Lead for Change Blog
Connected by Coffee Screening
October 14, 2014Come see Connected by Coffee and get the chance to see Jonathan Rosenthal, co-founder of Equal Exchange, introduce the film.
Diversity & Culture Event
October 14, 2014Come see Hoosier Fair Trade among multiple student organizations and win a prize by spinning the wheel and correctly answering a fair trade question! Hot chocolate will also be available.
Hartwick Halloween Harvest
October 8, 2014Res Life is putting on an event for community members and their children. At the event, the Fair Trade Campaign will be playing a toddler-friendly version of Scary Chocolate. Help us harvest the cocoa pods and get paid in fair trade chocolate or other prizes! 283 children were accompanied by family members to the event!
Fair Trade Bazaar
October 3, 2014An international marketplace with distinctive crafts, clothing, jewelry, food, live music and more! Buy Fair Trade, local, ethically sourced and produced. A two-day event: Saturday, Nov. 15 from 11-5; Sunday, Nov. 16 from 11-3.
Fair Trade Tea With The President
October 2, 2014Sip on some lovely fair trade tea with fair trade sugar and learn about Geneseo’s Fair Trade University campaign. Come and participate in some casual conversation while enjoying some tea and dainties.
1st Annual SJU Food Week
October 1, 2014Saint Joseph’s University will be hosting its first annual food week featuring: (1) 10.20 – A showing of Growing Cities: A film about urban agriculture in the US (6:00 – 7:30PM) in the Mandeville Teletorium. (2) 10.22 – Food 101. A Panel Presentation (6:00 – 7:30PM) in the Mandeville Teletorium. This panel will provide information […]
St. Francis Day!
September 30, 2014The Agape Community is a nonviolent, Christian community that is focused on sustainability efforts and caring for those in need. On Sunday, October 5th, they will be holding an event called “Faith and the Environment”, to bring together people from all over and celebrate the ideas of St. Francis. There will be speakers, including professors […]
Reverse Trick-or-Treating!
September 30, 2014On Halloween, we will be participating in reverse trick-or-treating! We will be handing out fair trade chocolates along with facts about where the majority of cocoa comes from!
Fair Trade Month!
September 30, 2014For every Friday in October , we will be giving away fair trade coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and chocolates, along with fact sheets about fair trade, social justice, and sustainability. We will also be pairing with the Green Hounds to further this collaboration and create a great educated community on our campus!
Fair Trade Month!
September 30, 2014For every Friday in October , we will be giving away fair trade coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and chocolates, along with fact sheets about fair trade, social justice, and sustainability. We will also be pairing with the Green Hounds to further this collaboration and create a great educated community on our campus
Fair Trade Month!
September 30, 2014For every Friday in October , we will be giving away fair trade coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and chocolates, along with fact sheets about fair trade, social justice, and sustainability. We will also be pairing with the Green Hounds to further this collaboration and create a great educated community on our campus!
True Blue Weekend – Intercultural Fest
September 29, 2014Fair Trade organizers at Hartwick will be present at the Intercultural Fest, a True Blue event which celebrates cultural diversity within the Hartwick community. Sample FTC teas, coffee, and chocolate. FTC honey and sugar provided. Visit befair.org and learn more about FT. Play “Where’s the Fair?” an interactive game where you discover where FTC from […]
True Blue Weekend – True Blue Carnival
September 29, 2014The Fair Trade Committee will be present at the True Blue Carnival during our Family and Alumni Weekend, where we hope to showcase Hartwick’s recent commitment to fair trade to the entire Hartwick community.
SOSU/BU’s Candlelight Vigil for Peace
September 29, 2014SOSU/BU is sponsoring an open candlelight vigil for peace. There will be an open mic, at which we will read a poem illuminating the connections between violence, international trade, and how fair trade interacts with both.
Fair Trade Film: Connected by Coffee
September 28, 2014an inspiring and thought-provoking look into the lives and history of the people who grow the coffee we drink. Connected by Coffee follows two North American coffee roasters on a 1,000 mile journey across Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua to listen to the stories of the people who grow their coffee. Las Diosas coffee […]
Fair Trade Film Series
September 27, 2014Film Screening: Bananaland For million of residents in the banana lands, the production of bananas means social upheaval, violence and pesticide poison. How can workers, producers, and consumers address the disparate realities of banana consumers and producers?
Fair Trade Film Series
September 27, 2014Film Screening: Connected by Coffee Introduced by very special guest Jonathan Rosenthal Set in Latin America, this film is an inspiring and thought-provoking look into the lives and history of the people who grow the coffee we drink. Mr. Rosenthal will address questions after the film.
Fair Trade Film Series
September 27, 2014Film Screening: The Price of Sugar Set in Haiti, this award winning film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost are they produced.