco and will be accepted on Bradley Manning's behalf
- [Mother’s Day Fair Trade Gift Package--Made BY Women FOR Women](https://globalexchange.org/mothers-day-fair-trade-gift-made-by-women-for-women/) - This Mother’s Day (which is Sunday May 13th in case it slipped your mind:) the folks here at Global Exchange are making it super easy for you to shower your Mom with Fair Trade love. How, pray tell? Well, our development team has put together a sweet package called the Mother's Day Gift Membership Package. It’s
- [The Legacy Continues- Reality Tours Thanks Arun Gandhi for 15 Years of Partnership](https://globalexchange.org/the-legacy-continues-reality-tours-thanks-arun-gandhi-for-15-years-of-partnership/) - Back in 1997 Reality Tours wanted to offer a tour of a lifetime to India that would inspire our members. When we met Dr. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and learned about the important work he was doing in the US and India we knew we had a wonderful partner. We developed a
- [2 Days Left to Get Your Tickets for Seriously Awesome Prize Drawing](https://globalexchange.org/2-days-left-to-get-your-tickets-for-seriously-awesome-prize-drawing/) - I’ve won 1 contest in my life; tickets to a Van Morrison concert in the 80s via a radio station giveaway. I’m not sure what the odds were of me winning, but somehow my track record of zero wins took a fruitful turn that fateful day. My guess is you have a much better chance
- [October is Fair Trade Month! How You Can Take Action Locally](https://globalexchange.org/october-is-fair-trade-month-how-you-can-take-action-locally/) - As we move into fall and the weather gets cooler and the leaves start to cover the ground, we have something very important to celebrate: Fair Trade. Of course the Fair Trade movement is working to improve the lives of farmers, artisans, and their families all over the world all year long -- but this
- [Signs of the San Francisco Occupation](https://globalexchange.org/signs-of-the-san-francisco-occupation-today/) - As we reported in The 99% Say Enough is Enough, three weeks into the protests at Liberty Plaza on Wall Street, New York, similar demonstrations are erupting in other cities across the United States with the same loosely organized structure. People who have not taken action before are now marching and sitting-in against corporate greed,
- [10 Years in Afghanistan](https://globalexchange.org/10-years-in-afghanistan/) - When we watched the US bombs explode over northern Afghanistan ten years ago on the little television in our conference room at Global Exchange in San Francisco we never dreamed that we’d still be at war in that country today. Since October 6, 2001 there have been over 1800 US deaths (mostly soldiers) and many
- [Fair Trade Roundup: Fair Trade USA Withdraws from FLO](https://globalexchange.org/fair-trade-roundup-fair-trade-usa-withdraws-from-flo/) - Happy Fair Trade Month everyone! After a month on the road, I’m back rounding up the latest Fair Trade news, and boy is there a lot of it! FAIR TRADE USA ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL FROM FAIR TRADE INTERNATIONAL On September 15, 2011 Fair Trade International (FLO) and Fair Trade USA issued a joint statement about the
- [Reverse Trick-Or-Treating Brings Child Labor Plight to Light](https://globalexchange.org/reverse-trick-or-treating-brings-child-labor-plight-to-light/) - The following piece was originally written by Debra Atlas for the Redding Record Searchlight (Redding.com) An environmental journalist and blogger, Debra Atlas is reachable through www.Envirothink.wordpress.com or debraatlas@gmail.com. ---------------- Halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins and the latest cartoon or sci-fi characters. And oh the candy! This year is the fifth annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating
- [Join the 99% and Oppose Corporate Free Trade!](https://globalexchange.org/join-the-99-and-oppose-corporate-free-trade/) - The following post was written by California Fair Trade Coalition Director, Tim Robertson. Take action today by calling your Representative and tell them NO on Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Korea, and Panama. This week President Obama said he understood “the frustration” moving thousands of ordinary citizens to take to the streets of dozens of
- [Javier Sicilia and Others to Speak at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference](https://globalexchange.org/javier-sicilia-and-others-to-speak-at-the-international-drug-policy-reform-conference/) - Global Exchange has established a partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), the nation's leading organization promoting alternatives to the drug war that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. DPA works to advance policies that reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition. DPA works nationally to change U.S. laws
- ['Cos the Power of the People Don't Stop](https://globalexchange.org/cos-the-power-of-the-people-dont-stop/) - UPDATE (Oct 14 9:05am pst): The 'cleaning' of Zuccotti Park has been postponed! Thanks to everyone who made calls last night! UPDATE (Oct 13 6:30pm pst): It is now being widely reported that the New York Police Department, under orders from Mayor Bloomberg, will attempt to evict Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park tomorrow for
- [Youth and the Rights of Nature](https://globalexchange.org/youth-and-the-rights-of-nature/) - This guest blog was written by Debra Weistar, co-director of Finding the Good Traveling Semester Program. "This was the most amazing day ever. I learned more today than in all the years of my education." --Wyatt Maniarrez, Oct. 6, 2011, after attending a court hearing between the Western Shoshone and the Bureau of Land Management
- [Take Part in Blog Action Day Oct 16th. We Are!](https://globalexchange.org/take-part-in-blog-action-day-oct-16th/) - Oct. 16th 2011 is Blog Action Day, and Global Exchange is excited to be taking part. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. The aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion around an important issue that impacts
- [Food Justice: The Nature of Farming and Farming with Nature](https://globalexchange.org/food-justice-the-nature-of-farming-and-farming-with-nature/) - Today is Blog Action Day, and Global Exchange is a proud Partner. Blog Action Day is an event that happens each year when bloggers from around the world blog about the same issue to raise awareness and hopefully generate a global discussion around that issue. This Blog Action Day the issue is food, (today is
- [Digest This! From Sacred Seeds and Abundant Reads to Food Sovereignty Movement Building](https://globalexchange.org/digest-this-from-sacred-seeds-and-abundant-reads-to-food-sovereignty-movement-building/) - Today is Blog Action Day, and Global Exchange is a proud Partner. Blog Action Day is an event that happens each year when bloggers from around the world blog about the same issue to raise awareness and hopefully generate a global discussion around that issue. This Blog Action Day the issue is food, (today is
- [Global Exchange Open House Event a Huge Success](https://globalexchange.org/global-exchange-open-house-event-a-huge-success/) - October 6th 2011 we opened our headquarter doors in San Francisco for the annual Global Exchange Open House, a special time when we meet and mingle with community members and supporters. We adore this opportunity to engage with people in the Bay Area, as we are constantly learning and taking direction from the worldwide community.
