Hey Sistas,
Happy Thanksgiving
Here are five things that I'm choosing to help me be a peacemaker today:
1: Remember small ordinary acts of peace
2: This Responsive Reading From the African American Heritage Hymnal
4: Simple Gifts By Yo Yo Ma and NPR's Time Desk on Yo Yo Ma
Thank you so much Sistas, Patreon Supporters, and Guests. 2018 has been an amazing year!
Love,
Osheta
Hey Sistas,
Today's guest is Shelley Jones!
Shelley Jones is the founder of dignify, an online boutique that sells handmade blankets that are made by women who are survivors of exploitation in Bangladesh. She is a wife, a mom, and a creative who is using what she has to work out shalom in her business, in the way she shops, and in the [online] world.
Today we talk about:
How she kinda tumbled into founding a fair trade company
How she loves to connect the stories of the women who shop Dignify to the women who make the blankets
How she LOVES, LOVES, LOVES Father Greg Boyle from Homeboy Industries
How she uses what she has in her hands right now to be a peacemaker.
Shelley gave us a code for free shipping when we visit her site:
https://www.shopdignify.com/pages/about-dignify
Use the code: SHALOM
through Nov. 26th for free shipping
Our Shalom Steps are:
1: Slow Down/ Calm Down
2: Make a List and start small
3: Shop Fair trade for women who cannot afford it for themselves
Shelley is a compelling and fun writer. Here are my favorite posts from the "Shop Good" blog.
SHOULD I CANCEL NETFLIX? OUR LIFE POST- NETFLIX BREAKUP
https://www.shopdignify.com/blogs/shopgoodblog/should-i-cancel-netflix-our-life-post-netflix-break-up
WE DON'T HIRE WOMEN TO MAKE BLANKETS. WE MAKE BLANKETS TO HIRE WOMEN.
https://www.shopdignify.com/blogs/shopgoodblog/we-dont-hire-women-to-make-blankets-we-make-blankets-to-hire-women
WHEN THINGS BREAK... SPENDING MONEY ON THINGS THAT ARE SUPER LAME
https://www.shopdignify.com/blogs/shopgoodblog/when-things-break
See you tomorrow with a Thanksgiving Themed Episode!
Osheta