Worldfest
World
Fair Trade Day 4th May 2002 Grounds of St. Michael Foundation Pembroke
10.00
a.m. 7.00 p.m. Entrance free. Ample Parking |
| The Med2000 LAG (Third World Group) and Koperattiva Kummerc Gust are organising Worldfest on the occasion of the first ever World Fair Trade Day. The day is being held to celebrate Fair Trade and to tell the world about it, to honour the achievements of grassroots farmers and craftspeople who create quality products for the market, and to tell consumers how their spending power can make a difference and contribute to sustainable development. Worldfest is supported by Inizjamed, St. Michael Foundation and Ritmi. |
Programme
Worldfest
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10.00 a.m. 7.00 p.m. |
Stall 1:
African Crafts Stall 2:
Asian Crafts Stall
3: Central and Latin American
Crafts
Stall 4:
Music from around the World Stall 5: Fair Traded Foodstuffs |
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10.00 a.m. 7.00 p.m. |
Re-use Centre - the public
is encouraged to deposit unwanted gifts and books. |
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10.00 a.m. 7.00 p.m. |
Snack Bar and Refreshments
available |
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10.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. |
Car Wash available |
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10.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m. |
Face painting, drum circles, and
sports activities. |
Seminars and
Activities
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10.00 a.m. |
Seminar on Global Citizenship
Education and Fair Trade for Primary School teachers.
Free educational resources will be distributed. |
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11.00 a.m. |
Seminar on Global Citizenship
Education and Fair Trade for Secondary School teachers.
Free educational resources will be distributed. |
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12.00 a.m. |
Clementina Carbone, Head Teacher
of ISV de Paoli (Reggio Calabria), will share the experience of an
innovative successful student cooperative Nosotros.
The school canteen, run by the students, has chosen to sell
fair-traded foodstuffs instead of products marketed by multinational
companies. Open to the general public, but
specially directed towards teachers involved in SCOOPS and school leaders. |
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4.00 p.m. |
Live ethnic Peruvian Music |
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5.00 p.m. |
Seminar: Fair Trade in a
Globalized Economy Open to Civil Society
Organizations and the general public. Speakers: Stefano Magnoni,
coordinator of Chico Mendes, a leading Italian Fair Trade Organisation,
and Anna Bucca, president of ARCI, Catania. |
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6.00 p.m. |
Musical celebration featuring
Renzo Spiteri and the Ritmi drum circle. |
For more information contact med2000@maltaforum.org
or
l-arka@maltaforum.org or phone L-Arka on 21244865