Etsy has supported me and the widows/women in 3rd world/war torn/ poverty stricken areas of the world that I do a Fair Trade business with for four years now. It’s been a good platform for a long time and what’s happening right now needs to CHANGE! I interact with and support Turkish vendors on Etsy 7 days a week and this unforeseen event needs to be remedied ASAP!! Families depend on Etsy to make a living so they can feed and house their families, I have no doubt Etsy is working on a solution as we speak. And a solution needs to be created NOW, not a day or a week or a month from now but RIGHT NOW. People’s lives and safety depend on a SOLUTION. I’m spreading the word about your solution/blog to every Turkish vendor I interact with. So MANY Turkish vendors are afraid their “english isn’t good enough..”, afraid that if they speak up it could create problems…and NOT speaking up and being pro-active will create an even bigger problem. Praises to you for taking the time and energy to help!!
Thank you Serene so much for your support, of course no one expected this to happen but there you…
Anas Alshanti
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