May was a pretty decent month in terms of revenue, so I decided to give to two charities this month. The first, as ever, was through Kiva, this month we gave to a Cambodian mat-maker and mother of 8 called Sok Roeun.

The second charity is rather more topical (hey, I don’t just try and stay in clothes fashion). The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society are a charity who have been recognised by the International Whaling Commission as “as the most powerful threat to illegal whaling activities on the high seas.” They’re also supported by the Dalai Lama, which is good enough for me!

Illegal whaling may be the hot button issue, but I’m actually looking at shark finning at the moment. I wasn’t really aware that there were fishermen that would catch a shark, cut off the fin, and throw the shark back whether it was dead or alive, until I was enlightened by ‘The Dude’ from Ban T-shirts. He’s really got behind this issue, and has created a website and a MySpace page to try and raise awareness. He’s also done what you’d expect someone with a t-shirt company to do, made a t-shirt to support the cause. All profits from the tee (which is a good design as well as a good message) go to Sea Shepherd, so if you want to help support the cause this could be a great way to spread the message whilst also helping Sea Shepherd to continue their work.