by Ira | Feb 3, 2022 | News
The Media Fair Trade Committee is starting a buying club for Fair Trade items with Frontier Coop. We will order every other month. You will get a great price and the Committee will make a small profit. To kick off our club, and in conjunction with our...[Read More]
by Ira | Jan 29, 2021 | News
Wednesday, February 10, 4:30pm ET Join us via Zoom to meet Ben Conard, the CEO of Five North Chocolate, acompany that creates vegan Fair TradeCertifiedTM chocolate snacks and the firstbrand to feature the National LGBTChamber of Commerce seal on a packaged good....[Read More]
by Ira | Oct 22, 2020 | News
On October 14 at the Media Borough Council Meeting, the Media Fair Trade Committee presented its annual Fair Trade Awards. The award winners are: SCHOOL: Media Providence Friends School Receiving award: Holly Hoffman and Shirley Wright Kamara Works to creatively...[Read More]
by Ira | Aug 28, 2020 | News
The Media Fair Trade Committee has a tradition of giving out awards to those leaders around the country, and throughout history, who have furthered the cause of reducing poverty and increasing opportunities for those in the developing world. This year, we are planning...[Read More]
by Ira | Jun 1, 2020 | News
The purpose of the Media Fair Trade Committee has always been to increase sales of Fair Trade products to help more disadvantaged producers in the Global South. And most of these products, like coffee and tea, can’t be grown in the North. We also encourage buying...[Read More]
by Marisa Adinolfi | May 1, 2020 | News
On Monday April 27, 2020, Bruce Crowther, the Father of Fair Trade Towns, organized an online celebration of the 20th anniversary of the World’s First Fair Trade Town (Garstang, UK), and a celebration of all Fair Trade Towns. In addition to 5 folks from Media,...[Read More]
