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FFTI Celebrate World Fair Trade Day 2011!

In May, hundreds of fair trade producers around the world celebrated World Fair Trade Day. The theme for this year’s celebration was Trade For People—Fair Trade Your World! On May 29, FFTI celebrated World Fair Trade Day with a day-long event at Taman Pintar in Yogyakarta.

The day began with a bicycle parade, featuring old-fashioned onthel bicycles and people wearing traditional Javanese costumes. The 300 participants included members of several Yogyakarta bicycle clubs. After the ride, visitors enjoyed door prizes, a performance by a group of kindergarten students, several musical acts, and a press conference. Later, young visitors participated in a contest, competing to assemble wooden puzzles as fast as possible (the puzzles are products made by FFTI member Apikri!).

The bazaar, which continued throughout the day, brought together fair trade and organic producers from Lombok, Bali, Sulawesi, and all over Java. The producers showcased a wide range of products—everything from organic snacks and honey to crafts made of wood, ceramic, and recycled materials.

The goal of the day’s celebrations was to introduce fair trade products and principles to the local community and increase interest in the fair trade movement in Yogyakarta. Each year, World Fair Trade Day celebrations rotate through the different locations of FFTI members, so that each member has the opportunity to host the festivities. Yogyakarta was an ideal location for this year’s celebration, because the city’s growing fair trade movement hopes to make Yogyakarta a Fair Trade Town in the future. FFTI is happy to have shared this day of celebrating Fair Trade with the Yogyakarta community!

Until we meet again at World Fair Trade Day 2012!