2022 Ohio Fair Trade Teach-In & Expo
Environmental Sustainability – Care for Our Earth
On Saturday, October 8, 2022, the Ohio Fair Trade Network together with John Carroll University is hosting the 2022 Ohio Fair Trade Teach-In and Expo!
Join us for one of the largest regional fair trade events in the country. The Ohio Fair Trade Teach-In & Expo has showcased socially and environmentally conscious consumerism annually since 2009. Bringing people together from across Ohio and neighboring states, the Ohio Fair Trade Teach-In & Expo is the place to learn about models for socially conscious and environmentally sustainable global trade.
The theme for the 2022 Fair Trade Teach-In & Expo is Environmental Sustainability/Care for Our Earth, one of the nine principles of fair trade! Guest speakers will highlight these and other principles of fair trade, inviting all of us to play our part in promoting social and economic justice. The Fair Trade Marketplace will feature hundreds of unique products from dozens of vendors, generating vital income for artisan and farming families. Find a great selection of fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate and more, as well as beautiful handcrafted jewelry, clothing, and home décor items.
Our Vendors and Community Partners for 2022 (list in formation):
Artesanias Santo Domingo
Amani Beads
Canaan Palestine
Equal Exchange
Friends of the Third World
Global Ties
Collaborative to End Human Trafficking
INTO
IRTF - InterReligious Task Force on Central America
Joyce's Boutique and Hair Salon
NoonDay Collection
One World Shop
Revy
Shema
Silk Road Market
Storehouse Tea
The Market Path
Women of the Cloud Forest
Esperanza Threads
TEACH-IN & EXPO SCHEDULE
9 AM - 2 PM Fair Trade Market
Teach-In (in the auditorium):
10 AM Interconnected: Fair Trade, Sustainability, and Care for God's Creation (Brenna Davis, Director of Environmental Initiatives at the Ignatian Solidarity Network)
11:15 AM Fair Trade 101 (presenter to be announced)
12:15 PM Students and Sustainability: Envisioning and Enacting a Fair and Sustainable Future (panel of high school students)
Session Details:
10 AM BRENNA DAVIS - Interconnected: Fair Trade, Sustainability, and Care for God's Creation
In this session, learn about the interconnections between fair wages, environmental sustainability, and the call to Care for God's Creation. When we support one of these issues, because they are intertwined, we support them all. We will talk about how these issues are a part of Pope Francis' Laudato Si' Action Plan and will engage in dialogue and action planning on how to show the interconnection between justice issues in our own communities.
Brenna Davis is the Director of Environmental Initiatives at the Ignatian Solidarity Network. She is a certified spiritual director, Cuyahoga County Master Recycler, and is a member of National Catholic Reporter's EarthBeat Advisory Panel. In her spare time, Brenna enjoys reading, running, bullet journaling, speaking Spanish, writing letters, and digging through trash cans to properly sort recycling.
The Ignatian Solidarity Network is a lay-led non-profit based in Cleveland, OH. Our mission is to Network, educate, and form advocates for social justice animated by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the witness of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador and their companions.
11:15 AM Fair Trade 101
We hear so much about ethically sourced, fairly sourced, organic, direct trade, earth-friendly. What does all this mean? Learn what is and isn’t fair trade. Fair trade is a specific set of principles to which fair trade producers and distributors commit. These principles build the health of local communities beyond better wages and working conditions. Fair trade empowers artisans and farmers to have ownership of their businesses and use the proceeds to improve their housing, schools, health clinics, gender equity, and more. Learn about the fair trade certification process and Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs) that practice fair trade.
12:15 PM Students and Sustainability: Envisioning and Enacting a Fair and Sustainable Future
This year’s expo will involve a special emphasis on opportunities for area youth to promote and support fair trade and sustainability. Some area students will be invited to address those gathered about their own communities’ efforts in these areas – sharing the achievements and challenges they have experienced while trying to work for economic and environmental justice. We will also provide a time and space for students to network, dialogue, share best practices, and set goals with other students and the Ohio Fair Trade Network.
There's no need to pre-register for any of these sessions, just come by on October 8 at the given time and join us for these wonderful presentations!
Join us for the 2022 Ohio Fair Trade Expo – Registrations are open!
Registrations for the 2022 Expo are now open. Starting today, May 25, you can register to attend or sponsor the Ohio Fair Trade Expo.
Go to our Eventbrite page and buy a ticket or two, to join us for this fun and educative event!
Free admission and fair trade goodie bags! Complimentary fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate will be offered by Equal Exchange, a worker-owned cooperative.
