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A collection of some of our favorite books, movies, and websites about sustainable development, fair trade, and the African continent.
BOOKS
- African Novels
- Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller
- Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin
- No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
- Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
- The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M.G. Vassanji
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Power Of One by Bryce Courtenay
- The White Masai: My Exotic Tale of Love and Adventure by Corinne Hofmann
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- We Are All the Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love by Jim Wooten
- We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch
- African Non-Fiction
- A Broken Landscape: HIV & AIDS in Africa by Gideon Mendel
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Baeh
- Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles by Richard Dowden
- Africa in Chaos by George B.N. Ayittey
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
- Legacies of Power: Leadership Change and Former Presidents in African Politics edited by Roger Southall and Henning Melber
- The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith
- The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives by Robert Guest
- The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszyrd Kapuscinski
- They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein
- Sustainable Development/Social Enterprise
- Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World by Paul Hawken
- Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs by Muhammad Yunus
- Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus
- For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future by Herman E. Daly
- Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
- Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher
- The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs
MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES
- Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony - a documentary about black South African freedom music and the role it played against apartheid
- BANANAS! - a documentary following lawsuits against Dole Food Company regarding their long-standing use of controversial pesticides on banana plantations in Nicaragua
- Chocolate: The Bitter Truth - a BBC special investigation highlighting the continuing abuses children suffer in the production of chocolate
- Cry Freedom - the true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world to the horror of apartheid
- Hotel Rwanda - the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the 1994 genocide
- Invictus - in his first term as president, Nelson Mandela enlists the help of the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup and unite a sharply divided South Africa
- Out of Africa - a film about the life of Danish writer Karen Blixen who travels to Kenya to be with her German husband, but finds herself falling for an English adventurer
- Serafina! - a film about South African students’ struggle for survival and freedom during apartheid
- The Constant Gardener - the story of a widower determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption
- War Dance - a documentary chronicling the efforts of a school at a refugee camp in Uganda's war-torn north to compete in the country's national music competition
WEBSITES
- Andersonville Galleria - The Andersonville Galleria is a retail market building that currently features over 90 tenants offering apparel, jewelry, artwork, home furnishings, giftware, accessories, antiques. fair trade, and gourmet treats. This is Fair Earth's retail home!
- Aramati Safaris - Come experience Africa! We highly recommend Aramati Safaris. Their friendly and experienced staff will help you create a safari experience tailored to your unique travel desires.
- BBC Africa - View country profiles, read special reports, and keep up to date with the latest news across the African continent.
- Chicago Fair Trade - A not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the fair trade movement and making Chicago an international fair trade city.
- Fair Trade Towns USA - Uniting conscious consumers, activists, businesses, and community organizations with city or town government to grow and support the fair trade movement.
- GOOD: Ethical Style - A column full of fashion advice for the socially conscious consumer
- Green America - A national non-profit consumer organization promoting environmental sustainability, social justice, and economic justice through marketplace strategies including green living, responsible shopping, fair trade, green business, corporate social responsibility, and socially responsible investing.
- Kiva - A non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through micro-lending to alleviate poverty. Kiva allows individuals to make a loan to an entrepreneur across the globe for as little as $25.
- Oxfam International - An international confederation of fifteen organizations working together to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.
- Playing for Change - A non-profit organization dedicated to creating positive change through music and arts education and by bringing together musicians from around the world
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