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Me to We Comfy Clothes Help Create a Livable World for Children
Me to We Clothing and their project
FREE the CHILDREN was a welcoming
place for me at HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN.
I planted a Seed dream with ANDREAS FRIIS,
Director of Business Development that
this philanthropically oriented clothing company
would produce the forthcoming KEEP the BEET
Media Star T-shirts.
I spent an hour studying ME to WE Style
and Me to We Day.
Lots of inspiration here.
Date: 12/15/2008 8:58:23 PM ( 16 y ) ... viewed 4886 times
6:48 PM
December 15, 08
OLIVER MADISON, s Harvard classmate of MARC KLIELBURGER, Chief Executive Director for
FREE THE CHILDREN charity got together in under a common vision; create an option for consumers
who would no longer tolerate the sweatshop labour and pesticide use propagated by the clothing
industry worldwide. In December 2005, Oliver Madison left the prestigious work of corporate
finance to found Me to We [Responsible Style] and provide kindling to a "Me to We" social
movement stared by the Kielburger brothers.
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Me to We gave each of us at HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN one of their 100% cotton shirts
that said BE THE CHANGE. (L to R) ANDREAS FRIIS, Director of Business Developement,
Renee Maas California Organizer for Food&WaterWatch, and STEVEN STARR, producter
of FLOW, now in DVD. Flow asks, "how did a handful of corporations steel our water?
I am about to order some the these 100%
bamboo comfy pants from my new friend
ANDREAS FRIIS of the Me to We Style Company.
50% of all profits go to help kids through
FREE THE CHILDREN, children helping children
through education.
I am checking out their website:
Look at this wonderful Mission Statement:
Me to We: [Responsible Style] is a new social enterprise that is committed to providing ethically manufactured, quality apparel for the socially-conscious consumer. Our product line is domestically produced, sweatshop-free and made using certified organic cotton and bamboo.
In addition, 50 per cent of our profit goes to our charity partner, Free The Children, to support development projects in rural and impoverished areas across the globe.
Me to We: [Responsible Style] is run by co-founder Oliver Madison and works closely with world renowned social activists and advisors Craig and Marc Kielburger. Craig and Marc Kielburger, through their work with Free The Children and Leaders Today, have led more than one million young people, schools and corporations to take action on issues across the globe. Over the years, thousands of these individuals have asked Craig and Marc where to find products that meet their environmental and social standards. Me to We: [Responsible Style] was created in response to this demand.
Our mission at Me to We: [Responsible Style] is to empower consumers to make purchasing decisions that lead to a better life for people around the world. By manufacturing our clothing in Canadian factories that pay adult workers a fair wage, we ensure that parents make enough to care for themselves and their children. By using organic cotton, we ensure that toxic chemicals aren't harming people, animals or the earth we share. And by donating 50 per cent of our profits to Free The Children, we ensure that a better life is created for children and their families in rural and impoverished areas across the globe.
Make choices that make a difference. Responsible clothing for responsible living is just a click away.
http://www.metowestyle.com/ourstory_aboutus_s/134.htm
The FREE THE CHILDREN International Office
has the same address as the clothing line.
I know the two are very closely connected.
There is a book associated with this clothing line:
ME TO WE, Finding Meaning in a Material World.
The book is written by CRAIG KIELBURGER
and MARC KIELBURGER. The book has contributions
from RICHARD GERE, DR. JANE GOODALL, KIM PHUC<
HER MAJESTY GEEN NOOR, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTI,
and OPRAY WINFREY.
I spend a lot of time Saturday with ANDREAS FRIIS,
the DIrector of Business Development. Me to We
was gifting each of us at HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN,
the Epic two-day GREEN SUMMIT held December 8-9
at the UNIVERSAL HILTON in L.A. with a lovely
T-shirt that said Be the Change. The shirt has a soft
feel. It is made of 100% organic cotton.
Other shirts in this line are made from bamboo.
http://www.freethechildren.com/index.php
Here is a URL for the Pants
I will buy:
http://www.metowestyle.com/Unisex_Mekong_Thai_Pants_p/3680.htm
Here is the URL from Me to We Day October 17, 08
in Canada.
IRSHAD MANJI gives a wonderful talk here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11K1jLmJSjw&eurl=http://freethechildren.com/me...
She speaks up for all religions to speak up for
human rights. She is a Muslim...love of God
with love of human rights....that is her message.
The New York Times has called her
Osama Ben Ladin's worst nightmare.
From Part 2; Speaking Truth to Power
http://freethechildren.com/metoweday/picandvids/videos.php
7:32 PM
Free download of her book:
250,000 free downloads of her book.
http://www.irshadmanji.com/im-download-this-protecting-civilians-from-terror
Irshad is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. It aims to develop leaders who will challenge political correctness, intellectual conformity and self-censorship. In the best spirit of liberal education, the Moral Courage Project teaches that rights come with responsibilities, that we are citizens rather than members of mere tribes, and that meaningful diversity embraces different ideas and not just identities.
http://www.irshadmanji.com/about-irshad
RELATED LINKS:
HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN '08 WEB GALLERY LINK:
http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1314666
This site links ALL the BLOGS WRITTEN
about HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN
BEET KEEPERS UNITE.
This is the blog to go to
to find out more about KEEP the BEET Media Star
The World's Talking Beet Plant
and her project to encourage everyone to grow
one locally grown organic beet in a pot.
http://www.curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1209704
RELATED LINKS:
FLOW,
PRODUCER: STEVEN STARR
Founder of the award-winning creator sustainability pioneer Revver.com, Steven previously managed KPFK-FM, largest community radio signal in the U.S., co-founded P2P pioneer Uprizer, user-generated platform LA IndyMedia. Prior to that, writer/director and/or producer of award-winning indie films such as Joey Breaker and Johnny Suede, co-creator/producer of The State for MTV/CBS, headed the New York film office for the William Morris Agency with clients such as Ang Lee, Tim Robbins, Larry David, Joseph Papp and Andy Warhol, and started off as a concert promoter for Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Http://www.flowthefilm.com
FOOD AND WATER WATCH:
http://foodandwaterwatch.org
AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF FOOD AND WATER WATCH:
http://foodandwaterwatch.org/food/agricultural-policy
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