Fair Trade Conference April 8, 2011 Siena College 9am- 3pm
9:00 am to 9:30 am Registration and Coffee
9:30 am – 10:15 am Session 1:
- Kim Andersen, Proprietor of Mango Tree Imports, Ballston Spa: “Fair Trade 101”
- Vera Eccarius-Kelly, Political Science Dept, and Sienna Abdulahad: “Students As Consumers”
Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am Session 2:
- Laurie Naranch, Political Science Dept., Barb Campbell, and Tim Peters: “Global Citizens, Local Action: Fair Trade at Siena Short Film Project” and Aaron Pacitti and Arindam Mandal, Economics Dept.: “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fair Trade”
- Natalie Terry, USFT, and Peter Buck, Equal Exchange
Coffee Break
11:30 am – 12:15 pm Session 3:
- Catherine Raleigh and Lauren LaVare, Siena College: “A Voice Beyond the Home: Women's Empowerment in Fair Trade
- Ben Thomas, Siena College: “Pursuing Fair Trade University Status”
12:15 pm Music by the Tightly Wound String Band
12:30 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Ellis Jones
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Fair Trade Bazaar and Ben & Jerry’s Ice-Cream
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Roundtable Discussions