Four Corners of the World has an Education Committee which is ready to provide your school, church or other group with a speaker and videos on Fair Trade and many related issues such as sweatshops,the global economy, migration and sustainability. Request a speaker online »

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SWIFT (Southeastern Wisconsin Initiative for Fair Trade) SPEAKERS’ BUREAUWorking for Peace by Achieving Justice through Fair TradeIn 2006, SWIFT opened Four Corners of the World, a Fair Trade store which markets fairly produced and traded products. Besides marketing fairly traded goods, a second objective of the store is to provide education to the public regarding Fair Trade and sustainable policies and practices as an alternative global economy. To accomplish the goal of educating the public, the following speakers are available to groups and institutions at no charge. If interested in retaining a speaker on Fair Trade related issues, please email Liz Dixon at

Patrick M. Broderick, a student at UW Whitewater, is currently majoring in International Studies with a Minor in General Business. He is a Minga Fair Trade Imports intern and has spent his summers educating consumers at Global Hands Fair Trade Shop in Lake Geneva. In addition, he is president of UWW’s Campus Greens and Vice-president of UWW’s Amnesty International. He can speak on economic philosophy, environmental issues and international relations.

Tim Dewane is the Director of Global Justice and Peace for the School Sisters of Notre Dame – Milwaukee Province. He has also served on the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Voices for Justice Advisory Board and as the Director of START SMART MILWAUKEE!—a public/private partnership for kids. He has experience speaking to groups on a variety of justice issues including global trade, sweatshops, human trafficking, Catholic social teaching, corporate responsibility and shareholder activism.

Liz Dixon is an English teacher at Menomonee Falls High School. She was introduced to fair trade by her students whom she involved in researching the stories behind products marketed in the U.S. In 2005, she was Wisconsin’s secondary section choice for the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Teacher of Excellence Award. She is currently serving as chair for the SWIFT Education Committee.

Lynn Handler is a retired library media specialist and high school social studies teacher. She has made numerous presentations at state and national English and library media conferences. She has received several awards for her work as an educator, most notably the Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award and the Wisconsin Educational Media Association Library Media Specialist of the Year Award. Lynn has traveled to India three times where she has learned first hand about global injustice and the power of one.

Connie Hohlfeld Molbeck is retired from her work as a remedial reading instructor in Racine public middle and high schools. She was a founding member of Racine’s Central America Solidarity Committee where she was the lead organizer for many of their projects. In addition, she was a founding member of the Clean Clothes Campaign of the Milwaukee Archdiocese. She has traveled and been a witness to injustice in Nicaragua, Cuba, and El Paso/Juarrez. In August 2007, Connie received a Women of Distinction Award from Racine’s YWCA for her work on justice issues.

Mike Howden is a retired social worker, who has been involved in justice advocacy for many years. He is currently the coordinator of the Milwaukee Clean Clothes Campaign and the President of the Board of Southeastern Wisconsin Initiative for Fair Trade which operates the Four Corners of the World Fair Trade Store. He is well versed on local and national anti-sweatshop and Fair Trade activities.

Rosemary Huddleston, OP, is the International Mission Coordinator for World Mission Ministries of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. When she lived and worked in Bolivia for thirteen years, she learned first-hand of the importance of working for justice. Currently she is a board member of SWIFT and participates in the Milwaukee Clean Clothes Campaign. In her ministry with the Archdiocese, she coordinates immersion experiences in other countries and where possible includes exposure to sweatshop realities and meetings with workers. She facilitates workshops on a variety of topics including globalization, solidarity, and fair trade.

Bruce Johnson is the facilities manager for the Wauwatosa School District. He currently serves as a director (secretary)on the board of the Mt. Meru Coffee Project (MMCP). The MMCP is an economic and social justice based partnership between the Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) and the Meru Diocese in Tanzania (ELCT). He is also involved in efforts to establish a partnership between St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa (ELCA) and the Synod of El Salvador. He is a graduate in economics from UW-Milwaukee.

Rob Shelledy is the Director of Catholic Social Action for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He is also the Diocesan Director for Catholic Relief Services and the local contact for the CRS’ Fair Trade Program (www.crsfairtrade.org). Rob has a BA in Political Science from Marquette University, a law degree from Northwestern University, and a PhD in Political Science from UW- Wisconsin. He has given numerous presentations on various aspects of Catholic Social Teaching including global solidarity and fair trade, immigration, respect for human life, and the responsibilities of Catholics in political life.

Steve Szymanski is a social studies and religion teacher at Milwaukee’s Catholic East Elementary School. His resume includes being a VISTA volunteer in Wyoming, being a paralegal/advocate for low- income people, and participating in an archdiocesan Friends Across Borders trip to learn about the immigration issue. He is currently active in social justice ministry at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Milwaukee.