Brewing Justice: Ethiopian Fair Trade Coffee Farmer Comes to Berkeley

Join us for an evening discussion about the status of coffee farmers in the global economy and the emergence of alternative trade models. Keynote Speaker: Tadesse Meskela, General Manager Ethiopia’s Fair Trade Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union Jose Malvido, Tonatierra representative from Cafe Maya Ik’ Café Maya Ik’ is an International Indigenous Trade Alliance between the autonomous Maya regions of Chiapas and Xicano autonomous Pueblos of Aztlan Colleen Crosby, Owner, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company is a socially responsible company that buys & sells Fair Trade coffee and educates consumers on Fair Trade. Valerie Orth, Fair Trade Organizer at Global Exchange A reception will follow the event including Fair Trade Coffee. Sponsoring organizations: Students of Color in Planning, Global Exchange, Department of City & Regional Planning, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters