User: Etic

Ethical Trade & Info Community is a global network of people, traders, producers, crafters, suppliers, artists, organizations, ethical businesses, ethically and fairly traded cultural handicrafts, art and craft products from wide variety of websites. In a conscious interactive community environment, full of information, knowledge, shared by people interested in different topics of ethical & fair trade, global, environmental, human rights issues, Art & Creativity, Travel &Tourism, New Consciousness and other related topics to our modern age.

E T I C capital letters summarize the essence and function of the site; Ethical Trade & Info Community.

Etic also stands for describing the behavior or belief by an observer. This meaning perfectly describes my intention with ETIC; which is to create this umbrella website and start to build up the network and community around it . . . as people begin to use it, interact & network through it, the site will become ‘alive’ and grow on its own; this is when I would like to step back to a more observer point of view and see what & how people use it. I believe, community environment, networking, information sharing and global prospective on various topics will tell us more about humanity and our world today. Be able to observe & understand this presence is necessary, to be able to walk the right path in the future.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” /Margaret Mead/