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Downtown Lawrence Inc

About Us Downtown Lawrence Inc. (DLI) is a not-for-profit membership organization created forty years ago to promote the interests of the Downtown business district. DLI has over 140 members including individually-owned specialty stores, national retail chains, restaurants, bars, hair salons, and professional businesses. Mission The mission of DLI is to preserve, protect, and promote Downtown […]

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Fair Trade Film: Connected by Coffee

an 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. Chelsea Dennis from […]

Fair Trade Film: “Connected by Coffee – an inspiring and thought-provoking look into the lives and history of the people who grow the coffee we drink. Coffee is a multi-billion dollar industry, yet most coffee farmers live in poverty. Connected by Coffee follows two North American coffee roasters on a 1,000-mile journey across Mexico, Guatemala, […]

Fair Trade Month MPTC Lunch and Learn

What is Fair Trade and how does it impact the lives of artisans and farmers in developing countries? Kathleen Stetter, UWO Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Just Fare Market board member will address those questions as well as suggesting ways you can help

Fair Trade Sweaters Knitted by the Fair Trade Knitters of Rally Rockers

These knitters in Ecuador are striving to provide for their children, to dress them properly, to feed them well, and most of all, to educate them. “We accomplish our goal of life without poverty through the sale of our knitted products.” “Knitting is our silent friend with whom we cry and laugh. We are deflected […]

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Fair Trade Month

Throughout the Month of October we will be highlighting Local Fair Trade organizations and businesses that carry fairly traded products including Project Lydia, Awava, Education and More, Mana Bar, Greenstone Coffee and Mass Street Soda. We will also be raising funds for the Lawrence Humane Society with sales of Rescue Chocolate, a fairly traded chocolate […]

Delaware Street Commons

A Circle of Neighborly Folks Do you want to be a part of a diverse and vibrant community? Do you want to share an ecologicallly responsible environment, to provide a safe and nurturing place for children, to value the wisdom of older adults? Delaware Street Commons may be what you’re looking for.

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The Unity Center

The mission of Fair Trade Sundays is to bring awareness to the importance of purchasing fair and sustainable items throughout the year. www.theunitycenter.net

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University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

At the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, we are dedicated to becoming as sustainable and low impact as possible. We know that Fair Trade supports sustainable agriculture abroad and just compensations for workers/farmers. We understand that our food purchases can make a huge impact. Maintaining our Fair Trade certification will further our goals of promoting sustainability […]

Screening of “Stand With Me”

We are sponsoring a screening of “Stand With Me” at the Teaneck International Film Festival. Click here to learn more about “Stand With Me” and the film festival: http://www.teaneckfilmfestival.org/Films/#standwithme

Monthly Steering Committee Meeting

Join us for our monthly steering committee meeting. Meetings are open to the public, and newcomers are always welcome.

Fair Trade Sabbath (events to be held throughout October)

In celebration of Fair Trade Month, we will be hosting our 4th annual Fair Trade Sabbath. Congregations in Teaneck and nearby towns will hold events on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month to showcase how Fair Trade fits in with our various faith traditions. Events will include Fair Trade bake sales, Fair Trade gift fairs, […]