…and reflection, discussion and/or vehement debate. That is, depending on how passionate you are about Trade Justice issues in the news (on a Monday morning).
Speaking of (morning), Good morning!
Exciting and engaging things are in the works and barreling down the proverbial pipeline with Fair Trade Boston. As I write, we are working hard at updating the FTB website to better reflect and advertise the current ‘Fair Trade Town’ campaign and especially post all of the exciting opportunities and events that will be going on around Bean-FairTrade-town on World Fair Trade Day, May 8! So stay tuned, very soon, for all of that.
In the meantime, as promised, this headline caught my eye as I looked for reasons to procrastinate on the aforementioned website overhaul this morning:
Why Brazil’s Cotton Farmers Get Subsidies from the U.S. – a potent look at U.S. farm and food policy and its direct impact on worldwide trade justice. (To complement and flesh out the topic a bit, NPR.org contributes this article from a few years ago on U.S./European subsidies and their impact on African cotton farmers.)
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Incidentally…
Interested in where to find fair trade cotton? Look no further than Boston’s locally-owned, operated (and great friend to all things Fair Trade Boston) AUTONOMIE PROJECT – Fair Trade Fashion and Footwear!
You’re welcome.
World Fair Trade Day Organizer | Fair Trade Boston
seth@fairtradeboston.org
