As World Fair Trade Day approaches, we thought we'd take a moment to celebrate the recent visit by our friends from CAC Pangoa in Peru and Fondo Paez in Colombia. Their time with us was nothing short of remarkable, reminding us that relationships and dialogue lie at the heart of what drives Fair Trade. We are truly grateful to them for taking the time and investing the resources to travel so far to be with us. Their presence and active involvement in our outreach activities not only drew us closer as trading partners but also connected them directly with consumers on numerous occasions, which is what we are all about at Café Campesino!

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World Fair Trade Day is an international celebration of the worldwide effort to create a global economy based on justice, dignity and sustainability. This year, on and around May 13th, Fair Trade supporters worldwide will celebrate the many ways that Fair Trade creates economic opportunity and development for people and communities most disadvantaged by conventional trade.

This year's theme is the unique role of Fair Trade organizations, which range from producer and consumer cooperatives, shops and collectives to advocacy groups, unions, producer groups, NGO's, and regional and national networks. World Fair Trade Day calls on all of us to celebrate Fair Trade organizations, buy more Fair Trade goods and encourage conventional companies to sell more Fair Trade products.

Here are ten ways to celebrate World Fair Day:

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Whew...April's done and we're finally returning to a more evenly paced life...or are we?

On Friday April 28th through Sunday the 30th, Geoffrey was where he is every year...serving up Café Campesino (and a little Guayaki Yerba Mate to boot) and talking Fair Trade with the folks riding in this year's Bicycle Ride Across Georgia's Spring Tune-Up in Madison, Georgia. Thanks Geoffrey for your hard work and congrats to everyone who rode! Stay tuned for more info about this summer's BRAG, which runs from Dalton to Augusta from June 10th through the 17th...and yes, Geoffrey and crew will be there!

Saturday, May 6th: Geoffrey will be at Ten Thousand Villages in Atlanta to help our friends there celebrate Fair Trade Day. Between 11 am and 2 pm, Geoffrey will be serving tasty samples of Café Campesino coffee. Throughout the day, folks who visit the store can take Ten Thousand Villages' Fair Trade Facts quiz. Each answer is worth 5% off your purchase (up to 20% off!). For more information, visit their website and click on the World Fair Trade Day link.

Saturday, May 13th: Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with Café Campesino! Everyone (though we realize southwest Georgia may be a tad far for many of our customers and other friends) is invited to join Café Campesino for the 2006 World Fair Trade Day celebration on Saturday May 13th. From 10 am to 2 pm, Café Campesino will be at Rylander Park (across the street from Monroe's on West Lamar Street), offering free samples of our locally-roasted Fair Trade, organic coffees and providing information about our work as a 100% Fair Trade organic coffee company.

Joining in the celebration of this year's World Fair Trade Day at Rylander Park will be our very own Three Frontiers Trading Company, Americus' supplier of Fair Trade artisan handcrafts and furnishings from throughout the developing world. While we're serving up our fresh-roasted coffee, Three Frontiers will be holding its first annual Christmas in May sidewalk sale. Everything from toys to home decorations to world music cds will be available for folks who want to give the gift of Fair Trade. 

The following is a summary of the events we have planned for World Fair Trade Day:

10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Rylander Park (across from the Rylander Theatre on West Lamar Street). Come browse Fair Trade crafts and goods for sale from Three Frontiers Trading Company, sample delicious fairly traded iced mocha and ice teas, and learn more about Fair Trade and how you can be a part of the action.

7:00 – 9:00 pm: Café Campesino, 725 Spring St. Join us for an international potluck supper followed by a screening of The Gods Must Be Crazy. Food, friends, and a fun evening with our neighbors...all in the name of Fair Trade. Everyone is asked to bring a favorite dish to share and lawn chair or blanket for a walk-in movie experience. For more information, contact May at 229-924-2468 (888-532-4728)

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"Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both."

