Fair Trade in Room 308

This Wednesday we will welcome a guest from Bridgehead who is coming in to talk about Fair Trade, and what it means to people in Ottawa and elsewhere. This follows on our "Banana Bonanza" activities where we explored what it really costs to bring a banana home from the local market. Students are currently creating original labels for their own fair trade products.

Here are some links to sites that deal with fair trade organizations we have talked about in class
http://www.tenthousandvillages.ca/
http://www.bridgehead.ca/
http://transfair.ca/

Check out this short film on fair trade and how it helps others
http://www.fairtrade.net/338.html

Try out this kids site for lots of facts and fun games that deal with fair trade
http://www.kidz-at-work.net/Home.203+M54a708de802.0.html

Here are some great stories that deal with kids and fair trade
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/children.htm