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Place an announcement in your local newspaper
about your church’s commitment to fair trade. A sample press
release is available from Equal Exchange or UUSC.
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Involve your church youth group by encouraging
their participation in this project.
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Offer coffees, teas and cocoa at a community
event, farmers’ market, or church or youth fundraiser, and sell
it during church auctions or other events. Congregations can purchase
coffee, tea and cocoa at wholesale prices to offer at community events
or holiday bazaars to raise funds for UUSC programs, congregational
projects, or youth programs, such as service and learning initiatives.
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Talk to other places
of worship and businesses in your town or region about the project,
and urge them to buy fair trade coffee, tea and cocoa.
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Request a poster from Equal Exchange or UUSC to promote
awareness of the project in your church.
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Organize to put pressure on local supermarkets
to place fair trade coffee on their shelves. Contact Equal Exchange
for educational pamphlets and other materials to share with local
grocers and cafes.
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Encourage other congregation members to purchase
the coffee, tea and cocoa for home and office use, and to share it
with relatives.
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Host an educational event at your church about
the difference fair trade makes in the lives of small farmers with
assistance from UUSC. Materials available include a slideshow
about fair trade and its impact on small farmers and a video on fair
trade coffee production. A speaker can
also be requested.
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Pass a church board resolution to buy only
fair trade coffee, tea and cocoa for all church functions.
