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Fair Trade Pledge

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Fair Trade Pledge
 The Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada wants your pledge
The Chapter of the National Fraternity of Canada, OFS held at Châteauguay, Québec passed a resolution on 25 May 2012 which asks fraternities to: “commit, where and when possible, to purchase Fair Trade and organic coffee, tea, chocolate and sugar for all meetings; and positively encourage the fraternities’ brothers and sisters to make the same commitment for their own individual use.”
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Therefore the Council of the Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada asks the sisters and brothers to buy Fair Trade products whenever possible. These products are becoming increasing available. Store clerks should be able to help you find available Fair Trade products on their store shelves. Fair Trade products certified by Fair Trade Canada can be identified by the logos shown below (on the left the new international logo which is gradually replacing the old Canadian logo on the right).
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​FAIR TRADE​
  • to commit, where and when possible
  • to purchase Fair Trade
  • including organic coffee, tea, chocolate and sugar 
  • for all meetings
  • encourage the fraternities’ brothers and sisters to commit
  • for your own individual use purchase Fair Trade
  • encourage those around you to commit
A reminder of two papal statements (there are many more) on why we should adopt fair trade:
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“Hence, in every case, a just wage is the concrete means of verifying the justice of the whole socioeconomic system and, in any case, of checking that it is functioning justly. It is not the only means of checking, but it is a particularly important one and, in a sense, the key means.” (Bl John Paul II, Laborem exercens, 1981, n. 19)
 “ ... purchasing is always a moral — and not simply economic — act. Hence the consumer has a specific social responsibility .... Consumers should be continually educated regarding their daily role which can be exercised with respect for moral principles ....” (Benedict XVI, Caritas in veritate, 2009, n. 66)
 
(Note: Adapted from the OLOTA Region statement)

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The Fair Trade Difference

We at Fair Trade talk about giving farmers and workers a voice in their community and around the world. The Fair Trade Difference is about passing the microphone. – ELISE COFIELD
  
Today we release a powerful 5-minute documentary video to kick off the Fair Trade Difference campaign and pledge drive. The purpose of the video and two-week campaign is to tell the story of Fair Trade in full color, and to inspire commitment to shopping Fair Trade by signing a pledge. As a whole, the Fair Trade Difference is an invitation to peer behind the seal; a guided tour into lives and communities across the world impacted by production and purchase of Fair Trade products; and a call to people to care about a simple way to make an immediate, long-lasting difference in the world.


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The lifeblood of the Fair Trade movement is a spirit of curiosity. But when it comes to our most common questions – “Where do my products come from?” “Why does Fair Trade matter?” – we at Fair Trade Certified can’t answer them alone.
That’s because Fair Trade – which is part of a global movement—is not a definition but a dialog. It’s an ongoing, global narration of countless, deeply personal stories of farmers, workers, and fishermen who live its positive impact every single day. We talk about giving farmers and workers a voice in their community and around the world, and the Fair Trade Difference is about passing the microphone.
Specifically, the Fair Trade Difference zeroes in on a (if not the) self-defining aspect of the Fair Trade model, the Community Development Funds.
Fair Trade Difference
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      • Elective Chapter - Local
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