New DVD on Fair Trade Available!

28 10 2010

fair trade los angeleswe wanted to provide you with another chance to learn about an exciting educational resource Partners for Just Trade (PJT) has produced. In honor of Fair Trade month, PJT is releasing the DVD, A Thousand Fibers: Binding Together through Fair Trade.

The goal of the DVD is triple-fold: to broaden individuals’ knowledge about Fair Trade while heightening awareness of, and increasing demand for Fair Trade. The DVD can be used as a standalong tool or along with our Bible Study on Fair Trade. If you would be interested in receiving a complimentary copy of the DVD, please fill out the form here.

You can view a trailer of the DVD here.


As a conference attendee, we know that you support Fair Trade and through your congregations, publications and media channels, you inspire interest in this exciting movement. We would like to request that if you like our DVD, you consider posting a review or promoting it on your website, in your newsletter, or various social media channels to help us get the word out.

We appreciate your consideration and thank you for helping to grow the Fair Trade movement!

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Carrie Hawthorne
Executive Director

PS If you’d like to learn more about the DVD, you can do so at www.PartnersForJustTrade.org/dvd.

 

 

PJT is a non-profit, Fair Trade organization selling products from Peru, Cameroon and Nicaragua. PJT is a screened member of the Fair Trade Federation and Green America Business Network.

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“Sweet Cocoa”- Divine featured on CNN!

28 10 2010

GREAT FAIR TRADE LAHow fair trade chocolatier Divine Chocolate makes the cocoa business a flavorful enterprise for its Ghanaian farmers. Great video on CNN.
(Thanks to the tip from FairTrade San Diego FB page)

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/10/19/ia.cocoa.ghana.bk.c.cnn





Fair Trade in December

9 12 2008

A couple upcoming chances for Fair Trade holiday shopping:

And mark your calendar now for the final meeting of 2008: Tuesday, December 16, 7:00pm at the CLUE offices – 464 Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (map)





Fair Trade Shopping Guide

23 09 2008

After this Sunday’s festival we know you’ll probably be looking for more places to shop. This document: fairtradeproducts_clothingshoppingguide is somewhere to start your online shopping…





Meet & Greet – February 10

31 01 2008

Get Fair in 2008!

Come find out about FTLA and meet others who are interested in the Fair Trade movement.

Help us plan our 2nd Annual “Just Lives” Festival.

Enjoy FT products for purchase, food and live music!

Sunday, February 10, 2008
3pm-5pm

United University Church (UUC)
at the University of Southern California
(Parking entrance on W. Jefferson Blvd. at S. Hoover St. Free street parking also available)

We’ll see you there!





Mirembe Kawomera & Thanksgiving Coffee on YouTube

31 07 2007

One of FTLA’s very first events was a visit from JJ Keki and Seth Jonadev, two coffee farmers from the Mirembe Kawomera co-op in Uganda. In addition to the community benefits of organizing and producing FT coffee, the co-op brings together Jewish, Muslim, and Christian farmers. And Mirembe Kawomera? It means Delicious Peace.

Check out the video above, a sneak peek at an upcoming documentary on the co-op. And you can find Mirembe Kawomera coffee at Thanksgiving Coffee. (Plus look for more on both the film and the coffee at our Just Lives Festival coming September 30 to the Hollywood Farmers Market!)





Co-op America’s Fair Trade Guide

17 07 2007

Co-op America is expanding its Fair Trade work with more information on shopping Fair Trade. Their 12 Ways to Shop Fair Trade page has links for shopping and they’ve also produced a handy 24 page pdf guide with lots of additional info.

Fair Trade callout

Their twelve ways:  Tea, Chocolate, Fruit, Sugar, Rice, Vanilla, Spice, Olive Oil, Wine, Sports Balls, Arts and Crafts, and of course, Coffee. How many do you buy Fair Trade?





Interview with TransFair USA CEO Paul Rice

21 06 2007

The website for the documentary Buyer Be Fair has posted an interview with Paul Rice, CEO of TransFair USA, about Fair Trade certification.

Check out both the interview and the film!





Fair trade halloween chocos for Angelinos

17 10 2006

You love chocolate, and you love fair trade. But you just don’t see why you should have to order your chocos over the internet — especially when they’re not for you.

Here’s a list of fair trade chocos you can buy in the LA area:

Endangered Species Premium Organic bars. These cute lil bars cost only $1.29 an ounce. They’re yum, they’re fair trade and organic, and they help protect endangered species. Cybele’s review here. Get ‘em at Co-opportunity, Cost Plus, Whole Foods, Wild Oats.

Divine Chocolates. All fair trade and totally yum :) Cybele’s review here. Get ‘em at Co-opportunity.

Equal Exchage. Their chocolate bars’re yum — especially the espresso bar. Cybele’s review’s here. Get ‘em at Ten Thousand Villages.

Shaman Chocolate. Profits for these organic, fair trade chocolates support the Huichol Indians. Get ‘em at Whole Foods.

Green & Black’s Maya Bar. A yum dark chocolate bar with a kick of orange that’s fair trade certified. Cybele’s review’s here. Get ‘em at Cost Plus, Whole Foods, Wild Oats.

Art Bar from Ithaca Fine Chocolates. Beautiful chocos that may be better appreciated by you than the trick or treaters. Get ‘em at Made to Inspire





Fair trade month: Co-opportunity

16 10 2006

If you wanna celebrate fair trade month, go grocery shopping at Co-opportunity in Santa Monica. You’ll find:

Fair trade teas! You can get Choice bagged teas, or chilled bottles of Honest Tea in the refigerators.

Of course, there’s lots of fair trade coffee, mostly from Cafe Altura and Newman’s Own Organics.

Then there’s fair trade yerba mate from Eco Teas and Guyaki. I’m actually not a big fan of mate, but some people love it –

And fair trade cocoa from Dagoba

Pick up a couple bars of fair trade chocolate from Divine and Endangered Species.

More dessert: Some of Ben & Jerry’s ice creams in the freezer are fair trade :)

There’s also fair trade sugar, just below the fair trade cocoa.

In the bulk area, you can get fair trade, organic basmati rice, both white and brown.

As you check out, you’ll see fair trade snack bars from Alpsnack and Maya.

And lastly, you can buy some pretty fair trade crafts from World of Good — They’re displayed on a stand near the cosmetics counter :)

Co-opportunity. 1525 Broadway @ 16th. Santa Monica. 310-451-8902. 7 am – 10 pm.








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