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Fair Trade Fair
March 12, 2014An event set up by The Office of Sustainability, introducing Fair Trade products , raising awareness and educating students, faculty and staff on the Fair Trade movement.
Fair Trade & Social Justice Festival
March 12, 2014A celebration of our Fair Trade and Social Justice activity on campus. Numerous organizations that support fair trade will attend. Saint Mary’s will also exhibit the multiple ways the college demonstrates a commitment to Social Justice.
Fair Trade Raleigh Information Session
March 8, 2014Information session as part of the International Women’s Day Celebration at Ten Thousand Villages, Cameron Village, Raleigh, NC.
World Fair Trade Day
March 6, 2014On May 7th and 8th Chicago Fair Trade will organize the 7th annual World Fair Trade Day Celebration. WBEZ, the NPR Chicago station, will be steaming live, too! Join us for a global market place highlighting Chicago businesses, a global action tent, live music, and of course an opportunity to learn more about how to […]
Valetines for Fair Trade Farmers
February 25, 2014Gather at the Peace and Justice House to make Valentines for Fair Trade Farmers!
Fair Trade Tea Sale
February 24, 2014We are doing a fundraiser for our club as well as the rest of the proceeds going towards Fair Trade USA.
KICK IT FOR FAIR TRADE
February 21, 2014For two weeks in February an indiegogo campaign is working to raise the money to supply our high school with Fair Trade soccer balls, with the hope that each soccer ball an athlete uses is Fair Trade certified.
Valentine’s Sale
February 12, 2014Selling Fair Trade chocolates for Valentines Day, including chocolate hearts, we are also co-sponsoring a school wide Valentine’s treat along with the student proctors.
Fair Trade Shopping Opportunity
February 11, 2014Enjoy shopping at “Partners Fair Trade Boutique” at The Unity Center. It has grown into one of the largest Fair Trade stores in all of San Diego. Afterward students from USD will talk about their recent trip from a Fair Trade coffee farm in Mexico.
On the Edge Gallery presents: Valentines Revisited
February 11, 2014Over 15 local artists with Fair Trade San Diego/La Mesa highlighted.
Chocolate Extravagana!
February 10, 2014Join us for Fair Trade Chocolate treats at Ten Thousand Villages, Chapel Hill and enjoy Fair Trade Chocolate cupcakes made with Equal Exchange chocolate. Also sample our Women’s Bean Project Brownie and Cookie mixes. If you spend over $25 you get a FREE 15 piece bag of mini-chocolates. A $50 purchase gets you a LARGE […]
Role Play Presentation for 4th graders
February 10, 2014The local Fair Trade Committee will come to Media Elementary to teach our fourth graders about growing cocoa as a Fair Trade farmer! The hands-on, interactive role play presentation will take place Feb 11 and 12 and 6 volunteers will come to the classrooms to work with the kids.
FAIR TRADE BREAKFAST
February 4, 2014Students will host a Fair Trade breakfast in the Crusader Cafe.
BananaGram Signing Table
January 30, 2014Students signing BananaGrams, learning about Fair Trade, and receiving a free Fair Trade Banana
Green Week – Sustainability Thursday
January 29, 2014The Community Service Center will be hosting Green Week at the end of April, a week focused on green living and environmental sustainability. The week will include one day focused on sustainable living. This day will include an emphasis on Fair Trade and other companies that help to protect the environment. We will include Fair […]
FT chocolate hearts for Valentines day
January 24, 2014The week of Feb 10-Feb 14 we will be tabling and handing out fair trade chocolate hearts with little blurbs about fair trade and our campaign + our new designation on them.
FT gift basket raffle
January 24, 2014February 12 we are going to have a fair trade gift basket raffle at our open mic night to help celebrate our FT campus designation
BananaGram Dorm Presentation
January 23, 2014BananaGrams being signed and questions such as “Why Bananas?” and “Why Fair Trade?” being answered.