- [Speaking Tour Kicks Off in Ciudad Juarez-Onwards to Texas, Arizona, Mexico City, and California](https://globalexchange.org/speaking-tour-kicks-off-in-ciudad-juarez-onwards-to-texas-arizona-mexico-city-and-california/) - During their speaking tour, authors John Gibler, and Diego Enrique Osorno gave a talk about an increasingly violent Mexico as they addressed the first event of a border activist summit at the University of Texas at El Paso. These two experts bring first hand perspectives from the regions of Mexico most affected by the drug
- [Why I "Assaulted" Defense Chief Leon Panetta](https://globalexchange.org/why-i-assaulted-defense-chief-leon-panetta/) - The following is a guest blog post by Alli McCracken from our sister organization CODEPINK: "Assault? Who- or what- did I assault??" I asked the police officer incredulously as I sat in his office at the police station, handcuffed to the wall. "Well, looks like it was Leon Panetta himself," the officer responded as he
- [How You Can Qualify to Travel to Cuba and Celebrate New Year's in Havana](https://globalexchange.org/how-you-can-qualify-to-travel-to-cuba-and-celebrate-new-years-in-havana/) - A new revolution is sweeping the island of Cuba. One that the world needs to take notice of if we are to seriously confront climate change. In the past three years, this small island of 11 million people has successfully embarked on an Energy Revolution unparalleled in the world. In fact, in its 2006 Living
- [Act Now: Stop Imminent Land Grab That Threatens More Than 162,000 People in Tanzania](https://globalexchange.org/act-now-stop-imminent-land-grab-that-threatens-more-than-162000-people-in-tanzania/) - The following is a message from our friends at the Oakland Institute regarding the turning over of land in Tanzania to an American company and the resultant displacement of thousands of refugees. --- Act Now: Stop Imminent Land Grab That Threatens More Than 162,000 People in Tanzania We are requesting your support to stop the
- [(Ex)Obama Supporters On The streets - Not In The Fundraiser](https://globalexchange.org/exobama-supporters-on-the-streets-not-in-the-fundraiser/) - Over a thousand of us turned out on Tuesday - adding San Francisco to the growing list of cities President Obama has been greeted in protest since civil disobedience actions in Washington DC and Ottawa this September. At Organizing for America 2012 campaign offices, fundraisers, speeches and rallies - thousands of people have taken the
- [Community Rights goes to Occupy Wall Street](https://globalexchange.org/community-rights-goes-to-occupy-wall-street/) - Shannon Biggs directs the Community Rights program at Global Exchange. On October 26 I spent a chilly and drizzly day on Wall Street along with my fellow community-rights organizer, Ben Price from CELDF. We had been asked to share our experiences with those occupying Liberty Plaza. Together we spoke on the steps in the now-famous
- [We Have a New Executive Director, Everyone!](https://globalexchange.org/we-have-a-new-executive-director-everyone-2/) - The Board of Directors of Global Exchange is pleased to announce Ms. Carleen Pickard as the organization’s new Executive Director. Carleen will follow Kirsten Moller’s twenty-three year legacy of leadership and compassion. We are collectively elated about the new energy, new ideas, and new skills that Carleen brings to Global Exchange. Her long history of
- [We have a new Executive Director, everyone!](https://globalexchange.org/we-have-a-new-executive-director-everyone/) - The Board of Directors of Global Exchange is pleased to announce Ms. Carleen Pickard as the organization’s new Executive Director. Carleen will follow Kirsten Moller’s twenty-three year legacy of leadership and compassion. We are collectively elated about the new energy, new ideas, and new skills that Carleen brings to Global Exchange. Her long history of
- [We Have a New Executive Director, Everyone!](https://globalexchange.org/we-have-a-new-executive-director-everyone-3/) - The Board of Directors of Global Exchange is pleased to announce Ms. Carleen Pickard as the organization’s new Executive Director. Carleen will follow Kirsten Moller’s twenty-three year legacy of leadership and compassion. We are collectively elated about the new energy, new ideas, and new skills that Carleen brings to Global Exchange. Her long history of
- [A Day in the Life of Occupy Wall Street - the Community Rights Experience](https://globalexchange.org/a-day-in-the-life-of-occupy-wall-street-the-community-rights-experience-3/) - Shannon Biggs directs the Community Rights program at Global Exchange. By 5:00 am on October 25, as I was boarding a NYC-bound plane, reports of police forces raiding Occupy Oakland were beginning to filter through the local news, Twitter and Facebook. By the time I arrived at the Liberty Plaza/Zucotti Park headquarters of OWS, events
- [Sustainability is a Right](https://globalexchange.org/sustainability-is-a-right/) - Envision Spokane – a group comprised of neighborhood advocates, labor union locals, and community activists –have been organizing for over two years around a citizen’s initiative placing the nation’s very first Community Bill of Rights on the November 2011 ballot in the City of Spokane known as Proposition 1. If passed, the initiative would recognize
- [Nov 2: General Strike/Day of Action at #OO](https://globalexchange.org/nov-2-general-strikeday-of-action-at-oo/) - On November 2, 2011, Global Exchange will stand in solidarity with the Occupy Oakland (#OO) movement and the broader Occupy Wall Street (#OWS) movement to participate in the General Strike/Day of Action. Join us on the streets (or online) tomorrow and unite with thousands to demand an end to corporate greed, bank bailouts, the gross
- [Oakland General Strike/Day of Action 10AM](https://globalexchange.org/oakland-general-strikeday-of-action-10am/) - Good morning Oakland! It's a crisp and sunny day in the Bay Area. Reports from Oakland say that the intersection surrounding Oscar Grant/Frank H Ogawa Plaza is completely packed with 2000 people. Angela Davis just spoke at the rally happening now - watch the livestream here. Her words open the day - she said that
- [Oakland General Strike/Day of Action noon](https://globalexchange.org/oakland-general-strikeday-of-action-noon/) - On the way down from the Oscar Grant Plaza where several thousand strikers converged to block the corner of Broadway and 12th street, my colleague Tex remarked: “Isn’t it weird that we didn’t see a single cop during the whole march?” Not when a cab tried to breach the crowd blocking the intersection, not when
- [Oakland General Strike/Day of Action 2pm](https://globalexchange.org/oakland-general-strikeday-of-action-3pm/) - Grandpas and construction workers and students and musicians and dancers and teachers and reporters and celebrities and spiritual leaders and veterans and postal workers and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers. (But not one cop.) All in Oakland Calfornia. All with a purpose. They are the 99%. We are the 99%. I wasn't sure
- [Oakland General Strike/Day of Action 4PM](https://globalexchange.org/oakland-general-strikeday-of-action-4pm/) - It's a carnival with a purpose at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. The speeches from the stage are non stop. Voice after voice sharing messages of support from around the US, North America and the world, news of students, teachers and other workers deciding to walk out today and join the thousands. When there
- [Oakland General Strike/Day of Action 8PM](https://globalexchange.org/oakland-general-strikeday-of-action-8pm/) - Being at the Oakland General Strike/Day of Action for most of the day, you would think that you would be completely exhausted, but surprisingly, when 4 o' clock rolled around to begin the march to the Port of Oakland the energy was high. A large group had just returned from the march on the banks

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- [Havana Jazz Plaza Music Festival'25](https://globalexchange.org/tour/havana-jazz-plaza-music-festival24/) - Explore Cuba's vibrant culture with Global Exchange & AC Journeys: Experience Havana Jazz Festival, meet local artists, and immerse in authentic Cuban life.
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## Events

- [Understanding Honduras’s Pre-Election Crisis](https://globalexchange.org/event/understanding-hondurass-pre-election-crisis/) - Honduras is facing one of the most intense pre-electoral crises in its recent history — a crisis that is deepening as election day approaches. The politically charged moment is hard to monitor, even for the most astute, regardless of whether you are following the situation closely or not. Concerns about the integrity of the electoral
- [American Attacks in the Caribbean: War on Drugs or Regional Intervention](https://globalexchange.org/event/american-attacks-in-the-caribbean-war-on-drugs-or-regional-intervention/) - In recent weeks, the United States military—under the Trump administration’s orders—has repeatedly attacked small boats off the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Venezuela and Colombia under the pretext of combating “narcoterrorism,” killing at least 60 civilians. Yet, to date, the administration has presented zero evidence to justify any aspect of what appear to be
