Charity Stone

08/01/2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/30/alternative-engagement-rings_n_5631847.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

The words "diamond" and "engagement ring" have gone hand-in-hand for almost a century. But these days, many brides-to-be are seeking non-diamond, gemstone options when it comes to their engagement bling. For some ladies, the de...

06/14/2014

Intel's Ban on Conflict Minerals is a good move but as we all know from the work of Brilliant Earth, there is no such thing as clean diamonds.

Thoughts?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140109-conflict-minerals-intel-marcus-bleasdale-congo/?fb_action_ids=10152981801306959&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

Intel has announced it will no longer use "conflict minerals" in its microprocessors. Photographer Marcus Bleasdale, who's documented the suffering in the Congo's mines, is thrilled.

05/20/2014

http://www.theonion.com/video/kay-jewelers-recalls-2-million-cursed-wedding-ring,35932/

Apologizing to customers for “any discomfort or searing of the flesh” on their ring fingers, Kay Jewelers ordered a recall Thursday of some two million cursed wedding bands sold at its 900 locations nationwide over the past several years. Full article.

02/20/2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kWu1ifBGU

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11/26/2013

It's great to see adaptations from Give Well here. We've been touting for some time that the other organizations that Give Well supports (has supported) are extremely strong even if they aren't currently ranked #1. It's important to support great organizations that are showing hyper-effective results so that they can continue growing and improving their processes.

Since naming the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) as our #1 charity in late 2011, we have tracked $10.6 million in donations made to it as a result of our recommendation. In that time, AMF has held the funds while attempting to negotiate a net distribution to spend them on. It has not yet finalized ...

11/19/2013

25 Things You Should Know About Blood Diamonds

http://list25.com/25-things-you-should-know-about-blood-diamonds/

11/17/2013

The dark side of diamonds
To what extent is today's mainstream diamond industry free of 'conflict diamonds'?

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/south2north/2013/11/dark-side-diamonds-20131112142622258368.html

To what extent is today's mainstream diamond industry free of 'conflict diamonds'?

11/03/2013

Join us in our effort to put an end to the carnage in central . Great article from the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

During a recent weekend, I re-watched the movie Blood Diamonds (2007), an advocacy-entertainment movie trying to raise awareness about the problem of natural resources being used to finance horrific African wars. As illustrated in Blood, conflict diamonds were used to finance a civil war in Sierra L...

10/14/2013

Some ask us, why do we do what we do? This is exactly why.

Warlord Charles Taylor - £2m bill to keep 'blood diamond' tyrant in British jail

Once one of Africa’s most vicious tyrants, is the first ex-head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since the Second World War

How's this for a political chant: “He killed my ma, he killed my pa, I’ll vote for him.”

This is why we founded Charity Stone. This is why we are passionate about the cause. This is why I'm typing this at midnight.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/warlord-charles-taylor---2m-2359728

The ex-Liberian dictator, 65, once one of Africa’s most vicious tyrants, is the first ex-head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since the Second World War

10/11/2013

Clean Diamonds found! Now we just need a way to get to Jupiter or Saturn. Any ideas?

New research published this week indicates that conditions on Jupiter and Saturn, 5th and 6th position away from the sun, are ideal for diamond-making, and that the two planets may contain over 10 million tons of the mineral - none of which has fallen into bloodied hands, according to National Geogr...

10/09/2013

Yes, Blood Diamonds Are Still A Thing. And like we've been preaching, The Kimberly Process may not go far enough to protect human rights. Read on

Remember the film Blood Diamonds? Conflict-free diamonds aren't as heavily covered in the media, but for exploited workers and victims of diamond-related violence, this is still a serious issue. You can't really fault anyone for the drop-off in blood diamonds coverage. News comes in cycles, and as v...