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Peace on Our Own Terms
Creating peace is an interesting proposition. We all say we want peace, or at least most of us do, and yet so often that means we want others to stop disagreeing with us. We want peace, all right, but don't want to give up anything we cherish, material or otherwise. This is as true between siblings as it is between governments.

7 Cool Gifts Made of Recycled Materials to Close the Loop 7 Cool Gifts Made of Recycled Materials to Close the Loop
Recycling is virtuous, but it's only good for the planet if all those bottles and such are made into useful products people want to buy. Here are seven ideas on clever, useful products to give, add to your wish list, and feel good about because they're made of recycled materials -- from glass and plastic bottles to flip-flops!

Doing Good! 6 Vital Social Causes We've Helped Together Doing Good! 6 Vital Social Causes We've Helped Together
See how we're making a difference together with you to support important social causes that align with our mission to help people from all walks of life live healthy and happy. A look at the good works of six organizations we've supported via corporate donations and our Thoughtful Tees program -- and how you can help.

3 Ways to Give Twice: Creative Ideas for Gifts that Give Back 3 Ways to Give Twice: Creative Ideas for Gifts that Give Back
Happiness doesn't come in a box ... yet nothing beats the feeling of giving an exquisite gift. Behold, 10 double-happiness gifts that also give a world of compassion. Get ideas and our top picks for gifts that support vital causes, fair wages and inventive recycling or repurposing of discarded materials.


Blogs

Rodney Yee

Healing Tragedies with Small Deeds

Sometimes I feel so helpless when dealing with the larger tragedies of life that it puts me into a depressed ...

Mark Hyman, M.D.

Journal of My First Week at a Medical Aid Center in Haiti

An update to Dr. Hyman's post from the day he left for Haiti. I slept through the aftershock this ...

Colleen Saidman

3 Ways to Keep on Giving All Year Long

Sometimes it is hard to remember that the act of giving can continue past the holidays. This year, maybe giving ...


More Articles

HOPE Springs in Thailand: Fair Trade Fashion in Action

It's All About the Kind Life

Fall Fashions Without Eco-Compromises

Take a Volunteer Vacation

10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Become a Sacred Activist

One Small Step to Help Change the World

How Women Struggle and Cope With Menstruation All Over the World

10 Most Important Ways to Be a Virtuous Consumer

Divine Fair Trade Chocolate Recipe for Profiteroles

Last Minute Feel-Good Holiday Gifts

Hser Gay Paw: A Hero for Karen Hill Tribe Women

5 Kinds of Gifts that Give Back

From Living on the Street to Earning a Living Wage: Fair Trade at Work in Hanoi

Solar Cooking Saves Trees and Does Global Good

How to Give Back with a Volunteer Vacation

A Buffalo Helps a Mom in Nepal Pay It Forward

Volunteer’s Solar Know-How Lights Up Learning In Rwanda

How Fair Trade Turned Life Around for a Family in India

Gaiam Media

Fair Trade Paves a Way Out of Human Trafficking in Cambodia Fair Trade Paves a Way Out of Human Trafficking in Cambodia

Step inside a sewing shop where women in Cambodia have escaped from human trafficking in their country. Here they earn fair wages creating useful products through Gaiam fair trade partner Hagar — and receive education, healthcare and child care benefits as part of the job.

Partners Relief Work Gives Burma Refugees New Hope Partners Relief Work Gives Burma Refugees New Hope

This story will renew your faith in the power of love to lift up the human spirit. See how nonprofit Partners Relief & Development is providing refuge, food, healthcare and hope for tens of thousands fleeing from brutal military oppression in Burma.

How Does Fair Trade Make a Difference? One World by Gaiam in Action How Does Fair Trade Make a Difference? One World by Gaiam in Action

Across the globe, Gaiam���s fair trade partners are empowering craftspeople to preserve their rich cultural traditions and create better lives for their families and communities.


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