Fair trade

CONTEXT

The World Social Forum on Transformative Economies wants to “put people and the environment at the center of the economy and end the economy based on extraction, growth, competitiveness and the market” (and propose alternatives)

OBJECTIVES

1. Identify current and future challenges of the Fair Trade movement
2. Prepare a joint proposal on the issues to work for World Social Forum on Transformative Economies (June and October 2020)
3. Discuss a common agenda towards October 2020

AGENDA

15:00 - 15:10 (CEST) Welcome session, by Sergi Corbalán, Fair Trade Advocacy Office

15:10 - 15:40. Presentations (speakers pending confirmation)

Confirmed speakers

• Anna Canning (USA) / Fair World Project (USA)
• Andrea Fütterer (Germany) / Chair of Forum Fairer Handel
• Álvaro Goicoechea (Spain) / Director of Fairtrade Ibérica
• Lise Trégloze (France) / Fédération Artisans du Monde 
• Erinch Sahan / Chief Executive of the World Fair Trade Organization
• Miguel Angel Munguía (Mexico) / Chair of CLAC (Latin America, Caribbean)
• Julie Stoll, Commerce Equitable France
• Roopa Mehta (India) / Chair of the World Fair Trade Organization

What are the main current challenges of the fair trade movement, in relation to

1. Power (of governments), who decides what, who rules the world
2. Knowledge (education, raising awareness)
3. Economy and finance> what should be our objectives, what changes are necessary in the economy and finances
4. Environment, ecological crisis, what can we do as a movement to be part of the solution

15:40 - 16:40. Open debate

16:40 - 17:30. Common agenda, WSFTE 2020 process (facilitated by Anna Bardolet, LaCoordi)

• Conclusions  
• Methodology and proposals for the inter-movement assemblies
• Common agenda towards October 2020

AIMED AT: Fair Trade organisations, Fair Trade shops, volunteers, Fair Trade producer organisations. 

Co-organised byr: Alternativa3, Artisans du monde, CECJ, FTAO, LaCoordi, Oxfam Intermon

If you have any questions, please contact: coordinacio@lacoordi.cat

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcuCrrT0rGNz168rvo2u4R7ulJs03b7Ur
Barcelona