Summary of Accomplishments and Goals for Academic Year 2006-2007

Overall Goals:

Secure commitment from Notre Dame to serve 100% fair trade coffee in all food service operations (currently franchised operations exempted).
Increase knowledge of fair trade within the university community.
Grow fair trade markets on campus and through the campus community more generally.

Fall Semester 2006

Became official working committee of ND’s Amnesty International chapter.
Passed Student Senate resolution in support of the university serving 100% fair trade coffee in all operations that are not franchised.
Networked with allies: CRS contacts, favorable faculty, ND food services, student government, Center for Social Concerns.
Developed relationship with United Students for Fair Trade (USFT) regionally and nationally.
Published three letters to the editor in The Observer in favor of fair trade coffee on campus (The last of these was not written nor solicited by us!).
Began education campaign with posters in dorms.
Offered free fair trade coffee samples and information while soliciting petition signatures during International Education Week in LaFortune.

Spring Semester 2007

The educational campaign continues: presentations in hall council meetings, more tabling with free samples and petition signing in LaFortune, more posters in dorms.
Build relations with allies: faculty across departments, CSC, business school, law school.
Lecture series, featuring faculty and others, Michael Sheridan—CRS fair trade confirmed.
Participate in implementation half of Deus Caritas Est student conference at ND.
Show award winning documentary, “Black Gold” in DPAC, currently pursuing departmental sponsorships, have discussions of the film.
Construction of giant, papier-mâché fair trade mug to make campus appearances to support the cause.
Meet with administration representative(s) to present what we have done and to get an official response.
Participate in USFT conference, Boston, MA

Next year gain university recognition of USFT student organization on campus