LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University\u2019s anthropology club will promote awareness on campus about fair trade and the origins of the products we buy during its annual Fair Trade Week, March 30-April 3. <\/p>\n
The events begin Monday, March 30<\/strong>, with information tables in Forrer Hall and Haupt Plaza from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Pamphlets on fair trade issues will be available, along with samples of fair trade coffee and chocolate.<\/p>\n Other events include:<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 31:<\/strong> Anne Hopkins, general manager of Good Foods Co-op, will give a presentation on her experience with Equal Exchange in Chiapas, Mexico, in the Presidents Room in Forrer Hall from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2:<\/strong> The documentary Guatemala: The Human Price of Coffee and the feature film War Dance will be screened in the Cowgill Center, room 102, at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n Friday, April 3: <\/strong>Local fair trade vendors will sell their products from 5-7 p.m. in the William T. Young Campus Center, followed by a MECCA flamenco dance performance at 7 p.m. and a fair trade fashion show at 7:30 p.m.\n<\/p>\n \nFor more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University\u2019s anthropology club will promote awareness on campus about fair trade and the origins of the products we buy during its annual Fair Trade Week, March 30-April 3. The events begin Monday, March 30, with information tables in Forrer Hall and Haupt Plaza from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Pamphlets on fair trade issues will be available, along with samples of fair trade coffee and chocolate. Other events include: Tuesday, March 31: Anne Hopkins, general manager of Good Foods Co-op, will give a presentation on her experience with Equal Exchange in Chiapas, Mexico, in the Presidents Room in Forrer Hall from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1: As a community-building activity, students can paint ceramic tiles on the front lawn of Old Morrison from noon-4 p.m. The tiles were made at Transylvania by two senior anthropology majors. The North Limestone Capoeira dance group will perform at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 2: The documentary Guatemala: The Human Price of Coffee and the feature film War Dance will be screened in the Cowgill Center, room 102, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3: Local fair trade vendors will sell their products from 5-7 p.m. in the William T. Young Campus Center, followed by a MECCA flamenco dance performance at 7 p.m. and a fair trade fashion show at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"feeds":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nWednesday, April 1:<\/strong> As a community-building activity, students can paint ceramic tiles on the front lawn of Old Morrison from noon-4 p.m. The tiles were made at Transylvania by two senior anthropology majors. The North Limestone Capoeira dance group will perform at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n