- [Webinar: Close-up on Honduras Elections 2025](https://globalexchange.org/event/webinar-close-up-on-honduras-elections-2025/) - On November 30, Hondurans go to the polls to choose a new President, Congress, and municipal authorities. The stakes are high. The charged political climate of recent months has given rise to serious concerns about democracy eroding as malign forces maneuver. Just four years ago, Hondurans voted decisively to end a series of U.S.-backed post-coup
- [The Illegal Trump-Bukele Prison Pipeline to El Salvador is a Threat to All](https://globalexchange.org/event/the-illegal-trump-bukele-prison-pipeline-to-el-salvador-is-a-threat-to-all/) - Please join us next Tuesday for a special, in-depth look at the brazenly unconstitutional Trump-Bukele prison pipeline. In recent days, the case of Kamil Abrego Garcia, the innocent father who was “mistakenly” seized in Maryland and deported to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador has cast a spotlight on President Trump’s dangerous and unprecedented
- [Online premiere of CRITICAL MINERALS, a short documentary.](https://globalexchange.org/event/online-premiere-of-critical-minerals-a-short-documentary/) - As the global shift to clean energy accelerates, so does demand for the minerals that power it—lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and others. These so-called “critical minerals” are essential for electric vehicles, solar panels, long-duration batteries, and more. But how they’re sourced matters! Global Exchange is proud to be partnering with the Trade Justice Education Fund
- [Documentary Film Screening, live music and more!](https://globalexchange.org/event/documentary-film-screening-live-music-and-more/) - We’re inviting you to a special FREE event in Redwood City for the premiere of the documentary Ignoradxs Nunca Más/Ignored No More - the story of the Movement for Peace and Justice, an international struggle for freedom, justice, and the end of racism and discrimination. Join us on Thursday, Jan 16th at 600 PM at
- [Webcasts: The Corporate Assault on Honduras: Mafia-style investments and and the Honduran people’s struggle for democracy and dignity](https://globalexchange.org/event/webcasts-the-corporate-assault-on-honduras-mafia-style-investments-and-and-the-honduran-peoples-struggle-for-democracy-and-dignity/) - Karen Spring of the HSN and Honduras Now along with Jennifer Moore of Institute for Policy Studies - IPS will talk about the findings from the recent report on "Mafiosa" corporate investor measures that are being used to intimidate and potentially bankrupt Honduras and damage communities across the country. Hondurans from affected communities will talk
- [Haiti & Pan Africanism: Towards Self-Determination and Liberation Date & Time](https://globalexchange.org/event/haiti-pan-africanism-towards-self-determination-and-liberation-date-time/) - Haiti is part and parcel of the larger struggle for self-determination and liberation that we see taking place throughout the Pan African revolution. This webinar will explore that dynamic intersection of the struggle against imperialism that is happening from Kenya to Port-a-Prince. Panelists will provide experiences and updated information, as well as engage a discussion
- [Webinar: Implementation of International Law to Stop the Genocide](https://globalexchange.org/event/webinar-implementation-of-international-law-to-stop-the-genocide/) - Over the past several weeks, Global Exchange has been part of an international convening of organizations that have come together, overcoming time zones and language barriers, to envision a global peace process with concrete steps we can take. We are building a coalition of organizations from around the world committed to defending the rights of
- [Ignored No More: The People's Movement for Peace and Justice in DC](https://globalexchange.org/event/ignored-no-more-the-peoples-movement-for-peace-and-justice-in-dc/) - We are honored to invite you to a special event hosted by the People's Movement for Peace and Justice (PMPJ) at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC, next Wednesday. This unprecedented gathering aims to turn grief into hope and action, leading to binational life-saving policy actions. Event: Ignored No More: The People’s Movement for Peace
- [Reclaiming Cinco de Mayo](https://globalexchange.org/event/reclaiming-cinco-de-mayo/) - We, the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice, are reclaiming Cinco de Mayo to prioritize peace and binational collaboration as Mexico and the United States unite to protest against armed and structural violence, hate speech, and failed militarization strategies. Join us as we take to the streets this May 5th for a Binational Day of
- [Webcast: Honoring Romero: Two Years of Resistance to Bukele’s State of Exception in El Salvador](https://globalexchange.org/event/webcast-honoring-romero-two-years-of-resistance-to-bukeles-state-of-exception-in-el-salvador/) - March 27 marks two years since Nayib Bukele suspended constitutional rights in El Salvador under an emergency measure known as the State of Exception, following a weekend spike in gang homicides. Since then, the measure has been used to arrest over 78,000 people without warrants, including union leaders, student organizers, environmental activists, land defenders and
- [Webcast: Siege of daily life, terror for territorial control and serious human rights violations in Chiapas](https://globalexchange.org/event/webcast-siege-of-daily-life-terror-for-territorial-control-and-serious-human-rights-violations-in-chiapas/) - Monday, March 25, at 4 pm Pacific time: We turn our focus to the underreported armed conflict on the Chiapas-Guatemala border. This conflict, fueled by territorial disputes among organized crime groups, has devastating consequences for the largely Indigenous population of Chiapas. The communities displaced by the violence are in the thousands, and violence and terror
- [Webcast: No justice, No Peace: The Pending Agenda for Peace and Justice for Afro Descendants in the Americas](https://globalexchange.org/event/webcast-no-justice-no-peace-the-pending-agenda-for-peace-and-justice-for-afro-descendants-in-the-americas/) - Please join us Thursday, February 22nd at 4pm PST / 7pm EST for a special webcast in celebration of Black History Month: "No justice, No Peace: The Pending Agenda for Peace and Justice for Afro Descendants in the Americas." We will hear from some of the most influential Black solidarity organizers and Black leaders from Latin
- [Rally Outside APEC!](https://globalexchange.org/event/rally-outside-apec/) - Rally Outside APEC! Ahead of their meeting, demand that APEC leaders and IPEF negotiators listen to the people instead of corporations. DON'T TRADE AWAY OUR CLIMATE FUTURE!
- [Stand with Haiti! Featuring Madame Mildred Aristide](https://globalexchange.org/event/stand-with-haiti-featuring-madame-mildred-aristide/) - Today, the situation in Haiti could not be more dire. Paramilitaries continue to terrorize the population. Over 5 million Haitians, including 2.5 million children, are experiencing food insecurity in a country of 12 million. And now, the UN has authorized an invasion force to prop up the unelected, repressive government. As always, Haitians continue to
- [Webcast: Guatemala Resists](https://globalexchange.org/event/webcast-guatemala-resists/) - This week, Guatemala will celebrate its (non-violent) Democratic Revolution of 1944 with a new, democratic revolution, one that has arisen to defend their newly elected president, Bernardo Arévalo. President-elect Arévalo does not take office until January 14th – nearly five months after his election on August 20th – and corrupt forces within the existing Guatemalan
- [Not Another Invasion! SF Protest Oct. 10th – SF Fed Bldg 4pm](https://globalexchange.org/event/not-another-invasion-sf-protest-oct-10th-sf-fed-bldg-4pm/) - STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF HAITI! NOT ANOTHER INVASION! JOIN US TO DEMONSTRATE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10th SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL BUILDING 7TH AND MISSION4:00 PM Message from our friends at the Haiti Action Committee: Haiti Action Committee condemns in the strongest possible terms the UN Security Council vote on Monday to authorize yet another invasion of
- [Run and Vigil for the Ayotzinapa 43](https://globalexchange.org/event/run-and-vigil-for-the-ayotzinapa-43/) - These events are taking place in New York City. Te invitamos a la jornada de lucha por encontrar a nuestros 43 hijos. Vivos se los llevaron y vivos los queremos!
- [Vigil for the disappeared Ayotzinapa 43 in Mexico City](https://globalexchange.org/event/vigil-for-the-disappeared-ayotzinapa-43-in-mexico-city/) - Este 26 de septiembre se cumplen nueve años de la desaparición de nuestros hijos, los 43 normalistas desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa. El hecho a la fecha continúa siendo esencialmente un misterio con verdades históricas a modo por parte del gobierno federal anterior y el actual. El expediente sigue abierto. Ha trascendido que todos los brazos del
- [Hasta Encontrarlxs / Until we find them](https://globalexchange.org/event/hasta-encontrarlxs-until-we-find-them/) - Join us for a conversation with families of victims who are disappeared and human rights defenders raising their voices against forced disappearances in Mexico and in the United States. Live on zoom tomorrow August 29th at 4pm pacific / 5pm Cdmx / 7pm eastern.
- [Guatemala Elections: Results and the Road Ahead](https://globalexchange.org/event/guatemala-elections-results-and-the-road-ahead/) - Guatemala is voting on August 20th and we are on the ground doing live coverage. Join us for a special broadcast on Monday August 21st and 9am pacific time.
