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Oaxaca fair trade coffee presentation
November 03, 2006
A presentation and film will highlight issues of fair trade and coffee on Thursday, Nov. 9 in the Nordquist Lecture Hall in Xavier 201.
The presentation, by UPS economics professor Matt Warning, is titled “Establishing Economically and Politically Sustainable Relations in Coffee: Fair Trade in Oaxaca, Mexico.” Warning is co-chair of the Seattle-based Fair Trade Puget Sound, a coalition of businesses, nonprofits, students and religious groups intent on turning Seattle into a Fair Trade city.
He’s also involved in the PLU/UPS joint fall semester program in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he helped a small, impoverished village recognize more profit from a high-quality coffee product.
Warning will speak for about an hour, after which the PBS documentary “Buyer be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification” will be shown.
The film takes viewers to Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the United States and Canada to explore how consumers and businesses can use the market to promote social justice and environmental sustainability through product labeling, with a focus on Fair Trade coffee and Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood.
The film also addresses how retailers and consumers can use their purchasing power and market choice to make the world better for people and the environment. To learn more about the film and the movement, visit www.buyerbefair.org.
The event is free and open to the public. Fair Trade coffee will be served courtesy of PLU Dining Services. The event is sponsored by the Department of Languages and Literatures, the Wang Center, PLU Dining Services and the PLU/UPS fall semester program in Oaxaca, Mexico.
He’s also involved in the PLU/UPS joint fall semester program in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he helped a small, impoverished village recognize more profit from a high-quality coffee product.
Warning will speak for about an hour, after which the PBS documentary “Buyer be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification” will be shown.
The film takes viewers to Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the United States and Canada to explore how consumers and businesses can use the market to promote social justice and environmental sustainability through product labeling, with a focus on Fair Trade coffee and Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood.
The film also addresses how retailers and consumers can use their purchasing power and market choice to make the world better for people and the environment. To learn more about the film and the movement, visit www.buyerbefair.org.
The event is free and open to the public. Fair Trade coffee will be served courtesy of PLU Dining Services. The event is sponsored by the Department of Languages and Literatures, the Wang Center, PLU Dining Services and the PLU/UPS fall semester program in Oaxaca, Mexico.