America's First Fair Trade Town Committee News
Penncrest becomes First Fair Trade High School in USMedia's own HIgh School was approved as a Fair Trade High School in December 2011 and once again Media PA proves that not only have they led this movement, but that they are committed to doing more to ...International Fair Trade ConferenceAmerica's First Fair Trade Town Committee recently sent one of its members to the 5th international Fairtrade Towns Conference Beyond 1000 Fair Trade Towns in Malmö, Sweden, on the 19-20th of ...Penncrest High School to be 1st FT public school?Penncrest High School of the Rose Tree Media School District here in Southeast Pennsylvania, is vying to be the world's first Fair Trade high school. They have an active committee spearheaded by senio ...Day 7, Feb. 4They started out with a very nice presentation from Natalia who coordinates with Earthwatch Institute to get volunteers that help with field research by taking soil samples and analyzing and reporti ...Day 5 and 6, Wed. and Thurs....we visited farmers who are not Fair Trade because they cannot organize into a Co-op because they don't own their land. They used to until the government made their land a reservation for the indige ...Day 4, Feb.1, 2011We spent it visiting Coopeagri farms, processing plants, an environmental protection project and having more meetings with their warm caring board members. The Penas Blancas River Project is a refo ...Day 3, Jan. 31, 2011We spent the day today with members of Coopeagri in San Isidro de Perez Zeledon. We started in a meeting with the CEO and board members. They showed some videos and power points and gave us a chance t ...Trip to Costa Rica 1/29/11-2/6/11Join America's First Fair Trade Town Committee member Ira Josephs as he journeys with members of the National Fair Trade Towns Steering Committee on a trip to origin. They will be visiting Fair ...Book Signing and Talk, Friday Nov.19, 7 PMWe had a very inspiring and entertaining talk and booksigning with author Mara Rockliff. Her newest book, Get Real, is a must-read for anyone who cares about people and the planet and wants to be a ...Fair Trade in Media Elementary SchoolOn September 23, 2010, several volunteers from the America's First Fair Trade Town Committee spent time with 3 third grade classes (around 8 years old) at Media Elementary School teaching them about F ...Phography contest. Hal's BlendTo honor Hal Taussig, the father of Fair Trade in Media PA and one of Fair Trade's early pioneers, Equal Exchange, has created Hal's Blend coffee. This will be available from their website in September 2009. Media's 3rd Annual Fair Trade Town AnniversaryOn Saturday July 11th, 2009, Media Pa celebrated its 3rd annversary of becoming the First Fair Trade Town in the USA. This coincided with the regular 2nd Saturday Arts event and our annual Bastille Da ... moreLearn more about Fair TradeMeet Hal Taussig, the man who first brought fair trade to Media. Hal Taussig, Philanthropist and founder of UntoursAs the profits of Hal Taussig's successful travel business, Untours, grew, he decided that instead of accumulating wealth for himself, he would do what he could to shrink the growing gap between the rich and the poor. In 1992, he and his wife, Norma, created the Untours Foundation, funded by 100% of the profits from Untours. America's First Fair Trade Town Holds Fair Trade Live Concert in Media, PAMEDIA, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- America's First Fair Trade Town, Media, PA, will bring national and international attention to the significance of Fair Trade by holding its first Fair Trade Live Concert in the heart of downtown Media on Sunday, September 14, 2008, from 12 to 8 p.m.Media maintains practice of Fair TradeFor students who love neighboring Media's small, welcoming shops and restaurants - and for those who haven't yet been - there's now a new impetus to visit. Not only is Media, Pa. a great place for going out or hanging out, but as of summer 2006 it is also holds the distinction of being the United States' first Fair Trade Town. As a result of this, Fair Trade-Certified food and drink are more widely available along with handicrafts and other goods.America's only Fair Trade Town: Media, PAThere are 300-plus designated Fair Trade towns in Europe that all work to not only support fair wages but also to reduce their ecological impact. This is what inspired the town of Media, Pennsylvania to anoint itself as the first "Fair Trade town" in the United States. Themis Award for CommitteeThe Delaware County Bar Association bestowed their prestigious Themis Award on the America's First Fair Trade Town Committee of Media. "for their outstanding contribution to our American system o ...Media Magic Blend CoffeeSpring 2010, local coffee roaster, Burlap and Bean, launches a new coffee blend called Media Magic Blend, in honor of Media, the First Fair Trade Town in the America's. Look for it at Coffee C ...First Fair Trade Public High SchoolThis is breaking news! We have done it again. Penncrest High School in Media, PA just became the first Fair Trade public high school. Big thanks to student Tori Powell who began the effort last year w ... |
