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COTTON CONVERSATIONS - A Journey to India with FTV's Sasha Caldera

Date and Time:

Jan 26 2012 - 7:00pm

Location:

Yagger's, 433 Pender street, , Vancouver

What do jeans, t-shirts, socks, towels, and bed-sheets have in common? COTTON!

Sasha Caldera of Fair Trade Vancouver, has just returned from a trip to India, the world’s second-largest producer of cotton. To kick off the New Year, you’re invited to join Sasha and the FTV Team for an evening of conversation about the cotton industry, its issues, and the challenges for Fair Trade.

While in India, Sasha participated in a cotton focus group on behalf of the Center for Environment Education (CEE), one of India’s top NGOs. From this experience, Sasha learned about some of the issues confronting the cotton industry – including competition with subsidized production in developed countries, and the impact of Monsanto (a multinational agricultural biotechnology company and leading producer of genetically engineered seed) -- as well as the challenges for Fair Trade. Sasha will also speak briefly about the salt-pan workers whom he met during his trip, and illustrate the circumstances surrounding salt.

This is also an opportunity to socialize, get to the know the Team and learn more about what Fair Trade Vancouver will be up to in 2012 – including ways to get involved.

Where: Yagger’s Sports Bar, in the Back Room, 433 West Pender (near Richards St.).

When: Thursday, January 26th

What: Come for part or all of the evening!

5:30-7:00pm – Socializing! Join us for a bite to eat and drinks.

7:00-8:00pm – The Cotton Conversations/Presentation led by Sasha Caldera

More socializing til 9:30

PREVIEW: Check out Sasha’s articles for the Vancouver Observer at http://www.vancouverobserver.com/contributors/sasha-caldera

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END OF YEAR CELEBRATION!

Date and Time:

Dec 13 2011 - 5:30pm

Location:

Yagger's, 433 Pender street, , Vancouver

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An INVITATION to all of our VOLUNTEERS and MEMBERS: Come and join us for our final get-together of the year.

Let's have some holiday fun and celebrate Fair Trade Vancouver's achievements in 2011! And we want to thank YOU for all your efforts and support to bring about these successes.

The festivities will run from 5:30-9pm. Find us in the back room at Yagger's, 433 West Pender Street, near Richards. Let's eat, drink and make merry!

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2nd Annual Fair Trade Vancouver Holiday Fair and Gala

Date and Time:

Dec 3 2011 - 11:00am

Location:

Cantu Building, 198 Kingsway , Vancouver

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Ho Ho Hoooooliday Fair (and Gala)!

It's that time of year again! We're celebrating 2011 at our annual Fair Trade Vancouver Holiday Fair and Gala party.

The Fair Trade Market will run from 11AM-6PM and will feature a variety of vendors of fairtrade products. Admission is by donation, but bring your gift list! You'll have plenty of items to choose from, and you'll leave knowing your gifts this year were ethically sourced and traded--it's like giving twice!

At 6:30PM we shift gears and host our awards gala and silent auction. Finally at 8pm things really rev up as we bring in bands and a DJ to boogey on down to. A $10 ticket gets you admission to both the gala and party. Get yours by emailing tickets@fairtradevancouver.ca or visit our website: www.fairtradevancouver.ca.

We'll have food and drink throughout the day and night. Come eat fair, drink fair and be fairly merry!

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ONE CUP AT A TIME: Tracing Fair Trade Coffee from Peru to Canada

Date and Time:

Nov 23 2011 - 7:00pm

Location:

Salt Spring Coffee, 4295 Main Street, Vancouver

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Fair Trade Vancouver is excited to present a special education night showing the connection from coffee production in Peru to enjoying a cup in Vancouver, featuring Esperanza Castillo, and co-hosted by Salt Spring Coffee.

Meet ESPERANZA CASTILLO, President of the Pangoa Coffee Cooperative in Peru, a Fair Trade and organic-certified coffee cooperative. It’s not often we have an opportunity to meet face-to-face with the producer. Find out how Fair Trade improves the livelihood of small-scale coffee farmers in the cooperative. Learn about the direct trading relationship between Pangoa Cooperative and local roaster, Salt Spring Coffee. Enjoy some locally roasted coffee!

The main event will include a presentation by Esperanza, as well as short talks from Salt Spring Coffee and Fair Trade Vancouver. Beginning at 7:00pm, the event is expected to run until 8:30pm, with time afterwards for further discussion or questions. Salt Spring Coffee is generously offering their café space for this special event. Your RSVP is appreciated to help us anticipate numbers.

