Our Fair Trade mob was a huge success with over 40 participants and over 500 views in the first 2 days online!
The mob was organized by Common Energy UBC in partnership with UBC Food Services, Campus Sustainability Office, Fair Trade Vancouver, Engineers without Borders, and the UBC Bookstore. Big kudos to Rosalind for writing the lyrics and Rachel for coordinating our dance steps! Thanks to everyone who came out for it and a huge thank-you to Sam Pat for filming and editing the video.
Here’s the behind the scenes, too!
And if you’re curious, the lyrics:
“It’s Fair Trade and I know it!”
To the tune of “I’m Sexy and I know it” by LMFAO
Yeah, yeah
When I want to buy coffee or tea on the fly
Maybe a treat, bananas and coffee can’t be beat, yeah
But before I roll, gotta check the label under control,
Fair trade is the way to go, it’s how you should spend your dough!
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Ya!
Girl, look at that logo [x3]
Ah ah ah ah it’s FAIR TRADE!
Boy, look at that logo [x3]
Ah ah ah ah it’s FAIR TRADE!
When I walk into class with my Fair Trade coffee
Everybody stops and they staring at me
My drink pays farmers right and I ain’t afraid to show it, show it, show it, show it
It’s fair trade and I know it!
(Dance)
It’s fair trade and I know it!
Time for fair trade y’all, UBC stores be selling it all
I ain’t trying to preach, but it’s a big lesson I’m here to teach
It’s the way to roll, pay farmers right for what they grow
Time to switch, don’t be nervous
Buy fair trade, at food services
(Again!)
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