Article in RELEVANT

I have an article in the March/April issue of RELEVANT Magazine – "Everyday Justice: 10 Lifestyle Choices that Can Tangibly Help Others"

In it, I list ten very tangible ways people can be aware of the injustices in the world and do something about them. The list includes ideas from the book, Everyday Justice, but it also expands to topics beyond the book. I've had a couple of people comment though that they wished the article included more links and resources of where to find ethically sourced items. If people are interested, I'd direct you to the Everyday Justice site where I link to online organizations and stores that seek to promote justice and carry ethical items. I've also been trying to compile a list of where in Austin one can find fairly traded and ethical goods. It's still being formed (and there is no way I could list all the coffee shops in town that serve fair trade), but here's the list for now. I know this only helps Austin friends, but it's a start -

In Austin
Austin Baby (S. Lamar) – baby items, personal care, and home goods
American Apparel (Guadalupe, S. Congress, Round Rock Outlets)- fairly made clothing
Central Market and select HEB stores (Lamar)- fair trade chocolate, sugar, teas, coffees, and spices
Costco (183) – select fair trade food items
Eco-Shoppe (Great Hills Tr)- environmentally friendly home goods, clothing, jewelry, and cleaning supplies
Ecowise (S. Congress) – home goods, cleaning supplies, clothing
Ten Thousand Villages (S. Congress) – all fair trade home goods, gifts, and select food items
UT Co-op (Guadalupe)- limited selection of fair trade logo wear
Wheatsville Co-op -(Guadalupe) fair trade food products, beauty supplies, and limited home goods
Whole Earth Provision Company (N.Lamar, SanAntonio, 290) – select fairly made clothing and shoes
Whole Foods (N. Lamar, 183) – fair trade food options, home goods, beauty products, and gifts
World Market(multiple locations) – limited selection of fairly traded food and gift items

Various Coffee shops and restaurants – like Austin Roasting Company, Kerbey Lane, Ruta Maya, Genuine Joes, Tacodeli, Cafe Pacha, Fair Bean Coffee, Terra Burger, Progress Coffee, Zhi Tea, Texas Coffee Traders