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Student Group Wins National Award for Bringing FT Coffee to Campus August 5, 2009 -
University of Houston’s Students for Fair Trade received the Best Action Campaign award from Campus Progress for switching almost all coffee sold on campus to 100 percent fair trade beginning Fall 2009. “When they reached an impasse in their negotiations with the administration, they utilized creative — and occasionally confrontational — tactics to draw attention to their cause and pressure decision makers to do the right thing.” Read the full article. Scotland could become Fairtrade trailblazer in 2009 December 23, 2008 -
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Green Party chief Robin Harper has called on Scottish Ministers to buy ethically traded products. Scotland could be a Fairtrade nation by next Christmas if the Scottish Government and other bodies acted, it has been claimed Green MSP Robin Harper urged all public bodies to consider buying Fairtrade products when making purchases. (more…) Ballston Spa supports Fair Trade effort December 10, 2008 -
Schenectady Gazette, NY
If you get a cup of joe or pot of tea here, the village wants the people who picked the coffee beans or tea leaves thousands of miles away to have gotten a fair deal. The Village Board is backing a campaign to declare Ballston Spa a “Fair Trade Town” by the standards of the international Fair Trade Towns movement. “I think it’s truly the right thing to do. The principles and concepts of fair trade are admirable,” said Mayor John P. Romano. (more…) Montclair brews a fair-trade pot of coffee November 7, 2008 -
The Star-Ledger, NJ
Maxwell House Special Delivery has been the java of choice in Montclair’s town hall, where a coffee machine in a hallway off the manager’s office provides the daily caffeine fix. But Maxwell House’s “good to the last drop” blend, which traces its aromatic origins to 1892 and whose slogan is attributed to a 1907 comment by President Theodore Roosevelt, might not be welcome in town hall. In its place might be the fair- trade variety — the product of a resolution, adopted by the governing body, that declares Montclair to be a “fair trade town.” (more…) Making Mankato a ‘fair trade’ town October 26, 2008 -
Mankato Free Press
The potential for the Mankato community to become a designated “fair trade town” will be discussed at a public gathering Tuesday. Centenary United Methodist Church in downtown Mankato will host the 7 p.m. overview of fair trade practices relating to production and sale of such goods as coffee, tea and chocolate. A video will be shown on fair trade coffee production, given the fact that it’s the second most-traded commodity in the world behind oil. (more…) A fair trade October 25, 2008 -
The Norman Transcript
A group of Norman residents are organizing to promote something near to their hearts: Fair trade. “It is our obligation to do what is right, not only for ourselves but for our environment and for marginalized farmers and workers,” said Ajit Bhand, a math instructor at the University of Oklahoma. Earlier this year, Bhand founded Norman Fair Trade, an action group that promotes fair trade products and raises awareness about fair trade. The group aims to help Norman become an official Fair Trade Town. (more…) City to become ‘Fair Trade Town’ October 23, 2008 -
Chico Enterprise Record
City Councilors are taking steps to make Chico a “Fair Trade Town.” The Chico City Council voted Tuesday 5-2 to pursue a resolution supporting fair trade and to commit to serving certified fair trade products at its meetings, one of five requirements to become a certified Fair Trade Town. The City Attorney’s Office will prepare an official resolution, which will go before the council at a future meeting. (more…) Reversing Halloween: Fair trade treats seek to sweeten workers’ lives October 22, 2008 -
Daily Hampshire Gazette
What a difference a year can make. Last year, three families participated in Reverse Trick or Treating. This year there will be 100, plus several school groups. Reverse Trick or Treating is just as it sounds. When given candy by neighbors, children give back fair trade chocolate with a flier telling of child labor in the cocoa industry, specifically in West Africa, said Yuri Friman, chairman of the Amherst Fair Trade Partnership. (more…) Group wants Chico to be ‘Fair Trade Town’ September 14, 2008 -
Chico Enterprise Record
A local group hopes its efforts will lead to the certification of Chico as a “Fair Trade Town.” The group is asking the Chico City Council to pass a resolution supporting fair trade and to commit to serving certified fair trade products at its meetings, one of five requirements to become a certified Fair Trade Town. (more…) UWO first in U.S. to become a Fair Trade University September 4, 2008 -
uwosh.edu
Fair trade products have been produced providing artisans and farmers with a living wage for their work and humane working conditions, while also protecting the environment. About 70 universities in Europe have Fair Trade University status, including the University of Birmingham and the University of Edinburgh, but UW Oshkosh is the first American university to do so. (more…) |
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