University of Wisconsin - Rock County
2909 Kellogg Avenue
Janesville, WI 53546
Contact the UR Office:
E-Mail: uroffice@uwc.edu
Phone: 608-758-6530

2/20/2009

Fair Trade Topic of Free Lecture

Janesville – Learn how your dollars can be spent better at a free lecture on fair trade on Tuesday, February 24, at noon at UW-Rock County. The lecture will be held in the lower lobby of Allen Hall, 2909 Kellogg Ave.

Susan Sheldon from A Greater Gift in Madison will talk about fair trade principles and how it grew in Europe and later in the United States with the advent of fair trade coffee. She’ll also discuss what is currently happening in fair trade, what the principles of fair trade are, how to verify fair trade items, how prices are set, the explosion in fair trade vendors, and current debates about importing items from overseas.

The event is open to the public as part of a series of programs offered by UW-Rock County focusing on smart buying with the theme “Avoiding Affluenza.”

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