Celebrate fair trade all over the world, this May 9th, 2009 at World Fair Trade Day. The International Fair Trade Association has become the World Fair Trade Organization and will host the first annual international celebration. Paul McCartney and Annie Lennox have a message for all of us Fair Trade enthusiasts:

“World Fair Trade Day is a great idea. Fair Trade is essential for millions of people who work and struggle for survival everyday. It’s all about justice and human rights. So why don’t you join me in supporting World Fair Trade Day 09”  - Sir Paul McCartney 

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A substantial list of 100% Fair Trade organizations is available at the WFTO site: FT 100

Organizations that have not only said enough-is-enough but that have the audacity to think the unthinkable and trade their way to a sustainable future. Organizations that go beyond the call of duty to represent a new approach to trade. Organizations, including producer cooperatives and famous brands, entirely motivated by the need for change in the way the world does business to impact poverty, climate change and financial crisis. 

Fair trade is especially important in times of economic crisis. We need to make sure that the fixes are more ethical and fair than the systems that have led to banking, manufacturing and other economic crises. 

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