YOU are invited to join us @ OHIO FAIR TRADE EXPO

September 26, 2009

John Carroll University

http://www.ohiofairtrade.com/

Dear Fellow Fair Trade Advocates,

YOU are invited to....

The Ohio Fair Trade Expo at John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH on Saturday, September 26th 2009 from 9am-4pm.

The day will include speakers and workshops for members of faith communities, high school students, college students, fair trade advocates,those interested in social entrepreneurship, and all others who want to learn about the Fair Trade movement in Ohio and beyond. In addition to speakers and workshops, the day will feature a Fair Trade market, bringing together 20+ vendors from across Ohio with a variety of fair trade gifts, clothing, and food & drink products.

The speakers and workshops for the afternoon session were designed with students in mind, specifically those working with social justice and/or Fair Trade Initiatives in their communities.

Presenters include:

• Peter Buck - Program Representative, Equal Exchange Interfaith Program<http://www.equalexchange.coop/interfaith-program>


• Katy Cantrell - Program Advisor, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Fair TradeProgram <http://www.crsfairtrade.org/>


• Sam Carpenter - General Manager, Global Gifts<http://www.globalgiftsindy.com/>


• Carmen Iezzi - Executive Director, Fair Trade Federation<http://www.fairtradefederation.org/>


• John Ryan - State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown<http://brown.senate.gov/>


• Chris Solt - Regional Sales Manager, Ten Thousand Villages<http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/>
  

You can learn more about the Expo and pre-register at:http://www.ohiofairtrade.com/. Online registration will be available on the website during the first week in August. Pre-registration for students is $5 and Expo-Day registration for students is $9.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!!

Solidarity Clothing will be selling products from our new GREENOLA line: http://www.greenolastyle.com/

Peace,

Jennifer Moran and the Solidarity Clothing team :)