International Guest Lecture: Child Liberty - bringing fair trade to Liberia

RMIT Social Enterprise Group Event
3rd May 2013
FREE
For booking click here
Liberian-born Chid escaped the war-torn country with his parents as a child and settled in America. The country of his birth never lost its hold on him however, and as a successful adult he returned to contribute to the creation of positive change.
The social enterprise he co-founded, Liberty and Justice, now assists disenfranchised women in attaining economic independence.
The RMIT Social Enterprise Group is delighted to provide this opportunity to meet Chid and hear his story, told with candour and passion, of the challenges and strategies needed to set up a Fair Trade enterprise assisting women in a staunchly patriarchal, conflict- ridden country.

Fair Trade Futures Conference

FTAANZ Event
World Fair Trade Day
Saturday 4th of May 2013
1:00pm EST, 3:00pm NZT
FREE
The Fair Trade Futures Conference 2013 will enable leaders,organizers and newcomers to connect online and through local programs in Australia and New Zealand, to shareknowledge, experiences and to enhance their understanding of Fair Trade. Registration and more information FTA

Fair Trade Markets

Sunday 5th of May 2013
From 11.00am to 7.00pm
Atrium Federation Square
FREE For info click HERE
The Atrium at Fed Square will be buzzing with activities.
If you want to buy the latest fairly traded novelties, sample a fairly traded cup of coffee or tea, meet the people behind the fair trade movement or simply want to enjoy a Sunday afternoon in the city, this is definitively the place to be. Bring your family and friends. Thoughtful shopping ideas for Mothers' Day.

Activities include

**Kids' Corner

Kids will absolutely love this, using traditional Ghanaian Adinkra symbols and fair trade organic cotton, the kids will have an opportunity to decorate flags - one to take home and one to add to the Fairtrade Festival Bunting. There will also be ‘junk art’ building and face painting on the day. Entry by gold coin donation.

Fair Trade Coffee Painting Workshop

Come and meet our talented artist Erin-Claire Barrow who will run an introductory painting workshop creating artwork with these fun alternative mediums.

Recycled Jewellery Making Workshop

Join Jenny Leone, a dynamic, free and passionate Fashion Designer from Italy for a session in recycled accessory making. Bring your trash, unwanted fabrics, buttons, strings or whatever you can find to see how Jenny will convert it into a beautiful piece for you.

Fair Trade Mothers' Day High Tea

Sunday 12th of May 2013
From 11.00am to 1.30pm
Melbourne Town Hall, The
Limited spaces available
Adult $75.00
Child $33.00

To get your ticket, visit our website and click on the CUPS

We have planned a very special Fair Trade Mothers' Day High Tea for all those amazing mothers out there. Not only are we hosting the high tea in one of the most iconic building in Melbourne, the luxurious Melbourne Town Hall. The menu is a bit of a feature, as it offers a compilation of flavours put together by chefs and caterers from around Melbourne. Every mother will receive a fair trade certified rose compliments of Instant Karma Roses and there ere will be plenty of opportunities to win some great prizes.
Profits from the ticket sales of this year’s Mother’s Day High Tea will go to Seven Women a charity that aims to empower marginalised and disabled women in Nepal through training and employment.

Power of the Social Flower

Fracture Gallery
Federation Square
5-12 of May 2013
FREE
A space that challenges the idea that a Fair Trade Rose is not simply a rose, but has the power to change people’s lives.
A collaboration between artist Rohana Norgate and Instant Karma Roses