Fair Trade @ York 
Welcome to the Web Page of the
Campaign to Bring Fair Trade Coffee
to York University.

Sign the Fair Trade campaign on-line petition here.

More on the York campaign here.

Buying Fair Trade Coffee ensures that farmers get a fair price for  their harvests. It guaranties to poor farmers organized into cooperatives around the world a living wage (minimum price of $1.26/pound regardless of the volatile market); much needed credit at fair prices; and long-term relationships.

McMaster University recently developed a Fair Trade Purchasing Policy for all university suppliers and retailers. This policy gives coffee drinkers the choice between coffee that meets "fair trade" standards and coffee that does not. The policy states that Fair Trade coffee will be clearly marked, available and priced such that cost alone will not be an overriding factor in selection.

Events

Up-Coming:
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Recent:

• Fair Trade: Economic Justice, Environmental Sustainability and Cultural Identity in the New Millenium - A WORKSHOP  Download the workshop report HERE.
• Coffee, Crisis, & Fair Trade - A View from Guatemala (Nov 26, 2003)
• Fair Trade & Market-based Social Justice (March 20, 2003)
• Coffee with Justice: Cooperative Coffee and Land Rights in Guatemala (Oct 22, 2002)
• Fair Trade and the Coffee Crisis in Nicaragua (Sept 25, 2002)

Get Involved!

• Contact Darryl Reed, Co-ordinator, Business and Society Program (BUSO), to get involved in the Campaign.

• Join the Fair Trade @ York ListServ to join the discussion and share info. To subscribe, send your name and email in a message with the subject "fair trade" to cerlac2@yorku.ca

• Request Fair Trade Coffee at your favorite York Coffee Spot

• Distribute our campaign flyer.

Where to Find Fair Trade Coffee at York University and in the Greater Toronto Area
 

More Information About Fair Trade Coffee

 
TransFair Canada

Oxfam Canada

Global Exchange

Make Trade Fair

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