-Open Forum Nov. 19th, 204 Student Center from 5:30-7:00. Possibly bring up Fair trade coffee issue?
-No POCLAD this semester, will be a possibility for next semester.
-CHANGE did not have a float in homecoming this year due to designs and their confliction with rain.
AGENDA
Fair Trade Coffee
Davis Beese
Boise
Boise
Need help for Oct. 29th with drivers, flyers, and protesters. Contact Mike if interested.
Davis Beese
Talked about possible lemonade stand (DAvis Beese is a lemon)
Fair Trade Coffee
Today we organized all our information for our fair trade coffee campaign to date.
~*Administrative information*~
Andrea-contact and ordering person
KSU buys coffee from Starbucks, Seattle's BEst, and General Mills
Jess, with equal exchange, has worked with Andrea to incorporate Starbucks as KSU's fair trade coffee
Megan has food administration contacts
Still need to:
-find out who Jess is, meet with key administrators, find out prices, find out monitoring system.
~*Coffee facts*~
Coffee with Pleasure book
National GEographic. com (coffee article)
Global Exchange and Equal Exchange websites
Santiago's Story
Case studies of other universities
Nicole's packet
Types-fair trade, shade, organic
Transfair USA=certifying agency for Fair trade coffee with global exchange
~*Fair trade coffee options*~
PEace coffee ($10/lb, Mexico and Guatemala)
Honduras Coffee (organic, ecological, cheapest coffee)
Muskrat Coffee (Native American)
Songbird (Thanksgiving coffee)
Cafe Campesino (organic, $10-12/lb.)
Do we want to promote local co-op?
Still need to: define campaign goals, get other people interested in this, set timeline.
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