The Fair Trade Forum - Calgary

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>The <a href="http://www.haskayne.ucalgary.ca/research/centres/research/centres/cpia/">Centre for Public Interest Accounting (CPIA)</a>, Development Studies Club, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/departments/IC/home.html">International Centre</a>, the <a href="http://www.larc.ucalgary.ca/">Latin American Research Centre</a> and the <a href="http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/">Students’ Union</a> are pleased to sponsor a public forum to examine the meaning, context and challenges of fair trade as well the roles of international organizations.</p><p>Questions such as: “What is fair trade?”, “How is fair trade benefiting small producers in low-income nations?”, “Is fair trade setting new social and ethical standards in trade?”, and “Who benefits from fair trade?” will be addressed.</p><p>This forum brings together universities, involved institutions, non-profit organizations and the general public to discuss, debate and ultimately move forward with this timely and important topic.</p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, November 23, 2006<br /><strong>Place:</strong> <a href="http://theatres.ffa.ucalgary.ca/conference/gh.html">Great Hall</a>, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/map/campus_main_Large.html">Rozsa Centre</a>, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca">University of Calgary</a> <br /><strong>Time:</strong> 9 am to 5 pm<br /></p><p>Please visit <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dsc/dsc/fair_trade.html">http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dsc/dsc/fair_trade.html</a> for program &amp; details. </p> </div> </div></div>