LOCAL EVENTS - WINNIPEG:
HAPPENINGS DOWN AT THE DRAG:
Here's a couple of notices that Molly has received about upcoming events down at the Mondragon (91 Albert St.), Winnipeg's local infoshop.
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Fair Trade / Food Politics Speaker and Discussion
Date:
Friday, March 26, 2010
Time:
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Location:
The Mondragon
91 Albert Street
Winnipeg, MB
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Description
Ian Hussey will be speaking and housing a discussion about Fair Trade and Food Politics. Ian Hussey founded and was a national coordinator of the Canadian Student Fair Trade Network (CSFTN) from 2004-2007. Through the CSFTN, he worked with students across Canada in advocating for fair trade certified product purchasing policies, and he coordinated the first two Fair Trade Halloweens in Canada with La Siembra Cooperative. Also through the CSFTN, he played a definitive role in the development of the Canadian Coalition for Fair Trade, and he served on the coalition's first steering committee in 2007-2008. He has been a member of the advisory council of the US-based United Students for Fair Trade since 2006. Ian entered the PhD program in sociology at York University in 2008. His dissertation is a postcolonial critique of fair trade. His activism at York includes work on a campaign to have all York-branded apparel be cooperatively made and traded, certified organic and fair trade certified.
Fair Trade / Food Politics Speaker and Discussion
Date:
Friday, March 26, 2010
Time:
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Location:
The Mondragon
91 Albert Street
Winnipeg, MB
View Map
Description
Ian Hussey will be speaking and housing a discussion about Fair Trade and Food Politics. Ian Hussey founded and was a national coordinator of the Canadian Student Fair Trade Network (CSFTN) from 2004-2007. Through the CSFTN, he worked with students across Canada in advocating for fair trade certified product purchasing policies, and he coordinated the first two Fair Trade Halloweens in Canada with La Siembra Cooperative. Also through the CSFTN, he played a definitive role in the development of the Canadian Coalition for Fair Trade, and he served on the coalition's first steering committee in 2007-2008. He has been a member of the advisory council of the US-based United Students for Fair Trade since 2006. Ian entered the PhD program in sociology at York University in 2008. His dissertation is a postcolonial critique of fair trade. His activism at York includes work on a campaign to have all York-branded apparel be cooperatively made and traded, certified organic and fair trade certified.
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The Balconies Live @ Mondragon
Date:
Friday, April 16, 2010
Time:
8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location:
Mondragon Cafe & Bookstore
Description
Ottawa/Toronto's fab pop rock group The Balconies are swinging into town! Check out their myspace ( http://www.myspace.com/thebalconies ) and the come out to the see them Live @ The Mondragon!Also Special Guest Performances! $5/pwyc ( I wonder what "pwyc" is-Molly )all ages / get boozy with proof of age.
The Balconies Live @ Mondragon
Date:
Friday, April 16, 2010
Time:
8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location:
Mondragon Cafe & Bookstore
Description
Ottawa/Toronto's fab pop rock group The Balconies are swinging into town! Check out their myspace ( http://www.myspace.com/thebalconies ) and the come out to the see them Live @ The Mondragon!Also Special Guest Performances! $5/pwyc ( I wonder what "pwyc" is-Molly )all ages / get boozy with proof of age.
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