Fair Trade Pavillion

When you buy Fair Trade products, you ensure that farmers and artisans earn living wages that enable them to take care of their families, grow their businesses and maintain a healthy environment. Learn more about what Fair Trade is doing around the world. Saturday 10:30AM Abol Coffee: Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and Tasting Join Tamiru Degefa, cofounder and CEO, and Walter R. Sobie, chairman of the Artemis Nanotechnology Venture Fund, Inc., in this unique coffee experience. 11:00AM Fair Trade 101: Transfair USA Learn about the basics of Fair Trade from Jean Walsh, communications and outreach manager of Transfair USA. 12:00PM Fair Trade Chocolate Tasting: The Alter Eco Story Taste chocolate from Alter Eco, and learn about the story behind this delicious treat from Mathieu Senard, CEO. 1:00PM Oikocredit: Fairly Traded Money Terry Provance, executive director of Oikocredit, explains the importance of microcredit to poor people around the world. 2:00PM Kusikuy: The Making of a Fair Trade Sweater Tamara Stenn, director of Kusikuy, follows the path of the famed Andean knit sweaters from Bolivia to the U.S. 3:00PM Oké USA: Reinventing What It Means to Eat Bananas Jen Garay, organizer; Isaac Grody-Patinkin, campaign coordinator; and Julia Knott, sales coordinator for Oké, tell the story of Fair Trade bananas. 4:00PM Equal Exchange: A Unique Take on Fair Trade Learn about innovative new projects in the Fair Trade world from Equal Exchange, a workerowned cooperative with 21 years of experience buying coffee directly from small-scale farmers. 5:00PM Fair Trade Artisans: Ten Thousand Villages Discover the role of Ten Thousand Villages in preserving handicrafts and traditional livelihoods from around the world with Lisa Stratton, marketing director and Marissa Heyl,marketing fellow. Sunday 11:30AM Abol Coffee: Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and Tasting Join Tamiru Degefa, cofounder and CEO, and Walter R. Sobie, chairman of the Artemis Nanotechnology Venture Fund, Inc., in this unique coffee experience. 12:00PM Fair Trade 101: Made by Hand Learn about the basics of Fair Trade from Kimberly Grimes, director of Made by Hand International Cooperative. 1:00PM Fair Trade Chocolate: Divine Chocolate Meet the Ghanaian cocoa farmers from Kuapa Kokoo and Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine Chocolate USA, as they talk about their unique business model. 2:00PM Fair Trade: Celebrating the Art and Beauty of Nicaragua Dolly Pomereau, founder of both the Nicaraguan Cultural Alliance and the Quixote Center, speaks about the arts, culture and partnership. 3:00PM More Than a Gimmick: Why It’s Important to Choose Fully Committed Fair Trade Businesses Carmen Lezzi, executive director of the Fair Trade Federation, explores the world of Fair Trade business. 4:00PM United Students for Fair Trade Learn how you can promote Fair Trade in your community and school from Christina Lizzi, USFT Mid Atlantic coordinator, and Yochi Zakai, Corporate Responsibility Programs coordinator at Co-op America.