May Events

An update from Mrs Ros Lewis:

A local  message to some of the locals:

Confirming -Thurs 1st May

LAUNCESTON people get to meet Ula Majewski, Oxfam Campaign Coordinator. 
*    Ula will be in the Oxfam Shop in the afternoon around 3pm - do drop in & while you're there, stock up on goodies!
*    Ula will also be joining us for a meal at the Royal Oak so drop in at about 6pm. So far, that's 2  of us (Ula & me) Please let me know if you are coming. I've booked a table for 6 and will need to let them know how numbers are looking (as they a performer later in the evening & may get busy). 
(As well, Ula is meeting with the uni group Thursday morning.) 

FAIR TRADE Sat. 3 May 

Trevallyn Café upstairs 12 - 1.00  Launceston Fairtrade Webinar <http://www.fta.org.au/fair-trade-futures.html>  with coffee! Speakers listed below. Fun, tasty and informative!

Join & Share
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1408766932733450/?context=create&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=49> 
   
*    Safia Minney- Founder and CEO of People Tree
<http://www.peopletree.co.uk/about-us/founder> 
*    Mohammad Ghayasuddin- Saidpur Enterprises Bangladesh
<http://www.baksheeshfairtrade.com/ghayasuddin.html>  
*    Molly Harriss Olson-  CEO Fairtrade Australia New Zealand
<http://fairtrade.com.au/news/new-ceo-fairtrade-australia-new-zealand>    

Tues 13 May 

LAUNCESTON  Uni Oxfam Fairtrade High Tea - TO BE CONFIRMED
<https://www.facebook.com/UTAS.Oxfam.Group.North> 

Fri 16 May 

LAUNCESTON Mall  11 - 12 Launceston launch of  Fairtrade Tasmania at 12.30 by the Mayor. 

Sun. 18th May - Oxfam stall at Evandale Market 

LAUNCESTON VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. 

Contact Amanda 6331 7760  if you can give a couple of hours to help. Amanda needs to know by Fri 9th May!!

Tues. 24th June 6pm 

LAUNCESTON group meeting at the Royal Oak. Speakers are Marilyn Pitchford and Brigitte Wolfe who went to Oxfam's Straight Talk conference for Aboriginal women last year.