December 17, 2008 Global Exchange Fair Trade Store [The Latest News > In the News]
	5 Really Last Minute Gift Ideas for Ethical Shoppers -- You’re a socially conscious shopper, there are just a handful of days left till Christmas, and like many people, you’ve still got some names left on your shopping list.
December 14, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle [The Latest News > In the News]
	Eco-wrapping: Make wrap part of present -- With just a little bit of creativity, ordinary items can be used to wrap any gift in an eco-friendly way, said Tex Dworkin, director of marketing for the San Francisco nonprofit Global Exchange.
December 12, 2008 The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California [The Latest News > In the News]
	Menorah from El Salvador sheds light on socially conscious gifts -- Scouring the shelves for one-of-a-kind Chanukah gifts can be a tireless, often futile activity...So when Global Exchange, a purveyor of myriad socially conscious gifts with stores in San Francisco and Berkeley, started offering a few fair trade Chanukah items, director and buyer Abby Edelman jumped in with a design of her own.
December 12, 2008 JewishTimes.com [The Latest News > In the News]
	A Green Chanukah -- Bring some green into your Chanukah celebration this year! Not the color but the concept of environmental awareness and conservation. Although the term “green” recently has been associated with the fall harvest holiday of Sukkot, there is no reason why other Jewish holidays can’t be green too!
December 09, 2008 Planet Green [The Latest News > In the News]
	Have a Fair Trade Holiday and How -- ...By focusing your efforts on finding items that are produced using Fair Trade practices, you'll complete your list with a variety of ethical, sustainable, unique items. We asked Tex Dworkin from Global Exchange for her tips on how to make your gift-giving—dare we say it?—perfect.
December 05, 2008 Democracy Now! [The Latest News > In the News]
	Ralph Nader and Medea Benjamin on Obama’s Cabinet and Grassroots Organizing Under the Next Administration -- We speak with longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and with activist Medea Benjamin, founder of CODEPINK, about President-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet selections and how the antiwar and social justice movements will organize under an Obama administration.
December 01, 2008 San Francisco Examiner [The Latest News > In the News]
	Top 5 socially conscious gift Web sites -- Shoppers looking to stay alive or know a little about where their purchases come from may want to try the socially conscious route this holiday season. These five Web sites tout toys, llamas, earrings made of recycled flip-flops and much more.
December 01, 2008 Global Exchange [The Latest News > In the News]
	Buy Local vs. Fair Trade: An Ethical Shopper's Dilemma -- Another gift giving season is upon us and it’s time to decide on a shopping strategy.
November 25, 2008 Brides.com [The Latest News > In the News]
	Top 75 Places to Register -- Global Exchange Fair Trade Online Store This international human-rights organization is dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social-justice causes and operates a fair-trade online retailer that sells the work of artisans from around the world.
November 24, 2008 Global Exchange For Immediate Release [The Latest News > Press Room]
	“Fair Trade All The Way”, Ho, Ho, Ho -- This holiday season your annual carolers may catch you by surprise. The words of Jingle Bells may have the same ring, but the words will be packed with a different message. Through songs like “My Favorite Fair-traded Things,” carolers throughout the U.S. will be calling on their neighbors to make "Peace on Earth!" and "Joy to the World!" a reality by taking the Fair Trade pledge.
November 23, 2008 Charleston.net [The Latest News > In the News]
	Nation, U.S. can find understanding -- As our plane was about to touch down in Tehran, Iran, a metropolis of 17 million people in the shadow of the Elburz Mountains, the crew announced that it was time for all women to cover their heads with scarves (hijabs) and to don their shapeless raincoat-like outer garments (manteaus). Women could not leave the plane without these dress modifications.
November 23, 2008 Opednews.com [The Latest News > In the News]
	US Citizen Diplomats Arrive In Iran, Invited By Ahmadinejad -- In an effort to establish peaceful diplomacy with the government and people of Iran, and to model for the new Obama administration the power of cooperative good will, three highly regarded American peace makers have ventured to Iran. CODEPINK cofounders, Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin, along with former Army Colonel and decorated Foreign Service Diplomat Ann Wright, are visiting Iran on visas coordinated by the Fellowship Of Reconciliation, which similarly organized the September 24th meeting in New York City between civilian leaders of the American peace movement and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
November 20, 2008 Global Exchange For Immediate Release [The Latest News > Press Room]
	Freedom from Oil Campaign Applauds Bay Area Mayors $1 Billion Commitment To Electric Vehicles -- Campaign Statement Says: “Innovation and determination trump inaction. Ford, GM, and Chrysler hit the breaks and plead for taxpayer help, while the Bay Area accelerates towards breaking oil addiction and jumpstarting the green economy."
November 20, 2008 The Indypendent [Regions > Americas > Mexico > Dispatches From Mexico]
	The Rule of Impunity: Mexican Government Ignores Overwhelming Evidence, Charges Oaxacan Activists with Brad Will’s Murder -- On October 27, 2006, Brad Will stood on Juarez Avenue in the municipality of Santa Lucia del Camino, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was filming a violent clash between armed, civilian-clad municipal police and officials and members of the Oaxaca Peoples’ Popular Assembly, or APPO.
