Fair Trade Outreach Coordinator, MCIC – working for the Manitoba Council for International Co-operation (MCIC) and its Fair Trade Manitoba program, educating on and promoting fair trade around the province. Fair trade ensures that global Southern producers receive a just return for their products and labour, work in a safe and respectful place, don’t harm the natural environment by their efforts, and that ultimately a premium, in funding for local health and education, is paid back to their communities. This work increases merchant and consumer awareness of fair trade; institutional, government and community policies and action on fair trade and ethical purchasing; and joint efforts by a range of organizations, churches, schools, credit unions, Community Economic Development (CED) groups, business and labour to promote and use fair trade products. Watch for the third annual “Fair Trade One Month Challenge” coming up in February-March, 2009!
Check out MCIC, Fair Trade Manitoba and TransFair Canada.
Chair, Youth Community Partnership
– a youth-led project in Gimli Municipality, Manitoba involving
Gimli High School, Evergreen School Division, Gimli Municipality,
Interlake Regional Health Authority, Community Futures East Interlake,
Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism & Sport, Manitoba Agriculture,
Food & Rural Initiatives and many others. YCP seeks to
harness the talents and energy of youth to identify and take action on
community issues, including the environment, recreation, healthy
lifestyles, international assistance and the role and voice of youth as
decision-makers. YCP has been awarded the Premier’s
Voluntary Service Award and a Rural Forum “Youth Achievement in
Community Development” Award.
Check out Youth Community Partnership.
Member, Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development – The
MRT was established by the Manitoba Government, and is chaired by the
Minister of Conservation, to offer advice and ideas on policies and
programs related to such issues as agriculture, water stewardship,
climate change, housing and waste management from the perspective of
the three pillars of sustainable development – economic, environmental and social.
Check out Manitoba Round Table.