Brewing Justice, Fair Trade, Coffee and Sustainable Survival

Beginning at 7 pm on Thursday, October 9th in the UM's North Underground Lecture Hall, author Daniel Jaffee from Washington State University will give a public lecture entitled "Brewing Justice, Fair Trade, Coffee and Sustainable Survival". Learn about the social, economic, and environmental implications of fair trade, based on extensive field work in indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Jaffee follows the members of the Michiza cooperative, whose organic coffee is sold on the international fair trade market, and compares their experiences to their conventional counterparts. Jaffee also explores the changing politics of the international fair trade movement, including challenges posed by the entry of transnational corporations and recommendations for strengthening this alternative system.