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Trader Joe’s, 484 Lexington Parkway S

Spoils of Wear, 1566 Selby Ave

Patina, 1581 Selby Ave

Whole Foods Market, 1575 Selby Ave

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op, 622 Selby Ave

Store Features A grocery selection featuring local, organic, fair-trade, and non-GMO products. The Selby store’s second story houses the co-op’s administrative offices. Fresh produce of the highest quality including certified organic and locally grown fruits and vegetables. Meat and seafood sourced from trusted local farmers and producers. A wellness section offering personal health and body […]

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First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, at 900 Mount Curve Ave in Minneapolis

First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis is a congregational humanist community dedicated to promoting a free search for truth, meaning, and justice. Welcome! We aspire to: Live joyfully and ethically, in loving, reverent relationship with humanity and nature. Pursue wisdom through reason, science, art, and the stories of civilizations. Make the change we need for a […]

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Sarah King

Sarah is a long time Fair Trade advocate with a passion for public policy and environmental science with a centralized focus on renewable energies and conservation. Sarah graduated from DePaul University in Chicago where she led the Fair Trade committee while studying for her bachelors in Public Policy and minors in geography and environmental science. […]

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 2730 E 31st St in Minneapolis

Generous God-serving congregation in Minneapolis. Has been feeding hungry people since the public torture and execution of George Floyd in the street here. “Following the inclusive and reconciling footsteps of Jesus, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church publicly declares that we will actively pursue racial justice in all aspects of our congregational life and make changes to […]

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Los Angeles Becomes Largest Fair Trade City in North America

LOS ANGELES, CA – September 2nd, 2020 – Fair Trade Los Angeles is proud to announce Los Angeles’ official designation as the largest Fair Trade City in North America, and the fourth largest in the world, behind Seoul, Rio, and London. We join over 45 other municipalities across the U.S. already recognized as Fair Trade […]

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Fair Trade Resolution & Motion

Resolution: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KORETZ – BUSCAINO – BONIN – BLUMENFIELD) relative to establishing World Fair Trade Day and declaring Los Angeles a Fair Trade City. Recommendations for Council action: RESOLVE to declare the second Saturday in May annually as World Fair Trade Day, and encourage diverse businesses and organizations to increase the understanding of […]

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