You know those “Yes! I totally agree!” quotes that just stir you up inside?
I have read the above several times now, and I love it more each time. Such an eloquent way of putting into words the most basic of human needs. My favorite line is the last, “and freedom for their spirits.” Not only does every human being deserve regular meals; education and culture; dignity and equality; they deserve to live with a fullness of spirit wherever they are.
There are many ways to lend our hearts and our voices to the worldwide quest of equality, love and compassion for all. The fair trade movement is one. In addition to purchasing fair trade items, fueling the social media fire of today is an inspired way to push the message across the globe.
If you’re part of the rapidly expanding and evolving social media revolution and you enjoy being involved in that culture—you can help! With just a few “likes” on Facebook and a few “retweets” on Twitter, you can add your voice to the millions supporting the fair trade movement. With just a few “pins” of fair trade clothing and accessories, you can help support hard-working artisans who are earning fair wages for and supporting their familes with their beautiful handiwork.
If you’d like to follow our own inspired {ahem} Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest accounts, allow me to help you out with that. Click and follow away!
Seven Hopes United Instagram Account
Seven Hopes Pinterest Account {Isn’t it pretty?}
Want to know the impact social media can have on a cause?
•On average in one year, we will share 415 pieces of content on Facebook, we’ll spend an average of about 23 minutes a day on Twitter, tweeting a total of around 15,795 tweets, we’ll check in 563 times on Foursquare, upload 196 hours of video on YouTube, and send countless emails
•Social networking is still the fastest-growing active social media behavior online, increasing from 36% of global Internet users to 59% managing their profile on a monthly basis by the end of 2011
•There are now over 2.8 billion social media profiles, representing around half of all internet users worldwide
•There are 70 million WordPress blogs worldwide
•There are 39 million Tumblr blogs worldwide
•4 out of 5 internet users visit social networks and blogs
(Source: http://thesocialskinny.com/100-more-social-media-statistics-for-2012/)
What are you waiting for?
XO,
Casey
