In Pursuit of Justice: Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-Op and the Fair Trade Movement

By Errol Sharpe and Stacey Byrne

This is the story of Just Us Coffee Roasters Co-op, Canada's first fair trade coffee roaster. This book describes its successes and its failures and details how a small group of people -- "just us" -- worked against adversity and defied many of the norms associated with building a business. In this fascinating tale, general readers, business owners and community activists will find hope and the courage to forge new paths, build new organizations and shape a new society. This story is also about the fair trade movement, providing a snapshot of the struggle of the small coffee producers in the South to control their own production, find a fair market for their coffee and get a fair hearing for their concerns. Just Us Coffee Roasters Co-op is an experiment in a radical business model -- one rooted in cooperation, social justice and meaningful social change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552666875
• ISBN13: 9781552666876
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"