Festival

What: Boston Fair Trade Festival: Come celebrate World Fair Trade Day at the Boston Fair Trade Festival sponsored by offyourbackshirts.com and coolpeoplecare.org. Festival from 10am-5:30pm. Community potluck and movie showing of “Black Gold” will start at 6pm.

Where: The Boston Fair Trade Festival will be held at River of Life Church at 440 Centre St., Jamaica Plain.

When: May 12th from 10am-5:30pm. The community potluck and showing of “Black Gold” will start at 6pm.

Event details:

Vendor tables – buy fairly traded items and find out about fair trade stores in the area and online.

Infomation tables – learn about fair trade!

Speakers/music throughout the day -
11:50 City Councilor Felix Arroyo
12:30 Daniel Steinberg from Equal Exchange
1:00 Juan Ramon from a fair trade coffee cooperative
1:30 Tim Newman from International Labor Rights Fund
2:00 Alice Rouse, local singer/songwriter (tentative)
City Councilor Sam Yoon (tentative)

Raffle – benefiting United Students for Fair Trade.

Bananas and chocolate fondue by Oke USA!

Free fair trade coffee – sponsored by Equal Exchange.

Fair trade tea samples – sponsored by White Heron Tea

Community Potluck and Movie
There will be a community potluck and movie showing of “Black Gold” at 6pm.
Potluck – Please bring food items according to the list below:

Last name that ends with the letters A-E: Snacks, Appetizers
Last name that ends with the letters F-L: Salads, soups
Last name that ends with the letters M-S: Main dishes
Last name that ends with the letters T-Z: Desserts

Beverages and paper goods provided by The Well, a Jamaica Plain House Church sponsoring the movie showing.

Participating organizations include (so far):
(organizations marked with “*” signify that they are a sponsor for our raffle)
Equal Exchange*
Off Your Back Shirts*
Cool People Care
The ONE Campaign*, Boston
United Students for Fair Trade
The Well
River of Life Church
White Heron Tea*
Oxfam America*
Sweat Free Communities
Oke USA*
Wainwright Bank* (tentative)
Joyatri*
International Labor Rights Fund
Women’s Gold*
Beads for Peace*
Blue Bus Bazaar*
Global Exchange Boston

With many more to come…

Additional Raffle Sponsors include:
Fair Trade Sports
A Greater Gift
City Feed and Supply