Available individually or save money and choose a set of three! Three hung side by side (either vertically or horizontally) makes a nice artistic presentation.

Each set comes with three animals. Choose between three pigs, chickens or sheep, or really celebrate and select all three sets! Each ornament hangs from a string of yarn for easy hanging.

This funky, crocheted and Fair Trade necklace is brought to you in partnership with Pampa Brava. Pampa Brava is dedicated to bringing the rich craft traditions of the historically neglected indigenous communities of Argentina to the world. The makers of this necklace are members of El Portillo, a 300 persons strong cooperative made up of members of the Wichi community. This community is ninety thousand strong and live in the desolate Northeast of Argentina. Though monetarily poor, they have a rich language tradition and a deep connection to the earth. Some of the revenues from their craft sales go toward education and health care with in their community. This necklace is made of the indigenous Chaguar plant and dyed with pigments from barks, leaves and fruit.

Don't twiddle your thumbs, play this musical thumb piano instead. This fun and unique instrument was made by artisans in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso using recycled tin cans, wood, and calabash gourds. The seven metal strings are centered upon a Burkina Faso scenic engraving. Thumb pianos are used in many traditional Burkina Faso ceremonies.

Wear them however you like. One at a time or maybe just go wild with a multitude of colored bangles stacked on your wrist. These bracelets are made of discarded plastic mats in Village Artisanal Ouagadougou (VAO) in Burkina Faso. What started out as a one-woman-show, has expanded into a growing business that now supports over four hundred artisans. These bracelets are empowering women by creating economic opportunity, while turning yesterday's trash into a colorful statement. (price is per bracelet)

Sizes will vary slightly due to hand made nature.

Country of Origin: Burkina Faso
Dimensions: 3 1/4�

Author: Mike Hudema

This book contains fifty-two tried and tested actions, one for every week. Each action includes a rationale--what you need to pull it off, and examples of where it could be used. From Radical Cheerleading, to Fishing in the Sewers, and Gas Mask Car Shopping, there's all kinds of actions included. This lively, challenging, and decidedly fun book is designed for activists and concerned citizens who want to change the world.

Paperback: : 131 Pages
Published: : 2004

Written by: Maya Ajmera and Anna Rhesa Versola

Foreword by: Marian Wright Edelman.

Vibrant color photographs portray positive images of children that help foster a sense of global citizenship. With an abundance of information about cultures, languages, and environment, this fascinating journey around the world will inspire both young and old alike. Readers will also discover Xanadu, an ideal imaginary land described and illustrated by elementary school children.

Hardcover: 64 Pages
Published: 2001

Author: Rose Benz Ericson (for the Fair Trade Resource Network)

An overview of the North American Fair Trade movement with sections on:

• Why Traditional Trade Is Ripe for Change
• Fair Trade: A Viable Alternative to Indignity
• What Is Fair Trade?
• The History of Fair Trade
• Fair Trade by the Numbers
• How Fair Traders Differ from Commercial Importers
• Fair Trade's Major Players
• building Momentum
• The Challenges Facing Fair Traders
• Looking Ahead

In the Green Collar Economy, acclaimed activist and political advisor Van Jones delivers a real solution that both rescues our economy and saves the environment. The economy is built on and powered almost exclusively by oil, natural gas, and coal, all fast-diminishing nonrenewable resources. As supplies disappear, the price of energy climbs and nearly everything becomes more expensive. With costs and unemployment soaring, the economy stalls. Not only that, when we burn these fuels, the greenhouse gases they create overheat the atmosphere. As the headlines make clear, total climate chaos looms over us. The bottom line: we cannot continue with business as usual. We cannot drill and burn our way out of these dual dilemmas.

Instead, Van Jones illustrates how we can invent and invest our way out of the pollution-based grey economy and into the healthy new green economy. Built by a broad coalition deeply rooted in the lives and struggles of ordinary people, this path has the practical benefit of both cutting energy prices and generating enough work to pull the U.S. economy out of its present death spiral.

To learn more about Van Jones and his work click here

Please note, the book will not ship until mid-October.

Authors: Kevin Danaher, (Co-founder of Global Exchange), Shannon Biggs and Jason MarkAfter centuries of economic activity based on extraction, exploitation, and depletion, we now face undeniable environmental threats. New business models that save or restore natural resources are critical. But how can we translate that insight into more sustainable practices?