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- What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- I'm motivated to support ttrade justice because of the person-to-person connections we have through commerce. I think about why my family line came to be in this country and I know that economic hardship is exactly what my great-grandparents left Ireland to overcome. Unfortunately, many people living in poverty around the world can't afford to migrate elsewhere for opportunity. Not all people can afford to sell a cow to obtain the money for a ticket out, as the mother of my great-grand father did. However, with all that we know about trade and development, we can help people develop their own communities. Opportunity awaits.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- My interest in trade justice was inspired by a conference held by Americans for Informed Democracy. I was specifically introduced to the the Fair Trade Movement and the Ten Thousand Villages chain. I volunteered as a Sales Associate at the New Haven, CT, store until I moved to DC in October 2005. In November 2006, I launched DC Make Trade Fair!, which was inspired by other national coalitions. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut and have begun to gain experience in public relations with the non-profit sector. In the future, I will continue my eductaion in international commerce and policy, as I develop my skills to make a career as a Freelance, Ethical Marketing Consultant.
- What is your current country of residence?
- USA
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Current job: unrelated field. Fields of study: marketing, journalism, international commerce & policy
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://www.fairtradedc.blogspot.com
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.fairtradefederation.com
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.worldofgood.com
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.globalexchange.com
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?
- Development, Education
- Which are your primary skills areas?
- Training, Fundraising, Advocacy, Research
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Consumer response to trade and development and isssues of child labor
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i welcome you warmly at this very usefull network.i am very glad to read about your profile.i pray for your success in acheiving your goal.
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Waris Ali
Lahore,Pakistan
i impress with your bio and thought.i wish you all the best for an efforts for building a friendly and peacefull world.
my space (myspace.com/dynamightjones)
At the moment,i am putting together team that will work on a documentary showcasing young people who are committed to developing their communities(this is action plan i decided to implement on coming back from the Jane Goodall Global Youth Summit in Florida april this year) ...u can see some of them on www.youthactors.ning.com.
I am also raising funds to attend this year's Youth Assembly at the UN organized by Friendship Ambassadors Foundation http://faf.org/programs/unyouthassembly/ya_home.htm
Both of them mean so much to me at this point in my life as a young change agent.And i would sincerely appreciate any support to pull them off.
How's Washington? I hope to visit there soon!!!
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Timothy
www.ogene.wordpress.com
I am glad to your prompt responce .Hope we will be in touch .
cheers
Yadab
It is great to see you on this Network.It would be great to share our infromation and experiences eachothers through this Network.By the way I am newly republican country Nepal.
Hope we will be in touch in upcoming daus.
Yadab
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