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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• April 2006 Bill's Spring Break Travels Part I by Bill Harris, Call to Action: World Fair Trade Day
• March 2006 Café Campesino Teams Up with Guayakí, On The Road With CRS in Nicaragua by Michael Sheridan, Call to Action: Global Exchange Reality Tours
• February 2006 True Love is Café Campesino, Café Campesino Honored at GA Sustainable Business Day, Call to Action: Bioneers
• December 2005 Celebrating a Great Fair Trade Year, Fair Trade Partner: Café Conciencia, Fair Trade Partner: No Sweat Apparel
• November 2005 Gearing Up For the Holiday Season, Café Campesino Community Caravan, Show Your Café Campesino Pride and Win!, Return of the Monarch Butterfly
• October 2005 Hurricane Stan Ravages Our Guatemalan Friends, Report From the Fair Trade Futures Conference, Customer Spotlight: Sobornost for the World Foundation's World Village Fair Trade Market, Fair Trade Partner: Maya Tech Learning Centers
• September 2005 Cooperative Coffees and Producers Meet in Guatamala by Tripp Pomeroy, Café Campesino's General ManagerSupport OXFAM - Support Fair Trade, Customer Spotlight: Rainbow Natural Grocery, Fair Trade Partner: A Different Approach
• August 2005 Producer Profile: Fondo Paez, Customer Spotlight: Apoteca, Fair Trade Partner: Pachamama, A World of Artisans
• July 2005 Harrar Joins Our Coffee Lineup, Producer Profile: Ethiopia's OCFCU, Fair Trade on the Home Front
• June 2005 Sumatra Update: June 2005 provided by Thomas Fricke, ForesTrade, National Fair Trade Conference, Fair Trade Partner: Three Frontiers Trading Co.
• May 2005 Producer Profile: ACMPASA Santa Anita, Top 10 Ways to Support Fair Trade, Customer Spotlight: Crimson Moon Café, Fair Trade Partner: Fair Trade Resource Network
• April 2005 An Eye-Opening Trip to Guatemala by Bill Harris, Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Coffee Program, Manna Grocery and Deli, La Esmeralda Stove Project
• March 2005 Insights From Our Guatemala Producer Partners by Tripp Pomeroy, Take Us To Your Coffeehouse!, Customer Spotlight: The Sentient Bean, Fair Trade Partner: Mexico Solidarity Network
• February 2005 Meeting Our Guatemala Partners Face to Face, Producer Profile: APECAFORM, Customer Spotlight: Mayflower Coffee Company, Fair Trade Partner: CoffeeTradeJustice.com
• January 2005 Tragedy's Wake: Update From Sumatra, Producer Profile: PPKGO Cooperative
• December 2004 Mexico: Notes From the Field, Customer Spotlight: Ten Thousand Villages, Fair Trade Partner: Cloudforest Initiatives
• November 2004 Conscious Consumption: A Personal Perspective, Customer Spotlight: Oyamel - Cocina Mexicana, Fair Trade Partner: Three Frontiers Trading Co.
• October 2004 A Mission...Not a Market: The 2004 Vote: Making it Work
• September 2004 Producer News: CECOCAFEN in the Off Season, Customer Spotlight: The Healthy Gourmet
• August 2004 Producer Profile: Cooperativa Café Timor, Fair Trade Friends: Marketplace of India
• July 2004 A Fair Trade Reality Check, Fair Trade Friends: Tribal Fiber, Coffee Lab International
• June 2004 The Promise of Fair Trade, Fair Trade Friend: Global Crafts
• May 2004 Fair Trade at the Carter Center, SCAA meeting.
• April 2004 Coffee and Community in Nicaragua, Fair Trade in Americus Makes the News!
• March 2004 Fair Trade chocolate, Rosetta's Kitchen
• February 2004 Bill's Return to Guatemala, Guayakí Rainforest
• January 2004 Espresso - What's the Buzz?
• December 2003 Fair Trade: Global Exchange's Fair Trade Challenge; Fellow Fair Traders: SERRV International
• November 2003 Fair Trade: More Than Just a Fair Price; Fellow Fair Traders: Lucuma Designs
• October 2003 Exploring the Coffee Regions
• September 2003 Cooperative Coffees Annual Meeting
• August 2003 Fair Trade Friends: Oxfam America; The Art (and Science) of Roasting Coffee
• July 2003 Exploring Our Origins: Sumatra
• June 2003 Exploring Our Origins: Guatemala; Gayo Mountain Adventure; Dr. Coffee - Cupping
• May 2003 Fair Trade Friends: United Students for Fair Trade; World Fair Trade Day
• April 2003 Exploring Our Origins: Ethiopia; Celebrating Earth Day with Fair Trade
• March 2003 Bill's Central American Adventures, Part 2; SWP Decaffeination
• February 2002 Bill's Central American Adventures, Part 1
• January 2003 My Life as a Bean
• December 2002 Exploring Our Origins: East Timor; Sustainable Development
• November 2002 New Website; Gift Baskets
• October 2002 Interview with roaster Lee Harris
• September 2002 ForesTrade Wins UN Sustainability Award; Exploring Our Origins: Sumatra's Gayo Cooperative
• August 2002 Producer News: Shade Grown; Fair Trade Friends: Atlanta Audubon
• July 2002 Exploring Our Origins: Colombia
• June 2002 Back Roads Journal: Cooperative Coffees and Café Campesino; Exploring Our Origins: Peru; Fair Trade Friends: Music of the Andes
• May 2002 Staff Notes: Cinco de Mayo; Producer News: Visit to Mut Viz; Back Roads Journal: SCAA Meeting
• April 2002 Back Roads Journal: Travels in Fair Trade; Customer Composting Tip