A big day for the planet

BIG BANG!! WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY 08 MAY 10
This year, we have to beat last year when World Fair Trade Day exploded with energy, innovation and an earth-circling ring of events.1000 events in 70 countries, touching 8million people. A supernova of entrepreneurial talent, superstars and forward thinking Fair Traders united by a new beat: Beat poverty Beat climate change Beat economic crisis.
President Obama has provided some political will - it's still down to us to provide the way.
WFTD09 is presented by the World Fair Trade Organization. 110,000,000 artisans, growers, farmers, producers and a growing number of supporters including; Desmond Tutu, Sir Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Honest Jon’s, Eddie Izzard, Sigur Ros, The Zawose, Emily Eavis, Dudu Sarr, FingerLickin, Colin Macintyre, Last Voices, President Obama and STOMP!! Add you and your own event now. Be the change. http://www.worldfairtradeday09.org

Presented by the World Fair Trade Organization [WFTO] Tel.: +31 (0) 345 53 59 14 - Fax: +31 (0) 8 47 47 44 01 wftd@wfto.com
Prijssestraat 24 - 4101 CR Culemborg - The Netherlands - WFTO is registered in the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce under 40536675

09 May 09. Poverty and climate change are manufactured. You can change that. Authentic Fair Trade delivers vital investment to producers and sustainable business practice across the globe. World Fair Trade Day is a big day for the planet. Create an event, join an event, change a planned event, put 09 May 09 in your diary, street, village, venue, country and promote it like there's no tomorrow... which may not be far from the truth. Trade the old way, that doesn’t work, for the new way that does.

Scheduled Events: Meetup will only a user to post meetup groups in 3 cities worldwide, so information about what's going on in other cities will be posted here (and hopefully people will create their own meetup groups for the day)

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand. A solo drumming recital on the beach next to New Brighton Pier as the sun rises on WFTD (organised by Trade Aid).

SOLOMON ISLANDS, South Pacific. A group drumming on the beach (organised by Last Voices).

VANUATU, South Pacific. Drumming in the cultural centre in Port Vila, and a demonstration of traditional and contemporary drumming from different islands of achipelago (organised by Fest Napuan and VANWODS).

MANILA, Philippines. A 3-day programme of events from 8-10 May to mark the official launch of the Market Development for FairTrade Project (MaDe for FairTrade) and the public announcement of the National Labelling Initiative. Will include performances, markets and a fashion show (organised by Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade).

NAIROBI, Kenya. Dudu Sarr, Suzanna Owiyo and the Aduna Foundation perform in a concert to mark BIG BANG!! (organised by Dudu Sarr)

DAKAR, Senegal. Dudu Sarr, Carlou D and the Aduna Foundation perform in a concert (organised by Dudu Sarr and Carlou D)

LONDON, UK. Drumjam day event at the Africa Centre (organised by Dudu Sarr).

LONDON, UK. Kick-starting the Sustainable Economy panel discussion at the British Library (organised by the British Library).

REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Small outdoor concert in Reykjavik City Centre (Ingolfs Sq.) featuring 4-5 bands including Sigur Ros (organised by Asdis, Fairtrade Iceland).

SEATTLE, USA. FairTrade world music suppliers Jamtown will co-ordinate a programme of Drumming Circles (organised by Jamtown with the Fair Trade Resource Network USA).