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Franciscans
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Fair Trade An important ministry of our Mission is to raise consciousness on issues of social justice, especially as it relates to immigration and economic equality. We are proud to promote Café Campesino and its efforts in free trade to bring dignity, economic fairness and an improved standard of living to many populations in Latin America who struggle daily to survive and and support their families. Programs such as the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) while in theory work to promote economic
growth among countries, many times fall short of their ideals by
circumventing certain basic human rights, environmental stewardship and
fair economic trade policy.
Perhaps the most widely traded commodity in the world is coffee. Most of us drink coffee without giving a second thought to where it comes from, how it is produced or even who produces it. To learn some surprisingly sad facts about economic injustice and how each of us daily contributes to the growing influx of undocumented immigrants to the United States from Latin America, please see the information at the Café Campesino website.
Click on the Café Campesino logo to go their website
for more information on Fair Trade Coffee. We encourage you to support
fair trade and help improve that standard of living of many indigenous
groups by purchasing only Fair Trade Coffee.
Pax Et Bonum!
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