full montyThe Fair Trade Full Monty Campaign is about guaranteeing students access to 100% Fair Trade product lines for their campuses.Over 300 schools currently serve Fair Trade coffee, and many more are working on campaigns to make Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate, sugar, rice, bananas, and crafts exclusively available. At many schools, the Food Service Providers (FSPs) don't work with vendors that provide complete lines of Fair Trade products, and so the Full Monty Campaign works to make those complete lines of diverse Fair Trade products more widely available for campuses. The Fair Trade Full Monty Campaign is also about 100% Fair Trade conversions. We as student activists need to work towards full conversions – not just a single blend of Fair Trade coffee but also drip, espresso, regular, and decaf. We need to work to get chocolate, cocoa powder, and chocolate syrup, sugar packets and bulk sugar, rice, bananas, full lines of tea, tropical fruits, and crafts in bookstores and craft fairs on our campuses all 100% Fair Trade. Though there is currently more availability of coffee than other Fair Trade products through FSPs (thanks to the work of organized student campaigns over the past five years), the Fair Trade Full Monty is also about getting tea, cocoa, bananas, rice, and crafts available on campus whenever possible. Some campuses have gotten Fair Trade rice or bananas on their campuses. Others have focused on making Fair Trade crafts available in their bookstores, while others have emphasized the use of domestic and local foods. All of these campaigns are part of the Full Monty, and it is up to your individual group to decide how you will attempt to increase the availability of Fair Trade products and to eventually reach the Full Monty on your campus and in your community. Get the full show! Go 100%! |
