Olá! I'm Alex Cole-Weiss, your West Coast Coordinator for USFT this year and I am so excited for all the amazing events and Fair Trade fun we've been planning and are going to plan! As your West Coast Coordinator, I am here to support y'all in any way that I can and I hope that we can all work together to put on some awesome events for our region. The major event this fall is our INTERNATIONAL CONVERGENCE, which is happening November 7-10 in Seattle. I would love to see all of you affiliates there, and of course, all your friends too! If you are interested in attending, please register on our website. Additionally, please contact me if you are interested in fundraising for your group; we want everyone to be able to attend, so don't be discouraged by the distance! There will be rad workshops, excellent speakers, dancing, yummy food, and a regional breakout group where all of us West Coasters can meet each other and plan how we're gonna rock the movement! I'd love to know who's planning on coming- email me and tell me about how excited you are. Don't forget about our Regional Convergence in the Spring either! (Dates TBD) I encourage everyone to get involved in the planning process; this convergence is about addressing our goals, needs, and hopes as a region, and the more we can draw upon our collective capacities- creative, critical, collaborative-- the more enriching the experience will be. Yay! Also, look out for our Speaker Tour in the Spring & Real Food Challenge events! Let me know if you have things you're putting on (especially in the Bay Area!) or things you all would like to see. Até logo!
