Activist Tool Kit
Most of the resources you see on this Trade Matters website are available in a very attractive activist toolkit. Order a complimentary toolkit for yourself or additional copies for only $5 each to distribute in your community.
Purchase a Fair Trade Peace Pack (Cost $40)
Your fair trade purchase will help fuel the demand for more fair trade products. The Trade Matters campaign offers a Fair Trade Peace Pack that comes with a cloth drawstring backpack created by a women’s co-op made up of former Levi Strauss workers, fairly traded Equal Exchange coffee, handmade glycerin soap and notecards, a Water for Life Not for Profit water bottle and a complete Trade Matters information packet. S pread the word to your friends, family, and co-workers and help sow the seeds for a better life for producers and their families around the world.
News
CAFTA News Release
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) denounces the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by the U.S. House of Representatives last night.
Events
Religious Leaders Host Prayer Breakfast on CAFTA with Members of Congress
Mary Lord, American Friends Service Committee said, “I am a Quaker. I quote Luke 16: 19-31, the parable of Lazarus. It is a parable of indifference to poverty and the consequences. This trade agreement is indifferent to the lives of the poor. Our faith calls us to action.”