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Starbucks Social Response Scale-Back Initiative
More than a dozen Starbucks stores were vandalized overnight in San Francisco with phony "for lease" signs and letters saying the stores were closing.
In all 17 Starbucks were hit with the official-looking signs, mostly in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods. At many stores, the windows were soaped up and the locks were jammed, leaving employees waiting outside to start their shifts.
One flyer posted outside one store said, "We are moving over and making room for local coffee bars, our last best example of our commitment to fine coffee and local culture that got us into the business in the first place."
As of Tuesday morning, there had been no arrests.
One flyer posted outside one store said, "We are moving over and making room for local coffee bars, our last best example of our commitment to fine coffee and local culture that got us into the business in the first place."
As of Tuesday morning, there had been no arrests.
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Isn't Starbucks kind of a lame target?
i think this is awesome.
thanks for brightening up my day! i wish the wieners who whine (and those who cheer too) from the sidelines would do their own actions...
thanks for brightening up my day! i wish the wieners who whine (and those who cheer too) from the sidelines would do their own actions...
Cheers to whomever came up with this idea! Corporations need to be brought to their knees.
Commondreams.org has posted a PDF version of the flyer that is seen in one of the pictures posted above:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/images/starbucks.pdf
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/images/starbucks.pdf
For more information:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/im...
No Corporations should be made to EXPAND and open MORE outlets especially in areas of low income...
Large corporate chains provide more variety and a fresher product than small "Mom and Pop" opertations.
Quote:- mom-and-pop stores. ... They don't have a strong a relationship with distributors to get as great a variety of goods, and so the result is people have a fewer choices of healthy items -:end quote.
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/08/75723.php
Large corporate chains provide more variety and a fresher product than small "Mom and Pop" opertations.
Quote:- mom-and-pop stores. ... They don't have a strong a relationship with distributors to get as great a variety of goods, and so the result is people have a fewer choices of healthy items -:end quote.
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/08/75723.php
I'm not defending starbucks. I'm saying that all you folks who march and protest fail to drink 100% fair trade coffee. I'll even say most people who hate bush drink less than 50% fair trade coffee.
My point is, you are suffering from addiction and you put your ethics in the back seat. Tough it out and don't drink coffee unless it is fair trade. If you can't get fair trade then get a spine and have some water. Boo hoo you can't have your morning java.
When you do put your actions behind your intent you earn the right to wake up in the morning and know you did not help exploit the most exploited farmers and land in the world. Coffee, cream, or blood?
I'd love to know who did this action and then take a look at how many cups of non fair trade coffee they drink in a week. I'd guess it would be at least 1 cup a day.
My point is, you are suffering from addiction and you put your ethics in the back seat. Tough it out and don't drink coffee unless it is fair trade. If you can't get fair trade then get a spine and have some water. Boo hoo you can't have your morning java.
When you do put your actions behind your intent you earn the right to wake up in the morning and know you did not help exploit the most exploited farmers and land in the world. Coffee, cream, or blood?
I'd love to know who did this action and then take a look at how many cups of non fair trade coffee they drink in a week. I'd guess it would be at least 1 cup a day.
SO YOU WISH TO BOYCOTT!
wonderful, what do you think will happen to the farmers when you refuse to buy their product?
Ans. they will suffer more! what will they do to feed their families during your strike? "__________"
and if by the strangest of coincidences this action actually causes an increase in coffee prices where do you think the money will go? (to importers and corp.'s)
not to the farmers
wonderful, what do you think will happen to the farmers when you refuse to buy their product?
Ans. they will suffer more! what will they do to feed their families during your strike? "__________"
and if by the strangest of coincidences this action actually causes an increase in coffee prices where do you think the money will go? (to importers and corp.'s)
not to the farmers
After this stunt, starbucks will price a cup of coffee based on what it deems the most profitable price system.
Just like the day before this stunt.
The stunt itself is an independent variable.
Starbucks may use this as a pretext to raise prices. It will only work to the extent that people are stupid enough to tolerate such lies.
Just like the day before this stunt.
