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Bananas & Fair Trade Procurement
January 26, 2012It’s been just over two months since the delegation of 9 Fair Trade Town USA representatives returned from the lovely city of Malmo, Sweden where we attended the 5th International Fair Trade Towns Conference, and plans have transpired.
Customizable Materials Now Available for Fair Trade Towns!
November 9, 2011Have you wanted window clings and brochures for your campaign, but found trouble when designing them? Elevate your campaign by tailoring the new Fair Trade Towns brochure, window cling, poster (available soon), table tent and stock-it card to highlight your community.
Announcing ‘City Delegation’ Rates for the FT Futures Conference!
May 5, 2010One of the main goals of the Fair Trade Futures conference is to empower attendees to engage in community efforts to grow awareness of the Fair Trade movement in their hometowns. To this end, we are excited to rally City Delegations to attend. City Delegations are a way to build community before, after, and during […]
Fair Trade Face-to-Face
April 14, 2010Next Monday, April 19th, a unique and exciting event is making its way to our office in Oakland, CA, and you’re invited to attend from the comfort of your home or office! We will host five coffee producers from Africa and Latin America for a live a live USTREAM broadcast. They will talk about how […]
A Fair trade Valentine’s Day: Made with Love
February 7, 2010By Guest Blogger Jamie Guzzi Valentine’s Day is a great time of year to highlight the benefits and availability of Fair Trade products like flowers, chocolate, jewelry and wine. When buying gifts for your sweetheart, we hope everyone will choose Fair Trade and encourage their friends, family and supporters to do the same. It’s also […]
Join the First Call of 2010
January 7, 2010The January Conference Call is right around the corner! This Wednesday, January 13th at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific will be the next Monthly National Organizers’ Conference Call. The call is a great opportunity to add more tools to your organizing repertoire and receive critical updates and information on the newest ideas for Fair Trade Towns USA […]
FT Holiday Caroling & Gift Challenge from Global Exchange
December 9, 2009Teens from FT Town Montclair, NJ participate in Holiday Caroling By Guest Blogger Adrienne Fitch-Frankel Fair Trade the Holidays and Win Prizes with the FT Holiday Gift Challenge and FT Holiday Caroling! Join us at Global Exchange as well as Fair Trade advocacy organizations, religious denominations and community groups across the country in our challenge […]
Help Make FT Month Even Better
December 7, 2009In an effort to build on the success of what was the most successful Fair Trade Month ever, please complete the Fair Trade Month 2009 Survey. Hearing from you about your experience with the activities and support provided from the sponsoring organizations will go a long way to growing the celebration of Fair Trade and […]
Join the Last Call of 2009!
November 25, 2009Join the December Call!! On Wednesday, December 9th at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific we will have the last Monthly National Organizers’ Conference Call of 2009! This month’s call will have some great speakers, one to talk about holiday campaign and event ideas and the other being none other than Hal Taussig himself, the man who started […]
Celebrate Fair Trade Month!
October 7, 2009By Jamie Guzzi 31 Days, 31 Ways to Make a Difference October is Fair Trade Month and what better time to kick off your town’s campaign for Fair Trade. Throughout the month of October, retailers, activists, teachers, churches, cafes, restaurants and folks like you and me will be celebrating Fair Trade by hosting educational events […]
Join the October Conference Call
October 5, 2009This Tuesday, October 13th at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00 pm Pacific will be the next Monthly National Organizers’ Conference Call. The call is a great opportunity to add more tools to your organizing repertoire and receive critical updates and information on the newest ideas for Fair Trade Towns USA campaigns. Call in Number: 605-475-6333 Participant Code: 884663# […]
Conference Call on Wednesday
September 7, 2009This Wednesday, September 9th at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00 pm Pacific will be the next Monthly National Organizers’ Conference Call. Recurring on the second Wednesday of every month, these calls are an opportunity to add more tools to your organizing repertoire and receive critical updates and information on the newest ideas for Fair Trade Towns USA campaigns. […]
Dialing in to Fair Trade Towns
August 13, 2009Thank you to everyone who made it for the Conference Call on Wednesday. We had great turnout and participation. The next call will be on Wednesday, 9/9 at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific. Below is a summary of the call and topics that were covered. Please contact the National Coordinator for more details or with […]
Get Involved Online! Plug into the Social Networks and Grow your Campaign!
August 10, 2009One of the best tools for building awareness, steering committee members, a volunteer base, and event turn out is social networking. We need to create our own media to build a buzz around Fair Trade Town campaigns in our communities. We strongly recommend that all local campaigns tap into online social networking. The first step […]
Join the Call!!!
August 8, 2009On Wednesday, August 12 at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00 pm Pacific we will be re-instituting the Monthly National Organizers’ Conference Call. These calls will be on the second Wednesday of every month and will provide critical updates and information on the newest tools for Fair Trade Towns USA campaigns. Call in Number: 605-475-6333 Participant Code: 884663# Please […]