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Oberlin’s Bi-annual Fair Trade Summit:

September 6, 2008.

11:30am- 6:00pm.

First Church

Oberlin, Ohio

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Workshops, discussions, and roundtables featuring topics such as:

  1. •Fair Trade 101: “free trade” is not FAIR trade

  2. •How to start your own Fair Trade Company

  3. •How to Run a Successful Fair Trade Marketplace at Your Church

  4. •A Biblical Approach to Fair Trade

  5. •How to do a Fundraising Campaign Using Fair Trade Products

  6. •United Students for Fair Trade Campaign–– “Fair Trade University Campaign”

  7. •Fair Trade and Sustainability

  8. •Ohio Sweat Free Campaign–– Designated Supplier Programs

  9. •Incorporating Fair Trade, Global Poverty, Economic & Social Justice into your School’s Curriculum

  10. •Create your own Fair Trade Foot Print

  11. •and more!


Whether you are part of a college, high school, or place of worship and are interested in fair trade––or maybe just an individual who wants to learn more about a movement to eradicate global poverty through fair and transparent business relationships––this conference will give you the tools to get connected and start making a difference in your own life and wider community right here in NE Ohio!


Sponsored by: Ben Franklin/Mind Fair. Bonner Scholars. Creativity and Leadership: Entrepreneurship at Oberlin Project, First Church in Oberlin. Ginko Gallery & Studio. Heartbeats, House of Healing Outreach. InterReligious Task Force on Central America, INTO, Oberlin College Library, Revive. Santa Elena Project of Accompaniment, Student Friends of the Oberlin College Library


11:30- Registration begins

12:00- 12:30- Networking lunch

12:30- 1:15- Welcome and Fair Trade 101

1:30- 2:30- 1st Workshop

2:45- 3:45- 2nd Workshop

4:00- 5:15- 3rd Workshop

  1. This workshop includes a screening of the film "Coffee Country: Can Fair Trade Save the Farm?" and will be followed by a discussion with Christopher Kerr, Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives & Immersion, John Carroll University.  This event is supported by a grant from PBS's award-winning TV news magazine FRONTLINE/World, the American Library Association, and the Skoll Foundation.  Co-sponsored by the Oberlin College Library and the Student Friends of the Library.

5:30-6:00- Question and Answer Session