The stunt itself is an independent variable.
Starbucks may use this as a pretext to raise prices. It will only work to the extent that people are stupid enough to tolerate such lies.
good work. a great cultural prank. starbucks is continuously villafied because it is a highly visible culturally intrusive, economically and environmentally destructructive corporation fronting as a socially responsible business.
No its not he most important target. But it is a possible target and it sure’s nice to see this action.
As usual the level of debate and comments is weak. Does the perpetrator(s) of these acts drink fair trade coffee? Bahhh I’d guess if they are going through all the prep, planning and then having the guts to carry out this action I would say yes they probably do. Or maybe they hate the homogenization of their culture and the upscaling of their neighborhood. But if they are not purists, if they do not walk the talk 24/7 are they weak hypocrites. I’d say no. With the state of our society it is extremely difficult to lead a pure, non-destructive existence and the people I know who do spend much of they’re time focused on their lifestyle. It takes a hell of a lot of effort. Point is to work and campaign and pull stunts for kicks that help make it not so hard for people to live ecologically. And for those with the commitment and energy to always follow through on their convictions, bravo.
No its not he most important target. But it is a possible target and it sure’s nice to see this action.
As usual the level of debate and comments is weak. Does the perpetrator(s) of these acts drink fair trade coffee? Bahhh I’d guess if they are going through all the prep, planning and then having the guts to carry out this action I would say yes they probably do. Or maybe they hate the homogenization of their culture and the upscaling of their neighborhood. But if they are not purists, if they do not walk the talk 24/7 are they weak hypocrites. I’d say no. With the state of our society it is extremely difficult to lead a pure, non-destructive existence and the people I know who do spend much of they’re time focused on their lifestyle. It takes a hell of a lot of effort. Point is to work and campaign and pull stunts for kicks that help make it not so hard for people to live ecologically. And for those with the commitment and energy to always follow through on their convictions, bravo.
When are people going to go after the *real* targets?
I think anything that interrupts "the system" is valuable.
I support the people who hit Starbuck's.
We need to support and encourage each other rather than bitch about each others strategies.
If you think you know what the real targets are then go hit them.
I support the people who hit Starbuck's.
We need to support and encourage each other rather than bitch about each others strategies.
If you think you know what the real targets are then go hit them.
The ongoing comments here just prove to me how people want to easily point blame at some BIG COMPANY rather than say they are guilty.
I'm not talking a boycott. What I suggest in no way would harm any farmers.
Coffee drinkers are the height of sentiment without action. You owe it to yourself and the famers to request fair trade _each_ time you buy a cup or beans. If the vendor does not have fair trade you "don't buy it" at that location. You work just a little harder to buy fair trade beans or coffee somewhere else. This is called a principle and you can't make excuses in the morning because you NEED your fix now.
San Francisco, where this prank took place, has plenty of fair trade choices. The real fact here is not blame of starbucks. The fact is that most self declared progressives are too lazy to make their coffee choices fair trade. And sadly most general moderates in San Francisco would not take the extra effor to check that their coffee is fair trade.
So please stop posting to this thread unless you can "certify" that 90% of the coffee you have consumed is fair trade.
There would be no need for pranks on Starbucks if people would put some action behind their lip service.
I'm not talking a boycott. What I suggest in no way would harm any farmers.
Coffee drinkers are the height of sentiment without action. You owe it to yourself and the famers to request fair trade _each_ time you buy a cup or beans. If the vendor does not have fair trade you "don't buy it" at that location. You work just a little harder to buy fair trade beans or coffee somewhere else. This is called a principle and you can't make excuses in the morning because you NEED your fix now.
San Francisco, where this prank took place, has plenty of fair trade choices. The real fact here is not blame of starbucks. The fact is that most self declared progressives are too lazy to make their coffee choices fair trade. And sadly most general moderates in San Francisco would not take the extra effor to check that their coffee is fair trade.
So please stop posting to this thread unless you can "certify" that 90% of the coffee you have consumed is fair trade.
There would be no need for pranks on Starbucks if people would put some action behind their lip service.
