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EVENTS ARCHIVE
Our National Events Archive is available here
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT
QUEENSLAND
Ethical Fashion Night – Thu 3 May 8-9pm @ Jorge on George, 183 George St, City Free entry
Soccer Tournament – Mon 7 May holiday, 11.30–4pm @ 512 Wickham St, Valley
World Music Night – Fri 11 May 7pm, 2-course meal, great live music & speakers
Please visit the Oxfam UQ site here
MELBOURNE
Black Gold Film Screening
On Friday 27 April Hooked and the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand presented a premier screening of the film Black Gold. The event was a great success and so thanks to all those who were involved in ensuring that the night ran so smoothly.
There has been some talk of organising a forum of speakers to discuss the more controversial aspects of Fair Trade and some of the issues raised in the film so keep your eyes on the wiki for updates about future events following on from the film
If you have any further queries following up from the film, perhaps you made a new contact that you would like to be put back in touch with, please feel free to email emjlong at yahoo.com (I have omitted the '@' sign in an attempt to avoid spam!)
You can also find more info about the film, including an active forum, at http://www.blackgoldmovie.com
About the Film
Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil.
But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields.
Nowhere is this paradox more evident than in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to save his 74,000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers strive to harvest some of the highest quality coffee beans on the international market, Tadesse travels the world in an attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price.
Against the backdrop of Tadesse's journey to London and Seattle, the enormous power of the multinational players that dominate the world's coffee trade becomes apparent. New York commodity traders, the international coffee exchanges, and the double dealings of trade ministers at the World Trade Organisation reveal the many challenges Tadesse faces in his quest for a long term solution for his farmers.
For more information about the film visit the Black Gold Website: http://www.blackgoldmovie.com
Follow this link to BUY TICKETS TO BLACK GOLD
Yarra City Council Celebrates Fair Trade
- WHEN? 28th April till 12th May
- WHATS HAPPENING? Yarra City Council is holding a special celebration to encourage more local business, schools and community organisations to become Fairtrade.
This event will also celebrate the council becoming the first Fairtrade municipality in the Southern Hemisphere.
Flying in from Costa Rica, Guillermo Vargas, a coffee farmer will also speak at the launch about how the program has helped him and many people in his region. Read his bio here
When: Friday 4 May from 6:00pm - 8.00pm
Where: Richmond Town Hall , 333 Bridge Road (access via trams 48 or 72, stop No 19)
