COFFEE AND GLOBALIZATION
A DELEGATION TO
SPONSORED BY JUBLIEE JUSTICE TASKFORCE, WITNESS FOR PEACE AND EQUAL EXCHANGE
Delegation and the Mexico history discussion
A delegation from the United States traveled to Chiapas, Mexico to find out about Coffee and Globalization “The crisis in your coffee cup.” This website is about the delegation and the things that we saw, heard and how it affect our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world.
The delegation was led by Witness for Peace staff members, Hope Bastian on the left and Mateo Bernal in the center of the photograph to whom the delegation gives our highest praise for their work.
A photograph of a delegate taking a picture in the coffee patch high on the mountain
Green coffee in bags at the CIRSA coffee cooperative warehouse
The women and girls of Francisco Villa with red coffee cherries (photo Elizabeth Zink)
Apalachee Tortoise Newspaper article
The CIRSA Coffee Cooperative in Simojovel is ready to trade fairly with you for coffee beans (photo Elizabeth Zink)
Indians – A
True Story by José Antonio Alvear
From Mountains to Cups: A Look at Equal Exchange Coffee
by Kelly Fain Part One and Part Two
Grounds for Success Boston Globe article
Interfaith Delegation to Chiapas, Mexico from Equal Exchange Website
WITNESS FOR
PEACE MEXICO WFP NEWS, NOTICIAS AND SALUDOS February 2006
Last updated March 7, 2006