Last time we live blogged the House debate on District voting rights, things didn’t go too well. We’re hoping for a bit of an improvement today. From what we’ve heard on the Hill, debate kicks off at 10:30 a.m., and the legislation has been split up into two separate parts — one covering the actual voting seats both D.C. and Utah would receive and the other dealing with the minor increase in annual spending the…
You’ve heard about fair trade coffee and even sweat-free clothing, but what about rice? An organization dedicated to education about international issues is sponsoring a “farmer tour” where three rice farmers from Thailand are stopping in Washington, D.C. to hold a tasting and discussion of the fair trade rice they grow. The event is this Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Rice Restaurant at 1608 14th St NW. (Pictured to the left in this…
The Fair Trade Students Association at American University is currently pressuring their administration to fill a soon-to-be-vacant spot in the Mary Graydon Center with a Pura Vida Coffee Shop instead of Starbucks. Pura Vida supplies coffee for a number of other universities; if the FTSA succeeds, this will be the first such shop in the District. The FTSA at American was the first student organization in the United States devoted entirely to such coffee. From…
(From DCist contributor Kanishka Gangopadhyay) If youre looking for something to do on this rainy weekend in D.C., you might think about putting on your finest hemp clothing and attending the DC Green Festival being held at the Washington convention center. A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-Op America, the Green Festivals are a two-day party with a serious purpose: to accelerate the emergence of a new economic paradigm that is life-affirming, inclusive and…
