COFFEE AND GLOBALIZATION

 

A DELEGATION TO CHIAPAS, MEXICO JANUARY 2006

 

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.

 

 

Chiapas is .....poetry

 

 

A photograph of a delegate taking a picture in the coffee patch high on the mountain

 

Quote by Archbishop Romero

 

 

Green coffee in bags at the CIRSA coffee cooperative warehouse

 

Delegation Calendar

 

 

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

 

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Last updated March 7, 2006