Tue, February 12, 2013 12:00 AM - Fri, February 15, 2013, 12:00 AM HENRY ANGUS BUILDING. FREE. To celebrate being Canada’s first Fair Trade campus! Third Annual UBC Fair Trade Week February 12-15, to increase awareness of what Fair Trade is, what UBC’s role is and highlight what products are available on and off campus.
CONTEST:
A chance to win a $100 Bookstore Gift Card
Answer the question:
* Do you plan to buy FairTrade certified Valentine's chocolates?
* Email your answer to sustainoutreach@ams.ubc.ca by February 15th
UBC is asking the community to support the week’s engaging activities and events which include:
Buy Fair Trade Gift Ware, no-sweat Products, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate and Fruits
JOIN US
• Flash Mob organized by Common Energy UBC and goBeyond on Wednesday, February 13, 11:45am
• Trade Fair at Henry Angus, Birmingham Lounge on Wednesday, February 13, 1130am – 1:30pm, FREE samples,information and gift ware including a lunch and learn presentation (12:15 and 1:00pm) with Fair Trade Vancouver and Zhena's Gypsy Tea
February 15, 9am to 11am
• Trade Fair Pancake Breakfast by Engineers Without Borders, at Fred Kaiser Atrium
Chew On This 2013 is a collaborative event from CUS Sustainability, Common Energy and Oxfam UBC. https://www.facebook.com/events/149822935173896/
The week is being organized through cross-campus partnerships including the AMS, Student Housing and Hospitality Services (SHHS), SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies), the UBC Bookstores, Engineers Without Borders and students from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Common Energy UBC (http://commonenergyubc.wordpress.com/) and goBeyond (http://go-beyond.ca/).
event details: http://www.food.ubc.ca/sustainability/fair-trade-week
contact information: juliana.campbell@ubc.ca
Resource information:
http://bookstore.ubc.ca/event/fair-trade-week
http://www.fairtraderesource.org/link-up/events-calendar/
http://www.fairtradevancouver.ca/
http://fairtrade.ca/