A major new event in Coventry gives you the opportunity to learn about Fair Trade, help tackle trade injustice and have loads of fun with like-minded people.  The International Youth for Fair Trade Conference will be held at Coventry University on Friday 30^th October to Sunday 1^st November 2009.  The event will bring together passionate 18 to 25-year-olds from around the world in an action packed weekend with inspirational speakers from ground-breaking fair trade projects, practical workshops and team activities, films, entertainment and the opportunity to sample fair trade products first-hand.

Conference highlights include:

• Speak to Divine Chocolate’s cocoa farmers in Africa live via video link
• Make your own fair trade bath products
• Meet leading Fair Trade figures such as Barbara Crowther of the Fair Trade Foundation
• Find out if big brands are “hijacking” Fair Trade
• How to start your own Fair Trade business
• Gain campaigning skills
• Socialise and have fun with like-minded people

Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of this exciting event.  We are just 3 weeks away from the start of the conference on the 30^th October and places are filling up fast.

UPDATE! We can now offer places for FREE using the promotional code FAIRTRADE thanks to DFID allowing us to reallocate some of our funding. Places are limited and subject to availability. Basic accommodation is available to delegates for just £5.75 per night.  The conference is easy to reach in the centre of Coventry by car, coach, train or plane and a single day rate is available for those who can’t make the full weekend.

Book online now to reserve your place at http://tr.im/y4ft2009.

Get a Sneak Preview

Over the next 6 days we will be giving you a sneak preview into some of the issues that will be covered over the conference weekend, including:

• Fair Trade Chocolate
• Fair Trade Fashion
• This year’s Youth for Fair Trade Projects and Campaigns
• International Fair Trade Speakers
• Participating Fair Trade Companies
• Multinationals in the Fair Trade Movement

Be sure to follow our posts over the next six days and reserve your place on this year’s most exciting fair trade event.  Book Online at http://tr.im/y4ft2009.

The International Youth for Fair Trade Conference is organised by Youth for Fair Trade and supported by Coventry Cathedral, Coventry University, Coventry Community Forum, Heart of England Co-operative Society and the Department for International Development.

For more information, contact David Williams by email or call +44 (0)24 7652 1265.