Lead for Change Blog

Fair Trade Christmas Shop

December 8, 2015

Start your Christmas shopping early by purchasing fair trade tea, chocolate, and jewelry! Featured brands are Equal Exchange, Bead for Life, and Thistle Farms!

Fair Trade Your Finals

December 7, 2015

Partnering with UMass Boston’s Undergraduate Student Government we will be helping students destress with coffee and chocolate.

Fair Trade Your Finals

December 5, 2015

Set up table in campus center to give out Fair Trade information and samples.

We’re a Fair Trade School!

December 4, 2015

Fair Trade Table@ Dinning Hall

December 4, 2015

We will be setting up a table at the dinning hall and providing some educational sheets of Fair Trade. We will also have some free give aways. Please stop by.

Fair Trade Your Finals – UCLA

December 4, 2015

December 4th marks the last day of Fall Quarter classes! Come stop by BruinWalk, where we’ll be tabling, on your way to class or the library and learn about the fair trade campaign! Pick up some free fair trade goods to energize you for studying!

FAIR TRADE YOUR FINALS

December 3, 2015

We are fixing up some Fair Trade Coffee and giving out Fair Trade Chocolate to the freshman residence halls. Spreading awareness of Fair Trade products while also preparing our first year students for their first set of finals!

Fair Trade Friday

December 3, 2015

Through Campus Ministries and Catholic Relief Services, Stefani C. (also on our St. John’s for Fair Trade Steering Committee) has been running Fair Trade Fridays all semester. Her table includes Fair Trade projects from HandCrafting Justice and information/educational handouts. This particular Friday — Dec 4th, 2015 — Stefani will be featuring goods from Panama and […]

Stress Less Fair Trade

December 1, 2015

In the midst of a hectic and crazy few weeks of finals, North Park University’s Fair Trade Committee will be putting on an event to help students decompress– while also promoting Fair Trade! In Java Haus, tables with information on Far Trade/ Fair Trade products and designated areas for students to study and chat with […]

Finals Fair Trade Give Away

December 1, 2015

We are tabling in the main campus eatery where we will table with Fair Trade coffee, chocolate and Tea in the middle of FInals week and passing out quarter sheets informing students about ongoing Fair Trade efforts on campus including the Nicaragua Fair Trade coffee campaign.

Fuel Up for Finals

November 30, 2015

We are offering fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate for a study break during finals week.

Fair Trade Finals @ Siena

November 29, 2015

Take a study break! Enjoy some social justice infused goodies to take the stress of your mind. Let your taste buds fight wage slavery with every option you enjoy. Tea, Sugar, Chocolate, and Coffee, come grab some!

Fall Volunteer Extravaganza

November 24, 2015

At our Fall Volunteer Recruitment Fair, we engaged visitors with Fair Trade Chocolate and a photo campaign: “Got Fair Trade?” Those who stopped by, whether or not they signed up to volunteer with our organization, were able to get some free Fair Trade chocolate to take with them!

Cafe Social Justice – Human Trafficking

November 24, 2015

Join the People Who Care team for Café Social Justice, an open-floor discussion that highlights a different social justice topic each week. We always serve Fairly Traded coffee, tea, and a variation of snacks or baked goods.

Fair Trade Chocolate Tasting

November 24, 2015

People Who Care team members will be in the dining hall with several different types of Fair Trade chocolate bars for students to try. We will have information cards about Fair Trade at Berea College and the Fair Trade Cocoa industry in general. We hope the free chocolate gives students the boost they need to […]

Chocolate Tasting & Tie Dying With Hippies For Hope

November 24, 2015

Tie dye your own shirt and enjoy an exquisite variety of fair trade chocolates. First 100 receive a free t-shirt! Join us for a tasty and enlightening evening!

Fair Trade Study Break

November 24, 2015

The UCSD Econauts will partner with a common study place to hand out fair trade coffee and chocolate to those entering or leaving the study space. We are connecting with the library and dining halls for the best place to hand out fair trade items. We hope to spark interest in fair trade by helping […]

Fair Trade Table at E3’s Farmers Market

November 23, 2015

Come celebrate the beginning of Winter Quarter and get some free Fair Trade coffee to give you a boost for a great start! We’ll be tabling from 2:30-6:30, so come talk Fair Trade and learn about our campaign and the Fair Trade movement! 🙂 This event will be held at the bi-weekly on-campus Farmer’s Market […]