How will you express Deus Caritas Est this St. Valentine’s Day?

Last year, Pope Benedict released an influential document entitled “God is Love” or, for those of you who actually made it through Latin class, “Deus Caritas Est.” With St. Valentine’s Day approaching, many of us turn our thoughts to romantic or friendly love, but with Fair Trade there are always ways to transform holidays into economic justice opportunities. Please use this blog to share what YOU are doing to promote the principles of love through Fair Trade this season.

Here’s a photo of two young Fair Traders in Madison, WI promoting chocolate.
Students are often the vanguard of Fair Trade activities.

For example, in the Philadelphia area, Yadi and Trisha, two of our Ambassadors from Cabrini College are sharing ideas with student leaders at Villanova to promote products such as Divine chocolate and Fair Trade flowers. The month is full for the students, because Cabini is also holding their 2nd Annual “Play Fair Trade Fair” Walleyball tournament February 27th from 3:30-5:30, using socially responsible sports equipment from Fair Trade Sports.

This entry was posted on Monday, February 11th, 2008 and is filed under Chocolate, Events, Fair Trade . You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “How will you express Deus Caritas Est this St. Valentine’s Day?”

Katy Cantrell Says:
February 13th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Giving Divine Chocolate to your Valentine? Cecilia Appianima, cocoa farmer, firefighter and national financial secretary of Kuapa Kokoo Farmers’ Cooperative in Ghana will be headed to the Northeast to talk about the Fair Trade system, how it has benefited the cocoa farmers in Ghana, and how being owners of the Divine Chocolate brand has improved the quality of farmers’ lives.

Wednesday, February 13 – Amherst, MA
7:30pm
Amherst College
Pruyne lecture hall (rm 115) in the Fayerweather building

Thursday, February 14 – Northampton, MA
12:00pm
Smith College Campus Center 12-1
Lounge 205
100 Elm Street

Saturday, February 16 – Boston, MA
12:30pm
Ten Thousand Villages
Central Square
694 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Divine Chocolate tasting and meet-and-greet with Kuapa Kokoo farmer, Cecilia Appianim. Ms. Appianim will be available to share her perspective as a Ghanaian cocoa farmer and co-owner of international chocolate brand, Divine Chocolate. Enjoy an array of irresistible Divine flavors and learn about Fair Trade benefits, Kuapa Kokoo Farmers’ Cooperative and Divine’s role in improving the lives of 45,000 farmers.
Mary Laver Says:
February 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 20 - Radnor PA
Cabrini College will host a FAIR TRADE BANANA SPLIT event honoring the resourcefulness of the Sodexho Group, the campus food/catering provider, in making FAIR TRADE BANANAS available on campus, starting January 2008, through Oke Bananas. For information contact CRS Fair Trade Student Ambassador Jessica Zawrotny (jlz723@cabrini.edu) It can happen at your school too!
Natalie Terry Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 12:41 am
Feb. 21- University Heights, OH
Students Fall in Love this Valentine’s Day- With “Fair Trade” Flowers-
John Carroll University (JCU) hosted a Valentine’s Day Fair Trade Roses Fundraiser. After receiving a grant from Transfair USA, JCU purchased Fair Trade Roses from a flower cooperative in Kenya. JCU students sold roses on Valentine’s Day in the university’s student center and worked to raise awareness about Fair Trade as well as raising funds for JCU students embarking on immersion experiences to Ecuador and Jamaica.

For more information about Fair Trade at JCU check out our website: http://www.jcu.edu/campuslife/campusministry/socialjustice/fairtrade.htm

Or contact JCU’s Fair Trade Interns Scott (szimmerman10@jcu.edu) or Natalie (nterry10@jcu.edu)

How will you express Deus Caritas Est this St. Valentine’s Day?

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