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Get a free drink at Traditions Cafe, help make the world a better place May 9, 2008 -
The Olympian
This weekend, South Sound residents can enjoy a free cup of joe, tea or cocoa while supporting a global campaign for justice in trade with Third World countries. Traditions Cafe & World Folk Art will offer the complimentary drinks Saturday as part of an international coffee break to celebrate World Fair Trade Day. The Olympian caught up with Traditions owner Dick Meyer to talk about fair trade and the event. (more…) Alleviating poverty; World Fair Trade Day being celebrated in Port Colborne and Welland this weekend May 8, 2008 -
Welland Tribune
World Fair Trade Day is being celebrated at the Caf‚ on Main with music, fair trade products for sale and information about how supporting fair trade can help alleviate poverty for workers in developing countries. The event, which will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is being hosted in partnership with Notre Dame College School’s fair trade club and Jennifer Camplin of Fenwick Village Coffee Roasters. Patti Fagan, owner of Caf‚ on Main, said she was discussing World Fair Trade Day with Notre Dame religion teacher Carol Berkhout when she discovered students were hoping to have the record for the greatest number of fair trade transactions on fair trade day. (more…) True Blue Coffee Roasters Celebrates World Fair Trade Day With 15% Off Every Coffee May 8, 2008 -
Open PR
True Blue Coffee Roasters, the Old Fields, West Virginia, Organic Fair Trade coffee roaster, announced today a coupon for 15% off its entire line of coffee to bring awareness to World Fair Trade Day, Saturday, May 10, 2008. As part of True Blue’s World Fair Trade Day celebration, for 3 days beginning Thursday, May 8, 2008, online customers can save 15% off every order of True Blue’s Organic Fair Trade coffee by using the special coupon code: fairtradeday. (more…) Green Mountain Coffee promotes Fair Trade joe May 6, 2008 -
The Boston Globe
Saturday is World Fair Trade Day, note the folks at Green Mountain Coffee, and these Vermonters are celebrating this red-letter day with a one-day sale on some of their certified Fair Trade coffees. (more…) Fair trade fortnight aids poorer nations May 6, 2008 -
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
An international campaign for justice in trade with Third World countries is being celebrated nationwide for the next two weeks. Fair Trade Fortnight, which kicked off on Saturday, is a chance for people to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged producers through Trade Aid stores. This year’s theme is environmental justice. (more…) Green Mountain Coffee Offers One-Day Sale On Four Fair Trade Certified(TM) Coffees in Honor of World Fair Trade Day May 6, 2008 -
Fox Business
Green Mountain Coffee, the coffee segment of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR: 39.21, +1.76, +4.69%), is offering a one-day sale on four Single Origin, Fair Trade Certified(TM: 105.66, +0.54, +0.51%) coffees in celebration of World Fair Trade Day. On Saturday, May 10, 2008, coffee lovers can save 20% on purchases of 10 ounce bags of Sumatran Lake Tawar, Kenyan Highland Cooperatives, Colombian Fair Trade Select, and Mexican Decaf Huatusco Cooperative. The discount is available for website and phone orders that day only, and customers must use promo code 7200-2242. (more…) It’s time for fair trade May 2, 2008 -
Amherst Bulletin
Land and water conservation, environmental education and the common good of our community are values shared by residents of Amherst. We might add to that list social justice and economic well-being. These are topics that are spoken of in this newspaper, in Amherst’s Town Meeting, and not infrequently in the coffee shops and restaurants. Amherst residents care for the quality of life here, and Amherst is seen as a progressive community. These same values of caring for the land and environment, for the common good and for each other, are shared in communities worldwide. Families and farmers living in developing countries, who provide us with some of our daily consumed items, share these ideals as well. However, because of social and economic injustice, many can’t send their children to school, have to work in dangerous and unhealthy conditions, and are not fairly compensated for their work. (more…) Changing the world one purchase at a time April 27, 2008 -
Daytona Beach News Journal Online
Imagine being able to help fight poverty by shopping. Members of the Fair Trade Federation have taken that idea and turned it into a network of businesses that offers products from sources that directly benefit workers in impoverished nations. On May 10, people in 70 countries will mark World Fair Trade Day to highlight the importance and advantages of fair trade. The event will include an attempt to break the record for the world’s biggest coffee break, a feat designed mainly to bring more attention to the cause. (more…) |
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