Looking beyond the brand! Ethical purchasing

Contact Malcolm at malcolm.mcinerney@thebartonsc.sa.edu.au

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http://culturalscene.blogspot.com.au/



"Money is a vote which you can use every time you go shopping. By using your spending power wisely you can help in the struggle towards a better world."

* Firstly watch this video on chocolate and ethical purchasing

* Read this article on the clothes we buy and conditions they are made under.

* Fashion Victims: Four Corners June 27, 2013


* Making our toys (Ipads, Iphones) in China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypZoLbEvJo 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxmD2xPBJ2w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F03kFZvdUjE 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAsBPsA27I


* Some sites to explore ethical purchasing and Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_consumerism

http://www.ethical.org.au/get-informed/why-shop-ethically/

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org   

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/shoppingethically/topethicaltips/whybuyethically.aspx

http://www.cdhrsupport.org/2012/03/02/ethical-consumerism-and-the-purchase-of-human-rights-clothes/