- [Live Webcast : LawFare y elecciones presidenciales en Guatemala](https://globalexchange.org/event/live-webcast-lawfare-y-elecciones-presidenciales-en-guatemala/)
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- [gulu](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gulu/)
- [Not For Sale](https://globalexchange.org/tag/not-for-sale/)
- [Uganda](https://globalexchange.org/tag/uganda/)
- [corruption](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corruption/)
- [gas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gas/)
- [transparency](https://globalexchange.org/tag/transparency/)
- [Turkmenistan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/turkmenistan/)
- [Gulf of Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gulf-of-mexico/)
- [moratorium](https://globalexchange.org/tag/moratorium/)
- [offshore drilling](https://globalexchange.org/tag/offshore-drilling/)
- [Divine chocolate](https://globalexchange.org/tag/divine-chocolate/)
- [ESLI](https://globalexchange.org/tag/esli/)
- [FreshFest](https://globalexchange.org/tag/freshfest/)
- [green festival](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-festival/)
- [Grind for the Green](https://globalexchange.org/tag/grind-for-the-green/)
- [oakland](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oakland/)
- [youth](https://globalexchange.org/tag/youth/)
- [peace](https://globalexchange.org/tag/peace/)
- [Local Green Economy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/local-green-economy/)
- [bali](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bali/)
- [democracy now](https://globalexchange.org/tag/democracy-now/)
- [Generacion](https://globalexchange.org/tag/generacion/)
- [Alabama](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alabama/)
- [Deep Water Horizon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/deep-water-horizon/)
- [Gulf Oil Spill](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gulf-oil-spill/)
- [Louisiana](https://globalexchange.org/tag/louisiana/)
- [Arizona](https://globalexchange.org/tag/arizona/)
- [SB 1070](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sb-1070/)
- [divine chocolate kuapa kokoo](https://globalexchange.org/tag/divine-chocolate-kuapa-kokoo/)
- [anti-militarism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/anti-militarism/)
- [Costa Rica](https://globalexchange.org/tag/costa-rica/)
- [US Military](https://globalexchange.org/tag/us-military/)
- [Wikileaks](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wikileaks/)
- [Get Fresh](https://globalexchange.org/tag/get-fresh/)
- [TEDx](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tedx/)
- [conacado](https://globalexchange.org/tag/conacado/)
- [dominican republic](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dominican-republic/)
- [algeria](https://globalexchange.org/tag/algeria/)
- [american petroleum institute](https://globalexchange.org/tag/american-petroleum-institute/)
- [api](https://globalexchange.org/tag/api/)
- [columbia](https://globalexchange.org/tag/columbia/)
- [earthrights international](https://globalexchange.org/tag/earthrights-international/)
- [energy security](https://globalexchange.org/tag/energy-security/)
- [extractive industry](https://globalexchange.org/tag/extractive-industry/)
- [kazakhstan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/kazakhstan/)
- [Myanmar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/myanmar/)
- [publish what you pay](https://globalexchange.org/tag/publish-what-you-pay/)
- [resource curse](https://globalexchange.org/tag/resource-curse/)
- [russia](https://globalexchange.org/tag/russia/)
- [Cristina Kirchner](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cristina-kirchner/)
- [Evo Morales](https://globalexchange.org/tag/evo-morales/)
- [Fernando Lugo](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fernando-lugo/)
- [Hugo Chavez](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hugo-chavez/)
- [latin america](https://globalexchange.org/tag/latin-america/)
- [Lula da Silva](https://globalexchange.org/tag/lula-da-silva/)
- [Nėstor Kirchner](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nestor-kirchner/)
- [oliver stone](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oliver-stone/)
- [Rafael Correa](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rafael-correa/)
- [Raúl Castro](https://globalexchange.org/tag/raul-castro/)
- [south america](https://globalexchange.org/tag/south-america/)
- [south of the border](https://globalexchange.org/tag/south-of-the-border/)
- [fair trade university](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-university/)
- [sweatfree](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sweatfree/)
- [olive oil](https://globalexchange.org/tag/olive-oil/)
- [environment](https://globalexchange.org/tag/environment/)
- [jobs](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jobs/)
- [military bases](https://globalexchange.org/tag/military-bases/)
- [Fair Trade Futures](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-futures/)
- [Fair Trade Futures Conference](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-futures-conference/)
- [Code of Conduct](https://globalexchange.org/tag/code-of-conduct/)
- [ECPAT-USA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ecpat-usa/)
- [Sex Tourism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sex-tourism/)
- [UNICEF](https://globalexchange.org/tag/unicef/)
- [michigan program](https://globalexchange.org/tag/michigan-program/)
- [Berkeley](https://globalexchange.org/tag/berkeley/)
- [Fair Trade Store](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-store/)
- [Global Exchange members](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-exchange-members/)
- [Portland OR](https://globalexchange.org/tag/portland-or/)
- [San Francisco](https://globalexchange.org/tag/san-francisco/)
- [Washington DC](https://globalexchange.org/tag/washington-dc/)
- [Alternative International Forum for Live and Environmental & Social Justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alternative-international-forum-for-live-and-environmental-social-justice/)
- [cancun](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cancun/)
- [caravan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/caravan/)
- [caravans](https://globalexchange.org/tag/caravans/)
- [climate justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/climate-justice/)
- [COP 16](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cop-16/)
- [Grassroots Organizing Cools the Planet](https://globalexchange.org/tag/grassroots-organizing-cools-the-planet/)
- [International March For Life and Social and Environmental Justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/international-march-for-life-and-social-and-environmental-justice/)
- [SME](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sme/)
- [via campesina](https://globalexchange.org/tag/via-campesina/)
- [Aung San Suu Kyi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/aung-san-suu-kyi/)
- [Nobel Laureate](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nobel-laureate/)
- [Nobel Women's Initiative](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nobel-womens-initiative/)
- [fair for life](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-for-life/)
- [fair trade certifications](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-certifications/)
- [fair trade webinar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-webinar/)
- [Zapata](https://globalexchange.org/tag/zapata/)
- [Social and Environmental Justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/social-and-environmental-justice/)
- [CECOP](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cecop/)
- [hydro-electric dam](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hydro-electric-dam/)
- [La Parota](https://globalexchange.org/tag/la-parota/)
- [1000 Cancuns](https://globalexchange.org/tag/1000-cancuns/)
- [GGJ](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ggj/)
- [GJEP](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gjep/)
- [IEN](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ien/)
- [MCJ](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mcj/)
- [MCJW](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mcjw/)
- [REDD](https://globalexchange.org/tag/redd/)
- [Rights of Mother Earth](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rights-of-mother-earth/)
- [Thousand Cancuns](https://globalexchange.org/tag/thousand-cancuns/)
- [activism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/activism/)
- [Eliza Dushku](https://globalexchange.org/tag/eliza-dushku/)
- [Giving Thanks](https://globalexchange.org/tag/giving-thanks/)
- [Espacio Mexicano](https://globalexchange.org/tag/espacio-mexicano/)
- [For Life and Environmental and Social Justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/for-life-and-environmental-and-social-justice/)
- [International Climate Justice Forum](https://globalexchange.org/tag/international-climate-justice-forum/)
- [Buffy the Vampire Slayer](https://globalexchange.org/tag/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/)
- [Rick Fox](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rick-fox/)
- [Life](https://globalexchange.org/tag/life/)
- [The Green Collar Economy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/the-green-collar-economy/)
- [fair trade gift guide](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-gift-guide/)
- [fair trade holiday challenge](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-holiday-challenge/)
- [Equal Exchange](https://globalexchange.org/tag/equal-exchange/)
- [dishware](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dishware/)
- [le souk](https://globalexchange.org/tag/le-souk/)
- [Tunisia](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tunisia/)
- [fair trade farmers](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-farmers/)
- [Guatemala](https://globalexchange.org/tag/guatemala/)
- [CELDF](https://globalexchange.org/tag/celdf/)
- [Fracking](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fracking/)
- [Pittsburgh](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pittsburgh/)
- [Right-based Ordinance](https://globalexchange.org/tag/right-based-ordinance/)
- [Shasta](https://globalexchange.org/tag/shasta/)
- [Give Thanks](https://globalexchange.org/tag/give-thanks/)
- [Pierette Mimi Poinsett](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pierette-mimi-poinsett/)
- [Ray Beckerman](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ray-beckerman/)
- [Debbie Bruell](https://globalexchange.org/tag/debbie-bruell/)
