Lead for Change Blog

Film Screening: The Dark Side of Chocolate

July 29, 2014

The LMU community is invited to a free screening of the documentary The Dark Side of Chocolate, hosted by the Center for Service & Action’s Fair Trade Committee and the William H. Hannon Library. This documentary, directed by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati, investigates allegations of child labor trafficking in the billion dollar international chocolate industry. […]

Independance Day Celebration

July 22, 2014

Table with a chocolate game, chocolate prizes and a handout “Take slavery our of your shopping”

(13th)Monthly meeting Fair Trade Philadelphia group

July 16, 2014

Interested? Send your email to FairTradePHL@gmail.com

Monthly Steering Committee Meeting

June 25, 2014

Save the date for our July meeting – location info to come soon!

Monthly Steering Committee Meeting

June 25, 2014

As always, our meetings are open to the public, so bring a friend!

Fair Trade at Independence Day

June 17, 2014

Information booth, Handouts, Chocolate Game, Chocolate Prizes at the annual 4th of July celebration in Claremont.

Fair Trade and Faith

June 17, 2014

Presentation and dialogue about the Fair Trade movement, how it connects to the our Faith and how an individual or congregation can become involved.

Fair Trade Breakfast

June 10, 2014

Fair Trade Your Summer

June 9, 2014

Mata Traders’ (Ware)housewarming Party!

June 4, 2014

Mata Traders is a fair trade fashion company based in Chicago. Their products are hand-made by women’s cooperatives in India and Nepal. Mata Traders moved into a new office/warehouse space and we want to party in it! Help us break it in: drink, eat, shop, party (dancing optional, not required). DJ Randy Nieto will be […]

Fair Trade Philadelphia 12th Meeting: June 18th: 6:15-7:45,One Penn Center ,1617 JFK Boulevard

June 4, 2014

Interested? Send your email to FairTradePHL@gmail.com

Tasty Tuesdays

June 3, 2014

Tastings of Fair Trade food and recipes ideas every First Tuesday at Ten Thousand Villages Raleigh.

Fair Trade Bake Sale and Give Away

May 21, 2014

To celebrate International Fair Trade Day, we hosted a Bake Sale and Give away! Baked goods had a minimum of two Fair Trade ingredients. We set up our table outside the school, at pick up time, so parents and passer byes could stop and check things out. We also raffled some Fair Trade products. It […]

Holy Family Environmental Fair

May 16, 2014

The Environmental Ministry is hosting the Welcome Center on Sunday, June 8th. An Environmental Fair is being incorporated into the Welcome Center day. Participants will include 3 outside non-profit organizations plus the Environmental Ministry and the Fair Trade Ministry. Fair Trade coffee will be served during the coffee and Continental Breakfast sale.

Moms Against Monsanto

May 15, 2014

Marching for human Rights, the right to know what’s being put in these chemically ladened products currently sold under the disguise of foods, the right to object to being human test subjects without our knowledge and letting others know because we care about all living creatures that deserve to live poison free.

11th Meeting: Wed. May 28th 6:15-7:45

May 15, 2014

Please let us know if you are coming by sending your email to FairTradePHL@gmail.com. Thank you.

Cedar Lane Memorial Day Festival

May 13, 2014

Stop by our booth at the Memorial Day Festival on Cedar Lane!

Monthly Steering Committee Meeting

May 13, 2014

Join us for our monthly meeting. As always, newcomers are welcome! This month we will be meeting a the Ethical Culture Society.