Make Trade Fair - Hooked (RMIT University)
From Hooked - Students for Trade Justice
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[edit] Quote of the Week
"We're not here at Equal Exchange just to be tools of farmers, but to explore what it means to be of service. Business in our society has lost the notion--if it ever had it--that it should do more than create wealth and move goods back and forth, that it should be of service to greater society. ... We learn from the farmers about life's basic priorities, about getting by with less, about living in harmony with the earth. They learn from us about international business, the marketplace, promotion and fina nce. Our customers hold the web together. As more take part, the web grows stronger and we all gain hope from our exchanges. That's alternative trade."
-- Jonathan Rosenthal, executive director, Equal Exchange
[edit] 2006 Members
Lisa Gardner Ashley Keleher Aaron Fu Liam Rochford France Pitt Wes O’Brien Jeremy Tarbox Selina Hughes Amanda Bensted Julia Rabar Susan Hutchinson
[edit] MEETINGS
We meet every Thursday at 1.30pm in Building 8, Level 8, room 23. As we are new to RMIT City campus, we aim to develop our collective into a successful opportunity to gain knowledge of global trade justice issues and gain experience in social advocacy. We welcome students from across the University.
[edit] Minutes
Minutes from every meeting are available here
For input into the weekly agenda - here
[edit] Upcoming Events
Events Around RMIT
- 25th October - Invisible Children Movie Screening (and a Fairtrade event!) click here
- RMIT Conference: "Food Politics and The Global Community" at RMIT, Sat & Sun 28th & 29th October. click here
- 1st November - Fantastic Fairtrade Film Night - City of Yarra - Richmond 7- 9pm Link title
- "Creating Community: discovering the alternatives around us": Saturday November 11 click here
Events Around Melbourne
- Stand Up Against Poverty - makepovertyhistory.org. click here
- Fair Trade and Global Poverty Forum - 19th October click here
- MPH G20 Forum: Melbourne Town Hall, Thursday November 16 from 12 noon
- Make Poverty History Concert – Melbourne's Myer Music bowl, Friday 17 November click here
- Make Poverty History Festival – Federation Square, Saturday 18 November, 10am–5pm click here
[edit] Successful Events
- Cafe 16 - Fairtrade coffee option (Gigante) now available!
- SU Environment Festival
[edit] SU Funding Processes
SU Funding Officer (2006): James Vassilopoulos
We will need to come in and fill in a grant form before events take place. We can pick up a form from James at Building 8, level 3, room 38B (just next to the RMIT Union Sport and Receation office).
[edit] What is the G20?
Most of us have said that we want to know more about the G20 and how this event can be used to put poverty back on the agenda.
Oxfam has distributed some information about the G20 on its website that we should become familiar with over the course of the next few weeks. Go to: http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/mtf/povertyhistory/g20/index.html
