[Mitai-announce] Welcome to Fair Trade Week at MIT!

[Elizabeth Bast]

Students for Labor Justice presents:

FAIR TRADE COFFEE WEEK AT MIT!

Fair Trade certification guarantees that farmers and workers received a 
fair price for their products.  The coffee industry is currently in 
crisis.  You can help coffee farmers by looking for the FAIR TRADE 
LABEL!

Come by our booth at Lobby 10 every day this week from 9 am to 2 pm to 
SAMPLE FREE FAIR TRADE COFFEE, get more information, and sign the Fair 
Trade Pledge!

We will also be having a TEACH-IN about Fair Trade coffee on Friday, 
April 9 from 1pm to 3 pm in Building 4-231.

Speakers include: Tim Wise, Deputy Director, Global Development And 
Environment Institute, Tufts University; Brian Rawson, Make Trade Fair 
Organizer, Oxfam America, and Jean Walsh, Graduate Student, Department 
of Urban Studies and Planning.

And please show your support by buying FAIR TRADE certified coffee at 
the following locations. All of the below locations have agreed to 
serve Fair Trade this week:

- Alpine Bagels in the Student Center serves Larry's Beans. All coffee 
at Alpine is Fair Trade!
- Bosworth's in Lobby 7 serves Peet's Fair Trade Blend.
- Refresher Course in Building E52 is serving Fair Trade from Java City.
- LaVerde's in the Student Center is offering Fair Trade options from 
New England Coffee Co.

- BioCafé in Building 68...
- Building 4 Café...
- Dome Café in Building 7...
- Lobdell Dining in the Student Center...
- Walker Dining in Building 50...
....are all serving a Green Mountain Fair Trade options this week.

- Baker Dining, Building W7...
- Next House Dining, Building W71...
- Simmons Dining, Building W79...
... are all serving Fair Trade options from Piravida this week.

Come see us and learn more about Fair Trade!

Students for Labor Justice
http://labor.mit.edu