Fair Trade Cart

Fair Trade principles and practices are based on the belief that people should receive a living wage for what they produce and that their products should be created using environmentally sound practices for socially responsible outcomes. These principles are  implemented by an array of organizations who devote themselves to finding farmers and artisans throughout the world who need assistance in producing and selling their products for a fair wage and who can provide assistance to their communities in developing resources needed to provide for their basic needs. Fair Trade practices have been responsible for developing schools, clean water resources, and many other basic necessities throughout the developing world by furnishing the economic means formerly missing from their communities.

The Fair Trade Cart at UCE sells a variety of agricultural and artistic products. Our profits are returned to our greater community through holiday donations to Chute Middle School families who are selected by school social workers and by donations to Evanston’s Family Focus for support of their children’s after school and summer camp programs. In 2019, we also donated to help migrant families detained at our borders.

Your support in purchasing these products has helped give families in our community and worldwide communities the resources they need and helps fulfill our commitment to our second UU principle to value ”justice, equity and compassion in human relations.”

If you have more questions, please contact Joan Retzloff through the Realm Membership Directory or at admin@ucevanston.org!

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