- [GEMS](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gems/)
- [fair trade pledge](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-pledge/)
- [gifts](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gifts/)
- [give fair trade](https://globalexchange.org/tag/give-fair-trade/)
- [holiday gifts](https://globalexchange.org/tag/holiday-gifts/)
- [Dark Side of Chocolate](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dark-side-of-chocolate/)
- [sweet smarts](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sweet-smarts/)
- [Culture of Resistance](https://globalexchange.org/tag/culture-of-resistance/)
- [Militarization](https://globalexchange.org/tag/militarization/)
- [Eitan Isaacson](https://globalexchange.org/tag/eitan-isaacson/)
- [Emily Ratner](https://globalexchange.org/tag/emily-ratner/)
- [Jewish Federations of North America](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jewish-federations-of-north-america/)
- [Jewish Voice for Peace](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jewish-voice-for-peace/)
- [Matan Cohen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/matan-cohen/)
- [Matthew Taylor](https://globalexchange.org/tag/matthew-taylor/)
- [protest](https://globalexchange.org/tag/protest/)
- [Rae Abileah](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rae-abileah/)
- [cotton](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cotton/)
- [fall](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fall/)
- [scarves](https://globalexchange.org/tag/scarves/)
- [hershey](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hershey/)
- [raise the bar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/raise-the-bar/)
- [bill mckibben](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bill-mckibben/)
- [treehugger](https://globalexchange.org/tag/treehugger/)
- [green business](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-business/)
- [green entrepreneurship](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-entrepreneurship/)
- [green webinar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-webinar/)
- [scott cooney](https://globalexchange.org/tag/scott-cooney/)
- [alpaca](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alpaca/)
- [martha stewart](https://globalexchange.org/tag/martha-stewart/)
- [carmen iezzi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/carmen-iezzi/)
- [fair trade holiday](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-holiday/)
- [gift guide](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gift-guide/)
- [holidays](https://globalexchange.org/tag/holidays/)
- [Day of the Dead](https://globalexchange.org/tag/day-of-the-dead/)
- [Dia de los Muertos](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dia-de-los-muertos/)
- [Jane Mintz](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jane-mintz/)
- [Maya Traditions](https://globalexchange.org/tag/maya-traditions/)
- [san francisco events](https://globalexchange.org/tag/san-francisco-events/)
- [daily show](https://globalexchange.org/tag/daily-show/)
- [jon stewart](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jon-stewart/)
- [rally to restore sanity](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rally-to-restore-sanity/)
- [merida initiative](https://globalexchange.org/tag/merida-initiative/)
- [Mexico & Human Rights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mexico-human-rights/)
- [war on drugs](https://globalexchange.org/tag/war-on-drugs/)
- [block printing](https://globalexchange.org/tag/block-printing/)
- [napkins](https://globalexchange.org/tag/napkins/)
- [tablecloths](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tablecloths/)
- [brower youth awards](https://globalexchange.org/tag/brower-youth-awards/)
- [earth island institute](https://globalexchange.org/tag/earth-island-institute/)
- [eco lens](https://globalexchange.org/tag/eco-lens/)
- [fair trade chocolate](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-chocolate/)
- [climate](https://globalexchange.org/tag/climate/)
- [COP 15](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cop-15/)
- [conference of parties](https://globalexchange.org/tag/conference-of-parties/)
- [California](https://globalexchange.org/tag/california/)
- [dirty energy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dirty-energy/)
- [global warming](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-warming/)
- [koch industries](https://globalexchange.org/tag/koch-industries/)
- [Prop 23](https://globalexchange.org/tag/prop-23/)
- [Proposition 23](https://globalexchange.org/tag/proposition-23/)
- [tesoro](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tesoro/)
- [valero](https://globalexchange.org/tag/valero/)
- [ILRF](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ilrf/)
- [uzbek cotton](https://globalexchange.org/tag/uzbek-cotton/)
- [uzbekistan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/uzbekistan/)
- [white gold](https://globalexchange.org/tag/white-gold/)
- [#BAD2010](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bad2010/)
- [blog action day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/blog-action-day/)
- [blog action day 2010](https://globalexchange.org/tag/blog-action-day-2010/)
- [Water](https://globalexchange.org/tag/water/)
- [mt. shasta water](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mt-shasta-water/)
- [oilspill](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oilspill/)
- [ban lifted](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ban-lifted/)
- [deepwater drilling](https://globalexchange.org/tag/deepwater-drilling/)
- [Ken Salazar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ken-salazar/)
- [moratorium lifted](https://globalexchange.org/tag/moratorium-lifted/)
- [Participant Store](https://globalexchange.org/tag/participant-store/)
- [COP15](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cop15/)
- [Copenhagen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/copenhagen/)
- [maude barlow](https://globalexchange.org/tag/maude-barlow/)
- [Naomi Klein](https://globalexchange.org/tag/naomi-klein/)
- [Chevron Ecuador](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chevron-ecuador/)
- [Media Criticism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/media-criticism/)
- [Shareholder Activist](https://globalexchange.org/tag/shareholder-activist/)
- [Wall Street](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wall-street/)
- [Wall Street Journal](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wall-street-journal/)
- [Corporate America](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corporate-america/)
- [Corporate Social Responsibility](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corporate-social-responsibility/)
- [Shareholder Activism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/shareholder-activism/)
- [Shareholders](https://globalexchange.org/tag/shareholders/)
- [cancun mexico](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cancun-mexico/)
- [climate equity](https://globalexchange.org/tag/climate-equity/)
- [neoliberalism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/neoliberalism/)
- [nicaragua. sandinista](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nicaragua-sandinista/)
- [somoza](https://globalexchange.org/tag/somoza/)
- [feed in tariffs](https://globalexchange.org/tag/feed-in-tariffs/)
- [facebook](https://globalexchange.org/tag/facebook/)
- [frank chi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/frank-chi/)
- [green economy revolution](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-economy-revolution/)
- [social upheaval](https://globalexchange.org/tag/social-upheaval/)
- [the social network](https://globalexchange.org/tag/the-social-network/)
- [open house](https://globalexchange.org/tag/open-house/)
- [Fair Trade USA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-usa/)
- [scavenger hunt](https://globalexchange.org/tag/scavenger-hunt/)
- [thank](https://globalexchange.org/tag/thank/)
- [rights-based organizing](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rights-based-organizing/)
- [Bush](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bush/)
- [libya](https://globalexchange.org/tag/libya/)
- [Muammar Gaddafi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/muammar-gaddafi/)
- [NATO](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nato/)
- [Obama](https://globalexchange.org/tag/obama/)
- [Africa](https://globalexchange.org/tag/africa/)
- [Amnesty International](https://globalexchange.org/tag/amnesty-international/)
- [ENI](https://globalexchange.org/tag/eni/)
- [gas flaring](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gas-flaring/)
- [Niger Delta](https://globalexchange.org/tag/niger-delta/)
- [Shell](https://globalexchange.org/tag/shell/)
- [Total](https://globalexchange.org/tag/total/)
- [economic activism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/economic-activism/)
- [Land Day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/land-day/)
- [sodastream](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sodastream/)
- [amazon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/amazon/)
- [chevron ruling](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chevron-ruling/)
- [corporate accountability](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corporate-accountability/)
- [taxes](https://globalexchange.org/tag/taxes/)
- [citizens united](https://globalexchange.org/tag/citizens-united/)
- [story of stuff](https://globalexchange.org/tag/story-of-stuff/)
- [Karzai](https://globalexchange.org/tag/karzai/)
- [Malalai Joya](https://globalexchange.org/tag/malalai-joya/)
- [webinar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/webinar/)
- [fair trade news](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-news/)
- [fair trade roundup](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-roundup/)
- [fair trade vodka](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-vodka/)
- [bahrain](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bahrain/)
- [Operation Odyssey Dawn](https://globalexchange.org/tag/operation-odyssey-dawn/)
- [saudi arabia](https://globalexchange.org/tag/saudi-arabia/)
- [yemen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/yemen/)
- [End the Occupation](https://globalexchange.org/tag/end-the-occupation/)
- [middle east](https://globalexchange.org/tag/middle-east/)
- [Fallujah](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fallujah/)
- [iraq war](https://globalexchange.org/tag/iraq-war/)
- [Nouri al-Maliki](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nouri-al-maliki/)
