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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.

Fair Trade Halloween Chocolates

The Fair Trade University club will hand out FT chocolate samples in collaboration with the Student Activities Club during their pumpkin decorating contest.

The World Jubilee Fair Trade Market – Holiday Edition!

The World Jubilee Fair Trade Market is happening again – inside, in person, just in time for the holidays! Fair Trade Minneapolis will be there too, we’ll “table” for our very first time! We plan to introduce Fair Trade Minneapolis, and promote other Fair Trade Towns like Fair Trade Saint Paul, Fair Trade Woodbury, and […]

A Fair Trade Holiday Market

Santa’s ethical elves are partnering with Ten Thousand Villages to provide a fair trade holiday market for students, staff, and faculty.

22nd Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#15 in 2021) virtual via Zoom, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

’tis the season to continue delivering Fair Trade Awards! Let’s ask about a Fair Trade Holiday Market & have a great and restful hibernation until 2022.

21st Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#14 in 2021) virtual via Zoom, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

At 7:30pm, we’ll host a Speaker from Chicago Fair Trade: Executive Director Katherine Bissell Cordova will speak about her experience! Also, October is Fair Trade Month – Let’s deliver our Fair Trade Awards to small businesses and food co-ops in Minneapolis!

20th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#13 in 2021) virtual via Zoom, Monday, Oct 4, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

At 7:30pm, we’ll meet & greet, and discuss our progress towards posting our Fair Trade Awards at the exit doors of small businesses and food co-ops in Minneapolis that sell two or more Fair Trade products!

19th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#12 in 2021) virtual via Zoom, Monday, Sep 20, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

Goals: To start up for Fall 2021 & to get further with our Fair Trade Awards!

Fair Trade Your Finals!!

During Covid, we were still able to hold our Fair Trade Your Finals event at the end of the fall’20 and spring ’21 semesters during the Relaxation Station event. Students would enjoy some time away from studying during reading day and ‘relax’ at this event with fair trade raffles and free chocolates!

Fair Trade Your Finals!!

During Covid, we were still able to hold our Fair Trade Your Finals event at the end of the fall’20 and spring ’21 semesters during the Relaxation Station event. Students would enjoy some time away from studying during reading day and ‘relax’ at this event with fair trade raffles and free chocolates!

18th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#11 in 2021) – 1st ever in-person event!, Monday, June 12, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00+ pm

17th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#10 in 2021) virtual via Zoom, Monday, June 21, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

16th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#9 in 2021) virtual via Zoom, Monday, June 7, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

HumanKind Fair Trade Discussion

Meet board members from SLO’s only Fair Trade non-profit retail shop in SLO! We’ll learn about the inspiration for the shop, how they choose their products, and why HumanKind Fair Trade is so successful.

Documentary Discussion: “El Cacao: The Challenge of Fair Trade”

An online discussion of the documentary “El Cacao: The Challenge of Fair Trade”

15th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#8 in 2021), virtual via Zoom, Monday, May 24, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

15th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#8 in 2021), virtual via Zoom, Monday, May 24, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm

An Introduction to Fair Trade

An informative workshop about what fair trade means, why buying fair trade is better for our planet and how the concept of fair trade connects with our mission and vision at Beth David.