Young people are in a unique position to impact change in our society, from petitioning your college to bring Fair Trade coffee to campus or adopt a Smart Paper policy, to influencing environmental policy and altering public attitudes. There are many important ways for students to get involved and activate their campuses.

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

Coffee and Fair Trade

• EQUAL EXCHANGE
  Equal Exchange, founded in 1986, is the oldest and largest for-profit Fair Trade company in the U.S.. They offer organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by democratically run farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Bring Equal Exchange Coffee to Your Campus!
  Equal Exchange > Get Involved > Student Tools
  http://www.equalexchange.com/student-tools
• FAIR TRADE RESOURCE NETWORK
  The Fair Trade Resource Network seeds to raise consumer awareness about improving people's lives through Fair Trade. Use Making Fair Trade Happen on Your Campus, a resource written by students, to start a campaign on your campus.
  Fair Trade Resource Network > Student Campaigns
  http://fairtraderesource.org/student/index.html
• GLOBAL EXCHANGE
  Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Check out Global Exchange's campaign to petition M&M/Mars to use Fair Trade chocolate, or learn about using Fair Trade products for fundraisers.
  Global Exchange > Get Involved > The Global Economy > Fair Trade > Cocoa Campaign > Children's Education Campaign
  http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/cocoa/
  chocolatekids.html
• LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
  Lutheran World Relief (LWR), a faith-based group, works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. Check out LWR's seven-step guide for getting Fair Trade coffee on your campus.
  Lutheran World Relief > LWR Coffee Project > Students: Bring Fair Trade to your Campus!
  http://www.lwr.org/coffee/campus.asp
• NO DIRTY GOLD CAMPAIGN
  No Dirty Gold campaign seeks to end destructive gold mining practices by calling on retailers and manufacturers of gold jewelry, electronics, and other goods to work to ensure that the gold in their products was not produced at the expense of local communities, workers, and the environment. Join the No Dirty Gold Campaign and download the No Dirty Gold Toolkit for students.
  No Dirty Gold Campaign > Students
  http://www.nodirtygold.org/students.cfm
• OXFAM GREAT BRITAIN
  Oxfam Great Britain is a development, relief, and campaigning organization that works to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. Find out how to create your own Fair Trade University and much more!
  Oxfam UK > What We Do > Fair Trade > Fair Trade Uni Guide
  http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/fairtrade/uniguide/index.htm
• TRANSFAIR USA
  TransFair USA, a nonprofit organization, is one of nineteen members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. Check out the fact sheets, news articles, highlights from other campus campaigns, as well as the student action guide developed with Oxfam America.
  TransFair USA > Support Fair Trade > Fair Trade on Campus
  http://www.transfairusa.org/content/support/campus.php
• UNITED STUDENTS FOR FAIR TRADE
  United Students for Fair Trade (USFT) is a national network of student organizations advocating Fair Trade products, policies, and principles. The core objective of USFT is to raise the awareness of and expand the demand for Fair Trade alternatives, both on campuses and in communities. Check out USFT's Action Center page and find out how your campus group can get involved in actions in your community.
  United Students for Fair Trade > Action Center
  http://www.usft.org/index.php?p=/ActionCenter/

Wood and Certification

• NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
  National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has been working to protect America's wildlife since 1936. Become a member of NWF's Campus Ecology program to promote positive and practical conservation projects on campus and beyond.
  National Wildlife Federation > Visit our home for educators, students and volunteers > Colleges & Universities > Campus Ecology
  http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/
• RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
  Rainforest Action Network (RAN) campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life by transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action. Urge your school to adopt a Smart Paper policy and only use those paper products which have been grown and produced in environmentally sustainable ways. Download the Smart Paper Project Packet and Overview to get started today!
  Rainforest Action Network > What We Do > Old Growth > Get Involved > Join the Smart Paper Project
  http://www.ran.org/ran_campaigns/old_growth/smartpaper/
• SIERRA STUDENT COALITION
  The Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) is a broad network of high school and college students from around the U.S. working to promote smart energy solutions and protect the environment. Join SSC's forest campaign to change paper policies of catalog production and to stop the U.S. government's efforts to open National Forests to timber companies.
  http://www.ssc.org/