Bonn International Fairtrade Towns Conference Nov 5-7

Today I took a look at the agenda for the upcoming International Fairtrade Towns conference to be held in Bonn Nov 5th-7th.

Good to see that several Lord Mayors of german towns will be sharing their stories of how Fairtrade is working in their communities. And I'm hoping a mayor or two will show up in Dublin for our own National Fairtrade Town Conference, later on Nov 19th/20th in Dublin.

Amazing to realise just how many people have given of their time, to take a stand for developing economies where banks just dont exist for people, and where being self sufficient is just part of day to day life. Not something we learn at school or at home. What would we do without expensive daily yogurts full of miracle molecules, or at least 10 flavours of crisps to get us fat ?

 So, with UN World Food Day now 6 days behind us, and Xmas 64 days ahead, we can make changes. Someone said to me yesterday, the only way we'll create a better quality world, is by becoming better quality people.

So, whether in Bonn, Kinsale, Dublin, or Douglas Isle of Man, here's to quality in all our buying decisions at the shops tomorrow.

http://www.fairtradetowns.org/news/fourth-international-fair-trade-towns-conference/