For a sneak preview (video clip of Esperanza and Pangoa) check out the Fair Trade Vancouver website blog http://www.fairtradevancouver.ca/blog/all

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Stories that Shape the World: Celebrate with our Friends at Education Generation

Date and Time:

Nov 3 2011 - 7:00pm

Location:

The HiVE, 210 - 128 W Hastings St, Vancouver

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Join our friends at Education Generation in celebrating through the powerful stories of our students, partners and fellows from the nine countries we work in: Afghanistan, Ghana, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, and Uganda. There will be selected items made available for silent auction that include books, handicrafts and other items related to education and world travel.

Join us for an inspirational night that includes:

- a photo collection from our students and overseas fellows, lovely music, drinks and appetizers

- the launch of a new brand, focus, and website redesign

- stories from returning overseas fellows and participants in our recent Ecuador fundraising tour, and highlights from partner organizations speaking about the impact of the scholarships on the ground, and

- a celebration of our recent win of a UN-affiliated World Summit Youth Award, and upcoming trip to Austria to accept as the only North American organization represented from over 700 applicants worldwide.

For details and tickets visit:

http://educationgeneration.eventbrite.com/

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Learn About Fair Trade Textiles & Jewellery

Date and Time:

Nov 3 2011 - 4:00pm

Location:

Cantu Building, 198 Kingsway , Vancouver

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Film Screening "The Dark Side of Chocolate"

Date and Time:

Oct 19 2011 - 7:00pm

Location:

FTV Office, 514- 207 W Hastings St, Vancouver

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In support of Fair Trade Vancouver’s Fair Trade chocolate Halloween campaign we are opening our office doors to all those interested to learn more about chocolate production and some of the serious labour issues affecting the industry. On Wednesday, October 19th we will be watching a short documentary by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati and Director U. Roberto Romano called The Dark Side of Chocolate which explores cacao production in Mali and Cote D’Ivoire. We'll also discuss further how to educate ourselves and take action.

Agenda

7:00 – Watch The Dark Side of Chocolate (47minutes)

8:00 – Discussion and/or Q&A among group

8:15 – Labour issues in chocolate and how Fair Trade is working to improve standards

We will have Fair Trade tea and some other munchies available, and encourage you to come with your insights and questions for a short discussion after the film. Please RSVP before 3PM on Wed. Oct 19th to marianne@fairtradevancouver.ca to help us plan accordingly. Also feel free to contact us with any questions.

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International Development Drinks

Date and Time:

Oct 5 2011 - 5:30pm

Location:

Blarney Stone Pub, 216 Carrall Street, Vancouver

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Making Connections Happen

The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) would like to invite you to International Development Drinks on October 5th 2011 at the Blarneystone Pub in the heart of Gastown.

This evening will provide an opportunity to connect with all major NGOs that are operating in Vancouver. Additionally, we will be hosting returned overseas volunteers, graduate students, professors, members of CIDA, and young social entrepreneurs. Please join us for a night of networking, socializing, and shaing.

Because we don't want our guests paying service fees, a cover donation of $4.00 will be asked at the door. Please bring cash. Proceeds go towards EWB & BCCIC.

#devdrinks share topic: It's not sexy. It works.

Oftentimes great ideas recieve not so great marketing. This evening, guests will share stories about underrated campaigns, strategies, or projects. We highly encourage guests to tweet using the #devdrinks hashtag. MC courtesy of Tanja Bergen, UBC Jump Start Coordinator.

Keynote Presenter: Fiona Rayher, co-founder, Gen Why Media

Fiona has experience as a documentary filmmaker and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communications from Simon Fraser University. She has worked with Development and Peace (CCODP) in Toronto and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) in Vancouver. She is currently the director of filmmaking at Rain City Strategies.

Keynote Presenter: Ben West, healthy communities campaigner, Wildnerness Committee

Ben has explored various avenues to make change for the better ranging from film-making and student activism to political organizing and sitting on the boards of a number of organizations including the Aurora Institute and the Board of Governors at Capilano College.

Ben was the coordinator of the BC Park Lovers Tour for the Wilderness Committee in 2005. As the Healthy Communities Campaigner for the Wilderness Committee Ben coordinates campaigns related to land use and transportation planning, protection of agricultural land and watersheds, reducing toxic pollution, and climate change policy.

Our June event featured an attendance of over 100 guests. To view photos from that evening, check out our photo album. After you have registered, join our International Development Drinks fan page.

If you are interested in volunteering at the event please get in touch with the organizers.

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