Day 7: Fair trade shopper this holiday season with Shalom

Shalom Sessions

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