Joe, there are other ways to be a radical activist (and yes, activist implies action, not armchair passivity) other than drinking 100% (or even 90%) fair trade coffee. Is a good idea to actively seek it out whenever possible? Absolutely. Are there some situations where it's counterproductive to be so rigid? Yes. Example: at my workplace I am quietly lobbying for a change to fair trade coffee. In the meantime, I refuse to go around throwing activist temper-tantrums and forcing my viewpoint on others who do not yet brew fair trade in the office coffee pot. When it's my turn to bring in the coffee, you bet it's organic and fair trade. When others bring in non fair trade, I refuse to the play the part of the whiny, arrogant activist, turning my nose up at what my co-workers bring it to share. I'd much rather drink an occassional cup of non fair trade and have a good relationship with my coworkers instead of divisively alienating myself from them and killing any chance for dialogue on the issue.
I refuse to the play the part of the whiny, arrogant activist, turning my nose up at what my co-workers bring it to share. I'd much rather drink an occassional cup of non fair trade and have a good relationship with my coworkers instead of divisively alienating myself from them and killing any chance for dialogue on the issue.
GOOD FOR YOU!
a little bit of back bone goes a long way,
GOOD FOR YOU!
a little bit of back bone goes a long way,
I'm not asking people to boycott, I'm not asking them to stop pranks and start bitching at family weddings, xmas and workplaces.
The key word is dialog. The problem is that starting a dialog about fair trade coffee will lead to some discomforts no matter how polite the dialog. America is all about avoiding discomfort. Even "progressives" here suffer this problem.
Once you notice you are eating dolpins it is hard to do anything but shop for dolpin safe tuna. Problem is that people here care more about dolphins than some faceless farmer in another country.
the solution: start with your friends and coffee shops before you start at your workplace or family holiday celebration.
my point remains: many people who think starbucks is a target don't make much effort to move the fair trade issue forward.
there are a lot of NGOs and groups out there working to push fair trade coffee. But the true change will happen only when indivuduals suffer a little of that discomfort when they politely ask their friends and coffee house to serve only fair trade.
Vegetarians are no longer considered "whiners" when they ask for veggie food.
The key word is dialog. The problem is that starting a dialog about fair trade coffee will lead to some discomforts no matter how polite the dialog. America is all about avoiding discomfort. Even "progressives" here suffer this problem.
Once you notice you are eating dolpins it is hard to do anything but shop for dolpin safe tuna. Problem is that people here care more about dolphins than some faceless farmer in another country.
the solution: start with your friends and coffee shops before you start at your workplace or family holiday celebration.
my point remains: many people who think starbucks is a target don't make much effort to move the fair trade issue forward.
there are a lot of NGOs and groups out there working to push fair trade coffee. But the true change will happen only when indivuduals suffer a little of that discomfort when they politely ask their friends and coffee house to serve only fair trade.
Vegetarians are no longer considered "whiners" when they ask for veggie food.
It is my solemn wish that the corporation known affectionately as STARBUCKS take over San Francisco.
Howard Schultz for mayor!!
it's time for a caffineated leader!
it's time for a caffineated leader!
its obviouis from my vantage point that "joe" has nothing useful to offer. only self rightous accusations. fuck off chump, you're clearly a cocky, do nothing, lip service sucker with a surface level analysis.
Besides fair trade, don't forget warbucks supports the IDF. It was out of the CEO's mouth. Well-rounded unethical cup-of-joe.
Now that this starbucks prank is weeks old I doubt anyone is posting to this discussion.
But when you have cowards who don't give their name suggesting you ignore another perspective you must wonder.
I dare anyone who questions me to give me their name. How many cups of blood coffee have they purchased from a local cafe that offers no fair traide option. Guess what, starbucks has fair trade coffee. It is not always brewed and you must ask for a french press. But the truth is that most local coffee shops don't even have this option. Try it by asking your local coffee shop.
