[Mitai-announce] Got Fair Trade? Fair Trade Teach-in 4/9, 1-3 pm, 4-231

[Sarah Connolly]

Students for Labor Justice presents:

GOT FAIR TRADE? FAIR TRADE COFFEE TEACH-IN

Friday, April 9, 1 - 3 pm, Room 4-231

Come learn about the social and environmental impacts of free trade, the 
global coffee crisis, and how Fair Trade certification can make a difference!

Refreshments will be served.  Come try some FAIR TRADE COFFEE and CHOCOLATE!

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Speakers:

Brian Rawson
Trade Campaign Organizer, Oxfam America

Brian will speak about free trade policies, the global agriculture and 
coffee crises, and how to make trade fair.

Tim Wise
Deputy Director, Global Development And Environment Institute, Tufts University

Tim will speak about how indigenous producers in Mexico have responded to 
the coffee crisis, in part by organizing to enter the fair trade and 
organic coffee markets in order to capture the true value of their social 
and ecological contributions.

Jean Walsh
Graduate Student, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

Jean will speak about the Fair Trade certification system, the coffee 
production process, and how Students for Labor Justice is working at MIT 
for fairer trade and social justice.

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This event sponsored / endorsed by Students for Labor Justice, the 
Undergraduate Association, Students for Global Sustainability, and the 
Sustainable Urban Development Society.
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