http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org daily 1 2007-04-18T20:10:39Z http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/northwest-fair-trade-convergence United Students for Fair Trade, Fair Trade Puget Sound and Oxfam America are coming together for a momentous occasion - the first ever (that we are aware of) student-run Northwest Fair Trade Coffee Convergence. Go here for description of workshops and the agenda for the day: http://students.washington.edu/jencaldw/2007convergence.html To register, please go here: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/jencaldw/35741 *Pre-registration is required since our space is limited! ALSO, Tully's has invited us to tour their roasting facilities and see where all the magic is happening. This is an incredible opportunity, especially since they are currently in the process towards serving ONLY FT organic espresso. The tour will be Friday night...so get registerin'! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-04-26T16:28:38Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/black-gold-screening-fair-trade-student-panel Learn what students have done at UVM to get more fair trade products on campus and how you can get involved next year! Followed by a panel discussion about the film and upcoming classes about coffee at UVM! Ernesto Mendez - Plant and Soil Science Environmental Studies Michael Moser - Center for Rural Studies CDAE Jeanne Fossani - Plant and Soil Science ABOUT THE MOVIE: Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields. Nowhere is this paradox more evident than in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to save his 74,000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers strive to harvest some of the highest quality coffee beans on the international market, Tadesse travels the world in an attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price. Against the backdrop of Tadesse's journey to London and Seattle, the enormous power of the multinational players that dominate the world's coffee trade becomes apparent. New York commodity traders, the international coffee exchanges, and the double dealings of trade ministers at the World Trade Organisation reveal the many challenges Tadesse faces in his quest for a long term solution for his farmers. the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to save his 74,000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers strive to harvest some of the highest quality coffee beans on the international market, Tadesse travels the world in an attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price. No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-04-26T16:28:11Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/new-england-culture-fest-fair-trade-festival Join Oxfam America at the 4th annual New England Culture Fest - the first regional Fair Trade Festival! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-08-23T20:13:51Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/amherst-fair-trade-partnership-at-the-amherst-farmers-market Amherst Fair Trade Partnership will be at the Farmer’s Market on Saturdays from September 8th till Thanksgiving from 9-11am. Stop by and say hello. Pick up some info on Fair Trade from Oxfam America and other organizations. Find out how to get involved. Join our Committee. Volunteer! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-08-29T13:28:46Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/october-art-walk-block-party-featuring-amherst-fair-trade-partnership Amherst Fair Trade partnership is collaborating with the Amherst Art Gallery Walk group to porduce an evening of fun, music,entertainment and Gallery exhibits. Free samples of Fair Trade Coffee and Chocolate will be given to people who visit businesses that sell Fair Trade coffee, chocolate and crafts. There will be doorprizes for people who visit the most art and Fair Trade venues. These prizes include 10, 1lb bags of coffee, donated by our local roasters (we have 3) and Chocolate donated by Divine chocolate and Amherst Fair Trade partnership. People will be given a map and legend of all the downtown businesses that sell or serve Fair trade products (12 businesses). Children will be chalking in front of fair trade business and there will be "guides" wearing "I Love Fair Trade" t shirts to direct peoplle to the galleries and Fair Trade venues. Fun! Fun! Fun! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-09-18T20:00:00Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/black-gold-showing Black Gold will be shown at our local commercial cinema. A short discussion will follow the film. No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-09-18T20:02:33Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/fair-trade-las-just-lives-festival Supporting Fair Trade, Sweatshop Free, and Local Economies You want your shopping dollars to support workers. Fair Trade ensures producers fair wages, decent working conditions, and the change to provide a better life for their families and communities. Learn more about where and how you can buy Fair Trade, Sweatshop Free, and local. Plus lots of products available for purchase: bath and beauty, apparel, crafts, jewelry, coffee, chocolate and MORE! Plus a talk by Jacqueline DeCarlo, author of Fair Trade: A Beginner’s Guide, at Groundwork Cafe (1501 N. Cahuenga , at Sunset Blvd.) at 10:00am. Live performances at the festival by The Dishes, Son del Centro, and more No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-09-18T20:01:33Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/black-gold Augustana College. Olin Auditorium: Free Fair Trade coffee and tea! Discussion to follow. No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2007-10-04T12:41:25Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/movie-screening-black-gold House party to view and discuss fair trade after watching the movie "Black Gold". No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-01-07T13:38:23Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/strengthening-the-roots-a-usft-northeast-mid-atlantic-regional-conference Join us in Washington, DC January 25-27 for a weekend of trainings, sharing and collaboration! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-01-16T20:43:51Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/usft-midwest-and-heartland The Midwest and Heartland will be having theirs February 1-3 in Indianapolis, IN. Want to learn about Fair Trade? Starting up a group at your school or had a group for a couple years and looking for new ideas? Trying to bring more fair trade products on campus? Want to make sure students know whats behind the label? Struggling to incorporate anti-oppression into your organizing? Come to a convergence in your region to learn more! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-01-17T20:58:42Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/usft-west-coast-and-northwest-convergence Want to learn about Fair Trade? Starting up a group at your school or had a group for a couple years and looking for new ideas? Trying to bring more fair trade products on campus? Want to make sure students know whats behind the label? Struggling to incorporate anti-oppression into your organizing? Come to a convergence in your region to learn more! No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-01-17T20:57:36Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee There will be a screening of "Black Gold" Wake Up And Smell The Coffee and a discussion of the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia. Open to the Trinity campus and to the whole community. No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-02-08T19:40:18Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/fair-trade-federation-business-conference Those with a hand in positively changing the lives of those in poverty are invited to join us in Austin, TX from April 4- 6 for this special event which will feature discussions about the future of fair trade and practical seminars to improve operations. No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-03-06T16:52:17Z Event http://calendar.oxfamamerica.org/events/fair-trade-film-screening-sponsored-by-amherst-fair-trade-partnership "Chocolate Country” an inspiring documentary about chocolate growers in the Dominican This 30 minute film won Best Short Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival and is an exciting, positive story set to local Dominican folk music. It will take you into another world and culture and show you where chocolate comes from, how it's grown and prepared, and how you can support a better life for the farmers who grow it. You can read about it and see the trailer at http://www.chocolatecountryfilm.com The director, Robin Blotnick, and the producers, Northampton locals Jill Higgins and Joe Blotnick, will be there to present and discuss the film. Chocolate Country came into being while Jill and Joe were Peace Corps volunteers in the Dominican Republic working with the cacao farmers' cooperative and their film maker son came to visit. No publisher (anonymous) Fair Trade & Coffee 2008-04-22T15:40:08Z Event