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Fair Trade and Consumer Power

May 8, 2005 Sunday 2PM CT ( listen)
A cocoa farmer in Ghana said that "buying Fair Trade is like giving a glass of clean water to a thirsty person." This hour on Here on Earth, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about fair trade and how you can use your consumer power to affect positive change in the world.

Guest

  • Robert Chase, President of A Greater Gift, a program of SERRV International, a non-profit alternative trade and development organization

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Soundbites and Music Used in the Program

  • Moussa Diallo - "Maninda" - From the album Mali - Putumayo World Music
  • Keletigui Diabate - "Koulandian" - From the album Mali - Putumayo World Music
  • Habib Koite & Bamada - "Kanawa" - From the album Mali - Putumayo World Music
  • Habib Koite & Bamada - "Saramaya" - From the album Mali - Putumayo World Music


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