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10 Organizations to Support on International Women's Day

March 8, 2017 Buy Better Stories Team

Whether you’re marching, volunteering, working, staying at home, wearing red, using your voice, giving your dollars, or something else… today is a day to celebrate women and the work we have done to make the world a better place and encourage women to keep up the good fight toward equality and respect for all human beings. Here are ten organizations you can support today in celebration of women everywhere.

My Real-Life Conscious Wedding on a Budget

January 30, 2017 Buy Better Stories Team

Throwing a 100% socially conscious wedding is quite the challenge. I knew that I wanted to do things as ethically as possible, and here again, we had to prioritize. Not everything about our wedding was done completely consciously when it came to sourcing everything we needed. At times, we sacrificed sustainability for budget. But we did what we could, and that’s what living a conscious lifestyle is all about: taking baby steps, doing what you can until you can do more.

What You Need To Know About Human Trafficking Today

November 14, 2016 Buy Better Stories Team

Human trafficking has many different faces. It is not exclusive to certain people groups and no country is without its victims. Men, women, and children of all socioeconomic groups have been known to suffer at the hands of modern day slavery, and it often begins as a consensual contract.