June 2011
3 posts
How Fair Trade Certification Is Helping Coffee...
Check out how Fair Trade certification is helping the coffee producing nation of the Dominican Republic. Check out this great article I wrote about Maria Balbuena, “a beautiful woman in character and tenacity”, and member of the FEDECARES coffee cooperative in the Dominican Republic. Enjoy!
FAIR TRADE HERO
April 2011
4 posts
BAY AREA WALK AGAINST GENOCIDE (LAKE MERRITT)
APRIL 10, 2011
Hey there Oakland! Hope you guys had a great weekend. I just left the 1st Annual Bay Area Walk Against Genocide at Lake Merritt. Heard stories of genocide survivors, met with tons of other organizations that address global issues such as human rights, fair trade and genocide. I talked to tons of Bay Area and Oakland residents about making Oakland a Fair Trade Town and was able...
March 2011
1 post
FAIR TRADE OAKLAND 2011
Hey, Oakland! As we get Fair Trade Oakland up and running again for 2011, we’re looking for a lot of input and leadership from the community. After all, our campaign will be strongest if people from all walks of life are out promoting Fair Trade. Come check us out this weekend at Wholefoods Oakland to sign petitions as we seek interested locals wanting to join the committee. Soon we will hold...
August 2010
4 posts
Read about the Ben & Jerry's event on... →
Follow the link above to read about our Ben & Jerry’s ice cream social on OaklandSeen.com.
WatchBilly Linstead-Goldsmith speaking at Fair Trade Oakland Ben & Jerry’s Event!
Fair Trade Oakland Celebrates Oakland Retailers...
Fair Trade information and Fair Trade ice cream – what could be better? On Tuesday evening, the Fair Trade Oakland steering committee put on an outreach event at Ben & Jerry’s on the waterfront at Jack London Square. A sizable group of Fair Trade Town supporters came out for some tasty ice cream and the unveiling of Oakland’s “Where to Buy” Guide. Along with the guide, the event was an...
PRESS RELEASE: Fair Trade Oakland to Host Ice...
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, (July 29, 2010) – Fair Trade Oakland, a local branch of the Fair Trade Towns USA campaign, is kicking into high gear! More products than ever are now Fair Trade Certified, and they are turning up in unexpected stores and markets throughout Oakland. The Fair Trade Oakland campaign is celebrating this wide availability of Fair Trade products - which help farmers and workers in...
July 2010
3 posts
Get ready for a Fair Trade Oakland meeting!
Hey, Oakland! As we get Fair Trade Oakland up and running again, we’re looking for a lot of input and leadership from the community. After all, our campaign will be strongest if people from all walks of life are out promoting Fair Trade. For this reason, we’re planning to hold an open meeting at 6 p.m. on August 10 at the Ben and Jerry’s shop in Jack London Square. The...
Petition
Hey Oaklanders!
Just a quick request! If you have not already seen the petition page make sure you check it out and sign our petition so we can continue our campaign to make Oakland a “Fair Trade Town”
Lets get this started....again!
After a long hiatus, Fair Trade Oakland campaign is back! We’re excited to continue to work toward establishing Oakland as a Fair Trade Town, and we think we can do it by this fall! Ambitious… We don’t think so; we believe that Oakland is a perfect place for the Fair Trade movement to thrive, and we’re ready to start putting our plans for change into action!
But wait, what...
June 2010
1 post
Hi. We are Fair Trade Oakland. Join us as we work to make Oakland, California a Fair Trade Town™
December 2009
4 posts
Two things today. 1) Great video on how coffee is grown, picked, processed, and roasted from the show, Dirty Jobs. This really helps to give a sense of the hard work farmers put in to make the coffee we enjoy daily. Also, it’s important to keep in mind while watching this video that the farmers working here are from the United States, and the equipment they use can be more advanced than...
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Fair Trade Videos
When is the United States gonna get Fair Trade ads like this? They’re awesome. What are your favorite Fair Trade videos? Post a link!
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The Banana Wars and Fair Trade
A banana worker in the Dominican Republic takes Fair Trade Certified bananas to be washed and packed This is a long one! The EU is close to reaching an agreement with Latin America that will put an end to the 16-year so-called “banana wars” that have favored Caribbean, African, and Pacific region countries over larger banana producing countries in Latin America. The agreement comes after years...
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Our neighbors to the north just added a new Fair Trade Town to their growing list. Olds, a town in Alberta, became the sixth Fair Trade Town in Canada. For the members of the Olds community, working to become a Fair Trade town made a lot of sense. Olds is the home of OldsCollege, an agricultural college where many students learn about the challenges and difficulties that agricultural farmers...
November 2009
1 post
Welcome to the Fair Trade Oakland blog! This blog will chronicle Oakland’s effort to become a Fair Trade Town. In becoming a Fair Trade Town, Oakland would be joining thirteen declared Fair Trade Towns from across the United States. Fair Trade Towns are part of the Fair Trade Towns USA national movement uniting community activists from across the country who are dedicated to the principles...