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The Limits of “Empowerment”: Towards Justice and Accompaniment | 25, Issue 14

ERIKA KOSS explores the nuances of the word “empowerment,” the complications of its twenty-first century usage, and why an update to our vocabulary is required.

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A Vibrant, Developing Scene: JACK MOCKFORD Explores Leicester | 25, Issue 14

Once an industrial powerhouse and exemplar of post-war urban modernism, the city of Leicester would eventually lose its place as the jewel in the crown of the United Kingdom’s East Midlands, overtaken by its aesthetically more majestic neighbor Nottingham.

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NCA and SCA Announce Market Research Collaboration

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the National Coffee Association (NCA) have announced a new collaborative effort supporting the NCA’s biannual National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report. In addition to the biannual reports released by the NCA, this agreement between the two associations will result in the publication of a special report focusing on data related to specialty coffee — made available at no cost to all coffee professionals and businesses.

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IoT in the Café

IoT (Internet of Things) is not new, and it has been in place in residential equipment like refrigerators and TVs for some time. Manufacturers have been trying to find ways to get feedback from the equipment to improve reliability and understand how end-users interact for a long time.

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Coffee Technicians Guild: Interview with Samanta Janssen

I had many different plans for a career when I was younger. I actually started school working on an art degree, with plans of pursuing social work. I quickly realized that working in coffee would personally give me so much more. I'll save you from my long sad story, but I think I wanted to do social work because it could give me something I wanted: connect with people in a totally non-superficial way and help them find happiness.

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Coffee Technicians Guild: Interview with Tate Mazar

While studying in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan, I quit my software development internship for a local roastery barista job. I made some great relationships with the east Michigan coffee community.

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Announcing the full line-up for All-Stars Online Season Three, starting next week!

All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild are returning for a third season, with six top-ranking World Coffee Championship (WCC) competitors coming to your screen twice-weekly, beginning next Tuesday, April 6.

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Re:co Fellowship & Scholarship Applications Are Now Open

Today we are delighted to announce that the Re:co Fellowship and Re:co Scholarship programs are now open for applications.

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SCA Poland Interviews Agnieszka Rojewska - SCA Community Spotlight

MARCIN RZOŃCA, Marketing Coordinator for the SCA Poland Chapter, sat down with Agnieszka Rojewska after she picked up two more titles—Polish Coffee in Good Spirits Champion and Cezve/Ibrik Champion at the 2021 National Championships.

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Re:co Is Now Open to More Global Attendees

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce that we have opened the full Re:co experience to more countries globally, with the expansion of Re:co Home Experience Kit shipping beyond the Americas, and the introduction of more opportunities to connect in time zones more convenient to participants outside the Americas.

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How Natural Disasters Impacted Coffee Growers in 2020

ANA VALENCIA speaks with KIM ELENA IONESCU and VERA ESPÍNDOLA about the compounding impacts of natural disasters on coffee growing regions and asks: What can we do to help?

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Announcing Coffee Retail Summit, a new free virtual event and resource library for coffee retail businesses.

The Specialty Coffee Association has announced Coffee Retail Summit, a new free virtual event and resource library for coffee retail businesses.

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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Raf & Co

This week Raf Mlodzianowski, founder and CEO of Raf & Co, tells us about the company’s Premiere Training Campus located in Warsaw, Poland.


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Difficult Conditions, Huge Potential: Processing Coffee in Eastern Uganda

SHAKEEL PADAMSEY, DANA SIEDEM, and MICHAEL BUTEERA MUGISHA explore the challenges and opportunities of coffee production in Uganda.

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Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Virtual Workshops Series

Registration is now open for the 2021 Virtual Workshops Series, a series of workshops curated for a more in-depth understanding of topics relevant to specialty coffee from the entire value chain.

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Third Community Survey: The impact of COVID-19: One Year Later

It’s now been about a year since lockdowns began, and coffee businesses are still having to adapt to an ever changing situation. We have reopened our short poll, The Impact of COVID-19, for a third time - with the aim to document and understand the impact of COVID-19 on the evolving specialty coffee industry.

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2021 World of Coffee Trade Show in Athens Canceled Due to COVID-19

Today we are announcing the cancellation of the 2021 World of Coffee (WOC) trade show, scheduled to take place in Athens this June, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We are continuing to pursue an alternative solution for the 2021 World Coffee Championships (WCC), which were to take place at the WOC trade show, and we will have more information on that subject in the coming weeks.

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Announcing the SCA Coffee Directory, a Platform Connecting Buyers and Sellers in Coffee

The Specialty Coffee Association has launched the SCA Coffee Directory, a new digital platform connecting buyers and sellers in the global coffee industry.

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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)

This week, Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director of Commodities and Financial Services, told us about the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) located in Dubai, UAE.

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Update on 2021 World of Coffee and World Coffee Championships in Athens

We are in conversations with our partners, assessing the viability of moving forward with hosting the 2021 WOC and WCC events in Athens this June. Our community and staff's health and safety remain our top priority. We are committed to communicating a firm decision to you regarding these important events by Friday, February 26.

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