OPFM is a Chicago Fair Trade Congregation
Here is the text of the Fair Trade Congregation Pledge.
Interfaith Fair Trade Pledge
Our Faith Community pledges to:
** Brew & Serve 100% Fair Trade: We will brew Fair Trade certified coffee, tea & cocoa at all functions and events, as well as in the office.
** Educate Our Members About Our Fair Trade Commitment: We will educate our members about our commitment to certified Fair Trade. We will:
- Post the Certified Fair Trade Label at all coffee pots;
- Place postcards at each coffeemaker with Fair Trade coffee facts and Fair Trade purchase locations in
our community;
- Include a Fair Trade info card in our membership orientation materials;
- Hold periodic adult education classes or workshops about Fair Trade.
** Seek Membership Commitments to Fair Trade:
- We will ask our members to make a personal pledge to buy certified Fair Trade coffee for consumption
at home using a “My Pledge to Fair Trade” commitment card.
- We will invite our members to seek Fair Trade products in their workplace.
** Educate the Community about our Fair Trade Commitment: We will educate the broader community about Fair Trade by sending a press release to our denominational or community newspaper announcing our Fair Trade commitment.
** Promote Fair Trade Products in our Community: We will ask our members to visit local stores, cafes, and restaurants requesting personal visits with managers and customer service cards to ask that they carry a full range of Fair Trade certified coffee, cocoa and tea.
** Make All Trade Fair Trade: We commit to educate and advocate for global trade relationships that assure human dignity, environmental integrity, and sustainable communities.
Please click here for more information about Chicago Fair Trade Congregations.
Below is a flyer (filmseries50.pdf) about the documentary film being shown on 2/27, co-sponsored by Oak Park Friends Meeting, Oak Park Coalition for Truth & Justice, and the Oak Park Public Library.
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