10 minute clip from the film we partly watched in class, Black Gold. This clip exposes the WTO talks and the lack of involvement, or possibility of involvement, of the Ethiopian coffee growers. (We didn't see this far into the film in class.) Although you can't watch the entire film, more information can be found at the PBS website, such as tracking the coffee you drink/where it comes from. You can watch the whole documentary in 8 parts on YouTube. The film's website: http://blackgoldmovie.com/
The consumers can bring a change if awareness is given to consumers to ask for more fair trade products. TADESSE MESKELAWhat are your thoughts on this clip? About the WTO trade talks? Did it seem like another example of a "regime of truth", or truth dualisms, but in a modern international economic light? Discuss!!
Ethiopia is known to be the birth place of Coffee. The name "coffee" is actually derived from a name of a place called "Keffa" which is located in the south western Ethiopia. Coffee is indigenous plant to this area.
UPDATE: The film was released in 2006, you can visit their website here to see the impacts of this documentary on Ethiopian coffee farmers.
Loved this film. It's definitely going to change how I buy coffee and other food stuffs.
ReplyDeleteI hated the WTO before and this film reinforced how I felt. No matter what their mission statement is, the WTO is a tool for money-rich countries to bend the world market to their will. It's disgusting and more needs to be done to change it.
I appreciated that coffee roasting company in London that recognized the importance of paying a fair price for the coffee beans from Ethiopia. It's sad that they're the anomaly in the film and in the market place.
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