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10 leading FT organizations in N. America are organizing a Fair Trade Futures conference, scheduled for September 10-12, 2010, that will bring together at least 751 current and prospective Fair Trade entrepreneurs, students, academics, interested non-governmental organizations, media representatives, producers, consumers, and activists. The first such conference, hosted in Chicago in 2005, attracted 750 attendees.
The aims of the upcoming meeting are to have participants:
- Acquire and build their knowledge base as appropriate to their various roles (i.e. consumer, entrepreneur, student, development professional, etc.)
- Leave with a clear and inspired understanding of how they can implement and increase their commitment to-and perhaps their passion for– to Fair Trade
- Pledge to fulfill that commitment to change in large and small ways in their communities.
The organizers have contracted the Fair Trade Federation, and FTRN, to plan and host the event. Organizers will announce further details soon. For now, save the date: September 10-12, 2010!
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Jeff
University of Houston’s Students for Fair Trade received the Best Action Campaign award from Campus Progress for switching almost all coffee sold on campus to 100 percent fair trade beginning Fall 2009.
“When they reached an impasse in their negotiations with the administration, they utilized creative — and occasionally confrontational — tactics to draw attention to their cause and pressure decision makers to do the right thing.”
Read the full article.
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Video: 55,000 Strong for Fair Trade
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Paul McCartney says…
“World Fair Trade Day is a great idea. Fair Trade is essential for millions of people who work and struggle for survival everyday. It’s all about justice and human rights. So why don’t you join me in supporting World Fair Trade Day 09″
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New offer: Get a FREE dancing girl pin (Fair Trade from Kenya) by being one of the first 500 organizers to register an event on our Events calendar!
Please join us in celebrating World Fair Trade Day 2009 and help us set the record straight! Everything is better when it’s fair. On & around Saturday, May 9, you can join hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. and in over 80 countries to promote Fair Trade and campaign for trade justice together with farmers and artisans around the world .
In the U.S., we’re doing our part by setting the record straight. Please join workplaces, churches, synagogues, schools, businesses & neighbors as we help break last year’s World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break.
Fair Trade supporters around the country will take a break and enjoy a cup of Fair Trade coffee, a bar of Fair Trade chocolate, bake a cake using Fair Trade sugar, join in a drum circle with Fair Trade musical instruments or participate in a game of soccer using Fair Trade soccer balls. Be creative!
The Fair Trade Resource Network offers these great resources to make it fun and easy for you to participate:
- visit our Events calendar
- order free materials from our WFTD Toolkit
- organize with the Fair Trade Break Action Guide
- join the effort to reclaim the World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break
- learn more about Fair Trade
Click on World Fair Trade Day for more background details & resources.
