Change.org - TransFair USA

Location:

Oakland, CA

Category:

Environment

Mission:

TransFair USA enables sustainable development and community empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers, workers, consumers, industry and the earth. We achieve our mission by certifying and promoting Fair Trade products.

Impact:

397 Supporters

$1,017 Raised

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General Fund

$25k

$23,983 still needed!

Help support the Fair Trade movement! By supporting TransFair USA you are helping us to continue providing transparent, third-party certification of Fair Trade products and expand awareness of Fair Trade into the mainstream. For every dollar tha...

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Teach a man (or woman) to fish...

by Norine I. Vline2 Nov 09, 2007

I have supported Fair Trade for many years. It is appalling to me that our country does little to pass on the knowledge we have regarding sustainable farming to poor countries, so that they, too, can have an abundance of food...and drinkable water... Give a man a fish ...

We're grateful :)

by Amanda H. Vline2 Sep 21, 2007

There was a petition to use Fair Trade coffee in our university eateries; luckily, they took action and we now sell it :) Thanks for the work you do!

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I Will Celebrate Mother's Day with Fair Trade Flowers!

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I Pledge to Have a Fair Trade Valentine's Day

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Wal*Mart Unveils Three New Fair Trade Certified Coffees

posted on 04-09-2008 at 10:45AM Vline2 1 comment

As part of their Earth Month promotion, Wal*Mart released a new line of sustainable coffees this April 4th which includes: Sam’s Choice® Fair Trade Certified House Blend, Sam’s Choice® Fair Trade Certified Espresso and Sam’s Choice® Fair Trade Certified French Roast, which are now available at all 3500 Supercenter locations.&...

How do you support Fair Trade?

posted on 03-25-2008 at 01:03PM

What do you do to support Fair Trade? What are your favorite Fair Trade Certified products that you simply can't live without? Need more ideas about how to contribute? Check out these ways that you can support Fair Trade!

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Santiago's Story

Damien D. Added by TransFair USA Vline2 Mar 26

This is an old video that we made back when we were just starting to certify Fair Trade coffee. Today, Fair Trade certification...

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GreenFest 2007: Why Fair Trade?

Damien D. Added by TransFair USA Vline2 Nov 28, 2007

We asked people at the 2007 San Francisco GreenFest "Why Fair Trade." We got a lot of great responses. Here are a few of them.

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from Amanda H. Vline2 Jan 23

I want to thank your organization for making it easier for me to sleep at night knowing my purchases went to support the people who actually deserve the profits :)