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Up to date, Fair Trade the White House has nearly 500 conscientious friends on Facebook... and growing! Thanks to social networking sites (like Facebook), we've been able to get the fair trade word out there, and fast. Please help us continue the responsible trend and invite your friends to join the "Fair Party". And cordially invite First Lady Michelle Obama to declare the White House a Fair Trade Home!

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Fair Trade Resource Network

Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN), an excellent, user friendly source to better understand Fair Trade, its principles and the communities it sustains, also provides easy, everyday ways you can get involved.

FTRN believes that a system of Fair Trade - built on mutually beneficial relationships that value integrity, accountability, and transparency - will:

* Promote respect for the dignity of all human labor;
* Produce models of economic equity and sustainability that can create broad positive social change;
* Provide an opportunity to connect with others and preserve cultural diversity;
* Align environmental sustainability with Fair Trade Practices; and
* Encourage collaboration and cooperation to advance these principles.

That's why they've been working since 1999 to bring Fair Trade to every person in the U.S., as each individual makes a difference - with the promise of lasting benefits for working families around the world. Fair Trade the White House is fortunate to have FTRN as a resource and proud to collaborate as we work together to invite First Lady Michelle Obama to fair trade her home on World Fair Trade Day 2010!

• Check out FTRN's brand new Highlights page

• How to Take Action
  

• Sign up for their monthly e-newsletter to keep up on the latest Fair Trade news and events near you

• Learn how you can be part of the world's largest fair trade coffee break. "Everything is better when it's FAIR!"

Green America and its Fair Trade Alliance on Board with the FTWH Campaign

Green America: Economic Action to Create a Just Global Economy

In addition to their constant endeavor to help create a more environmentally and economically sustainable and responsible America, Green America continues to contribute socially through fair trade practices. *Green America (formerly Co-op America) combines four powerful strategies:

• Empowering individuals to make purchasing and investing choices that promote social justice and environmental sustainability;
• Demanding an end to corporate irresponsibility through collective economic action;
• Promoting green and fair trade business principles while building the market for businesses adhering to these principles;
• Building sustainable communities in the US and abroad.

Fair Trade the White House sees Green America as a viable and estimable addition to the campaign, and Green America "is excited to invite the First Lady to make the White House a Fair Trade Home. By doing so, she will join thousands of other Fair Trade supporters and raise awareness about how Fair Trade improves the lives of farmers, artisans, and their communities around the world."

Need some Green Tips? Green America's got 'em!

To learn more about Green America's programs (including fair trade), events and membership, please visit their website.

*information copied from Green America's website.

Invitation Unsealed

The invitation to First Lady Michelle Obama to make the White House a Fair Trade Home is unsealed! Please take a moment to add your name to the list of supporters - it wouldn't be a "Fair Party" without your vote.

http://www.fairtradewhitehouse.com/index.htm

Please invite your colleagues, friends and family!