Tag: Chicago Fair Trade | Natural Sustainable Living Chicago

Whitney Young High School’s Fair Trade Coffee Café

Chicago's Whitney Young High School Students Practice Fair Trade Activism

Feb 28, 2022 ● By Maya Westbrook, Lila Aspin and Vivian Miltner

Chicago Public Schools Whitney Young High School Fair Trade Club recently opened a coffee shop with help from Metropolis Coffee and Chicago Fair Trade. They sell Metropolis fair trade coffee and tea, plus fair trade hot chocolate to students and will donate any profits to mental health and workers rights organizations.

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Chicago Fair Trade Fundraiser

Sep 30, 2021

This event will honor WorldFinds and Nasreen Sheikh. All proceeds support Chicago Fair Trade to empower tens of thousands of low-income and marginalized workers, artisans and farmers from around the world to achieve a fulfilling and sustainable livelihood for themselves and their families.

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National Thrift Shop Day flyer with a person rummaging through clothes and some cartoon drawings of clothes

National Thrift Shop Day Celebration and Panel Discussion

Aug 11, 2021

The Chicago Conscious Closet Club will be celebrating National Thrift Shop Day with a panel discussion from 7 to 8 p.m., August 17, featuring some of their favorite local thrifters.

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The Worst is Over – Build Back Fairer

Apr 30, 2021

Chicago Fair Trade is sponsoring Build Back Fairer as part of World Fair Trade Day 2021, to be observed on May 8 with a three-part challenge to educate, activate and celebrate.

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The Worst is Over—Build Back Fairer

Apr 09, 2021

Chicago Fair Trade is sponsoring Build Back Fairer as part of World Fair Trade Day 2021 observed on May 8 with a three-part challenge to educate, activate and celebrate.

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Shop Small. Shop Local. Shop Early.

Sep 30, 2020 ● By Megy Karydes

Supporting small business and shopping local is more important than ever in this pandemic year. Fair trade products appeal to many customers that want to buy handmade items produced ethically, sustainably and traded fairly. Chicago Fair Trade offers suggestions to support local and fair trade shopping.

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Celebrate World Fair Trade Day Reimagined from Home

Apr 30, 2020

This online event will feature experts, activists and leaders that will educate and activate participants, and celebrate fair trade successes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on May 6 and 7.

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Chicago Fair Trade Globalfest Fundraiser

Oct 31, 2019

Globalfest, the 13th annual fundraiser and Chicago’s biggest fair celebration for Chicago Fair Trade, will take place from 5:30 to 9 p.m., November 15, at the National Museum of Mexican Art, in Chicago.

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