And stop being a coward, post your name.
and read before you say i have a surface understanding.
http://www.globalexchange.org/economy/coffee
1. Coffee Workers Marching to Managua, 14 Have already Died
The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, CENIDH, said that 14 people,
including the mother, father and two children from one single family, had
already died on the coffee workers' march from Matagalpa to Managua. Such a
journey on foot, a total of about one hundred miles under Nicaragua's
ferocious sun, would tax the strongest and fittest; the five thousand
unemployed coffee workers on the march left their homes already weak with
hunger, and they carry with them their elderly, their sick, their children.
In the mountains there is nothing left to eat. With every step, they call
silently for food ... and for justice.
The workers claim the government has completely failed to honor the "Las
Tunas Accords," hammered out last September, when the coffee pickers agreed
to return to their homes in exchange for promises of work, seeds and land.
From young mothers carrying infants to elders scarcely able to stand, each
one bears a burning anger for the Bolanos government. "We've grown old in
this work," said Domingo Sosa (68). "I never thought that at my time of life
I'd be out marching on Managua. The work has never failed us before. With
this government, we have no work; we help the coffee growers and they have
no financing." Marlyn, a young woman of twenty-two, carrying her infant
of just 16 months, wept as she explained, "There is no work and the children
are dying of hunger. There aren't even any bananas left. No matter what the
risks, we have to go on to the end until the government listens to us." Some
workers were carrying crosses symbolizing mercy.
CENIDH representative Edmundo Gutierrez warned that more deaths were likely.
"At least six more people have been hospitalized in Sebaco," he said.
"They're desperately undernourished, they simply can't go on." La Dalia
mayor Raúl López Dávila claimed that "the government bears the sole
responsibility for all this. The people were given letters supposedly
guaranteeing them land which was under government control; a while later,
these same lands went up for auction. We have to get this situation resolved
with President Bolaños himself. Not with his ministers; not with his
vice-ministers, with him himself." Many leaders who signed the original
accords made special representation to the Catholic Church, calling in
particular on Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo to intercede with the
government. "This is not a political problem. It is real," said Margarita
Lopez Blandon of the Association of Country Workers (ATC). "Hunger is real;
malnourishment is real. We want no more deaths."
2. Nicaraguan Government Signs New Accord with Coffee Workers
After several days of prolonged discussions, government officials and
leaders of the 6,000 unemployed coffee workers and their families who had
been walking to Managua to protest their impoverished condition came to an
agreement which will, if implemented, provide the families with food, land
and work. Negotiators talked into the night on Saturday and only were able
to surmount stumbling blocks in the negotiations due to the intervention of
Bishop of Matagalpa Leopoldo Brenes. Agreement was finally reached at
6:00am on Sunday. Under the agreement the farm workers will be able to buy
from the government 14 farms that they have been occupying. The government
will return two other farms to two "U.S. citizens" who have filed claims for
them. (Many Somocistas became naturalized US citizens and the US has
supported their claims for return of property.) The remaining farms will
be purchased by the landless farmworkers at 40% of their value over 25 years
with no interest. Other aspects of the agreement include temporary work for
5,000 heads of families, along with food packages and farm supplies for
tending the land
Isaac Jaen, leader of the farmworkers, said that there were no winners or
losers in the agreement or, if there were, the winner was the people of
Nicaragua. He said that when they had started out for Managua their
objective was to demand that the Las Tunas Accord signed last September be
fulfilled. Jaen stated that this new agreement, also signed at Las Tunas,
would not cost the government much. He noted that the land was to be
purchased, not given away. The money for farming supplies would be coming
from international organizations and the food packets from the United
Nations Food Program. He added that what had been missing was the desire on
the part of government officials to make the previous agreements work; if
they had done so, he said, the suffering of thousands of hungry peasant
families would have been prevented. What is not known is how the
farmworkers can make profitable the farms which were foreclosed when the
previous owners were unable to pay their bank loans.
