Fair Trade events at UTM
2020 - 2021 Academic Year
Fair Trade Campus Week:
Throughout the week of October 26-30, UTM celebrated Fair Trade and being the first Silver Fair Trade Campus in Canada! This year the celebratory week looked a little different, it was 100% virtual. There was a speaker panel daily, and giveaways throughout the week. We're grateful to all who joined, supported, learned, and engaged with us!
2019 - 2020 Academic Year
Fair Trade Market:
To celebrate UTM becoming the FIRST Silver Fair Trade Campus in Canada we organized and hosted a Fair Trade Market and invited a few Fair Trade companies to join us and demo, sample, and / or sell their Fair Trade products!
Thank you to these companies for joining us:
- Fair Trade Floral
- Java Works (Mountain Gems coffee)
- Nature's Path
- Green Campus Coops
- Alternative Grounds
- The Good Tee
- Doi Chaang
Thank you to these companies for donating product to our giveaways:
- Divine Chocolate
- Camino
- ME to WE
Fair Trade Campus Week:
Throughout the week of October 28-November 1 UTM celebrated Fair Trade and being a Fair Trade Campus through product sampling of a wide variety of Fair Trade products, seminars with guest speakers, and educational opportunities! Thank you to all who participated and to the brands who donated products.
Global Climate Strike Week | Doi Chaang 'Sustainability' Breakfast 'n Learn:
On September 26th, in support of the Global Climate Strike Week we welcomed a coffee expert from Doi Chaang to our newly opened Fair Trade Corner to host a ticketed event and discuss all the ways in which Canterbury, and Doi Chaang specifically, work to not only protect human rights, but also the land.
We then had a lively Q&A and enjoyed some unique-to-UTM lattes in free reusable Hospitality & Ancillary Services ceramic reusable mugs for attendees to take back and reuse in the future.
2018 - 2019 Academic Year
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Exam Extravaganza:
On April 9th free Ben & Jerry's ice cream was offered in the IB court as a pick-me-up between exams and a welcome study break. We offered a variety of flavours, all dairy-free, for any students, staff and faculty who stopped by.
In addition to free Ben & Jerry's we also gave away stickers, pins, and information on Fair Trade and what it means for UTM as a designated Fair Trade Campus.
Breakfast 'n Learn with Doi Chaang:
On March 13th we hosted a Breakfast 'n Learn with Doi Chaang. Students, staff and faculty enjoyed some Ethiopean and Guatemalan Fair Trade coffee.
They learned about what it means to be Fair Trade, about the origins of coffee, modern trends in café's today, and the bean to café process.
The coffee was delicious, the material enlightening, and the samples were decadent. Doi Chaang staff demonstrated how to properly brew the perfect cup of coffee using a Chemex and provided attendees with samples to enjoy with the delicious breakfast provided by the Hospitality team.
Free Reusable Mug Giveaway with Fair Trade Coffee Stamp Card:
In the first week of February the Hospitality & Ancillary Services team gave out free reusable UTM HRS mugs, with the catch that you had to hear us out - when you bring a reusable mug anywhere on campus to purchase coffee or tea you can get a discount (25¢ off Doi Chaang Fair Trade coffee, Numi Fair Trade tea, Four O'Clock Fair Trade tea and Second Cup, and 10¢ off Starbucks and Tim Hortons). We also gave out stamp cards that were good for a free Doi Chaang coffee!
Fair Trade Campus Week:
We celebrated Fair Trade Campus week September 24th-28th with lots of educational tidbits, enthusiastic student partners, and exquisite Fair Trade treats.
Questions? Contact us!
hospitality.utm@utoronto.ca
(905) 569-4795
William G. Davis building, Suite 3127
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