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Pomona College Coop Store

Pomona Campus store carrying personal items, groceries and snacks.

MamaAfrica

Our Mission is to change the lives of the women in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the future of the children. We take a holistic approach to creating this change by providing healing arts programs, education, and economic opportunity. This fosters self-empowerment, community and sustainability for the women and will ultimately result in generational […]

Quaker Friends

About the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) The Religious Society of Friends was founded by George Fox and others amid the religious turbulence of the seventeenth-century England, and swiftly spread to the New World. (The prominent Friend, William Penn, founded Pennsylvania.) Early Friends conceived the Society as a revival of first-century Christianity. It has always […]

Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship

Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) Jennifer Peifer and pastor Isaac Villegas confer after worship. Thomas Lehman photo. Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship (CHMF) evolved from a Chapel Hill-Durham small group within the Raleigh Mennonite Church, augmented by other Mennonites living in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina. The group of about 20 […]

Southern Season

Southern Season is the premiere destination for specialty foods and products. Since its creation in 1975, Southern Season has been known for the breadth and quality of its gourmet foods, wines, housewares, and cookware. A food lover’s paradise with exciting and innovative products from vendors local to international, Southern Season offers over 50,000 items sold […]

Red Bicycle Coffee and Cafe

Cup a Joe

Joe Van Gogh

At Joe Van Gogh, roasting, brewing, and sharing coffee is our passion. We consider ourselves artisans, as coffee roasters and baristas who are true to their craft and enthusiastic about sharing it. We take the ultimate pride in our finished product. Whether we source our coffees direct with the farms or in consultation with a […]

Starbucks

Supporting Farmers and Their Communities Responsibly-grown, ethically-traded coffee means working with farmers to produce coffee in ways that help provide benefits to their business, their communities and the environment. Our long-term success is linked to the success of the thousands of farmers who grow our coffee. That’s why we invest in loan programs for coffee-growing […]

Chapel in the Pines Prebyterian Church

Growing as disciples through welcome, worship, and witness. Welcome to Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church, where all our members are ministers. We open our doors to all persons to join in worship, fellowship, educational programs, and service. We welcome into membership all who profess faith in Jesus Christ without regard to gender, race, ethnic […]

Advocates for Human Rights

Advocates for Human Rights (AHR) focuses on civil rights issues around the world and at home. We promote awareness and encourage discussion of social justice and injustice, using both as a launch board for activism. We work with the hope that by encouraging our peers and empowering others we can make a change. Our current […]

The Catholic Commuinty of St. Thomas More

Justice United … is the new name for the Orange County Organizing Committee, also known as “Orange Juice” (Justice United In Community Effort), is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization directed by a team of leaders from participating institutions and served by a professional organizing staff. Justice United is affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation the […]

Human Rights Cities

Welcome! Human rights are for all people, everywhere, and under all circumstances. No exceptions. That is what Carrboro and Chapel Hill promised when they signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2010. The Human Rights Center of Carrboro & Chapel Hill is a community center located in the barrio, in the tradition of Saul […]

World Micro Market, UNC Chapel Hill

Printer-friendly version World Micro Market, a Campus Y initiative, is a weekly international forum and emporium for students to economically empower individuals around the world and to develop awareness about international issues. Global Hands imports goods from NGOs and impoverished/vulnerable individuals from around the world to create another market for them, thereby contributing to the […]

Sustainable Furnishings Council

The Sustainable Furnishings Council is a non-profit balanced coalition of industry players founded at High Point, NC in October 2006 to promote sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike. The SFC recognizes the overwhelming scientific consensus that our world is experiencing dangerous global climate change. SFC members acknowledge the tremendous urgency, and take immediate […]

Aban

a * (ban): West African symbol Direct translation: Fence, Representing a fenced home, A protector, Double security, Safe and Sound. Previous Next A Ban Against Neglect ABAN is an organization working to solve two problems with one united solution. Every day, over 40 tons of plastic waste is thrown into the streets of Accra, Ghana. […]

Kenan-Flagler Business School, Net Impact Club

Net Impact The UNC Kenan Flagler Net Impact Club is a group of 200+ MBA students interested in helping make positive social and environmental impact through our careers. Through seminars, guest panels and networking events, Net Impact provides students of all functions an opportunity to increase the triple bottom line. Our Mission Statement The Mission […]