organize

Building an Organization

USFT encourages affiliates to participate in just relationships on their campuses by building organizations and partnerships that are effective,fun, and open, and make decisions in a democratic, participatory way.

Learn how to build an organize a Fair Trade group on your campus or high school!

USFT has developed an organizing guide with advice on:

Developing a Non-Hierarchical Structure in your group
Leadership
Recruitment
How to run a meeting
Financing your organization
Media
Food Service Providers
Campaigning
Actions

Download it here!

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Recent Blog Posts

05/12/08
Elena sent me this 60 Minutes clip about Chiquita's payments to paramilitary groups in Colombia, which ends with the statement that other big banana companies like Dole are probably also complicit.

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04/23/08
With just days remaining before April 28, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is gearing up to present Burger King with petition signatures from supporters all over the country standing against modern-day slavery and sweatshop conditions in Florida's fields.

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