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Who Made Your Clothes?

Moraine Park staff wearing logo wear and holding Fair Trade signage in bookstore.

It’s really something to think about. Who made your clothes? Do the companies who make your clothes value people? How about the environment? Does their social responsibility extend across the supply chain from the farmer all the way to you as the consumer?

Learn more about the steps we are taking here at Moraine Park.

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August 31, 2017by Anne Lemke
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Community Engagement, Criminal Justice, Fair Trade, IT & Web

IT & Corrections Clubs Present: Stay Out of Traffic!

attendees raise hands for questions at stay out of traffic event

Through Moraine Park Fair Trade College education efforts, IT and Corrections Club students are helping youth “Stay out of Traffic.” The anti-trafficking initiative began this past October when over 130 participants gathered at our Fond du Lac campus for “Make Fond du Lac a Traffic Free Zone.” This event was designed to bring awareness to the crime of trafficking in people for sex or labor globally, nationally, statewide and locally.
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May 1, 2017by Anne Lemke
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Community Engagement, Fair Trade

Is the Super Bowl one of the biggest events for Human Trafficking?

Females review Human Trafficking information in cafeteria at Moraine Park

The Moraine Park Fair Trade College team hosted a “Be AWARE!  Help Stop Human Trafficking” event at all three campuses on Tuesday, January 31.  This event featured the short video 5 Shocking Truths about Human Trafficking in America, along with educational information, delicious Fair Trade chocolate chip cookies baked by Tom Endejan and culinary students, and trafficking awareness mini footballs.

It was a timely look at this issue, as Super Bowl weekend is thought to be one of the biggest periods of human trafficking in our country.
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February 6, 2017by Anne Lemke
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Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement, Fair Trade

Trick or Treat! Give Me Something Good to Eat!

Fair Trade chocolate samples

In celebration of Fair Trade Month, the MPTC Fair Trade College Team and Just Fare Market held a delicious lunch time event on Tuesday, October 25 at the Fond du Lac Campus (see our photos below!). Participants enjoyed Fair Trade chocolate chip cookies made by our very own Instructor Tom Endejan and culinary students.  Just Fare Market provided Fair Trade chocolate samples, as well as a beautiful variety of Fair Trade items for shopping!  Participants also entered a drawing to win Fair Trade chocolate prizes, with the grand prize including a copy of the new book “Bitter Side of Sweet”.
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October 28, 2016by Anne Lemke
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Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement, Fair Trade

Doing Our Part: Fair Trade on Earth Day

Fair Trade students

The History of Earth Day

Earth Day is celebrated once a year on April 22. It marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. They chose April 22 because it fell between Spring Break and Final Exams.
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April 18, 2016by Joan Seichter
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Community Engagement, Fair Trade

Be an agent for change!

Anne Lemke shown with Fair Trade tea

Did you know Moraine Park is a Fair Trade College?  Actually we are the first Fair Trade technical college in the U.S.  Go MPTC!  In May, 2016 we will celebrate our one year anniversary as a fair trade college!

What is Fair Trade?

Fair trade supports farmers and artisans in developing countries who are socially and economically marginalized. These producers lack economic opportunity and often face steep hurdles in finding markets and customers for their goods. Fair Trade is about making a tremendous impact on artisan and farmer communities while offering great products to the public all around the world.
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April 11, 2016by Anne Lemke
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