Sunday, December 09, 2007

Fight Terrorism - Buy Green Sahara Furniture!



Here is another way (remember TOMS shoes?) to subvert the meaningless, mindless consumerism that our culture feeds on...AND to fight terrorism; They're called "Green Sahara Furniture". All their products are hand-made with wood that is sustainably harvested & made by (Arab) workers in Morocco who are given fair wages and benefits.
This is high-quality craftsmanship - believe me, I got to see & feel each one of their pieces first hand at mars hill today (and, I worked alongside the founder at a habitat build. He and his family are now moving to Morocco to live, fully invested in these people & this work).

The combined Arab countries have a lower GNP (gross nat'l product) than the much smaller Spain, which lies very near by. There's no debating, they are poor in the eyes of the world (and most especially, relative to us Americans), which some venture as far as to say, leaves hundreds of thousands just waiting to be radicalized.

This is one way to fight terrorism. (If you need more clarification, just ask)

Here is a video on their website about Green Sahara:

http://greensaharafurniture.com/video.html