By Joan Harper
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Since 2005, Fair Trade Los Angeles has been a unified voice to stress the importance of purchasing Fair Trade products to 20 million southern California residents. From the initiative and support of Fair Trade Los Angeles, four towns in the region have Fair Trade town campaigns. Pasadena is about to become the first Fair Trade town in southern California from residents taking a dedicated interest in their community. Fair Trade comprises a global $4billion a year movement, with artisan goods and agricultural commodities produced by over 3000 cooperatives. By synergistically unifying economic, social and environmental justice in Fair Trade’s model, life moves beyond the challenge of survival, for people that might earn $2 a day or less, to an economic system where their goods and crops are not exploited in the global economic market and they earn a living wage.
For the past two years, the Fair Trade Town Pasadena campaign has educated the community and garnered support for Fair Trade across a breadth of the city’s population. At a bookstore, children and parents attended a presentation about the importance of Fair Trade chocolate instead of conventional chocolate that might use child or slave labor to harvest ingredients. Teenagers were educated on Fair Trade precepts and created art work signifying the importance of Fair Trade. Bicycle riders took a Fair Trade cycle tour of Pasadena stopping to sample Fair Trade coffee, view shops selling Fair Trade artisan goods and a grocery store with a myriad of Fair Trade products. A local dance company has produced a Fair Trade themed production to signify the relationship between Fair Trade farmers, artisans and global community purchasing their goods. Faith communities, businesses and organizations have been surveyed to see if they use or would like to initiate serving products like Fair Trade coffee, tea and sugar. A dialogue established with the municipal government will lead to a city resolution in support of Fair Trade.
Fair Trade Town Pasadena’s movement has educated a city, of over 200,000 people with diverse demographics, on a local basis about the importance of making Fair Trade purchasing decisions so people make a living wage for goods provided and are not exploited. Also, the earth is protected as many Fair Trade agricultural products are organic and use sustainable farming methods, along with many Fair Trade artisan goods incorporating recycled materials.
Meeting people where they are in their daily life style activities and showing positive choices made locally can have positive, global ramifications personifies the innovative approach the Fair Trade Town Pasadena campaign utilizes to educate the community about the importance of purchasing Fair Trade products. This model, facilitated by the leadership of Fair Trade Los Angeles, offers a framework for other southern California cities to join Claremont, Irvine, Long Beach and Pasadena to act and grow the Fair Trade movement.
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The film festival begins at 6:30 with Welcome Remarks at 6:45.
The address is:
Laemmle’s Playhouse
673 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101-2116
There will be 3 shorts in each theatre, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. Then the feature length films will begin. We are so excited to begin collaborating with Fair Trade Pasadena, and hope this is the beginning of many more joint projects!
Please continue to share and market this event to your network of friends and followers – especially on Facebook and Twitter!
We are getting down to the wire and any last minute publicity is always helpful.
See you on Monday!
with best wishes,
Julia Long
I know Emily’s computer crashed the day before the Lineage Dance Performance (are you on now?) – but even with that she remained unflappable and so the FTP Benefit evening was a huge success. For those of you there thanks for your help and for coming in support. For those of you who couldn’t come you were there in spirit. The Mayor was most impressed by the turnout and the work we are about. The bidding was fun and $ was raised (still being counted but it looks very good). Emily did an absolutely outstanding job with this event – especially with the script she wrote (thanks, Alison, for your help) and orchestrated around the themes of ‘farmer’ ‘artisan’ ‘world.’ People who were less familiar with the concept of Fair Trade felt they really understood it and cared about it.
(818) 406-9296
Divine Chocolate, a Fair Trade, farmer owned chocolate company, is looking for help at the upcoming Green Festival at the LA Convention Center on October 29 and 30 (http://www.greenfestivals.org/la/updates/). The event will run 10am-7pm on Saturday and 11am-6pm on Sunday. We’re looking for folks to commit to a 4-hour shift on either day.
We’re offering $12/hr and as much chocolate as you can carry! Divine staff will be present at all times, and we are seeking additional help to sample and sell our chocolate to the thousands of Green Festivals attendees. It’s a great place to learn about the latest in the world of Fair Trade and environmental sustainability. We hope you can join us!
I look forward to following up!
With Care,
Amanda
Amanda White
Marketing Coordinator | Divine Chocolate US
418 7th Street, SE | Washington, DC 20003
office: (202) 332-8913 | cell: (240) 423-8742
www.divinechocolateusa.com
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SYMPOSIUM 2012
Human Trafficking: The Child Slave
Saturday, March 10, 2012
8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Mount St. Mary’s College, Doheny Campus
Keynote Address: Sandra Morgan
Sandie Morgan will introduce us to the 4 “Ps,” in the work of eliminating Human Trafficking: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Partnership. Sandie is the Director of Vanguard University’s Global Center for Women and Justice and also teaches Women’s Studies, Family Violence, and Human Trafficking. She recently served as Administrator of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force in the battle against the modern slave trade.
Panel of Child Survivors of Human Trafficking:
Former child slaves, now adults, share their compelling stories.
The Roadies:
The Roadies form the non-profit Invisible Children. These storytellers, visionaries, humanitarians, artists, and entrepreneurs are young adults eager for change and willing to pursue it. They were inspired by young filmmakers who traveled to Africa in search of adventure, but were transformed when they discovered the tragedy of the child soldier. These Roadies are volunteers who are committed to educating and inspiring others to act alongside Invisible Children to end Africa’s 25-year conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Global Reality:
A representative from the U.S. State Department will address the different forms of Child Slavery that exist in our world today. She/he will identify places where Child Slavery can be found and the products that result from this violation of human rights.
Action:
There will be an opportunity to hear from one another about existing efforts to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. There will be time to explore actions that can support and unite us in furthering our work to eliminate modern day slavery.
What’s the point of Starbucks having fair trade coffee if you can’t buy a cup of it?
Starbucks says a lot about supporting small farmers through fair trade. But try buying a cup of brewed fair trade coffee in any American Starbucks and you’re in for some blank looks and a long wait.
Fair trade fights common forms of labor exploitation including human trafficking, child labor, and other abuses. No wonder Starbucks wants to promote the fact that they source coffee from fair trade certified farms. But walk into any Starbucks in the U.S., and it’s likely that you won’t see a fair trade coffee on the menu. Ask for it specifically and you’ll have to wait for a whole new pot to be brewed before you can even get your hands around a cup of it.
Former Starbucks barista Sam Greenblatt has started a petition on Change.org asking Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz to live up to Starbucks’ fair trade ideals by making a fair trade option brewed and available to every customer. Sign Sam’s petition to get a brewed fair trade option available to every American Starbucks customer, everyday.
Fair trade is able to improve the lives of small farmers by connecting them directly to consumers — through labeling that tells consumers where products come from and certifies the fairness of the exchange. Without fair trade, many coffee farmers can only sell their harvests for less than the costs of production, forcing them into a cycle of poverty and debt.
Thanks to the enduring efforts of advocates, 100% of Starbucks’ brewed espresso sold in Europe is Fairtrade Certified. This means every cappuccino, pumpkin spice latte and caramel machiatto is ethically sourced as well as delicious.
It’s time for Starbucks to not just talk the fair trade talk, but walk the walk by making fair trade coffee options easily available in their U.S. stores. Sign Sam’s petition to get a brewed Fair Trade Coffee option available in every American Starbucks, everyday:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ceo-howard-shultz-offer-brewed-fair-trade-coffee-daily-in-us-stores
Thanks for being a change-maker,
Amanda and the Change.org team
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