SMU Catholic Campus Ministry hosted the Fair Trade Fashion Show Sunday night to promote the importance of Fair Trade.

The show featured Edun brand clothing – produced by U2 singer Bono – to promote global economic justice.

The clothes are manufactured in developing countries to stimulate growth and trade.

All clothes in the show were donated by Octane, located in the West Village.

The event stressed the lack of Fair Trade in the global marketplace. Laws currently governing trade further benefit the rich, and hinder the poor.

Fair Trade provides an alternative system of international trade applying the principles of human dignity, economic justice and global solidarity.

On average, struggling, low-income coffee farmers receive about a dime for every pound of coffee produced. That same pound of coffee retails for about $10 in America.

Establishing Fair Trade helps small-scale farmers put food on the table by ensuring a fair price for their coffee.

Fair Trade combats economic injustice by encouraging farmers to work as cooperatives.

As a group, small-scale farmers can negotiate a fair price for their product. They receive a larger portion of the profits, and Fair Trade puts a portion of that money back into local causes to stimulate the area’s economy.

The show’s host, Katie Croft of the Catholic Campus Ministry, said, “Trade is the most powerful source linking our lives together. . . . It is important to remember the bottom line is placing people before the product.”

Fair Trade coffee is available at Starbucks and Gachet Coffee Lounge, on Lower Greenville Ave.