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Nimet Degirmencioglu

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Apr 22, 2016, 1:51:35 PM4/22/16
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Hello NYCFTC members and friends,

Happy Earth Day !

Coming up on May 2 and 5th, there are three events that might be of interest to you! One is about the TPP and Free Trade Agreements and the other about Fashion and Sustainability from Africa . Both are at FIT and both are free.  Last one is our annual Mother's Day Pop up show at Interlace on May 5th.

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You are cordially invited to the Talking Trade @ FIT Guest Lecture on
TransPacific Partnership and Updates on Free Trade Agreements
 
Monday, 2 May, 2016
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
FIT’s Dubinsky Student Center, 8th Floor
-or- attend online at fitnyc.edu/itm

Moderator:  Mr. Edward Hertzman, Founder and Publisher, Sourcing Journal
 
Panelists:
  •  Julie K. Hughes, President, United States Fashion Industry Association
  •  Nicole Bivens Collinson, International Trade and Government Relations, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg
  • Thomas Crokett, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America
The distinguished panel will discuss the benefits and challenges derived by international fashion companies from free trade agreements with emphasis on the Trans Pacific Partnership. 

URL will be ​ open for Registration until  ​May   2nd  4:00 pm:  


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FIT's Enterprise Studies & Digital Design presents: EcoSessions: Fashion x Africa, bringing together two panels of active professionals at the forefront of fashion and accessories production on the continent. Gathering to dispel misconceptions, address complexities of supply chains, discuss fair trade and the direction of its growing market, panelists will give the audience a fuller, richer and more honest picture of Africa's sustainable potential. Come hear Edun (Kenya and Madagascar), Studio 189 (Ghana), LemLem (Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar), Mimi Plange (Ethiopia), Soko (Kenya), Mikuti (Kenya), Haute Baso (Rwanda) and Post Imperial (Nigeria). Helen Jennings and Yolanda Sangweni will moderate

Monday, May 2 
7-10 pm 
Katie Murphy Ampitheatre (FIT). 

Registration is requested and free: https://fashionxafrica.eventbrite.com


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NYCFTC's Mother's Day Party and Bazaar : Join us to see at the  at Interface NYC to celebrate Mother's day with Fair Trade friends! Mother's Day is coming up soon and we believe it is a perfect time to bring your favorite fair trade brands together in a bazaar style and of course with fair trade wine and chocolates.  Please  invite friends and family.
Thursday, May 5
5.30 to 8pm
Interface NYC,  140 W 30th St.



Hope you all are enjoying the spring and we'll be in touch with more events soon.

 
Nimet Deg
NYC Fair Trade Coalition

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