- [fair trade cocoa](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-cocoa/)
- [fair trade curriculim](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-curriculim/)
- [fair trade judaica](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-judaica/)
- [the biggest loser](https://globalexchange.org/tag/the-biggest-loser/)
- [prayer mat baskets](https://globalexchange.org/tag/prayer-mat-baskets/)
- [go solar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/go-solar/)
- [solar power](https://globalexchange.org/tag/solar-power/)
- [solor](https://globalexchange.org/tag/solor/)
- [sungevity](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sungevity/)
- [earthquake](https://globalexchange.org/tag/earthquake/)
- [Green Festival Reader](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-festival-reader/)
- [Japan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/japan/)
- [nuclear](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nuclear/)
- [nuclear power](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nuclear-power/)
- [tsunami](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tsunami/)
- [bradley manning](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bradley-manning/)
- [ben & jerry](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ben-jerry/)
- [fair trade universities](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-universities/)
- [jimmy fallon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jimmy-fallon/)
- [ecuador court](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ecuador-court/)
- [Dr. Arun Gandhi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dr-arun-gandhi/)
- [Gandhian Legacy Tour](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gandhian-legacy-tour/)
- [India travel](https://globalexchange.org/tag/india-travel/)
- [nonviolence](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nonviolence/)
- [Fair Trade Certified](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-certified/)
- [Jimmy Falon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jimmy-falon/)
- [activists](https://globalexchange.org/tag/activists/)
- [ciudad juarez](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ciudad-juarez/)
- [felipe calderon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/felipe-calderon/)
- [AIPAC](https://globalexchange.org/tag/aipac/)
- [J Street](https://globalexchange.org/tag/j-street/)
- [military aid](https://globalexchange.org/tag/military-aid/)
- [Qualitative Military Advantage](https://globalexchange.org/tag/qualitative-military-advantage/)
- [gas prices](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gas-prices/)
- [oil prices](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oil-prices/)
- [regulation](https://globalexchange.org/tag/regulation/)
- [speculation](https://globalexchange.org/tag/speculation/)
- [HRA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hra/)
- [Peoples Choice Awards](https://globalexchange.org/tag/peoples-choice-awards/)
- [Global Exchange stores](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-exchange-stores/)
- [corporate social responsibilty](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corporate-social-responsibilty/)
- [freedom to travel](https://globalexchange.org/tag/freedom-to-travel/)
- [Egypt](https://globalexchange.org/tag/egypt/)
- [Egypt Protests](https://globalexchange.org/tag/egypt-protests/)
- [Egypt Revolution](https://globalexchange.org/tag/egypt-revolution/)
- [Wisconsin](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wisconsin/)
- [Wisconsin Egypt](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wisconsin-egypt/)
- [Wisconsin Protests](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wisconsin-protests/)
- [Wisconsin Union Protests](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wisconsin-union-protests/)
- [democracy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/democracy/)
- [Bon Appetit](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bon-appetit/)
- [Coal](https://globalexchange.org/tag/coal/)
- [Mubarak](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mubarak/)
- [people's revolution](https://globalexchange.org/tag/peoples-revolution/)
- [josefina reyes](https://globalexchange.org/tag/josefina-reyes/)
- [juarez](https://globalexchange.org/tag/juarez/)
- [ruben reyes](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ruben-reyes/)
- [fair trade truffles](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-truffles/)
- [Fair Trade Valentines](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-valentines/)
- [Cairo](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cairo/)
- [chocolate tasting](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chocolate-tasting/)
- [coco-zen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/coco-zen/)
- [fair trade jewelry](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-jewelry/)
- [Cuba travel](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cuba-travel/)
- [hosni mubarak](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hosni-mubarak/)
- [corporate person hood](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corporate-person-hood/)
- [Bishop Don Samuel Ruiz](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bishop-don-samuel-ruiz/)
- [john ross](https://globalexchange.org/tag/john-ross/)
- [bangle boxes](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bangle-boxes/)
- [bangle frames](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bangle-frames/)
- [building the green economy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/building-the-green-economy/)
- [flip flop bracelets](https://globalexchange.org/tag/flip-flop-bracelets/)
- [green citizen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-citizen/)
- [post-consumer product](https://globalexchange.org/tag/post-consumer-product/)
- [recycled water bags](https://globalexchange.org/tag/recycled-water-bags/)
- [terracycle](https://globalexchange.org/tag/terracycle/)
- [Don Samuel Ruiz](https://globalexchange.org/tag/don-samuel-ruiz/)
- [zapatistas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/zapatistas/)
- [greenfest](https://globalexchange.org/tag/greenfest/)
- [volunteer opportunities](https://globalexchange.org/tag/volunteer-opportunities/)
- [black tide](https://globalexchange.org/tag/black-tide/)
- [OCA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oca/)
- [organic consumers association](https://globalexchange.org/tag/organic-consumers-association/)
- [artisanwork](https://globalexchange.org/tag/artisanwork/)
- [fair trade conference](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-conference/)
- [conflict](https://globalexchange.org/tag/conflict/)
- [demonstration](https://globalexchange.org/tag/demonstration/)
- [gaza freedom march](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gaza-freedom-march/)
- [Dilma Rousseff](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dilma-rousseff/)
- [Don't Ask Don't Tell](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dont-ask-dont-tell/)
- [Elizabeth Warren](https://globalexchange.org/tag/elizabeth-warren/)
- [Liu Xiaobo](https://globalexchange.org/tag/liu-xiaobo/)
- [Nobel Peace Prize](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nobel-peace-prize/)
- [chevron shareholder](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chevron-shareholder/)
- [fair trade graduation](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-graduation/)
- [gemstone earrings](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gemstone-earrings/)
- [graduation gifts](https://globalexchange.org/tag/graduation-gifts/)
- [hammocks](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hammocks/)
- [handmade scissors](https://globalexchange.org/tag/handmade-scissors/)
- [pearl inlay picture frame](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pearl-inlay-picture-frame/)
- [semi-precious gems](https://globalexchange.org/tag/semi-precious-gems/)
- [steel scissors](https://globalexchange.org/tag/steel-scissors/)
- [Dalit Baum](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dalit-baum/)
- [fa](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fa/)
- [cuidad juarez](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cuidad-juarez/)
- [Javier Sicilia](https://globalexchange.org/tag/javier-sicilia/)
- [pacto nacional](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pacto-nacional/)
- [fair trade rally](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-rally/)
- [anti-sweatshop](https://globalexchange.org/tag/anti-sweatshop/)
- [chie abad](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chie-abad/)
- [sweatshop-free](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sweatshop-free/)
- [chevron alternative report](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chevron-alternative-report/)
- [chevwrong](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chevwrong/)
- [True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report](https://globalexchange.org/tag/true-cost-of-chevron-an-alternative-annual-report/)
- [Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth](https://globalexchange.org/tag/rights-of-nature-the-case-for-a-universal-declaration-on-the-rights-of-mother-earth/)
- [shannon biggs](https://globalexchange.org/tag/shannon-biggs/)
- [Move Over AIPAC](https://globalexchange.org/tag/move-over-aipac/)
- [Omar Barghouti](https://globalexchange.org/tag/omar-barghouti/)
- [Pakistan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pakistan/)
- [Syria](https://globalexchange.org/tag/syria/)
- [BDS](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bds/)
- [Boycott Divestment Sanctions](https://globalexchange.org/tag/boycott-divestment-sanctions/)
- [Deutsche Bahn International](https://globalexchange.org/tag/deutsche-bahn-international/)
- [Michigan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/michigan/)
- [chicago fair trade](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chicago-fair-trade/)
- [art contest](https://globalexchange.org/tag/art-contest/)
- [What About Peace? contest](https://globalexchange.org/tag/what-about-peace-contest/)
- [American Muslim Voice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/american-muslim-voice/)
- [no more war](https://globalexchange.org/tag/no-more-war/)
- [osama bin laden](https://globalexchange.org/tag/osama-bin-laden/)
- [Samina Sundas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/samina-sundas/)
- [ecology](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ecology/)
- [Hawaii](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hawaii/)
