Hey there, this is Ariah Fine, the author of the blog here. It’s not being updated regularly at the moment, I’m actually trying to move from a blog format to something that looks a little more like a conversation. Feel free to search and browse around and chime in with a comment on any of the old posts you find, I’ll be sure to comment back and engage in some conversation.

For you regular readers, I thought of a neat diagram to convey why I’m trying to take a break …

I’m going to link to the original post for this one, you’ll want to check out the audio and show notes from this interview.
I had the wonderful opportunity this morning of interviewing Eric Odier-Fink of The Justice Clothing Company. Eric graciously gave me a bit of his time to answer some questions about Justice Clothing, Sweatshops, Unions and Fair Trade.
Listen to the Interview and read the shownotes here. 

Thanks for the input everyone on my considering taking a blogging break. I figure I should give a bit of an explanation so you understand why I want to take a break (and so I can sort of figure it out myself). There’s a lot of reasons, here’s just a few…
Mostly, I’ve been trying to spend most of my waking hours with my beautiful baby in my arms, which has been good for all of us, but not good for my typing abilities.  My focus has changed quite a bit …

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P.S. I still might post occasionally…

Originally Posted in February 2006
The story goes something like this:
A typical church in a well-to-do neighborhood is inspired by the stories shared by a visiting missionary. In an effort to contribute to the needs that the missionary has shared the church has a clothing drive and encourages members to donate their winter coats for those who don’t have a coat to keep warm. The drive is a wonderful success and the missionary sends word of how the coats have benefited the people she works with. This is a wonderful …

I recently brought up the topic of schools and Kozol’s documenting of the inequality in the public schools in the USA. I understand that if you don’t read the stories or see the pictures and the facts yourself it can be hard to believe at times. So, with the help of Oprah, I bring you some insight into the public schools:
What are your thoughts? Does this disparity make a difference in the type and quality of education one receives? Is it fair?
(ht: racialicious)

Another collection of links from other blogs that I think are worth your time and effort to read.

On being a woman, Richard (not a woman), shares a quote from another blogger and an very interesting discussion begins in the comment section.
Just Living: Fair Trade Clothing , Lisa Samson, begins a search for Capris. She should really check out CRM.
Pangs of Consumption, ouch.

Experiments in living that step us out of our normal life experience can be invaluable tools. I think they are the sorts of things that begin to help us question our current lifestyle. One Josh writes:
It’s a shame that as a culture we are so used to excess that we don’t even recognize it anymore.
And it’s a shame that I’ll probably wrestle with this decision for another month. The entire time talking about ethics and Jesus and taking the moral high road. Feel good about myself. And then break down …