FAIR TRADE FUTURES CONFERENCE
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) announces the first-ever “Fair Trade Futures Conference” in Chicago , September 30 - October 2, 2005.
The event will gather people dedicated to promoting economic justice and alleviating poverty through the marketplace – people of faith, members of nongovernmental organizations, students, business leaders, and Fair Trade consumers.
The Fair Trade Futures conference will create relationships among the diverse groups of people already committed to Fair Trade, and invite new participants to join in the movement. Joining Lutheran World Relief in sponsoring the conference are LWR's Fair Trade partners, SERRV International/A Greater Gift and Equal Exchange, as well as other allies in the Fair Trade movement – Catholic Relief Services, the Fair Trade Federation, the Fair Trade Resource Network, Oxfam America, and Ten Thousand Villages.
Click here for the Fair Trade Futures website.
LWR is offering a limited number of scholarships to participants in LWR's Fair Trade projects—the LWR Coffee Project, LWR Handcraft Project and the LWR Chocolate Project. The scholarships will cover conference registration fees, including conference activities, breakfasts, and lunches.
To apply, email the following information to ehayward@lwr.org by September 12. All scholarship recipients will be contacted by September 15.
Name:
Address:
Congregation (name, city and state):
Are you a university student?
If awarded with this scholarship, you may be asked to participate in a conference call and/or written survey related to LWR's Fair Trade projects. Would you be willing to participate?
Please answer the following questions in 100-200 words:
Please describe your background with Fair Trade, particularly as it relates to your participation in LWR's Fair Trade projects (LWR Coffee Project, LWR Handcraft Project and LWR Chocolate Project).
How will attending the Fair Trade Futures Conference help you to promote Fair Trade in your parish, school, or community? |
