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Fair Trade Hartwick College

Hartwick College is a small, not-for-profit, liberal arts college of 1,500 students located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. We are dedicated to cultivating engaged global citizens who make value-based decisions and who will contribute to our growing interdependent world. We were recognized as the 25th Fair Trade College in May 2014.

Saint John’s Episcopal Church

As the First Fair Trade Congregation in Mankato, we educate on behalf of Fair Trade and coordinate our efforts with those of the Millennium Development Goals. We are motivated by our faith and by Jesus’ call to love one another. We seek to address issues of social justice, the environment, critical healthcare, programs to keep […]

Fair Trade OLA

Fair Trade OLA is a ministry of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church (OLA) in Claremont, CA. We use Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching to show the connection between our Faith and Fair Trade. We employ Sunday bulletins, house gatherings, and events to spread the word. We facilitate putting Faith into action by promoting […]

Cardinal Newman High School

At Cardinal Newman, we are bringing Fair Trade products to our campus and educating both our faculty and students.

Chaminade Julienne High School

Phillips Exeter Academy Fair Trade

Fair Trade Exeter promotes fair trade through educational workshops and the weekly sale of fair trade items to students, faculty and staff. By being aware of their choices, the Exeter community is taking a steep towards a more equitable way of trade.

Mercy Career & Technical High School Fair Trade Initiative

Mercy Career & Technical High School is a Catholic, co-ed high school located in North Philadelphia. We have committed ourselves to educating the student body, faculty, and staff about the benefits of fair trade. Our main goal is to create a school community of socially conscious consumers.

Media-Providence Friends School – Friends for Fair Trade

Friends (aka Quakers) are perhaps the original “Fair Traders”: in the 17th century, Quaker business owners were unique in setting fair fixed price for their wares rather than setting a high price and haggling with buyers. MPFS was an “early adopter” of the Fair Trade movement, teaching about and advocating for Fair Trade decades prior […]

Mankato Area Fair Trade Town Initiative (MAFTTI)

Mankato became Minnesota’s first ‘Fair Trade Town’ on October 24, 2011, the 25th in the nation. MAFTTI started in June 2009 after a visit to Mankato from two Peruvian cooperative workers, Eva Pizarro and Ayde Riveros, organized by Green America and Partners for Just Trade. Mankato (40,000) lies about 83 miles south-west of the Twin […]

Fair Trade Western Kentucky University

Fair Trade Villanova

Dedicated to deepening our commitment to fair trade products, education, and advocacy at Villanova University. Ignite Change. Go Nova!

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, the 1st Fair Trade Univ. in the US

Fair Trade University of San Diego

Fair Trade University of Massachusetts Lowell

Fair Trade University of California, San Diego

Fair Trade University of Alaska Anchorage

Fair Trade UCSD (former)

Fair Trade UCLA