Help us celebrate Fair Trade and the anniversary of our designation as a Fair Trade Congregation on Sunday, May 8. Come to the forum at 9 a.m. for a special presentation about Fair Trade by Maria Arroyo. She has spent several months living with a Fair Trade coffee cooperative in Chiapas. You will be treated … READ MORE…
October is Fair Trade Month. Look for some homemade goodies (made with FT chocolate, of course!) at the Fair Trade table at coffee hours on October 4th and 18th. Even though we are blessing animals after the 10:30 service on the 4th, we’ll have a table in the 6th Ave. courtyard (people need snacks too!). … READ MORE…
Important news release! The EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FAIR TRADE PROJECT is now partnering with Equal Exchange to bring healing to our hurting world. That means that for every pound of delicious chocolates, cocoas, teas, nuts, and our new coffees, 15% of the cost will benefit ERD. I hope you will be at church this … READ MORE…
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the trip I took to Nicaragua that awoke in me a passion for Fair Trade. With the help of others in our community a new organization was born on late 2005: Fair Trade San Diego (originally San Diego Friends of Fair Trade). Over the course of the intervening … READ MORE…
Dawn Stary writes, St. Patrick’s is synonymous with the color green. So what better way to celebrate a Fair Trade St. Patrick’s Day than with all things green (and one thing simply Irish)? Here is my list of green things to wear for St. Patrick’s Day. There are options for women, men and babies and … READ MORE…
This Saturday (Feb. 21), Simpler Living is sponsoring the film “The Dark Side of Chocolate” (come to the potluck first at 6 PM in the Guild Room.) Most of us are aware of the good side of dark chocolate, but how it’s produced is another matter altogether – the dark side. Well, it turns out that … READ MORE…
St. Valentine’s Day! It’s a time for chocolates, flowers and unique gifts for your special someone. And it’s a holiday that can easily be made fair trade!! Fair trade chocolates are available in abundance and can be found at your local grocers or online. Sprout’s, Whole Foods and Ocean Beach People’s Coop all sell fair … READ MORE…
I hope most of you were able to participate in the hugely successful Alternative Gift EXPO on November 23rd! I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the EXPO committee: to Paula Peeling for publicity and Emily Velez-Confer for graphics (posters and printing); to Doug Clark for organizing the cashiers (a big job due to … READ MORE…
At its November meeting the Cathedral Chapter passed a resolution to have St. Paul’s begin the process of becoming a Fair Trade Congregation. “What does this mean?” you might well ask. A branch of the Fair Trade certifying body, FairTradeUSA, began the Fair Trade Towns and Universities campaigns a few years ago, and just this … READ MORE…
FORGET THE MALL… BUY A PIG at St. Paul’s Cathedral! St. Paul’s Alternative Gift Expo returns on Sunday, Nov. 23, 8:30AM-1PM to the Great Hall! Coming together with common values, our St. Paul’s community demonstrates an alternative to our commercial consumptive culture-a colorful and festive marketplace with choices for gifts that revolve around issues you … READ MORE…