FW: Oxfam's Fair Trade Student Organizer Training

Hello S-L Community,

I have been told that my original message was too large for people's email
accounts and computers. I wanted to resend the message with a web link where
you can download the application for the Fair Trade Coffee trainings off the
web. I am sorry for any inconveince. The trainings are a wonderful
opportunity for students to get involved in global issues but make an impact
locally and actually see the fruits of their labor. 

I know the deadline is right around the corner, but I believe the folks in
charge would be willing to work with students who really want to be there to
find a compromise. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think who might
be interested.

Thanks for your time.

Xavier Benavides
National Outreach Coordinator
Oxfam America
26 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 728-2488
(800) 77-OXFAM ext. 488
FAX - (617) 728-2596
www.oxfamamerica.org <http://www.oxfamamerica.org> 

"To wonder is to begin to understand."         - Aristotle 

Fair Trade Student Organizer Training

Oxfam America is seeking motivated college students to participate in a
free* 3½ day Fair Trade Organizer Training program.  The program will train
participants how to organize Fair Trade Coffee Campaigns on their respective
campuses.  Student participants will gain skills in organizing, leadership
and communication, as well as a greater understanding of issues related to
trade, poverty and the struggle for global social justice.  Students will
have the opportunity to interact with Latin American coffee farmers and
cooperative leaders, representatives from companies that sell Fair Trade
Certified coffee, student activists, and members of the international
development community.

The program is open to college freshmen, sophomores or juniors willing to
commit to organizing a Fair Trade Coffee Campaign on campus.  Multiple
applicants from the same college are welcome.  To attend, please complete
the application form, found at
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/fairtrade/training/index.html
<http://www.oxfamamerica.org/fairtrade/training/index.html> .  Applications
are due to Oxfam by December 7, 2001.  There is limited space available, so
apply now!

Trainings will be held in Boston for students from Northeast colleges (New
England & NY) on February 21-24, 2002 and in Washington, DC for students
from Mid-Atlantic colleges (DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA & WV) on February 28 - March
3, 2002.

Selected applicants will be notified by January 4, 2002.  Please direct
questions to Liam Brody, 617-728-2437 or fairtrade@oxfamamerica.org
<mailto:fairtrade@oxfamamerica.org> .  For more information about Fair
Trade, visit www.oxfamamerica.org/fairtrade
<http://www.oxfamamerica.org/fairtrade> .

Oxfam America is dedicated to creating lasting solutions to poverty, hunger,
and social injustice through long-term partnerships with poor communities
around the world.  Oxfam works to eliminate the root causes of social and
economic inequities by challenging the systemic barriers that foster
conflict and human suffering and limit people from gaining the skills,
resources, and power to become self-sufficient.

*Oxfam will cover all program-related expenses including travel, hotel
rooms, meals and training materials.

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Liam Brody
Fair Trade Coordinator
Oxfam America
26 West Street
Boston, MA  02111 USA
Ph:  617/728 2437;  800/77-OXFAM x437
Fax:  617/728 2596
Email:  lbrody@oxfamamerica.org <mailto:lbrody@oxfamamerica.org> 
Web:  www.oxfamamerica.org <http://www.oxfamamerica.org> 

Oxfam America, creating lasting solutions to poverty,
hunger, and social injustice around the world.