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World Fair Trade Day in Daley Plaza
Fair Trade Vendors and Informational Opportunities at the first downtown World Fair Trade Day celebration in Chicago
| What | Festival |
|---|---|
| When |
05-14-2008 10:00 AM
05-14-2008 18:00 PM
05-14-2008 from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm |
| Where | Daley Plaza 50 W. Washington Ave. |
| Contact Name | Nancy Jones |
| Contact Email | njones@chicagofairtrade.org |
| Contact Phone | 312-212-1760 |
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Come see who's part of the fair trade movement in Chicago, each vendor featuring stories of producers whose lives are enriched by participation in the fair trade system.
Learn about Goals for Chicago to become a Fair Trade City
Noon Program Features:
- Environmental Commissioner Susan Malec-McKenna
- Jose Perez Vasquez, President Maya Vinic
- Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, president of Ambassador Organics
- Niki Lagos, Divine Chocolate
Jose Perez Vasquez
President, Maya Vinic
Jose's inspirational story is rich with courage. Jose
is the co-founder of Las Abejas Civil Society, a non-violent Mayan
organization dedicated to the struggle for indigenous rights in
Chiapas, Mexico. In '92 the organization was formed after the Mexican
government wrongly imprisoned his brother and 4 other neighbors. After
thousands marched on the capital of the state of Chiapas to demand
their release, his brother was freed from jail after just 27 days. Jose
currently acts as President of the Maya Vinic coffee cooperative,
overseeing the collection and exportation of organic and fair trade
coffees from over 400 members in the Mayan Highlands of Chiapas,
Mexico.
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