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From: Victoria Mesa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Victoria Mesa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:37:35 -0500
Subject: [fairtrade] Los Angeles Fair Trade Coalition Kick-off
meeting!!! March 5th at 2pm
I am very excited to announce that thanks to some wonderful people
in Los
Angeles, we are finally heading towards the creation of our own LA Fair
Trade
Coalition!!! These dedicated people have organized a meeting for all of
us to
attend and join forces on the Fair trade movement. Here are the details
of this
great event:
WHEN: Sunday, March 5th at 2 p.m.
WHERE: United University Church at USC on Jefferson and Hoover. A
flyer is
attached with parking instructions.
Fair Trade is a growing, international movement which ensures that
producers in
poor countries get a fair deal. This means a fair price for their goods
(one
that covers the cost of production and guarantees a living income),
long-term
contracts which provide real security; and for many, support to gain
the
knowledge and skills that they need to develop their businesses and
increase
sales.
The Fair Trade movement has been one of the most powerful responses to
the
problems facing commodity producers. It gives consumers an opportunity
to use
their purchasing power to tilt the balance, however slightly, in favour
of the
poor. But Fair Trade alone can't address the crisis faced by the
millions of
small-scale farmers and producers whose livelihoods are threatened by
low
commodity prices and unfair competion from rich countries.
This can only be achieved by changing the unfair rules of world trade
so that
they work for small-scale producers as well as rich multinationals.
In the meantime, for hundreds of thousands of people, Fair Trade means
the
difference between a hand-to-mouth existence, and being able to plan
for the
future.
In the past decade, the Fair Trade movement has really taken off, as
consumer
awareness of - and indignation at - the treatment of producers in poor
countries
has increased. More retailers than ever are stocking Fair Trade goods,
the
number of products on offer continues to grow as demand increases, and
more poor
communities are feeling the benefits. You can learn more about fair
trade at
www.maketradefair.com <http://www.maketradefair.com/>
For more information on the LA Fair Trade Coalition on sunday's event,
you can
send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], check out their website at
fairtradela.wordpress.com, or call Allis at (626) 403-6141.
Hope to see you all there! and thank you for your commitment to these
great
cause.
Victoria Mesa
California Field Organizer
Oxfam America
2845 West Seventh Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Office: (213) 386-0966
Mobile: (213) 281-1877
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http://www.oxfamamerica.org
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merica.org>
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