Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
CRS Fair Trade offers education and opportunities for people in the U.S. to support global economic justice. Purchasing CRS Fair Trade coffee, chocolate and beautiful handcrafts promotes fair wages and human dignity.
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1995
 
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Well, it's Sunday morning in the U.S. but Eileen and I keep working in
Madagascar. We've finished our visit to the Effort and Hope cooperative
in Antsirabe. Here's a photo of CRS Technical Advisor, La La, and
cooperative member, Janet, discussing issues of quality.

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade The holidays are coming! Please....Prepare prayerfully, Shop responsibly, Give generously. For ideas on how to bring more joy to the world, visit our new Advent website.

Source: www.crs.org
This Advent, CRS invites you to Prepare Prayerfully, Shop Responsibly and Give Generously. Spread the joy of Christmas far and wide. Give from your heart and bring the spirit of a truly authentic Christmas to your family this year.
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
Although TV and radio commericals for Christmas sales begin earlier every year, they’ll never beat the Work of Human Hands Sale organizer! Many Work of Human Hands Sale organizers began preparations for their Christmas sales in September (and yes! some even in August or July!). ...
Jillian Riesmeyer Vandermarks
Jillian Riesmeyer Vandermarks
Our Fair Trade sale is this weekend and next after each of the Masses at St. Paul Catholic Center in Bloomington, IN. Shoot over to pick up a nice gift for the person paying your college tuition. (Even if it's you!)
Thu at 4:07pm
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
Although Fair Trade Month is over, the CRS Fair Trade team is just now coming up for breath. Across the country Catholics celebrated Fair Trade by holding Work of Human Hands Sales and educational events featuring Fair Trade coffee and chocolate...
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
“Three Catholics, a Jew, and an Atheist walk into a bar…” no, it is not the start of a joke, but a slightly embellished description of how the grassroots group Fair Trade Los Angeles got started, according to one of its coordinators, Joan Harper. In a...
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
Bonjour everyone! Actually, it's good night for Eileen and I! We're turning in after a day visiting the Fair Trade fund supported project at Akany Tsimoka here in Madagascar. We will return tomorrow for more conversations with the artisans. But first! I wanted to share a glimpse of a new product the group is developing... for the Work of Human Hands catalog. Here is Radan putting some finishing touches on one of the bags.Read More

Stephen M. Bauer
Stephen M. Bauer
How can I get products to be listed in the catalog?
November 17 at 10:04am
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
CRS Fair Trade works with 100% committed Fair Trade partners. Our partner for handcrafts is SERRV. You can contact them about product listings. http://www.serrv.org/default.aspx?source=S093
Fri at 8:09am
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade This morning we heard that CRS program advisor Katy Cantrell and consultant Eileen Davenport arrived safely in Madagascar. They, along with CRS staff and artisans, will be assessing the impact of a Fair Trade Fund supported project led by our partner SERRV.

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade What Fair Trade items are on your holiday gift or wish list?

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Jessica
Jessica
All of them!!! No but I really want the jingle slippers :)
November 16 at 8:58am
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Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Please nominate Catholic Relief Services for "Best Nonprofit Use of Social Media" in Mashable’s 2009 Open Web Awards! Nomination voting ends this Sunday at midnight, and you can vote for us 1x/day until then – please pass it on!

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Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Hi CRS Fair Trade fans! I just posted a few photos of Fair Trade month events in California. Check out the whole album. Here's one glimpse

Carolyn Mattioli
Carolyn Mattioli
There is also one in Naples, FL at St. William's Catholic Church on Saturday and Sunday.
November 12 at 2:41pm
Philip Alexander Gonzalez-Lane

Philip Alexander Gonzalez-Lane I am behind you guys 100%! That retreat was the most informing and the most awesomest one I've ever been on :D

November 9 at 8:42am · Report
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Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Getting ready to send CRS Fair Trade chocolate to Liz Crawford, our winner of last week's quiz. Many thanks to all our fans who promoted CRS Fair Trade throughout October!

November 4 at 12:07pm
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade

Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
The winner of last week's quiz is Jillian R. Vandermarks! Here's YOUR chance to win. Be the first to write the correct answer and we'll send you Fair Trade chocolate! Go to crsfairtrade.org>Resources>Download Resources>Coffee Resources>Fair Trade Fund Impact in Nicaragua. How many coffee producer sons were trained by C...aritas Nicaragua to identify the finer points of specialty coffee, such as aroma, color, and grind?Read More

October 28 at 12:38pm
Liz
Liz
twelve
October 28 at 4:19pm
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade
Hi Liz, You are correct! Please e-mail your information to fairtrade@crs.org if you would like to claim your prize.
November 2 at 10:26am
Stephen M. Bauer

Stephen M. Bauer For a map of stores in NYC that sell Fair Trade goods click on "Slave Free Map" on www.nominetwork.org

October 28 at 6:17am · Report
Nadia

Nadia I love Fair Trade anything and have been buying up fair trade advent calendars and Divine Chocolate to give as gifts for all family and friends birthdays this month along with a specially selected fair trade gift to spread the word and the cause! Yea for October!

October 24 at 12:51pm · Report