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Rosa Loves - Designed for Good

Closed Published by peoplenotprofit December 7th, 2007 on People not profit

Just wanted to let everyone know about our friends at Rosa Loves. They are a t-shirt company based in Florida and they share many of our ideals - in fact, I would say that they are definitely far more concerned about people than profit. Each shirt weaves a person’s story into the design and […]

Art, a Seed of Hope

Closed Published by peoplenotprofit November 1st, 2007 on People not profit

First of all, let these words of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1970 Nobel Lecture) inspire you.
So perhaps that ancient trinity of Truth, Goodness and Beauty is not simply an empty, faded formula as we thought in the days of our self-confident, materialistic youth? If the tops of these three trees converge, […]

Another Sky press

Closed Published by peoplenotprofit September 24th, 2007 on People not profit

Props for Another Sky Press out of Portland Oregon. They are definitely about people, not profit. Check out their beliefs and their mission. Their motto: Read Free. Support what you Love.

Solidarity Economics

Closed Published by peoplenotprofit August 29th, 2007 on People not profit

I’ve been reading a lot lately about Solidarity Economics, a movement that has gained great momentum in Central and South America, and is in its infant stages here in the US. People Not Profit was founded on many of Solidarity Economics’ principles and aspires to far more in the future.
Here are two articles worth a […]

Wise old man

Closed Published by peoplenotprofit June 25th, 2007 on People not profit

If we were to choose a grandfather for People not profit, it would definitely be Wendell Berry. Here’s just one reason why:From his 2005 commencement address at Lindsey Wilson college:
“Violence, in short, is the norm of our economic life and our national security…The line that connects the bombing of civilian populations to the mountain removed […]

Harmony in El Salvador

Closed Published by peoplenotprofit June 21st, 2007 on People not profit

Below is an interesting and hopeful article about a diverse youth orchestra in El Salvador. It’s sort of a fleshing out of a favorite quote by Mother Teresa: We desire not a class struggle, but a class encounter - in which the rich save the poor and the poor save the rich.
Here’s an excerpt and […]

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