Picture this:
Couches around the room, tables covered in white paper and crayons, people mingling and chatting holding their coffee cups, live acoustic music playing, and...
pictures of human trafficking victims scrolling across the TV.
Strange atmosphere for a coffee house?
The social justice club at my school did our first Fair Trade Cafe last semester to raise awareness about slavery in the coffee industry. We sold fair trade coffee and rose $200 for a coffee bike to send to coffee farmers in Rwanda.
It was such a hit that we decided to make it a monthly event! Tonight we rose money for an organization called Not For Sale. It's goal is to re-abolish slavery all over the world.
Check out their website... it's sobering.
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
Reckless Tip of Day: See a problem in the world? Do something about it.
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