University approves measure supporting Fair Trade coffee. (World News).(Georgetown University Student Association approves Georgetown Students for Fair Trade initiative)(Brief Article)

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, March, 2003

UNITED STATES The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA), the student government of Georgetown University in Georgetown, Washington D.C., recently approved a measure sponsored by campus group Georgetown Students for Fair Trade (GSFT), which would call for a gradual transition of all on-campus vending outlets towards serving exclusively Fair Trade Certified coffee.

Similar to measures passed at UCLA, Boston College and other universities nationwide, the resolution, called a "preferred purchase" restriction, will now be submitted to University administration for final approval.

"We feel that it is important for Georgetown, as a Jesuit institution and a globally active campus, to make a unilateral statement on this issue," said Jessica Lee, a...

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