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Check out the labels on your clothes. I bet you can only find a few pieces made in the USA, or so the label says. Instead, you will find clothes manufactured in China, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and other non-Western countries. Now look at other products in your house. How many are made in China? The answer: most of them. Even many candy bars are now manufactured in Mexico. Hershey, the largest candy maker in North America, closed its Oakdale, CA plant the beginning of this year and moved production… Continue

Looking for a place to buy Trade as One products? If you're in Seattle or L.A. look no further! Drop by our events and say 'hello' while getting a jump on holiday shopping!

Saturday, Sept 29th
Trade as One will be at the Free the Slaves benefit show on Vashon Island in Washington from 10 am to 8pm. Performers include Seattle-based bands Circuit Tree, Simple Gifts, Katie Gray, Old Dockton, Subconscious Population, Troll's Cottage and more!
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The Trade as One DVD is finally here! If you would like us to send you a copy, please email me your snail mail address and we will send it right along! The beautifully done presentation contains short segments about Trade as One's history, features about two of our producer groups, Hagar and NightLight, as well as a short section about TAO which is perfect to play in community meetings, church services, or anywhere that people want to know more about our mission. Sign up to receive your own copy… Continue

Women of Global Action against Human Trafficking

On Sunday, July 1st, approximately one hundred women gathered at Silverlake Community Church in Los Angeles for an evening conference hosted by Women of Global Action (see http://www.globalaction.nu/woga.php). The event was organized for women of faith to explore the subject of human trafficking and included a panel of experts who are working to stop sex trafficking at global and local levels.

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Advocates are people who want to "advocate" on behalf of the people who make our products by spreading the word about Trade as One. It's time again for our monthly Trade as One advocate phone call, a chance for advocates to connect with each other and get updates about exciting happenings with us. We hope you can join us next Monday, june 4 at 1 pm PST. We will be using a phone bridge for the call, so dial the number below and then enter the participant code to be connected. Calls usually last a… Continue

Time magazine recently ran an article that outlined how difficult it was to be a pastor's wife. You can read it at: Times Article on Pastor's Wives

I know many of these sort of women (actually I grew up a missionary kid so I more often observed missionary wives). They are a formidable and influential group of people who Ibelieve would love what we do at Trade as One. Any ideas on ho

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I recently returned from a trip to Bali. The guide that took us around Bali has been trying to market his village's beaded baskets. The money that the beaders earn is used to help the community, mostly in furthering the children's education.

For the last couple of years I have been the repair person at our local Ten Thousand Villages store. I see and repair products from all over ther world. When I saw the baskets in Bali, I knew immediately that they were very good qual

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Fran Healey, lead singer of Travis, after a trip he made to South Africa to visit the poor..

“It appeals to our ego to consider what ‘we’ have and what ‘they’ need. The people I met were extremely poor, conditions were basic; alcoholism was rife. My first impression was typical of a westerner: I thought “these poor people”

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On 2nd April about 600 people attended an event hosted by North Point church in Atlanta that highlighted the issue of human trafficking and child soldiers. Through high quality video, art and narrative, people were exposed to the stories of a handful of the 27m people in slavery today. The final environment of the event was one that celebrtated the hope that exists through organizations that provide routes out of these desperate lives.

Trade as One provided products that people could b

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