Originally, the Social Justice Committee sold fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate products during the after-service Fellowship Hour. This was managed by Natalie Norton.

Every week, you can find a selection of coffees, chocolates, and more on the shelves in the Dorothy Memorial Hall. All are sold at comparable prices to what you find in grocery stores. For the same prices, you can help support UU values and organizations!

The history of these sales is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Coffee Project, which began in 2007. The UUSC partnered with Equal Exchange, a fair trade organization. Through this partnership with UU’s and other faiths, farmers in Central America, South America, Africa, and the Middle East could earn a fair price for their products and have access to affordable credit. In addition, for each pound of coffee, tea, or chocolate purchased by UU congregations, Equal Exchange would make a contribution to UUSC’s social justice and human rights activities in the farmers’ growing regions. We sell the coffee, tea, and chocolate products with an added price that is competitive to Hannaford products.  Hence, it is a win-win-win situation. The farmers, the UUSC, and UUSB profit.

Please support UUSB’s fair trade project by locating the sales table in the Dorothy on Sundays and buy Equal Exchange products!