White Band Day 3 - Senegal

DAKAR, 12 December 2005. Three days before the opening of the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong PEACE (Platform d'Etudiants Africain pour un Commerce Equitable/African student platform for fair trade) mobilized to demand that the Ministerial meeting attain commercial justice for the poor people of the world. The demonstration was held at the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar on Saturday, December 10 where the student group distributed white bands for fair trade, led a petition signing campaign, and hosted a series of discussions informing fellow students about the problems of unfair trade. PEACE joined other GCAP (Global Campaign Against Poverty) activists around the world that mobilized for "White Band Day 3" with the theme "Shedding Light on Trade Injustice".