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23 May '13

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United States Prize Drawing Organized by Fairtrade America for WFTD
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United States Fairtrade America Names First CEO – Hans Theyer
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Global NewsSocial media round-up: World Food Day celebrates co-ops

On 16 October World Food Day celebrated Agricultural Co-operatives and described them as 'the key to feeding the world'.

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CanadaOne billion owners cannot be wrong, says ICA President

A meeting this week of leading co-operative businesses will look at overcoming the obstacles to even greater global co-operative business growth in the coming decades.

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Global NewsImagine 2012 Opens with "Thinking Thoughts, Big Ideas and those who believe in the Future"

After a wonderfully warm welcome from our hosts at Desjardins (Lynn, you know who you are and we were truly thankful for the time you spent to make us feel welcome) we found ...

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Imagine 2012: International conference on co-operative economics

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CanadaImagine 2012: Saturday – Co-operators come to Canada

Quebec City, Canada, will become a hot bed of co-operation for the following seven days, as thousands of co-operators and co-op leaders descend on the city for two of the biggest ...

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Co-operative leaders at the high-level conference in Nicosia

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Global NewsCo-operatives high on the agenda of the Cyprus Presidency

On September 28-29, 2012 the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU hosted a high-level cooperative conference in Nicosia as part of the EU’s contributions to the UN ...

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Winning films will be shown at closing ceremony of the International Year of Co-operatives in New York

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Global NewsUN launches International Year of Co-operatives short film festival

Entries are now open for the International Year of Co-operatives (IYC) Short Film Festival, which will take place on 19 November 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters in New ...

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Global NewsJoin the campaign to support co-operatives through Twitter and Facebook

Co-operatives around the world have launched a social media campaign to raise the profile of the International Year of Co-operatives.

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Global NewsFond du Lac (Wisconsin) Becomes 32nd FTT in U.S.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with a population of 44,000, is the 32nd city in the US to be named a Fair Trade Town, and the 3rd in Wisconsin. More at Fond du Lac Event post

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Global NewsThey’ve got the cashews. We’ve got the market. And then… nature intervenes. Part I

Part I:  They’ve got the cashews. We’ve got the market. It’s a perfect match…   Coffee. Tea. Chocolate. Bananas. Almonds. Olive Oil. Geobars. Last ...

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United StatesFairtrade America Names First CEO – Hans Theyer

Fairtrade America, the new organization representing the Fairtrade International (FLO) system in the U.S., today announced the appointment of Hans P. Theyer as its executive director. Prior to joining Fairtrade America, Hans helped create and run a consulting practice specializing in developing social impact strategies for businesses. He previously served as Executive Director of Agros International, a non-profit organization dedicated to rural poverty alleviation throughout Central ...

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