Small Share, Big Voice

My background has always inspired me to stay true to myself, and help others. By attending the Art Institute of Indianapolis, I have stayed true to myself, in aspiring to become involved in the fashion industry. With graduation just around the corner I was lucky to find a way that I could incorporate helping others. Fair trade was introduced to me in a business planning class, from that point on I knew that the boutique I have always wanted on Purdue's campus would carry fair trade. 

Fair trade is about knowing the faces behind the production, and what the artisans go through on a daily basis to support themselves. Many of the products we wear on a daily basis are produced in sweat shops overseas, or by employees who are underpaid. Fair trade is a way to support the artisans by paying them with fair wages, which empowers them, 

because often they lack alternate sources of income. 

By carrying fair trade clothing, and accessories in my store on Purdue's campus, it will be a small share of the production that is taking place today, but a step in the right direction for helping be the big voice of fair trade.