Optional: bring an item that ties in with the topic to share your story with others (e.g., a memory, a photograph, an object, etc.).
Presented by ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)
Your Cup of Tea: Unpacking the Global Products We Consume
You drink it everyday, but have you considered the journey it took? This program traces tea's path from vast plantations to your mug, including its complicated past in colonial India.
The discussion goes beyond history to focus on your contemporary choices. We'll explore what is the unseen human and environmental cost behind the products you eat and drink. Use the story of tea as a tool to become more conscious consumer of all global goods.