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January 20th, 2010 (Channel 8)- Momentum featured on The Moment Show
Momentum was recently featured on "The Moment: Local Action, Global Change", a television show devoted to good news. All over the world today, people are responding to moments of concern about the environment, children's well being, hunger and poverty and by stepping into new leadership roles and taking action. Hosts Joellen Raderstorf and Juliana Forbes of Mothers Acting Up interview visionaries living in or visiting our community..
Click here to see Momentum's debut on The Moment Show.
May 3rd, 2009 (CBS Denver)- Momentum featured on CBS Green Living
In May, Momentum joined other eco-friendly businesses at the first annual Denver Green Festival, which attracted over 21,500 eco-enthusiasts. Our participation in the Green Festival not only helped us connect with socially and environmentally responsible shoppers in our community but also helped us connect to a much broader audience through Momentum’s first two TV debuts. Momentum was featured on Fox News and on CBS’s Green Living Program.
Click here to see Momentum's debut on CBS Green Living.
April 9th, 2009 (Women's Magazine)- Shopping for a Cause: Join the Momentum
BOULDER, CO- Just as important as the votes we cast in elections are the votes we cast every day with our dollars. If you’d like your dollars to hit the campaign trail for fair wages, opportunity, and environmental stewardship, Momentum is the place for you...
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2009 (Mother's Acting Up)- The Moment: Calendar
BOULDER, CO- Momentum founder's Kevin & Jenny Natapow were featured in the 2009 Mother's Acting Up engagement calendar.
Momentum is dedicated to the Fair Trade business model, which places people and sustainability at the heart of every business decision. Every product Momentum
carries is crafted by hand and provides employment opportunities to artisans around the world: recycled sari throws are quilted by women who escaped Calcutta’s sex
trade, aprons are embroidered by mothers with disabled children in Zimbabwe, and greeting cards are painted by women in Denver, CO experiencing homelessness and
poverty. Ten percent of Momentum’s profits are donated to social justice and environmental causes.
Click here to see our page in the calendar (PDF - 140KB)
To learn more about MAU and the calendar, watch this video
December, 2008 (Boulder Weekly)- Momentum: Green Gift Guide
BOULDER, CO- Locals Jenny and Kevin Natapow launched Momentum to put ideals about
environmentalism and social justice into practice. Momentum exists as a business to create and
inspire social change by providing socially responsible choices to everyday purchases.
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March, 2008 (Sunset Magazine)- Momentum featured in "What to do in the Rockies"
BOULDER, CO- On Pearl Street's trendy East end, two new hot spots are dedicated to fair trade products, guaranteeing that artisans and farmers receive a living wage and enjoy healthy working conditions. At Momentum, shop for a jewel-hued silk pillow from Ethiopia or sustainable-crop bamboo bowls from Vietnam. Then step into the nearby Cup Espresso Café for fair trade organic java.
Winter, 2007 (Elevision)- Momentum: Top 10 Fair Trade Gifts
BOULDER, CO- Momentum was featured on the Elephant's "elevision" video series. Follow owner Kevin Natapow and host Waylon Lewis through the shop and discover and array of eco-friendly fair trade gifts for the holidays and beyond.
Watch the video here
Fall, 2007 (Boulder Magazine)- Momentum To Inspire: Fair-trade boutique aims to spread goals of social and environmental responsibility
BOULDER, CO- Jenny and Kevin Natapow have a lot in common, perhaps a bit more than most young couples. Both Asian Studies majors in college, both holders of advanced
degrees from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vt., both passionate about fair trade, they became engaged while trekking in Nepal. In Kathmandu, Jenny
worked for the Asia Foundation’s sex-trafficking prevention program, and Kevin worked for the United Nations as a translator for Tibetan refugees. So it’s not too surprising
that when they moved to Boulder three years ago, it was to lay the groundwork for their fair-trade shop, Momentum.
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October 3rd, 2007 (School for International Training: OurWorld)- Building Momentum: SIT grads open fair trade business
BOULDER, CO- Kevin and Jennifer Natapow, PIM 62s, offer Boulder CO a new opportunity to 'shop for change'.
Kevin and Jennifer Natapow, alums of SIT's Master's Program in
Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management, recently opened Momentum Fair Trade Shop in Boulder, CO. The couple shares their journey with OurWorld on how their
experience working with Tibetan refugees and studies at SIT has inspired them to offer opportunities to 'shop for change'. According to Jennifer, "We have SIT to thank for
the skills that made it possible to open our fair trade shop." To read more about Momentum, see recent articles in the Boulder Magazine and Daily Camera.
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September 16, 2007 (YourHub)- Local mothers continue their worldly role
BOULDER - Sept. 8 was the most recent girlcott, where MAU members and volunteers celebrated a new store in Boulder called Momentum, 15 th and Pearl streets. They praised
this store for featuring all Fair Trade certified products - meaning it ensures sustainable wages, no child labor and creates economic opportunities for women in impoverished
areas of the world.
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September 14, 2007 (Boulder County Business Report)- New store gives fair trade 'Momentum' in Boulder
BOULDER - Kevin and Jenny Natapow had a dream of opening a fair-trade store for more than seven years.
Prior to coming to Boulder they had both been working in Nepal. Jenny was working for the Asia Foundation, an
organization that helps to stop sex trafficking of women. Kevin was working for the U.N. as a translator for
Tibetan refugees.
When they came back to the U.S. they wanted to continue to help the artists and groups they had seen living
overseas in marginalized situations.
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August 6, 2007 (Daily Camera)- Building Momentum: New Pearl Street boutique focuses on fair-trade wares
BOULDER, COLO. — One of the biggest draws to Momentum, Boulder's newest fair-trade store?
Well, says Kevin Natapow, co-owner, it's that shoppers don't have to do exactly that — ask questions.
They don't have to worry that what they buy was made in a sweatshop or that their money will go to support inhumane conditions, he said.
They know, before they even purchase anything, that Momentum only sells products whose crafters were given livable wages and conditions, and Natapow said customers often tell Momentum how much they appreciate fair-trade products.
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May 9, 2007 - Boulder's newest fair trade shop opens on Pearl Street
BOULDER, COLO. — Shopping with a conscience is as easy as heading down to Pearl Street with the opening of Momentum, Boulder's newest fair trade retail shop. Momentum is dedicated to the fair trade business model, which places people and sustainability at the heart of every business decision.
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