La Mesa, CA, a Fair Trade Town

Celebrating World Fair Trade Day 2018

Friday, May 11 5-7pm

"Meet and Greet"

At Eclipse Chocolate Bar and Bistro- South Park

All Are Invited!  

Fair Trade Advocates,
Here is an opportunity to celebrate Fair Trade and to meet Jacyln Vogel a new and enthusiastic member of San Diego Fair Trade County.  Jacyln is planning to work toward having San Diego declared as a "Fair Trade Town".  This is a huge endeavor and we will need widespread participation and support.  Official declaration is something we have discussed for some years.  Now we are hoping it can happen.  Jacyln's biography follows.  We are happy to have her on board.  - San Diego Fair Trade County

Jaclyn Vogel is a Masters student pursuing her degree in Conservation Education, and is an intern at the Port of San Diego on the Energy and Sustainability Team. Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Jaclyn relocated to San Diego five years ago.

Jaclyn is excited to announce that she is pursuing the establishment of the City of San Diego as an official Fair Trade Town. Fair trade aligns well with Jaclyn’s thesis, which is centered around conscious consumerism. Jaclyn recognizes that humanity’s consumption is responsible for the degradation of natural resources and the maltreatment of marginalized communities. These are why she is passionate about educating consumers in developed nations on how to be more sustainable in their consumption behavior. Fair trade provides a prominent platform to effectively engage consumers in sustainability, and the Fair Trade Town: San Diego campaign will hopefully encourage consumers in the region to select fair trade products first and foremost.

At this time, Jaclyn is still in the planning phase for the campaign, and hopes to organize an initiation meeting within the next month. If you are interested in participating in the campaign, please follow this link to register and Jaclyn will reach out to you regarding next steps soon.

 

Celebrating World Fair Trade Event Ideas!

Looking for ideas for World Fair Trade Day? Check out WFTD 2018 here. Do you have an event to share? Let us know and we will get the word out. 

 

Join Fair Trade partner, Threads Worldwide on WFTD on May 12th at the 2018 Recycled Art & Fashion Show. Event will be held at 6:30pm at the Monte De Oro Winery in Temecula.