What is World Fair Trade Day?

World Fair Trade Day is an celebration of Fair Trade internationally, with events organised worldwide. On and around the second Saturday of May every year, IFAT member organisations based in 70 countries, along with Fair Trade shops and networks, host events including Fair Trade breakfasts, talks, music concerts, fashion shows and much more, to promote Fair Trade and campaign for justice in trade.

Fair Trade products from marginalised communities in the majority world, including coffee and tea, clothes, jewellery and beautiful handicrafts will be showcased on this day. Many events continue throughout the month of May.

World Fair Trade Day started as a European movement of over 2,000 World Shops (Fair Trade shops), working together through NEWS! Movements to celebrate the same day and campaign for Fair Trade in Japan and the US joined them. "World Fair Trade Day" was initiated by Safia Minney, founder of People Tree, and adopted by IFAT and its members at the 2001 Full Meeting, to promote stronger global awareness of Fair Trade, and this day has been raising its profile ever since.

What's Happening In Europe

Country: UK
Name of Event: Big Fair Trade Spring Event
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: Fairtrade at the Forge
Where: Wetheringsett Manor
Venue Address: Wetheringsett Manor, Wetheringsett Village, Stowmarket Suffolk - (just off A140 at Brockford).
When: 13th May 2006 10am - 5pm

Event Details: Large scale regional Fairtrade event featuring ranges from Traidcraft, Tearfund, Imbajulo, Namaste, Shared Earth, Bishopton Trading, Doy Bags, Fair Deal Balls, Earth Squared and many more. Fair Trade refreshment bar available. Good car parking and disabled access.

E-mail: watsopr@dircon.co.uk
Contact Details: Sue Watson - 01379 384558.

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Country: UK
Name of Event: Experience trading trainers in an unfair world
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: All Saints Crowborough Justice and Peace Group
Where: All Saints Vicarage
Venue Address: All Saints Vicarage, Church Road , CROWBOROUGH, EAST SUSSEX
When: Monday 8th May 8pm

Event Details: Share the aspirations and the frustrations of small scale producers seeking to survive in our un-fairtrade world, through a simulation game. Fairtrade refreshments and stall.

E-mail: katherinecornes@gmail.com
Contact Details: Katherine Cornes 01892 667350

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Country: UK
Name of Event: Experience trading trainers in an unfair world
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: All Saints Crowborough Justice and Peace Group
Where: All Saints Vicarage
Venue Address: All Saints Vicarage, Church Road , CROWBOROUGH, EAST SUSSEX
When: Monday 8th May 8pm

Event Details: Share the aspirations and the frustrations of small scale producers seeking to survive in our un-fairtrade world, through a simulation game. Fairtrade refreshments and stall.

E-mail: katherinecornes@gmail.com
Contact Details: Katherine Cornes 01892 667350

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Country: UK
Name of Event: Fairtrade Football Match
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: Hull - Fairtrade City
Where: Pearson Park, Hull
Venue Address: Pearson Park Pavilion, Pearson Park, Kingston-upon-Hull, UK. HU5 2TQ
When: Saturday 13th May, Morning and Afternoon.

Event Details: Kurdish and other ethnic minorities in Hull use Pearson Park as the centre for their sporting activities. Through sports, racial tensions in the city have been reduced. Pearson Park Pavilion is a long term supporter of Fairtrade.

The event will include a short Fairtrade Football match, sale of Fairtrade products, childrens activities as per N.E.W.S., football making.

E-mail: chris@fairtradehull.org.uk
Link: www.fairtradehull.org.uk
Contact Details: Chris Church - Tel: 00 44 1482 327 727

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Country: UK
Name of Event: Oxford World Fair Trade Day
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: St Michaels Fair Trade shop
Where: St Mary's Vaults and Garden
Venue Address: Radcliffe Square , Oxford
When: 13 May 2006

Event Details: 140 leaders in the Oxford community gather to witness a evening of entertainment and celebration of world fair trade day. Food, Fashion and entertainers will help educate the "leaders" in hopes that they go and "seed" in their communities.

E-mail: elizabeth@theroyalconnection.com
Contact Details: Elizabeth Laskar - (0)7968 347630
Link: www.oxfordfairtradeday.org

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Country: Czech Republic
Name of Event: Fair Trade Day
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: Society for Fair Trade and Development Education
Where: CVC Luzanky and the adjacent park
Venue Address: Park Luzanky, Lidicka ulice, Brno
When: May 13th (Sat)

Event Details:Afternoon programme for children and their parents about life in the South. A concert of the music band CARIBE, sampling of Fair Trade products, Fair Tearoom and Latino Afterparty.

E-mail: sarka.spackova@fairtrade.cz
Contact person: Sarka Spackova, sarka.spackova@fairtrade.cz, tel.: +420 - 776 226 691
Link: http://www.fairtrade.cz

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What is Happening in the USA and Canada

Country: USA
Name of Event: World Fair Trade Day Fest
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: Rohs Street Cafe
Where: Rohs Street Cafe
Venue Address: 245 W McMillan St
When: Saturday May 13th

Event Details: Celebrating the successes of the fair trade movement with live world music from noon till midnight.  Speakers from Oxfam and other fair trade agencies will present along with Fair Trade goods from Ten Thousand Villages and Rohs Street Cafe.

E-mail:  les@rohsstreetcafe.com
Contact Details: Les Stoneham 513.328.7647
Link: www.rohsstreetcafe.com

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Country: Canada
Name of Event: Celebrate World Fair Trade Day
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: Ten Thousand Villages Canada
Where: Plaza Drive
Venue Address: 134 Plaza Dr., Winnipeg, Manitoba
When: May 11,12,13
Event Details: May 11,12,13 SALE merchandise. Taste sampling. Fair Trade quiz-enter draw. May 11, 12 gifts for the first 25 customers. May 13: 11-1 live remote with COOL FM 99.1  10:45-11:15 children stick dancers performing African rythmns. 11:45-12:15 drumming with Henry Zaccharias and friends. 12-12:45 Jeff Kustiak demo with didgeridoo. 12:45-1:15 Middle Eastern dancing with Yonisha and GaiaPente

E-mail:  winnipeg.plaza@villages.ca
Contact Details: Gwen Repeta 204-261-0566
Link: www.tenthousandvillages.com

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Country: USA
Name of Event: International Fair Trade Festival
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: A Greater Gift / SERRV International
Where: A Greater Gift Shop
Venue Address: New Windsor, MD
When: May 13, 2006 9a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday

Event Details: World music, dance and local and world crafts galore. Food for all tastes. Free entry, free drawings for Fair Trade Crafts. Something for all ages to celbrate. Bring your drum for our drum circle.

Phone 410-635-8711 for more info E-mail:  giftshop@serrv.org
Contact Details: For info call Missy or Deanna at 410-635-8711 or email giftshop@serrv.org
Link: www.agreatergift.org

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Country: United States
Name of Event: Elevation: Images from Nepal and India
Name of Fair Trade Organisation: Second World
Where: Second World Fair Trade Gallery
Venue Address: 172 Middle Street Suite 107, Lowell, MA 01852 USA
When: May 13th - September 3rd, 2006
Event Details: Photography and film exhibit featuring the work of Valerie Parker-Diallo. The work explores the region, cultures and the moving individual stories behind fair trade initiatives throughout Nepal, and India. All photography and film sales will benefit the respective fair trade art empowerment initiatives.

E-mail:  info@second-world.com
Contact Details: 978.455.6025 
Link: www.second-world.com

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