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Coffee & Catholic Social Teaching: Delegation Visits Jesuit-Supported Coffee Cooperative in Mexico

ISN's Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance spent a week in Mexico with a U.S. Jesuit network delegation, visiting operations and production facilities and coffee shops, all run by Capeltic—an organic, farmer-owned coffee cooperative supported by the Jesuits in Chiapas, Mexico.

Coffee, Jesuits, and Justice: A Cooperative Model Addresses Root Causes of Migration

18 years ago, a community of small-holder indigenous coffee farmers in Chiapas, Mexico approached the Jesuits for assistance to end forced migration from the region. Today, the resulting cooperative is transforming their community and bringing a powerful, tangible opportunity for support of a successful justice initiative to the U.S.