At least 15 children and adults died in the weeks preceding the march and
during the walk. For three years the price of coffee on the world market
has been well below the costs of production. This has meant unemployment
and even starvation for Nicaragua's 200,000 landless coffee workers and the
loss of farms for many small, medium and large growers. National Assembly
Deputy Nelson Artola, who is chair of the Human Rights Committee, said that
this achievement after three years of hard struggle by coffee workers and
their families did not mean that there would be no more marches or camps on
the country's highways. He noted that similar crises of unemployment and
poverty in the regions of Leon, Chinandega and Madriz had not been solved.
3. HOW YOU CAN HELP
a. DEMAND Fair Trade from America's coffee companies, particularly market
leaders like Folgers. Sample letters, free fax actions, and more
information can be found at http://www.globalexchange.org/coffee
b. DONATE: Send a tax-deductible donation to the Nicaragua Network for the
Ernesto Gonzalez Foundation in Nicaragua which is helping unemployed coffee
workers with temporary aid and also is putting dozens of laid off coffee
workers back on the land where they are growing corn and beans to feed their
families. Make your check out to Nicaragua Network and send it to
1247 E Street SE, Washington, DC 20003. Write "crisis aid" On the memo.
c. BUY Nicaraguan Fair Trade coffee
Several companies offer Fair Trade 100% Nicaraguan coffee. We recommend the
following companies, all of which are 100% Fair Trade certified.
1. Equal Exchange http://www.equalexchange.com
2. Peace Coffee http://www.peacecoffee.com
3. Café Campesino http://www.cafecampesino.com
4. Dean's Beans http://www.deansbeans.com
5. Coffee, Tea, etc. http://www.coffeeteaetc.com
d. SHARE this information with others who may be interested
Please pass this information on to others who are concerned about social
justice and human rights. Urge them to join you in taking action to help
struggling coffee farmers in Nicaragua and around the world.
But when you have cowards who don't give their name suggesting you ignore another perspective you must wonder.
I dare anyone who questions me to give me their name. How many cups of blood coffee have they purchased from a local cafe that offers no fair traide option. Guess what, starbucks has fair trade coffee. It is not always brewed and you must ask for a french press. But the truth is that most local coffee shops don't even have this option. Try it by asking your local coffee shop.
And stop being a coward, post your name.
and read before you say i have a surface understanding.
http://www.globalexchange.org/economy/coffee
1. Coffee Workers Marching to Managua, 14 Have already Died
The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, CENIDH, said that 14 people,
including the mother, father and two children from one single family, had
already died on the coffee workers' march from Matagalpa to Managua. Such a
journey on foot, a total of about one hundred miles under Nicaragua's
ferocious sun, would tax the strongest and fittest; the five thousand
unemployed coffee workers on the march left their homes already weak with
hunger, and they carry with them their elderly, their sick, their children.
In the mountains there is nothing left to eat. With every step, they call
silently for food ... and for justice.
The workers claim the government has completely failed to honor the "Las
Tunas Accords," hammered out last September, when the coffee pickers agreed
to return to their homes in exchange for promises of work, seeds and land.
From young mothers carrying infants to elders scarcely able to stand, each
one bears a burning anger for the Bolanos government. "We've grown old in
this work," said Domingo Sosa (68). "I never thought that at my time of life
I'd be out marching on Managua. The work has never failed us before. With
this government, we have no work; we help the coffee growers and they have
no financing." Marlyn, a young woman of twenty-two, carrying her infant
of just 16 months, wept as she explained, "There is no work and the children
are dying of hunger. There aren't even any bananas left. No matter what the
risks, we have to go on to the end until the government listens to us." Some
workers were carrying crosses symbolizing mercy.
CENIDH representative Edmundo Gutierrez warned that more deaths were likely.
"At least six more people have been hospitalized in Sebaco," he said.
"They're desperately undernourished, they simply can't go on." La Dalia
mayor Raúl López Dávila claimed that "the government bears the sole
responsibility for all this. The people were given letters supposedly
guaranteeing them land which was under government control; a while later,
these same lands went up for auction. We have to get this situation resolved
with President Bolaños himself. Not with his ministers; not with his
vice-ministers, with him himself." Many leaders who signed the original
accords made special representation to the Catholic Church, calling in
particular on Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo to intercede with the
government. "This is not a political problem. It is real," said Margarita
Lopez Blandon of the Association of Country Workers (ATC). "Hunger is real;
malnourishment is real. We want no more deaths."
