>> Fair trade film buffs: Get to the theaters to see Battle in Seattle, a new feature film about the 1999 WTO “riots” starring Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez, Channing Tatum, and Charlize Theron. The film opens September 19 in New York, San Francisco, San Rafael, Seattle, and Minneapolis and September 26 in Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, and Washington DC.

>> Get involved with Green Jobs Now, happening across the US on Sept. 27. This national day of action brings together environmental activism with labor justice to tell our political leaders “We are ready to tackle the climate crisis by building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.” Hundreds of grassroots events — with a special focus on low-income communities, communities of color and indigenous people — are planned; Join an event near you!

>> Fair trade activists: The United Students for Fair Trade’s 2008 International Convergence happens November 7 – 10, 2008 in Seattle! You don’t have to be a student to attend; the Convergence is open to anyone and everyone with an interest in fair trade or social justice. Earlier: When I went to the 2006 convergence….

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