- [pablo solon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pablo-solon/)
- [Wilma Subra](https://globalexchange.org/tag/wilma-subra/)
- [artisans](https://globalexchange.org/tag/artisans/)
- [Crafting Change](https://globalexchange.org/tag/crafting-change/)
- [CLEAN California Campaign](https://globalexchange.org/tag/clean-california-campaign/)
- [Powershift 2011](https://globalexchange.org/tag/powershift-2011/)
- [hershey brand jam](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hershey-brand-jam/)
- [asha imports](https://globalexchange.org/tag/asha-imports/)
- [cruelty-free silk](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cruelty-free-silk/)
- [halo and swan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/halo-and-swan/)
- [in-store events](https://globalexchange.org/tag/in-store-events/)
- [mother's day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mothers-day/)
- [sari scarves](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sari-scarves/)
- [sevya](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sevya/)
- [gulf](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gulf/)
- [al queda](https://globalexchange.org/tag/al-queda/)
- [bring troops home](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bring-troops-home/)
- [osama](https://globalexchange.org/tag/osama/)
- [brand jam](https://globalexchange.org/tag/brand-jam/)
- [hershey's shareholder meeting](https://globalexchange.org/tag/hersheys-shareholder-meeting/)
- [international labor rights forum](https://globalexchange.org/tag/international-labor-rights-forum/)
- [buffalo](https://globalexchange.org/tag/buffalo/)
- [natural rights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/natural-rights/)
- [nature](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nature/)
- [pollution](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pollution/)
- [United Nations](https://globalexchange.org/tag/united-nations/)
- [earth day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/earth-day/)
- [vandana shiva](https://globalexchange.org/tag/vandana-shiva/)
- [Nature has rights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nature-has-rights/)
- [fair trade campaign](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-campaign/)
- [fair trade contest](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-contest/)
- [bigoil](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bigoil/)
- [BP Shareholder meeting](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bp-shareholder-meeting/)
- [Gulf Coast Fund](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gulf-coast-fund/)
- [ahimsa silk](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ahimsa-silk/)
- [cruelty-free](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cruelty-free/)
- [ethical](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ethical/)
- [pine needle baskets](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pine-needle-baskets/)
- [recycled glass](https://globalexchange.org/tag/recycled-glass/)
- [recycled magazine](https://globalexchange.org/tag/recycled-magazine/)
- [sustainable](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sustainable/)
- [Marla Ruzicka](https://globalexchange.org/tag/marla-ruzicka/)
- [Cuernavaca](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cuernavaca/)
- [fair trade easter](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-easter/)
- [fair trade passover](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-passover/)
- [calderon](https://globalexchange.org/tag/calderon/)
- [#occupy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupy/)
- [Afghanistan War](https://globalexchange.org/tag/afghanistan-war/)
- [October2011](https://globalexchange.org/tag/october2011/)
- [Stop the Machine](https://globalexchange.org/tag/stop-the-machine/)
- [Keystone](https://globalexchange.org/tag/keystone/)
- [Keystone XL](https://globalexchange.org/tag/keystone-xl/)
- [tar sands](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tar-sands/)
- [Tar sands action](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tar-sands-action/)
- [Oct. 6](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oct-6/)
- [us. troops](https://globalexchange.org/tag/us-troops/)
- [alberta tar sands](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alberta-tar-sands/)
- [Andrea Harden Donahue](https://globalexchange.org/tag/andrea-harden-donahue/)
- [Ben Powless](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ben-powless/)
- [Canadian Energy and Paperworkers Union](https://globalexchange.org/tag/canadian-energy-and-paperworkers-union/)
- [Council of Canadians](https://globalexchange.org/tag/council-of-canadians/)
- [Greenpeace](https://globalexchange.org/tag/greenpeace/)
- [Indigenous Environmental Network](https://globalexchange.org/tag/indigenous-environmental-network/)
- [Jame Hansen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jame-hansen/)
- [training](https://globalexchange.org/tag/training/)
- [dick cheney](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dick-cheney/)
- [iraq. iran](https://globalexchange.org/tag/iraq-iran/)
- [war criminal](https://globalexchange.org/tag/war-criminal/)
- [north korea](https://globalexchange.org/tag/north-korea/)
- [haiti oil drum art](https://globalexchange.org/tag/haiti-oil-drum-art/)
- [haitian art](https://globalexchange.org/tag/haitian-art/)
- [Dr. King](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dr-king/)
- [martin luther king](https://globalexchange.org/tag/martin-luther-king/)
- [MLK](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mlk/)
- [soci](https://globalexchange.org/tag/soci/)
- [corporations](https://globalexchange.org/tag/corporations/)
- [regulatory law](https://globalexchange.org/tag/regulatory-law/)
- [fair trade town](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-town/)
- [Global Forum on Human Trafficking](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-forum-on-human-trafficking/)
- [Congress](https://globalexchange.org/tag/congress/)
- [Congress recess](https://globalexchange.org/tag/congress-recess/)
- [ethical gold](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ethical-gold/)
- [ethical mining](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ethical-mining/)
- [Fair Trade shoes](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-shoes/)
- [reclaimed factories movement](https://globalexchange.org/tag/reclaimed-factories-movement/)
- [the take](https://globalexchange.org/tag/the-take/)
- [helicopter crash](https://globalexchange.org/tag/helicopter-crash/)
- [US Military Afghanistan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/us-military-afghanistan/)
- [right to water](https://globalexchange.org/tag/right-to-water/)
- [Charles Davis](https://globalexchange.org/tag/charles-davis/)
- [debt ceiling](https://globalexchange.org/tag/debt-ceiling/)
- [deficit](https://globalexchange.org/tag/deficit/)
- [military spending](https://globalexchange.org/tag/military-spending/)
- [Alberta](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alberta/)
- [budget deficit](https://globalexchange.org/tag/budget-deficit/)
- [national priorities project](https://globalexchange.org/tag/national-priorities-project/)
- [egypt elections](https://globalexchange.org/tag/egypt-elections/)
- [egypt travel](https://globalexchange.org/tag/egypt-travel/)
- [SCAF](https://globalexchange.org/tag/scaf/)
- [travel to egypt](https://globalexchange.org/tag/travel-to-egypt/)
- [trips to egypt](https://globalexchange.org/tag/trips-to-egypt/)
- [fair trade products](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-products/)
- [Gretchen fair trade](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gretchen-fair-trade/)
- [Gretchen Jones](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gretchen-jones/)
- [bidder #70](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bidder-70/)
- [climate activist](https://globalexchange.org/tag/climate-activist/)
- [Tim DeChristopher](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tim-dechristopher/)
- [end the travel ban](https://globalexchange.org/tag/end-the-travel-ban/)
- [pastors for peace](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pastors-for-peace/)
- [apron](https://globalexchange.org/tag/apron/)
- [cotton napkins](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cotton-napkins/)
- [cotton tablecloths](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cotton-tablecloths/)
- [fair trade coffee tasting](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-coffee-tasting/)
- [fair trade presentation](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-presentation/)
- [fair trade producer](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-producer/)
- [haitian metal garden art](https://globalexchange.org/tag/haitian-metal-garden-art/)
- [potholder](https://globalexchange.org/tag/potholder/)
- [sankofa center](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sankofa-center/)
- [swahili imports](https://globalexchange.org/tag/swahili-imports/)
- [solar](https://globalexchange.org/tag/solar/)
- [Cosi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cosi/)
- [South Sudan](https://globalexchange.org/tag/south-sudan/)
- [South Sudan independence](https://globalexchange.org/tag/south-sudan-independence/)
- [israeli settlements](https://globalexchange.org/tag/israeli-settlements/)
- [occupied territories](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupied-territories/)
- [flotilla2](https://globalexchange.org/tag/flotilla2/)
- [slow food](https://globalexchange.org/tag/slow-food/)
- [slow food movement](https://globalexchange.org/tag/slow-food-movement/)
- [batik](https://globalexchange.org/tag/batik/)
- [block print](https://globalexchange.org/tag/block-print/)
- [fourth of july](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fourth-of-july/)
- [global mamas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-mamas/)
- [independence day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/independence-day/)
- [mata traders](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mata-traders/)
- [summer dresses](https://globalexchange.org/tag/summer-dresses/)
- [women cooperatives](https://globalexchange.org/tag/women-cooperatives/)
- [audacity of hope](https://globalexchange.org/tag/audacity-of-hope/)
- [alternative energy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alternative-energy/)
- [antiwar movement](https://globalexchange.org/tag/antiwar-movement/)
- [president barack obama](https://globalexchange.org/tag/president-barack-obama/)
