The Green Fuse is rising from the Earth to the bench! Christine Dhein has put together a wonderful newsletter on Green Jewelry which assembles some of the resources for green jewelry production. Her information is geared toward small scale manufacturers, mostly studio jewelers. Christine invites those who are interested in receiving this newsletter to email

The Madison Dialogue has been perhaps the most critical organization in the development of higher standards in the jewelry sector. This document, recently released, explains the history and objective of the Madison Dialogue at this time. ~ Marc Choyt, Uitgever, Fairjewelry.org The Madison Dialogue is a cross-sector initiative established to promote communication and information sharing

Press Release, Partnership Africa Canada and Global Witness 12 December 2008 Members of the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition are calling upon the KP to suspend Zimbabwe from the rough diamond certification scheme, in light of recent violence used by the government to take control of the Chiadzwa diamond fields. Police reportedly shot and