Did you know…that the decisions we make every day—what to eat, what to drink, what to wear, what to buy—can affect the lives of millions of poor people overseas who we may never meet?

Did you know…that Fair Trade ensures that your purchases promote human dignity, economic justice and hope for low-income producers overseas?

Get involved today and put your purchasing power to work for justice.

CRSFairtrade.org

The CRS Fair Trade web site is your place to go if you want to order fair trade coffee, chocolate or hand crafts. While you’re there, you’ll find dozens of educational resources about how fair trade works and how it connects to Catholic Social Teaching.

“The World on Campus” – Small Group Reflection

From Renew International and CRS, here is a reflection tool for small faith sharing groups that opens up a discussion of fair trade through scripture, prayer and Catholic social teaching.

The Coffee Trader

Play this Fair Trade role-play game, and experience the challenges facing small-scale coffee farmers.

“The Coffee Trader” is designed to help participants identify the challenges faced by small-scale producers around the world by inviting them to act out a series of trading simulations.

In Act One, geographically isolated small-scale farmers negotiate with coffee buyers under a series of parameters that illustrate the power imbalances inherent in many commodity supply chains.

In Act Two, the parameters are redrawn to simulate a Fair Trade negotiation. In the facilitated dialogues that follow each act, participants identify and analyze both the structural challenges that small-scale farmers face overseas and the opportunities that Fair Trade presents to change the trading landscape.

The CRS Fair Trade Coffee House

Have you ever been to a coffee house event on your campus? Why not hold a similar event, while helping to educate your community about Fair Trade at the same time?

• CRS Fair Trade Coffee House Script
• Coffee Farmer Photo for Scene 3
• Coffee Farmer Photo for Scene 3

Four Steps to Change the World

1. Educate yourself about the benefits that Fair Trade bring to millions of small-scale coffee farmers overseas.
2. Tell your friends.
3. Buy Fair Trade coffee, chocolate and crafts.
4. Organize your campus to convert to fair trade. Challenge your college or university to make economic decisions that promote justice for the world’s poor.

How Does Your Dining Hall Stack Up?

Check out this flyer developed by United Students for Fair Trade that discusses the 3 major campus dining providers: Aramark, Compass, and Sodexho.