70,000 people take Oxfam's online action
 Good news on an otherwise dreary Monday morning - in just 25 days over 70,000 people have taken Oxfam’s online action against Starbucks!
“It’s amazing to see how many people have been moved to take action,” said Seth Petchers, Oxfam International’s Make Trade Fair campaign coffee lead. “Engaging the public on this issue has been critical. People are not only showing their support of Ethiopian coffee farmers, they are also supporting Ethiopia’s ground breaking approach of using intellectual property rights to alleviate poverty.”
Legal experts have also shown support for Ethiopia’s approach, expressing that the trademark and licensing project is an innovative, viable solution that would give Ethiopia greater control over its coffee names.
It’s also great for us to see how a seemingly small action can add up into such a massive impact – well done to all those who have shown support.
For more information about this campaign visit the main Oxfam website.
And if you haven't already, then please join the 70,000 and take action against Starbucks now.
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It was very suprising that Oxfam became involved with Starbucks for a year for a £100,000 project, glad Oxfam now protest.
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November 21, 2006 10:43 AM
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13129-2473189,00.html
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November 27, 2006 10:08 AM
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