Upcoming Events

• The One-Month Challenge

  Date: February 14th 2010 – March 15th 2010

  Location: Manitoba

  Want to help spread awareness on fair trade while enjoying deliciously ethical food products? Get involved in MCIC’s One-Month Challenge campaign in 2010.

  The One-Month Challenge is an opportunity to show support for producers in the developing world by consuming only fair trade brands of coffee, tea and chocolate for 30 days beginning February 14. Last year, 5,000 Manitobans took the challenge by pledging their commitment and getting friends and colleagues to sign on as well.

  When you buy fair trade, it means that producers in the developing world have received a fair wage for what they produce, so they are able to better support their families and communities. This alternative approach to trade encourages more sustainable farm management practices, better conditions for workers, and more democratic procedures within the workplace. Fair trade also means NO CHILD LABOUR has been used in production.

  It all starts on Valentine’s Day, 2010. If you’d like to organize an activity or promote the One-Month Challenge is your school, workplace or community group, contact MCIC for a free Do-It-Yourself kit. Those who sign-up are also eligible for fair trade prizes! Contact MCIC at (204) 987 6420 or fairtrade2@mcic.ca for more information and to access resources.

  For more information and to sign-up visit the Fair Trade Manitoba website

• Global Citizens Exhibit

  Date: February 15th 2010 – March 28th 2010

  Location: Sam Waller Museum, The Pas, MB

  MCIC’s Global Citizens: Manitobans Working Together for a Better World exhibit, which features photographs, stories and video from international projects with Manitoba connections, will be on display at the Sam Waller Museum in The Pas, Manitoba starting February 15th. Read more about the Global Citizens exhibit.