Fair Trade Teams launch in a few weeks!
Fair Trade Teams will launch in just a few weeks. Now is the time to sign up your team and help make Boston a Fair Trade Town! Register online here and sign up by September 1 for a team discount.
BFJN Fair Trade Training
September 26, 6-9pm
September 27, 9-6pm
University Lutheran Church, Cambridge (T-Harvard)
Kirk McClelland, Director of Service Learning & Missions at Gordon College, will kick-off the training by sharing his own journey connecting faith and just consumption.
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In Great Britain, the Fair Trade Town movement dramatically expanded the range of products that benefit poor farmers and workers around the world through fair and sustainable business. From London to Liverpool, Fair Trade coffee, tea, rice, sugar, flowers, bananas, spices, and cocoa are staples on British shopping lists. (See for yourself - check out the UK Fairtrade Foundation’s growing list of Fair Trade towns).
Imagine a Fair Trade Boston on this side of the pond – where Fair Trade coffee is around the corner and Fair Trade bananas are sold in your local supermarket.
To take the first step toward Fair Trade Boston, the Boston Faith & Justice Network is training teams to organize consumer advocacy for Fair Trade and work collaboratively with stores and markets to stock Fair Trade.
Teams launch at the Fair Trade Boston Team Training - Sept 26 (6-9pm) and Sept 27 (9am-6pm). For more information, download the flyer and registration form and sign up a team from your church!
Faith Brewing Justice
Boston Faith & Justice Network is hosting a celebration and social justice resource event to commemorate World Fair Trade Day.
Don’t miss this dynamic time of workshops, speakers, networking and worship. Learn creative and practical ways to live out the kingdom of God in your congregation and neighborhood. Be equipped and inspired to follow Jesus and love the world.
Saturday, May 10, 1-5pm
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church
1555 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Activities:
Justice Bazaar with fair trade and local food
- Fair Trade Flower Sale for Mother’s Day
- Fair Trade Coffee tasting
Interactive Workshops (1:30-3:15) (45 min; each offered twice)
- Introduction to Fair Trade
- Becoming a Fair Trade Congregation
- Churches Fighting Hunger: Advocacy for Global Justice
- Economic Discipleship: Starting a Lazarus at the Gate group
Ecumenical Worship led by ONEprayer (3:45-4:45)
Rev. Ray Hammond, Bethel AME
Register online here
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Download workshop descriptions and flyer here
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