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Butler University
February 25, 2015Butler University is proud to be the FIRST Fair Trade University in the state of Indiana!
Montgomery County Community College – Blue Bell Campus
February 12, 2015
Moraine Park Technical College
February 11, 2015Moraine Park Technical College Fair Trade Certified
Springton Lake Middle School
February 9, 2015The country’s first Fair Trade public middle school, and proudly located in America’s first Fair Trade town, Media, PA!
Loyola Academy
February 6, 2015This is the official fair trade campaign of the students of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, IL.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
February 2, 2015The Genesis Group started the conversation about sustainability in our church, homes and community by giving away free cfls in January of 2007. Since then St. John’s has switched to cfls and Fair Trade coffee and tea, changed to cloth napkins and biodgradable tableware, invested in Eco-Palms for Palm Sunday, partnered with two local farms […]
Berkeley High Fair Trade
January 29, 2015
Rockhurst University
January 28, 2015We strive to make Rockhurst University, located in Kansas City, MO, a Fair Trade campus. Through events, education, and awareness, we wish to inspire the RU community to become more ethical and embrace our Ignatian values. #RUFairTrade
Pepperdine University
January 28, 2015
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
January 23, 2015Our vision is to be a nurturing and welcoming spiritual home where: We embody God’s inclusive love and compassion. We live our faith by wrestling with questions, not defending answers. We promote the love and justice of Jesus Christ and the responsible stewardship of God’s creation.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego, CA
January 23, 2015“…and what does God require of you but to do justice…” (Baptismal Covenant). Fair Trade is a way that faith communities can live out a life of justice. We believe that our use of Fair Trade coffee and tea and sales of chocolate, tea, coffee and snacks helps us live out our baptismal covenant.
Fair Trade: Santa Clara High School
January 19, 2015Our goal is promote the use of Fair Trade product at Santa Clara High.
St. Martin of Tours Academy
January 5, 2015Ongoing Fair Trade education and promotion is a priority within the school community at St. Martin of Tours , La Mesa CA. Fair Trade curriculum and fundraisers are incorporated each year.
Reformation Lutheran Church, Media, PA
December 15, 2014In keeping with our mission statement: “We invite all people, serve our neighbors, and build a living faith”, we have become a Fair Trade Congregation.
Sacred Heart Parish
December 9, 2014Founded in 1872, Sacred Heart Parish is a Roman Catholic community located in Palos Hills, IL. In 2007, our parish began a Fair Trade ministry which not only sells Fair Trade-certified food products but also educates parishoners about the global impact of their purchases.
St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church
December 2, 2014At St. Martin of Tours we work with Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade to bring the awareness of our Catholic Social Teachings to action. By choosing to serve fair trade coffee, hosting annual fair trade shopping opportunities and cooking Lenten meals using fair trade products we are instilling the importance that everyone can make a […]
The River Church South
November 24, 2014Our church got involved in working to fight Human Trafficking in March of 2012 which easily led us to wanting to make good consumer choices. We now have Fair Trade sugar, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate, and display an Equal Exchange poster above our cafe table.