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2024 Equal Exchange Summit
Join us on June 21st for our Annual Equal Exchange Summit at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts! Let's reconnect as a Citizen-Consumer community alongside Equal Exchange worker-owners, farmer partners, and allied alternative traders.
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Afternoon Session)
Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Early Session)
Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Late Session)
Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Late Session)
Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Building a Cooperative Economy with Equal Exchange
Join us in person at Equal Exchange’s Cleveland office for an evening of exploration into one of the critical but lesser-known aspects of our alternative business model: the role of capital. And of course, an ample offering of fairly traded treats!
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Early Session)
Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Coffee, Chocolate & Capital: An Afternoon with Equal Exchange
Join us in person at Equal Exchange’s Massachusetts headquarters for an afternoon of exploration into one of the critical but lesser-known aspects of our alternative business model: the role of capital. And of course, an ample offering of fairly traded treats!
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Session 2)
Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Learn About Becoming an Equal Exchange Investor (Session 1)
Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering
Meet Gebana Burkina Faso: Our Mango & Cashew Alternative Trade Partner
In Burkina Faso, the farmers who grow our cashews and mangoes are organized into cooperatives, and the factory, owned by Gebana, employs hundreds of people from the surrounding communities. Join us for a conversation with Ousseni Porgo, Co-CEO of Gebana Burkina Faso, and Michael Stamm, Head of Purchase & Trade at Gebana AG in Switzerland, to learn more about Gebana’s innovative model and impact in Burkina Faso.
Chocolate Lover’s Seminar
In this session, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of chocolate, from bean to bar! Learn about the chocolate industry and why our alternative trade model is so important for cacao farmers. Then, experience a selection of chocolate bars through a guided tasting as we learn about the farmers behind each bar.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Supporting Palestinian Farmers in the West Bank: Our Partnership with PARC
Join us for an extremely timely live webinar about Palestinian olive oil and Medjool dates from the West Bank. Learn more about our organizational partner, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), and how farmers are faring at this tragic and dangerous moment in the Middle East.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Reflections on a Decade: Honoring Small Producers in the Organic Avocado Industry
Featuring Gustavo Vallejo Esquivel, president and member of Pragor Organic Growers in Michoacán, Mexico.
Pecans, Civil Rights, and Land Ownership: The Story of Cypress Pond (Event 2)
Join us for a live conversation with Shirley Sherrod and Paul Jones to learn the rich and storied history of the movement to secure land rights and agricultural livelihoods for Black farmers in Southwest Georgia since the 1960s.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Pecans, Civil Rights, and Land Ownership: The Story of Cypress Pond (Event 1)
Join us for a live conversation with Shirley Sherrod and Paul Jones to learn the rich and storied history of the movement to secure land rights and agricultural livelihoods for Black farmers in Southwest Georgia since the 1960s.
New Member Orientation
Join us for our next new member orientation to meet the organizing team, learn more about Equal Exchange, and get involved in the Citizen-Consumer community! Now is a great time to get involved for the first time or to get involved again if it’s been a little while.
The Powerful Vision of a Small Farmer Cooperative with Miriam Zelaya
Miriam Zelaya is a 3rd generation coffee farmer who has been a teacher, agricultural engineer, and Fair Trade leader. She and her colleagues at COMSA in Honduras have demonstrated an unparalleled vision in breaking new ground to enable coop members to survive in the market—and strengthen family relationships in their community. At this live Zoom event, you will learn how their multi-faceted approach to integrated organic farming has built farmer skills and confidence, enabled the coop to grow and gained widespread industry recognition for their innovations.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Can the 2023 Farm Bill transform our food system?
Let’s make progressive changes to the 2023 Farm Bill. Friend of Equal Exchange Joe Maxwell will be sharing Farm Action’s time-sensitive strategy to encourage meaningful change in this next bill. With this action we have a unique opportunity to advocate for justice in a dangerously consolidated industrial food system. Please join us for this engaging and timely summer event.
Equal Exchange West Bridgewater Gathering
Join us in person at Equal Exchange’s Massachusetts headquarters for a gathering on June 2nd. Activities will include a roastery tour, a discussion on our Citizen-Consumer program and lunch.
2023 Equal Exchange Summit, CANCELED
This event has been canceled. Join us June 1-3 for our Annual Equal Exchange Summit, our first in-person gathering of Citizen-Consumers since 2019! Let's reconnect as a Citizen-Consumer community alongside Equal Exchange worker-owners, farmer partners, and allied alternative traders.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Fighting for Tomorrow: Lessons from the Coffee Revolution
Attend in person at our Portland, Oregon office or view the Livestream of Merlin’s presentation on Zoom.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
Citizen-Consumer Monthly Member Meeting
Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.
New Member Orientation
Join us for our next new member orientation to meet the organizing team, learn more about Equal Exchange, and get involved in the Citizen-Consumer community! Now is a great time to get involved for the first time or to get involved again if it’s been a little while.
Invite us to present to you
Request a virtual presentation for your group or congregation