April 10, 2004
Though we're not as active as we once were on coffee and chocolate, we are still involved, providing materials to people organizing in faith-based and other organizations, and we're talking about getting a FT chocolate and/or banana outreach campaign going.
April, 2001
MEXICAN FAIR TRADE FARMER COMES TO PUGET SOUND
A leader of Mexico's Fair Trade movement, Javier Cabadilla, is coming to the Puget Sound region April 25-28, to increase awareness about sustainable coffee -- coffee that is Fair Trade Certified, organic, and shade-grown.
Cabadilla is a member of the Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region (UCIRI), a farmers' cooperative in Oaxaca, Mexico. He will meet with student and community groups from Tacoma to Bellingham to discuss how Fair Trade Certified, shade-grown, organic coffee is helping build stronger communities and healthier ecosystems around the world. The week's events will culminate Saturday, April 28, with a kickoff celebration of the Seattle Sustainable Coffee Campaign.
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FREE CONCERT and Seattle Sustainable Coffee CAMPAIGN KICKOFF Sat., April 28, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Victor Steinbrueck Park (next to Pike Place Market), Seattle =========================================== =================
The Seattle Sustainable Coffee Campaign kicks into gear on Sat. April 28., with live music, free coffee samples, and engaging presentations by a Mexican Fair Trade coffee farmer and other non-profit groups. Javier Cabadilla's talk will be complemented by musical performances by Danny O'Keefe, Jackie Larráinzar, Vira Lata, and other musicians, and information about organic, Fair Trade, and shade-grown coffee. Co-sponsored by the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, TransFair USA and Songbird Foundation.
=========================================== = OTHER EVENTS Public Meetings with Javier Cabadilla (UCIRI, Mexico) and Paul Rice (Director, TransFair USA) =========================================== =
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Fair Trade Teach-Ins at Seattle Central Community College 9 a.m. AND 10 a.m., SCCC room 1110 Info: Emily Reilly, (206) 955-6037
Fair Trade Coffee Hour at Seattle University 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., location TBA Info: Jeremy Simer, (206) 770-0990
Fair Trade Teach-In at University of Washington 3:30-5:00 p.m. Electrical Engineering Bldg., room 105 Info: Brian Johnson, (425) 829-5905, sghc@u.washington.edu
Fair Trade Teach-In at Western Washington University Science Lecture Hall, room 130 7:00-9:00 p.m. Info: Joe Bergen, (360) 756-0773, ZanKasM@aol.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Fair Trade Coffee Hour and Teach-In at University of Puget Sound 2:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee Hour, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Teach-In Student Union Bldg. Info: Scott Bailey, (253) 223-1809, sbailey@ups.org
============================= EVENTS COMING IN MAY & JUNE ... =============================
May 4, 7 p.m.: "Fair Trade Changes Lives: Two Videos about Fair Trade Coffee in Latin America" Hosted by the Independent Media Center, 1415 Third Ave., Seattle With "Santiago's Story" and "The Strength of the Indigenous People of Mut Vitz," and a presentation by the Seattle Sustainable Coffee Campaign.
Info: Independent Media Center (206) 262-0721, TransFair USA (206)770-0990
May 12: International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) celebrates and supports migratory bird conservation. This year, IMBD will focus on shade-grown coffee, with events in Tukwila, Seattle, and Kirkland. See www.BirdDay.org for details.
May 19: International Fair Trade Day, featuring local events with Fair Trade coffee farmers from Latin America, coffee tastings, and more Info: TransFair USA (206) 770-0990
June 1, 8 p.m.: Benefit concert with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Keb' Mo', Danny O'Keefe and hosted by Tom Robbins, at the Paramount Theatre.Tickets available at Ticketmaster or Paramount box office.
============= GET INVOLVED! =============
In addition to attending these events, you can support the Seattle Sustainable Coffee Campaign by asking for Fair Trade Certified, organic, shade-grown coffee at your favorite stores and cafés; volunteering your time with the Campaign; or passing a resolution in your congregation, union, or organization. Please contact us for details.
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