Visit CFT allied member the Andersonville Galleria. Trunk show featuring CFT member Empowerment Collective. Fair trade giveaways! Shop fair trade vendors Blossom Inspiration, Malia Designs, Ten Thousand Villages Evanston, WorldFinds and Chicago Fair Trade!

Andersonville Galleria

Come by to enjoy all the fashion lab has to offer! Work with fiber artist Kristine Brandel on a mending project, add to our collective woven art piece, or pick up some free fabric scraps! Tour the Apparel Industry Board Inc's new space including their fashion lab. Learn more about our Conscious Closet Club.

Apparel Industry Board Inc

You may have seen BeeLove brand honey and bath products from our friends and members. Did you know they opened a gorgeous cafe? Visit BeeLove Cafe in North Lawndale and grab a complimentary cup of fair trade coffee. They have delicious food, as well, so this is a great stop to grab lunch! See their production facility and learn more about this award-winning social enterprise. Extra bonus: stop in from 12-2:30 and meet their apiarist aka beekeeper Christian! 

BeeLove Cafe

Check out Chicago Market, Chicago's newest community co-op. Learn about their vision of a better food community – local, sustainable, connected – in the historic Gerber building at the corner of Wilson and Broadway. Sample fair trade treats including Lake Champlaign chocolates and Sarilla fair trade sparkling tea.

Chicago Market

Are you in the northern suburbs? We've got a stop for you! Christ United Methodist Church is hosting a mini-pop up market featuring Fair Anita, Indie-Pendant, Malia Designs and Chicago Fair Trade. Shop fair trade jewelry, accessories (think bag, scarves, and more) plus coffee, tea, honey, candles, and much more. Sample complimentary fair trade coffee.

Christ UMC

Eco & the Flamingo has been such a hit since opening in 2020 that they've opened a second shop in Evanston! Shop a wide variety of zero-waste products-from cleaning supplies to personal care items to food staples, you'll be impressed with the variety of zero-waste products.

Eco & the Flamingo (Chicago)

Visit Chicago Fair Trade's newest member, Eco and the Flamingo, Chicago's first zero-waste general store! Started by two best friends, E & F's core principles are: sustainable, reusable/refillable, cruelty-free, fair, and accessible.

Eco & the Flamingo (Evanston)

Visit this fan favorite independent shop. From 11-3, check out a trunk show by CFT member Abby Alley. Designed in Chicago, Made in East Africa, Abby Alley offers beautiful, modern, ethically made for your everyday life. Plus complimentary fair trade chocolates by Vosges!

Embellish

Visit Sobremesa/Greenheart biggest Warehouse Sale of the season, featuring Sobremesa and Soko Space. Don't miss samples, seconds and sale items at the Sobremesa by Greenheart warehouse, May 14th from 11a-4p. And don't worry-the fair trade makers were all already paid a fair wage!

Greenheart/Sobremesa

Stop by HHPLift's beautiful space. Take a tour of their social enterprise workshop. Drop in between 12-2 pm and make and take a soap! HHPLift is a non-profit social enterprise providing critical career development skills to people in disinvested underserved communities throughout Chicago.

HHPLift

Have you ever visited historic Geneva, IL along the Fox River corridor? On May 14th (WFTD), stop by the Little Traveler for a Winding Road trunk show from 11a-4p

Little Traveler

Stop in to the headquarters of legendary Mata Traders for some complimentary fair trade coffee and chocolates. Get a sneak peak of their upcoming lines, a vintage Mata photo exhibit, a tour, and recieve a coupon.

Mata Traders

On this day, our friends at Metropolis will be brewing Chicago Fair Trade coffee all day long. Proceeds from all drip coffee sales will be donated to Chicago Fair Trade! Take a fair trade quiz and win fair trade treats. Learn about the impact Metropolis Coffee's fair trade purchases support fair trade farmers.

Metropolis Cafe (Edgewater)

Dubbed "'Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory for adults", Metropolis Coffee Roasterie is a magical location. Take a tour of this award-winning roastery led by the ever entertaining owner and founder, Tony Dreyfuss. Taste test different fair trade coffees and learn how fair trade impacts coffee farmers.

Metropolis Coffee Roastery

Calling all slow fashion lovers. Head over to Pilsen for a tour of award-winning indie-designer Jamie Hayes's studio, Production Mode. Added bonus: local designers Anna Brown and Abigail Glaum-Lathbury of Jumpsuit fame will be there showcasing their slow fashion wares As if that weren't enough of a draw, there will be complimentary fair trade cocktails AND fair trade Vosges chocolate!

Production Mode

Visit Renew Project in Glen Ellyn on May 14th (WFTD) and tour where the maker magic happens! Fair trade coffee and chocolate will be served, plus shoppers who check in are entered into a fair trade raffle.

Re:new Project

Fair trade open house mini pop-up featuring: Land Acknowledgement plaque dedication, Conversation with Tulia's founder Karen Torres and Jerome McDonnell, and an eco clothing swap and campus tour!

St. John's Episcopal Church

Stop by fair trade food lovers' favorite, the Sugar Beet Co-op in Oak Park.\n\nFrom 10 AM to 2 PM, visit the fair trade sampling pop-up! Enjoy vegan housemade avocado ceviche, coffee, and a Dr. Bronner's new Magic all-in-one chocolate bars FULL SIZED (like the best house on the block at Halloween!) while supplies last.

Sugar Beet Co-op

Stop in at Ten Thousand Villages Evanston, a founding member of Chicago Fair Trade and fair trade pioneer and legend. Check out their Global Mamas trunk show and enjoy complimentary fair trade chocolates. The store is chock-o-block with new spring fashions- spruce up your fair trade wardrobe!

Ten Thousand Villages Evanston

On this day, Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park is hosting a trunk show of fellow CFT member Blossom Inspriations! Meet Blossom's owner Rosa Chang, dubbed "Latina Powerhouse" by Hola magazine, and learn about the impact fair trade has on the lives of her maker partners in Peru and Mexico.

Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park

Tour The Weaving Mill!  Meet, shop and hear first hand stories of fair trade's impact from Taylor Tall.

Located in Humboldt park, the Weaving Mill is an industrial weaving studio and a phenomenal space. Their W.E.F.T program in partnership with Envision Unlimited provides open-studio workshops in handweaving, sewing and inject design for adults with developmental disabilities.

The Weaving Mill

Visit Union Handmade, a woman-owned and operated consortium, home to a dozen-ish primarily local designers and makers. Meet and shop Chicago Fair trade members DeeDee Martin of SOS PJs and Holly Greenhagen of The Fair Shirt Project. Check in at this stop and receive complimentary Vosges fair trade chocolate. Make a purchase and receive a free gift!

Union Handmade

Calling southsiders! Shop this market at the lovely fair trade congregation, University Church. CFT members Artisans of Ghana, Ilava, Just Haiti, Super Slippers and Y'abal Handicrafts will be selling cozy slippers, home decor, fashion, coffee and more. Grab a cup of fair trade coffee compliments of Just Haiti.

University Church

Stop by Whitney Young High School, aka Chicago's first Fair Trade School. Activities include an eco clothing swap (bring an item and take an item!), a fair trade quiz with fair trade prizes, and fair trade demo led by Kelly Weinberger of WorldFinds. You can also shop WorldFinds eco fair trade products.

Whitney Young High School

Stop by Zimt Bakery's tent at the Green City Market. "Check in" to receive a free cookie made with fair trade ingredients and be entered to win a Fair Trade Bakers basket from Wholesome Sweeteners!

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