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Winds of Change Radio Show

October 15, 2014

Winds of Change Radio Show

October 15, 2014

The Office of Peace and Justice was interviewed on the Winds of Change Catholic Radio Show, reaching 1,000 listeners. We talked about Fair Trade and the Catholic Faith.

Winds of Change Radio Show

October 15, 2014

The Office of Peace and Justice was interviewed on the Winds of Change Catholic Radio Show, reaching 1,000 listeners. We talked about Fair Trade and the Catholic Faith.

Winds of Change Radio Show

October 15, 2014

The Office of Peace and Justice was interview on the Winds of Change Catholic Radio Show to talk about Fair Trade, Fair Trade and the Archdiocese of Chicago, Fair Trade Month, and Fair Trade and the Catholic Faith.

Fair Trade and Catholic Social Teaching

October 15, 2014

We teach Fair Trade and Catholic Social Teaching in Catholic Schools Religion classes. We send someone from the Office for Peace and Justice to do this presentation at various Catholic Schools.

How to attract media interest for an event?

October 15, 2014

In Bethlehem NY we have a long-running event, a Black Friday Fair Trade Market, featuring 20 vendors selling beautiful handmade crafts. Last year we struggled to find a new angle to attract local media interest. Can anyone suggest ways to draw renewed interest and create a “story” around this event?

Murray Hammond

October 15, 2014

Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art & Politics

October 15, 2014

The Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art, & Politics seeks to be a wonderful synthesis of educational, cultural, and direct-services projects that will contribute significantly to the social and political life of Santa Rosa and the surrounding area. Our aim in designing the Center has been to avoid creating a smorgasbord of well-meaning progressive activities, […]

Reverse Trick or Treating Maria Carrillo High School

October 15, 2014

WHO: Two hundred residents in Santa Rosa will be visited by students of Maria Carrillo High School’s Amnesty International Club on Halloween October 31 to deliver a scary message about chocolate. WHAT: Instead of the traditional receiving of candy, young people will be going door to door giving away fair trade chocolate to residents and […]

The Glaser Center at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation

October 15, 2014

In July of 2004, when the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Santa Rosa, relocated to its new home (the former UA5 Theater in downtown Santa Rosa), one of its goals was for the newly remodeled building to double as a beautiful new space for outstanding music and cultural events in Sonoma County. Following the lead of such […]

Faith and Fraps: Lunch Retreat

October 15, 2014

We will be presenting at the Cardinal Meyer Pastoral Center on Fair Trade and why it is important to us because of our faith, lead a meditation on the coffee process, and we will be giving out Fair Trade Frappes.

Fair Trade Retreat

October 15, 2014

shroyera

October 14, 2014

Jessica Murphy

October 14, 2014

Bananaland Screening

October 14, 2014

Screening of the film Bananaland. For millions of residents in the banana lands, the production of bananas means social upheaval, violence, and pesticide poison. How can workers, producers, and consumers address the disparate realities of banana consumers and producers? Introduced by Fair Trade Bloomington

Connected by Coffee Screening

October 14, 2014

Come see Connected by Coffee and get the chance to see Jonathan Rosenthal, co-founder of Equal Exchange, introduce the film.

Diversity & Culture Event

October 14, 2014

Come see Hoosier Fair Trade among multiple student organizations and win a prize by spinning the wheel and correctly answering a fair trade question! Hot chocolate will also be available.

Cherry Street Market

October 14, 2014