“Everybody knows the deal is rotten, Old black Joe still picking cotton For your ribbons and bows…” (Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”) The name, Kimberley, comes from the Earl of Kimberley, a noble from England for whom the original diamond mining area of South Africa was named. The first diamonds were found in deep “Kimberlite” veins

A Call for Action By Niels Madsen, Co-founder of the 16th August Union Introduction: Here, we publish the most recent statement from Niels Madsen, Co-founder and Vice Chairman of the 16th August Union, outlining his struggle to gain the right for the native Inuit people’s mining and selling of rubies which has been well established

Introduction: The fair trade jewelry movement would not be where it is today without the strong advocacy of Martin Rapaport and the entire Rapaport Group. They have been sponsoring fair trade jewelry meetings at the JCK Vegas Show for four years and I have attended all of them, witnessing the birth and growth of this