- [stop war now](https://globalexchange.org/tag/stop-war-now/)
- [stanford banner](https://globalexchange.org/tag/stanford-banner/)
- [Ted Lewis](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ted-lewis/)
- [culturas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/culturas/)
- [fair trade father's day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-fathers-day/)
- [father's day](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fathers-day/)
- [gift ideas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gift-ideas/)
- [global exchange online store](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-exchange-online-store/)
- [picture frames](https://globalexchange.org/tag/picture-frames/)
- [recycled bike chain](https://globalexchange.org/tag/recycled-bike-chain/)
- [recycled cotton](https://globalexchange.org/tag/recycled-cotton/)
- [sustainable threads](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sustainable-threads/)
- [tree of life](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tree-of-life/)
- [youth activism](https://globalexchange.org/tag/youth-activism/)
- [Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth](https://globalexchange.org/tag/universal-declaration-on-the-rights-of-mother-earth/)
- [City Lights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/city-lights/)
- [John Gibler](https://globalexchange.org/tag/john-gibler/)
- [To Die in Mexico](https://globalexchange.org/tag/to-die-in-mexico/)
- [Centro de Derechos Humanos](https://globalexchange.org/tag/centro-de-derechos-humanos/)
- [national pact for peace](https://globalexchange.org/tag/national-pact-for-peace/)
- [Paso del Norte](https://globalexchange.org/tag/paso-del-norte/)
- [Adam Kokesh](https://globalexchange.org/tag/adam-kokesh/)
- [thomas jefferson](https://globalexchange.org/tag/thomas-jefferson/)
- [fair trade gift](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-gift/)
- [fair trade gift ideas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trade-gift-ideas/)
- [fair trrade store](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fair-trrade-store/)
- [global exchange store](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-exchange-store/)
- [Global Exchange Membership Package](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-exchange-membership-package/)
- [green gift](https://globalexchange.org/tag/green-gift/)
- [socially responsible gifts](https://globalexchange.org/tag/socially-responsible-gifts/)
- [Cecocafen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cecocafen/)
- [Sustainable Agriculture](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sustainable-agriculture/)
- [cuba trips](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cuba-trips/)
- [Freedom Flotilla](https://globalexchange.org/tag/freedom-flotilla/)
- [Move your money](https://globalexchange.org/tag/move-your-money/)
- [occupy wall street](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupy-wall-street/)
- [COP17](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cop17/)
- [Durban](https://globalexchange.org/tag/durban/)
- [UN](https://globalexchange.org/tag/un/)
- [School of the Americas](https://globalexchange.org/tag/school-of-the-americas/)
- [SOA Watch Vigil](https://globalexchange.org/tag/soa-watch-vigil/)
- [SOA/WHINSEC](https://globalexchange.org/tag/soa-whinsec/)
- [#occupycal](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupycal/)
- [keystone xl pipeline](https://globalexchange.org/tag/keystone-xl-pipeline/)
- [OWS](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ows/)
- [Freedom Rides](https://globalexchange.org/tag/freedom-rides/)
- [#occupyLA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupyla/)
- [Michael Horse](https://globalexchange.org/tag/michael-horse/)
- [Pennie Opal](https://globalexchange.org/tag/pennie-opal/)
- [Tar Sands Pipeline](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tar-sands-pipeline/)
- [Tom Goldtooth](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tom-goldtooth/)
- [Chase](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chase/)
- [Occupy Seattle](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupy-seattle/)
- [Annie Leonard](https://globalexchange.org/tag/annie-leonard/)
- [Story of Broke](https://globalexchange.org/tag/story-of-broke/)
- [Arun Gandhi](https://globalexchange.org/tag/arun-gandhi/)
- [Satyagraha](https://globalexchange.org/tag/satyagraha/)
- [transcanada](https://globalexchange.org/tag/transcanada/)
- [freedom wave flotilla](https://globalexchange.org/tag/freedom-wave-flotilla/)
- [#ocupyoakland](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ocupyoakland/)
- [#oo](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oo/)
- [General Strike](https://globalexchange.org/tag/general-strike/)
- [#occupyoakland](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupyoakland/)
- [occupy oakland](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupy-oakland/)
- [#occupywallstreet](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupywallstreet/)
- [Scott Olsen](https://globalexchange.org/tag/scott-olsen/)
- [November 2](https://globalexchange.org/tag/november-2/)
- [99%](https://globalexchange.org/tag/99/)
- [Carleen Pickard](https://globalexchange.org/tag/carleen-pickard/)
- [Kirsten Moller](https://globalexchange.org/tag/kirsten-moller/)
- [organizing](https://globalexchange.org/tag/organizing/)
- [system change](https://globalexchange.org/tag/system-change/)
- [CREDO Action](https://globalexchange.org/tag/credo-action/)
- [president obama](https://globalexchange.org/tag/president-obama/)
- [AgriSol](https://globalexchange.org/tag/agrisol/)
- [land grab](https://globalexchange.org/tag/land-grab/)
- [land rights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/land-rights/)
- [Oakland Institute](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oakland-institute/)
- [Tanzania](https://globalexchange.org/tag/tanzania/)
- [Agriculture](https://globalexchange.org/tag/agriculture/)
- [Architecture](https://globalexchange.org/tag/architecture/)
- [education](https://globalexchange.org/tag/education/)
- [New Year's Tours](https://globalexchange.org/tag/new-years-tours/)
- [renewable energy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/renewable-energy/)
- [Sustainable Development](https://globalexchange.org/tag/sustainable-development/)
- [Urban Planning](https://globalexchange.org/tag/urban-planning/)
- [drones](https://globalexchange.org/tag/drones/)
- [Baghdad](https://globalexchange.org/tag/baghdad/)
- [end war now](https://globalexchange.org/tag/end-war-now/)
- [Iraq Body Count](https://globalexchange.org/tag/iraq-body-count/)
- [Medea B](https://globalexchange.org/tag/medea-b/)
- [military contractors](https://globalexchange.org/tag/military-contractors/)
- [Strategic Framework for the Status of Forces](https://globalexchange.org/tag/strategic-framework-for-the-status-of-forces/)
- [war dollars](https://globalexchange.org/tag/war-dollars/)
- [Andrew Nikiforuk](https://globalexchange.org/tag/andrew-nikiforuk/)
- [John Vaillant](https://globalexchange.org/tag/john-vaillant/)
- [Midwest Poweshift](https://globalexchange.org/tag/midwest-poweshift/)
- [Oil Change International](https://globalexchange.org/tag/oil-change-international/)
- [Alli McCracken](https://globalexchange.org/tag/alli-mccracken/)
- [House Armed Services Committee](https://globalexchange.org/tag/house-armed-services-committee/)
- [occupation](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupation/)
- [Peace and Justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/peace-and-justice/)
- [1%](https://globalexchange.org/tag/1/)
- [Chris Hedges](https://globalexchange.org/tag/chris-hedges/)
- [economic rights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/economic-rights/)
- [Goldman Sachs](https://globalexchange.org/tag/goldman-sachs/)
- [Linda McQuaig](https://globalexchange.org/tag/linda-mcquaig/)
- [occupy everything](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupy-everything/)
- [Occupy Together](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupy-together/)
- [occupysf](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupysf/)
- [Robin Hood Tax](https://globalexchange.org/tag/robin-hood-tax/)
- [Yes! Magazine](https://globalexchange.org/tag/yes-magazine/)
- [Diego Enrique Osorno](https://globalexchange.org/tag/diego-enrique-osorno/)
- [mexico drug war](https://globalexchange.org/tag/mexico-drug-war/)
- [global exchange open house](https://globalexchange.org/tag/global-exchange-open-house/)
- [GX Open House](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gx-open-house/)
- [Francis Moore Lappe](https://globalexchange.org/tag/francis-moore-lappe/)
- [gmos](https://globalexchange.org/tag/gmos/)
- [Anuradha Mittal](https://globalexchange.org/tag/anuradha-mittal/)
- [food justice](https://globalexchange.org/tag/food-justice/)
- [#BAD11](https://globalexchange.org/tag/bad11/)
- [blog action day 2011](https://globalexchange.org/tag/blog-action-day-2011/)
- [food rights](https://globalexchange.org/tag/food-rights/)
- [Cambodia](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cambodia/)
- [#globalchange](https://globalexchange.org/tag/globalchange/)
- [Ben and Jerry's](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ben-and-jerrys/)
- [Freedom Plaza](https://globalexchange.org/tag/freedom-plaza/)
- [Lech Walesa](https://globalexchange.org/tag/lech-walesa/)
- [MoveOn](https://globalexchange.org/tag/moveon/)
- [occupytogether](https://globalexchange.org/tag/occupytogether/)
- [Reverend Billy](https://globalexchange.org/tag/reverend-billy/)
- [Zuccotti Square](https://globalexchange.org/tag/zuccotti-square/)
- [ambre industries](https://globalexchange.org/tag/ambre-industries/)
- [cassette tapes](https://globalexchange.org/tag/cassette-tapes/)
- [eco-resin](https://globalexchange.org/tag/eco-resin/)
- [handmade expressions](https://globalexchange.org/tag/handmade-expressions/)
- [jewelry](https://globalexchange.org/tag/jewelry/)
- [plastic](https://globalexchange.org/tag/plastic/)
- [recycled jewelry](https://globalexchange.org/tag/recycled-jewelry/)
- [upcycling](https://globalexchange.org/tag/upcycling/)
- [DPA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/dpa/)
- [International Drug Policy Reform Conference](https://globalexchange.org/tag/international-drug-policy-reform-conference/)
- [free trade agreements](https://globalexchange.org/tag/free-trade-agreements/)
- [FTA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/fta/)
- [NAFTA](https://globalexchange.org/tag/nafta/)
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