Fair Trade Forum 2007

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p> <em>From Tanzania to Kenya, from Dominican Republic to Ecuador, fair trade represents for millions of small farmers the only viable opportunity to provide a sustainable and long-term future for their families. It is an ethical form of trade where profit is concentrated in the farmers&#39; hands, organic farming is encouraged and consumers are provided a direct opportunity to make a difference. </em></p><p>The <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/president/">Office of the President of the University of Calgary</a>, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia">Centre for Public Interest Accounting</a>, <a href="http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/">Students&#39; Union</a>, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/ic/">International Centre</a> and <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/dsc/">Development Studies Club</a> are pleased to sponsor a public forum on &quot;<a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia/web/fair_trade_2007.html"><strong>Fair Trade: From production to final markets, a producers&#39; perspective</strong></a>&quot; to examine the progress, priorities and challenges of fair trade producers and their ability to promote human development.</p><!--break--><h4>Questions include </h4><ul><li>How is fair trade a tool for development and why is it important for millions of people? </li><li>What challenges and opportunities do producers face in the Global South? </li><li>How does fair trade compete in a unequal and free-market driven world? </li><li>How can fair trade maintain its core social and economic values while reaching more communities? </li></ul><p>This forum brings together universities, involved organizations, students and the public in general to examine and debate the future of fair trade in Canada and the world. </p><p><strong>Thursday, November 22, 2007</strong> | 9am to 5pm <br />Great Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary</p><p><strong>To register:</strong> Sylvia Fuchek, <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">sylvia.fuchek</span> [at] <span class="d">haskayne [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca</span></span> 403-220-3812<br /><em>RSVP by November 15, 2007</em><br /><strong>Free event and lunch</strong> | Please bring your own mug</p><h4>Speakers include:</h4><ol><li>Dean Neu, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary</li><li>Ana <span class="style_17">María</span> Peredo, University of Oxford, United Kingdom </li><li>Claudia Quintanilla, The Single Mothers Cooperative of El Salvador </li><li>Jesse Greener, Canadian Federation of Students, Ontario </li><li>Sharron Bates, Director of the award winning film: &quot;Strong Coffee.&quot;</li><li>Abel Fernandez, National Confederation of Dominican Cocoa Producers, Dominican Republic</li><li>Leocadio <span class="style_17">Juracán</span>, Farmer&#39;s Committee of Altiplano, Guatemala </li><li>Gavin Fridell, Trent University, Ontario — Author of &quot;Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice.&quot;</li></ol><p>For more information: <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia/web/fair_trade_2007.html" title="http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia/web/fair_trade_2007.html">http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia/web/fair_trade_2007.html</a></p> </div> </div></div>