Our Favorite Links

Fair Trade Coffee and Sustainability in the Coffee Industry:
 

Coffee Kids
Working to improve the quality of life for children and families who live in coffee-growing communities around the world.

Cooperative Coffees
Green fair trade coffee importing cooperative committed to supporting equitable and sustainable trade to the benefit of farmers and their exporting cooperatives, families and communities.

CRS Fair Trade Program
Creates opportunities for you to make trade fairer for poor people overseas through the choices you make about what you eat, drink and buy.

Global Exchange: Fair Trade Coffee Campaign
Working towards social development, economic independence and environmental sustainability for family farmers around the world.

Jubilee Economic Ministeries: Fair Trade Coffee Campaign
Educating groups and Individuals about the importance of buying fair trade products as an expression of the sabbath - jubilee values that workers and the land be treated justly.

Make Trade Fair: Oxfam International
Provides various reports on coffee, farmers, and how international trade rules lead to poverty and oppression in the developing world.

Sexto Sol Center for Community Action
Working toward the elimination of poverty and the restoration of the damaged environment by promoting cooperative enterprise, environmentally sound agriculture, appropriate technology and conservation in Chiapas and Guatemala.

Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability in Northern Michigan:

Absolute Michigan
Connecting you to the best for Foodies, Tourism, and Fair Trade Coffee in Michigan

Earthwork Music
The best original music the country has to offer. Do you feel a need to debate that? Contact us here.

Food for Thought

Bringing you the best organic and wild harvested products in Michigan while working hard to promote sustainability

ISLAND

One of the most innovative NGO's working to create spaces that explore the integration of art, natural design and sustainable living!

Leelanau.com
Direct from the birthplace of Higher Grounds and the most wonderful county in the country

Michigan Land Use Institute

Protecting the environment, strengthening the economy, and enhancing the quality of life here in Michigan

Direct from Chiapas:
 

Carlos Fuentes on Chiapas
Fuentes is one of Mexico's most famous writers and provides here a great explanation of the significance of Chiapas for the unacquainted.

Center for Economic and Political Investigations of Community Action, A.C. (CIEPAC)
An in-depth site which examines the economic and political realities of Chiapas.

Chiapas Indymedia
Up to the minute news on the latest happenings in Chiapas.

Chiapas Watch
Comprehensive page from Znet with links to articles and other organizations working in Chiapas.

Global Exchange's Mexico Program
Global Exchange works to support the peace process and grassroots initiatives for social change in Chiapas

Mexico Solidarity Network
A coalition of over 80 organizations struggling for human rights, economic justice, and democracy in the United States and Mexico.

Organic Consumers Association's Sustainable Chiapas Project
The OCA leads organic eco-tours to Chiapas to learn about economic alternatives used by the indigenous of the state to create community sustainability. They are also assisting indigenous community groups in the creation of community gardens and seed banks to grow food and medicinal plants.

Schools for Chiapas
Cooperating with the Maya peoples' efforts to build dignified schools while promoting social justice in Mexico.

Travel Chiapas
Travel Chiapas has a ton of helpful information for planning your next trip to Chiapas.

Ya Basta
Latest news on the Zapatista movement

Tools to Create Social Change:
 

Co-op America
Working to harness economic power-the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace-to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Delaying the Real World
A great book and website that will give you the inspiration to take an adventure of the lifetime and open your eyes up to the rest of the world.

Proletarian Threads
Gear for everyday insurrections: locally screen-printed sweatshop-free bike tees & political tees, Slingshot organizers and more!

Center for a New American Dream
Helping Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

Peace Supplies

An independent media project printing stickers, buttons, tees and more on union-made, fair-trade, organic products. Large selection of products promoting peace, justice, and green living. Printing services for progressive groups, too.

 

Many images on this site are courtesy of photojournalist Gary L. Howe.

 
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