Please visit www.fairtradenyc.org to view the New York City Fair Trade Coalition’s website. Thank you!

“When it comes to skin care, Lisa Françoise, founder and owner of Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Spa Treatments has one cardinal rule: If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t wear it on your skin. It’s an easy tenet to get behind when you realize that Françoise’s brand of edible skin care involves premium organic, fair-trade chocolate that turns that whole moment-on-your-lips-lifetime-on-your-hips chestnut on its head. ”

To see the full article on Treehugger.com, click here.

Adam Phillips, a journalist for Voice of America, joined our festivities on May 9, 2009, to celebrate World Fair Trade Day. Click this link to read his article about the event.

Check out what Treehugger.com has to say about People Tree, a Japanese Fair Trade company. Click here.

“Welcome to The Blog! This is your one stop shop to all things related to the innovative Fair Trade and Microfinance Class at Fordham University College of Business Administration. We sell all our fair trade products through the name: Students for Fair Trade.”

Click this link to check out their blog.

Check out Annie Lenox’s message about Fair Trade on Treehugger.com.

Fair Trade clothing and accessories company, The Autonomie Project, was featured on Treehugger.com. Check it out!

Treehugger.com posted an article on their website about World Fair Trade Day 2009. Check it out!

May 9, 2009

Please join the Action Center to End World Hunger and the NYC Fair Trade Coalition for a World Fair Trade Day celebration!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Action Center to End World Hunger
6 River Terrace, Battery Park City, NYC

Come learn more about the powerful and positive impact that fair trade is having across the world. The celebration will include free and delicious fair trade giveaways, such as chocolate and coffee, vendors selling fairly traded goods from all over the world, fair trade films, children’s activities and more!

Activities will be held outdoors.

All are welcome!

Click here to see the original event post on the Action Center’s website!

To read about the worldwide Fair Trade banana eating event, click here.

To read full article, click here.