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La Mesa Earth Day Festival

Learn about fair trade and the Green Achiever Award, U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School at the St. Martin of Tours Academy booth this Saturday. Sample fair trade chocolate and enter the raffle for a fair trade soccer ball. Learn about the products that you can purchase at your work, school and home!

Valentine’s Day Fair Trade Chocolate Tasting – 2023

Watch a short presentation, ask questions, try different chocolates available locally and make purchases benefiting our local businesses.

Cookie Fundraiser

We are doing a cookie fundraiser to raise money for our club and for the Fair Trade organization.

La Mesa Fair Trade Gift Faire

Shop Fair Trade this Christmas at St. Martin of Tours Parish in La Mesa on Sunday, Dec. 4th from 8am to 1pm. Shop for beautiful, handmade, one of a kind gifts from local store, Fair Trade Décor, The Guatemala Project, and local vendors including Lumily, SSEKO/Noonday and Ember Arts Jewelry. Meet Dressember, founder Blythe Hill […]

La Mesa Fair Trade Gift Faire

Shop Fair Trade this Christmas at St. Martin of Tours Parish in La Mesa on Sunday, Dec. 4th from 8am to 1pm. Shop for beautiful, handmade, one of a kind gifts from local store, Fair Trade Décor, The Guatemala Project, and local vendors including Lumily, SSEKO/Noonday and Ember Arts Jewelry. Meet Dressember, founder Blythe Hill […]

Fair Trade Happy Hour

Oct 1, 2022: Fair Trade Month Kick-off at the Wedge & Linden Hills Food Co-ops in Minneapolis

“Table” – raise awareness re Fair Trade & Fair Trade Minneapolis. Gave away generous samples of Fair Trade tea & various kinds of Tony’s Chocolonely The Wedge, 10am-1pm Linden Hills, 3-6pm

Fair Trade Minneapolis, virtual via Zoom, Monday, Oct. 3, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

Discuss: How was “tabling” at the Wedge and Linden Hills on Saturday, Oct 1? How to sell our great artisan Fair Trade products from Papillon Marketplace, made in Haiti. Involve 17+ organizations in Minneapolis that drink Fair Trade coffee.

Fair Trade Minneapolis, virtual via Zoom, Monday, Sep. 19, 2022, 7:30-9:00 pm

Decide how to sell our artisan Fair Trade products from Papillon Marketplace, made in Haiti.

Freedom Sunday

We will join churches around the world as we raise awareness of human trafficking both globally and in our local communities. Throughout our worship service and through our fair trade coffee and chocolate tasting after, we will provide educational opportunities and encourage our congregation to fight human trafficking with their purchasing power.

Fair Trade Campaigns Sustainable Development Goals Discussion Guide

Our Fair Trade Universities Club hosted an in person/virtual discussion on the connections between Fair Trade and the SDGs and how FT can directly support these six goals.

Fair Trade Informational Table

The Fair Trade Universities Club has set up an informational table in the University Center Commons for both campus and community viewing. The table consists of handouts for: Fair Trade 101, Fair Trade Coffee and Tea. Free stickers, pins, and bookmarks.

Fair Trade Giant Word Search

The Fair Trade Universities Club created a giant word search in which 35 Fair Trade words are hidden. It is in the University Center Commons for all who pass through to help us solve and finish the word search.

Fair Trade Display Case

The Multicultural Club/Fair Trade Universities has setup a Fair Trade display case by our main vending area. The case showcases Fair Trade products, info about the student club and Fair Trade literature.

Delight-Ful Event

As a part of Compass Group, Eastern Michigan Dining has monthly joy-ful events that we put together for students. For this event we will be using more of the hot chocolate bar materials from our Fair Trade hot chocolate bar event on 2/14. They will also be able to take one free Endangered Species Chocolate […]

Hot Chocolate Bar

Students were able to enjoy some Lake Champlain hot chocolate in mocha and traditional flavors. They were able to use toppings such as whipped cream, coconut flakes, chocolate and/or caramel drizzle, Equal Exchange bittersweet chocolate chip, white chocolate chips, Heath toffee bits, mini marshmallows, french vanilla and chocolate hazelnut pirouettes, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper! With […]

La Mesa Fair Trade Gift Fair

Shop for fair trade gifts, home decor, clothing and jewelry handcrafted from a variety of vendors! Shop from 8am to 1pm outdoors in the upper parking lot of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church.

La Mesa Fair Trade Gift Fair

Shop outdoors for fair trade gifts, home decor, clothing and jewelry handcrafted from a variety of vendors from 8am to 1pm in the upper parking lot of the church.