2. Nicaraguan Government Signs New Accord with Coffee Workers
After several days of prolonged discussions, government officials and
leaders of the 6,000 unemployed coffee workers and their families who had
been walking to Managua to protest their impoverished condition came to an
agreement which will, if implemented, provide the families with food, land
and work. Negotiators talked into the night on Saturday and only were able
to surmount stumbling blocks in the negotiations due to the intervention of
Bishop of Matagalpa Leopoldo Brenes. Agreement was finally reached at
6:00am on Sunday. Under the agreement the farm workers will be able to buy
from the government 14 farms that they have been occupying. The government
will return two other farms to two "U.S. citizens" who have filed claims for
them. (Many Somocistas became naturalized US citizens and the US has
supported their claims for return of property.) The remaining farms will
be purchased by the landless farmworkers at 40% of their value over 25 years
with no interest. Other aspects of the agreement include temporary work for
5,000 heads of families, along with food packages and farm supplies for
tending the land
Isaac Jaen, leader of the farmworkers, said that there were no winners or
losers in the agreement or, if there were, the winner was the people of
Nicaragua. He said that when they had started out for Managua their
objective was to demand that the Las Tunas Accord signed last September be
fulfilled. Jaen stated that this new agreement, also signed at Las Tunas,
would not cost the government much. He noted that the land was to be
purchased, not given away. The money for farming supplies would be coming
from international organizations and the food packets from the United
Nations Food Program. He added that what had been missing was the desire on
the part of government officials to make the previous agreements work; if
they had done so, he said, the suffering of thousands of hungry peasant
families would have been prevented. What is not known is how the
farmworkers can make profitable the farms which were foreclosed when the
previous owners were unable to pay their bank loans.
At least 15 children and adults died in the weeks preceding the march and
during the walk. For three years the price of coffee on the world market
has been well below the costs of production. This has meant unemployment
and even starvation for Nicaragua's 200,000 landless coffee workers and the
loss of farms for many small, medium and large growers. National Assembly
Deputy Nelson Artola, who is chair of the Human Rights Committee, said that
this achievement after three years of hard struggle by coffee workers and
their families did not mean that there would be no more marches or camps on
the country's highways. He noted that similar crises of unemployment and
poverty in the regions of Leon, Chinandega and Madriz had not been solved.
3. HOW YOU CAN HELP
a. DEMAND Fair Trade from America's coffee companies, particularly market
leaders like Folgers. Sample letters, free fax actions, and more
information can be found at http://www.globalexchange.org/coffee
b. DONATE: Send a tax-deductible donation to the Nicaragua Network for the
Ernesto Gonzalez Foundation in Nicaragua which is helping unemployed coffee
workers with temporary aid and also is putting dozens of laid off coffee
workers back on the land where they are growing corn and beans to feed their
families. Make your check out to Nicaragua Network and send it to
1247 E Street SE, Washington, DC 20003. Write "crisis aid" On the memo.
c. BUY Nicaraguan Fair Trade coffee
Several companies offer Fair Trade 100% Nicaraguan coffee. We recommend the
following companies, all of which are 100% Fair Trade certified.
1. Equal Exchange http://www.equalexchange.com
2. Peace Coffee http://www.peacecoffee.com
3. Café Campesino http://www.cafecampesino.com
4. Dean's Beans http://www.deansbeans.com
5. Coffee, Tea, etc. http://www.coffeeteaetc.com
d. SHARE this information with others who may be interested
Please pass this information on to others who are concerned about social
justice and human rights. Urge them to join you in taking action to help
struggling coffee farmers in Nicaragua and around the world.