November 19, 2008 San Francisco Bay Guardian [The Latest News > In the News]
	Green and black -- GREEN CITY The 2008 San Francisco Green Festival, held Nov. 14-16 at the Concourse Exhibition Center, is a well-established environmentalist event that featured more 1,000 vendors and was overseen by 1,600 volunteers, all united in promoting a greener future.
November 19, 2008 The Progressive [The Latest News > In the News]
	The Progressive Transition--Putting Pressure on Obama -- It could be a very short honeymoon for progressives who supported Obama, with all the Clinton Administration officials crowding into the cabinet. We're now talking about a transition that will calm Wall Street, deploy more troops to Afghanistan, and recruit members of Washington's permanent establishment to keep the politics of bailout and military buildup going.
November 19, 2008 Washington Post [The Latest News > In the News]
	Many Groups Spied Upon In Maryland Were Nonviolent -- Maryland State Police labeled members of a Montgomery County environmental group as terrorists and extremists days after they held a nonviolent protest at an appearance by then-Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. at a Bethesda high school.
November 15, 2008 Herald-Citizen [The Latest News > In the News]
	Duo to host environmental lecture on oil drilling -- COOKEVILLE -- Many of us have heard about the environmental impact of drilling for oil. There are numerous books, television programs and scientific speakers that tell of what can happen when extraction is done carelessly.
November 15, 2008 New York Times [The Latest News > In the News]
	Ejected at ’04 Convention, a Protester Gets $55,000 -- During President Bush’s acceptance speech in Madison Square Garden at the 2004 Republican National Convention, a San Francisco woman briefly interrupted the proceedings by standing on a chair and unfurling a banner that accused the president of lying.
November 13, 2008 KALW, Your Call Radio [The Latest News > In the News]
	Fair Trade Holiday Preview -- How can you buy gifts without selling your soul? On the next Your Call we'll talk about how you can make your family and friends happy without supporting industries that make their workers miserable or the planet uninhabitable.
November 13, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle [The Latest News > In the News]
	Early signs are Obama has to guard his left -- As he prepares to enter the ring of White House politics, President-elect Barack Obama might need to perfect that left jab just as much as his right hook.
November 12, 2008 AlterNet [War, Peace & Democracy > Freedom from Oil]
	How Closing Manufacturing Plants Can Be Transformed into Community-Saving Business Ventures -- Something unusual is in the works that could change the future of this 140-acre manufacturing site and convert it into a model for green manufacturing.
November 12, 2008 The Washington Times [The Latest News > In the News]
	Online Chat with CODEPINK Founder Medea Benjamin -- We are trying to move into the "yes we can" mode, putting a positive spin on our activism.
November 10, 2008 Global Exchange [The Latest News > Press Room]
	SF High School Students Seek Role in Green Economy -- This Friday Nov, 14, 2008, 100 students from the new SF Environmental Service Learning Initiative (ESLI) will gather at the 7th Annual Green Festival for a comprehensive day of hands-on experience featuring a variety of lectures, activities, workshops, music, dance and art focused on the important role of youth in the emerging green economy.
November 07, 2008 USA Today [Reality Tours > Reality Tours in the News]
	In Iran, open arms, rich history await intrepid Westerners -- Amid one of the world's most demonized regimes and bewildering societies, they will be greeted with two constants: "Welcome to Iran!" and smiles as wide as a cloudless desert sky.
October 30, 2008 Policy Innovations [The Latest News > In the News]
	Fair Trade Trick-or-Treat -- Children usually don costumes on Halloween to collect candy, but this year nearly a quarter million households will find a dark surprise when they open their doors—thousands of kids handing out fair trade chocolate.
October 30, 2008 Tomorrow Matters, KRXA 540 AM [The Latest News > In the News]
	Rights-based Organizing in Monterey, California -- Click here to listen to Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange, Ben Price of the Legal Defense Fund, and Monterey organizer Elsa Dooling talk about rights based organizing on the radio show Tomorrow Matters with Deborah Lindsay.
October 09, 2008 CommonDreams.org [The Latest News > In the News]
	Should Henry “The Fox” Paulson Guard the Henhouse? -- On October 3, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, smiling ear to ear, congratulated Congress for passing a bill that gave Secretary Paulson unprecedented control over our nation’s economic future.
September 28, 2008 Global Exchange FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [The Latest News > Press Room]
	Ecuador Constitutional Assembly Approves Rights of Nature In New Constitution -- California—Today, the people of Ecuador voted to recognize the inalienable rights belonging to ecosystems in their new constitution. A set of groundbreaking articles that transform the status of nature from mere property to a rights-bearing entity are now incorporated into the national charter.
September 11, 2008 Bretton Woods Project [The Latest News > In the News]
	Civil Society letter on IMF review of lending instruments, facilities, and policies -- It is time to seriously re-think the role that the IMF should be playing in low-income countries.