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		<title>Top 10 Accessories to Start a Discussion about the Environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just completed this guide to 10 eco-chic products, the guide is both serious and fun. We hope that you will enjoy our picks, look great in them and more importantly feel confident talking about Fair trade and the environment. 

It can be <a href="http://www.giftswithhumanity.net/ecoguide2011.pdf" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.giftswithhumanity.net/ecoguide2011.pdf?referer=');">downloaded here</a> 

With the rise of markets such as China, comes shortages of basic raw materials.  At the same time the environment is under pressure causing both draughts and floods.  These and other factors have lead to significant increases in basic costs, from food, to raw materials and energy. ]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2011/03/top-10-accessories-to-start-a-discussion-about-the-environment/</link>
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		<title>Support Your Community By Shopping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY BY SHOPPING Gifts With Humanity launches March 1st 2011 with a new look and local community connection. Every purchase will support a US-based Good Cause in addition to the Fair Trade mission of selling handmade products from Artisans in 20 countries. With every purchase made, Gifts With Humanity will donate 10% of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2011/03/support-your-community-by-shopping/</link>
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		<title>Sneak Preview of Site Redesign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an early draft of our site redesign for GiftsWithHumanity.com. Among other things you may notice is that we intend to make the Good Cause Program an integral part of who we are. When we relaunch every purchase will directly benefit a US based good cause. Let us know about your good cause, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2011/01/sneak-preview-of-site-redesign/</link>
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		<title>Fair Trade Handicrafts face increase in Duty !</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fair Trade Handicrafts face increase in duty, due to a lack of action by congress. On January 1st 2011 the GSP Duty Free provisions to assist the poorest countries through trade expired. In the last few days of the last congress, an extension was approved by the House but rejected by the Senate, due to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2011/01/increase-in-duty/</link>
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		<title>New Year Resolutions &#8211; Supporting Your Causes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every New Year it is a long held tradition to make some changes, whether it&#8217;s losing some weight or quitting a bad habit. Our New Year Resolution for 2011 is to help local US communities in addition to communities worldwide.  We hope to develop a few initiatives to support this New Year resolution; today we will make a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2011/01/new-year-resolutions-supporting-your-causes/</link>
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		<title>And the Winner Is&#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Dawn for winning first prize with 208 votes. Her piece was titled The Gardian. Congratulations to Nikki for winning second prize with 161 votes. Her piece was titled Paper Mache Giraffe. To see all the entries visit our Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/GiftsWithHumanity.]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2010/11/and-the-winner-is/</link>
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		<title>My Land of Treasures by C. A. Ferrara</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve dreamt of a place similar to this&#8230; When someone would say, &#8220;just go to the quiet place, in your mind&#8221; ~ this is similar to where I&#8217;d be. My granddaughter &#38; I love butterflies &#38; fairies, so they were always there. The plants in my yard are Florida plants meant to attract butterflies. Almost everything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2010/11/my-land-of-treasures-by-c-a-ferrara/</link>
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		<title>The Guardian by Dawn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The piece I have created for Gifts With Humanity is made using a recycled cardboard pylon (used in advertising at grocery stores, primarily), enamel paint and label paper. The concept is based on Gifts With Humanity itself. The angel represents the message and doctrine behind GWH, the birds represent freedom and giving. The base is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2010/11/488/</link>
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		<title>Label Container by Laura</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Southern California, Laura enjoys working with textile art. She likes the intricacy and detail that can be created with a familiar common object such as cloth. The project that I have created is a functional hand woven basket. Title &#8211; Label Container Measurements - 18&#8243; x 24&#8243; x 18&#8243; Materials - label paper Technique - twining Laura]]></description>
		<link>http://giftswithhumanity.net/2010/11/label-container-by-laura/</link>
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		<title>Pallet of Parrots by Leah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My process for creating &#8220;Pallet of Parrots&#8221; - I did a simple sketch in my sketchbook. I prepped a wooden paint pallet with clear gesso and then drew my sketch on the pallet. Then I cut and taped strips of the label paper to a foam core sheet to keep them still and painted them [...]]]></description>
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