How many cups of blood coffee ???
surly you jest!
how unrealistic can you get? so you want to jack-up the coffee prices in the bay area...ok ...and the money goes where exactly?? to the corporations that import and export????
are you that naive that you think that the farmers will see any of this "sympathetic overpayment"
what have you done with regards to the farmers in this country that are struggling?? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?? your suggestion is unrealistic even in the U.S. let alone as a world wide plan. when the corporations keep the "new profits" you have given them what will you do?? and how do you see your self as the coffee Hitler of san francisco?
surly you jest!
how unrealistic can you get? so you want to jack-up the coffee prices in the bay area...ok ...and the money goes where exactly?? to the corporations that import and export????
are you that naive that you think that the farmers will see any of this "sympathetic overpayment"
what have you done with regards to the farmers in this country that are struggling?? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?? your suggestion is unrealistic even in the U.S. let alone as a world wide plan. when the corporations keep the "new profits" you have given them what will you do?? and how do you see your self as the coffee Hitler of san francisco?
Yet another nameless person has attacked me and starbucks and seems to think that buying responsible goods will mean they, the consumer, get a higher price tag and the farmer gets less of the cut.
For the most part, fair trade coffee retail price is plus or minus 50 cents per pound when compared to similar gourmet coffee.
The farmers of fair trade coffee are currently getting $1.23 whereas your blood coffee ( non fair trade ) is landing a farmer about 50 cents a pound. The 2003 pricing is literally killing farmers due to so many countries trying to grow coffee under pressure to reap larger profit margins as a means to pay off the corrupt round after round of "loans" from US "first world" nations.
Go ahead, prank starbucks, or clap for those who did. Smile all the while you continue to buy blood coffee and fail to request your local coffee shop carry fair trade or "else" you will prank them.
if you go to http://www.transfairusa.org you will see what it takes for a coffee to get fair trade certification.
5 simple things:
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1 A Fair Price: Producer cooperatives are guaranteed a fair price (a floor price of US$1.26 per pound or 5 cents above the prevailing market price; US$1.41 for certified organic coffee or 15 cents above the market price)
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2 Democratic Organization: Producers must belong to cooperatives or associations that are transparent and democratically controlled by their members
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3 Direct Trade and Long Term Relationships: Importers must purchase coffee directly from Fair Trade certified producers and agree to establish long- term and stable relationships
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4 Access to Credit: When requested by producers, importers must provide pre-harvest financing or credit (up to 60% of each order)
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5 Environmental protection: Producers must implement integrated crop management and environmental protection plans. Through price incentives, producers are encouraged to work towards organic production
For the most part, fair trade coffee retail price is plus or minus 50 cents per pound when compared to similar gourmet coffee.
The farmers of fair trade coffee are currently getting $1.23 whereas your blood coffee ( non fair trade ) is landing a farmer about 50 cents a pound. The 2003 pricing is literally killing farmers due to so many countries trying to grow coffee under pressure to reap larger profit margins as a means to pay off the corrupt round after round of "loans" from US "first world" nations.
Go ahead, prank starbucks, or clap for those who did. Smile all the while you continue to buy blood coffee and fail to request your local coffee shop carry fair trade or "else" you will prank them.
if you go to http://www.transfairusa.org you will see what it takes for a coffee to get fair trade certification.
5 simple things:
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1 A Fair Price: Producer cooperatives are guaranteed a fair price (a floor price of US$1.26 per pound or 5 cents above the prevailing market price; US$1.41 for certified organic coffee or 15 cents above the market price)
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2 Democratic Organization: Producers must belong to cooperatives or associations that are transparent and democratically controlled by their members
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3 Direct Trade and Long Term Relationships: Importers must purchase coffee directly from Fair Trade certified producers and agree to establish long- term and stable relationships
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4 Access to Credit: When requested by producers, importers must provide pre-harvest financing or credit (up to 60% of each order)
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5 Environmental protection: Producers must implement integrated crop management and environmental protection plans. Through price incentives, producers are encouraged to work towards organic production
are you that naive that you think that the farmers will see any of this "sympathetic overpayment"?
you think it's just that simple?
you think it's just that simple?
life according to Joe Rowe
some is a little full of himself, or maybe just a dreamer
time to wake up and smell the politically correct coffee
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