Indymedia York

Fair Trade evening. Judith Smart talks, with slides, about a visit to South African fair trade wine producers last Autumn, and a visit to fair trade craft workers in Peru with Tearfund in April this year.

Products from Traidcraft and Tearcraft Christmas catalogues previewed and on sale.

Come and find out about getting involved in student charity and campaign groups. With free Fairtrade tea & cake.
Drink tea, Eat cake, Change the World!

Various groups should be present, including:
People & Planet
Student Amnesty
StopAIDS
And more...

Carol and Alan Pearman visited Malawi and Zambia in June with Traidcraft's "Meet the People" tours program. They will given an illustrated talk about their trip, the people they met and the products they make.

Ticket prices are unknown, but probably City Screen normal costs. The film was made in collaboration with Christian Aid. The following is taken from the film's website.

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.

Susan Hartshorne took part in TraidCraft's "Meet the People" visit to producers in Chile last March. She'll be reporting back and showing slides, relaying something of the reality of life for those benefiting from Fair Trade. Display of latest fair trade products and information. Refreshments provided. Arranged by Fairer World.

Resources, tasters, samples, cafe and stalls by:
- Shared Interest (Cooperative Lending Society)
- Hadeel Palestinian Crafts
- Fairer World

Fair Trade Forum meets to discuss ways of promoting fair trade in York, especially through organising the city's FT Fortnight events in March.

Café Creation meets every Sunday at 3.30pm at Harker's Café Bar, opposite Betty's Tea Shop, 1 St. Helen's Square, York City Centre. Attend to get involved, and get in the pecking order for paid employment.