Fair Trade Minneapolis
2023, A Year of Engagement: Get involved! Join us via Zoom on 2nd Mondays in 2023: 4/10, 5/8, 6/12, 7:30-9pm Central Time. Find the Zoom links on Facebook for “Fair Trade Minneapolis” – & “like” us there please. On a Monday evening in mid-July, we welcome all to our Meet & Greet in Boom Island Park!
We’re a 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit w/ EIN 86-3602442. To donate, text FAIR to 53555, thank you!
Fair Trade Minneapolis gives Fair Trade Awards to retailers & cafes to celebrate how many different Fair Trade products they sell.
Also, we bring full tables of Fair Trade products to events, offering free samples of tea & chocolate, & selling Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, & tea with artisan-made products from Papillon Marketplace & coffee & chocolate from Singing Rooster in Haiti: Providing jobs for parents, “orphan prevention through job creation.” Look at these fantastic products: https://papillonmarketplace.com.
In 2023, we’re hoping for more people to join us!
Campaign Progress
Build Your Team
The Fair Trade committee provides leadership and direction for your campaign.
Reach out to Retailers
Work with retail locations in your town to offer two or more Fair Trade products.
Enroll Community Organizations
Each town must have a certain number of community organizations using or serving Fair Trade products.
Commit to Fair Trade Education and Events
Raise awareness of Fair Trade in your community through educational events, media coverage, and other activities.
Pass a Fair Trade Resolution
Work with your city or town council to pass a resolution in support of Fair Trade.
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Fair Trade Locations
Retail Locations
Community Organizations
Resources
Fairtrade & the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
DownloadA Fairer Future for All Means Gender Equality Now
DownloadFairtrade America: Minneapolis mural featuring Johnny, a banana farmer
DownloadPublic Policies on Fair Trade – in Brazil, Belgium, Ecuador, the European Union, France, Italy, & beyond
DownloadFair Trade Minneapolis 501(c)(3) determination letter 11/10/2021
DownloadFour lucky people will win a $250 gift card: This Fair Trade Month, Ask Yourself: Do Your Dollars Do More?
DownloadNew Study Reveals Fairtrade America Is Gaining Awareness and Trust in the U.S. As the Global Pandemic Awoke Americans to the Connectedness of Global Supply Chains
DownloadBen & Jerry’s pioneers living income for cocoa farmers: ‘The challenges we face as a planet come back to economic justice’
DownloadA Farmer-Led Future for Tea – by Equal Exchange – May 17, 2021
Download“What is Fair Trade? What is the Goal of Fair Trade” – Gallant answers in detail, May 16, 2018
Download67 retailers in Fair Trade Minneapolis sell two or more Fair Trade products!
DownloadGLOBAL CITIZEN: Here’s Why KitKat Can’t Say ‘Black Lives Matter’ While Abandoning Fairtrade
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