Past Fairtrade Fortnight 2009
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Fairtrade Fortnight
23 Feb – 7 March 2009
Public launch event to mark the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight
Join Team Fairtrade for a Family Sports Day with a difference
Free sporty fun and games, meet Fairtrade farmers, enjoy Fairtrade products.
Sunday 22 February 11am - 4pm
Riverside Walkway (by Gabriel’s Wharf) South Bank SE1
Underground: Waterloo, Southwark, Blackfriars, Embankment
Sunday 22 February Traidcraft Stall after 9.45am Parish Eucharist
at St Saviour’s Eton Road NW3 4SQ
Tuesday 24 February 12.30 for 1.15 - 1.45pm at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
Trading Visions Tom Allen from Trading Visions and Camden Fairtrade Network will be the speaker at the Tuesday Talk. Every Tuesday lunch (cafeteria style) is served in the Friendship Centre from 12.30pm followed by a short talk and discussion 1.15-1.45pm.
Saturday 28 February 10.30am – 12.30pm at Trinity URC, Buck Street NW1 8NJ
Coffee Morning for Traidcraft’s PROFIT project: Promoting Fair Trade in India
For details of the PROFIT project see the Traidcraft website Fairtrade tea, coffee and other goodies (homemade as well as Fairtrade). Traidcraft stall.
If you are unable to come to Camden Town for this Coffee Morning you may like to organise your own or join Traidcraft's virtual coffee morning on the JustGiving site.
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Saturday 28 February 7- 9.30pm at Holy Apostles Church in Pimlico
Westminster Justice and Peace Commission Fairtrade Fair
Congolese music, Fairtrade marketplace, short film, speakers include a producer and representatives from the Fairtrade Foundation, Traidcraft and the Coop. The evening concludes with wine and food tasting. NB the Westminster Diocese includes RC churches in Camden.
Please join in the campaign to make Westminster a Fairtrade diocese.
Sunday 1 March about 11.45am at Hampstead Parish Church NW3
The church runs a Traidcraft stall every 1st Sunday of the month during coffee time after the 10.30 Parish Eucharist. Sunday 8 March about 12.30pm at St Peter's Belsize Park NW3 Traidcraft Stall after the 11.15 Parish Eucharist with the participation of Traidcraft Fair Trader whose home church is St Dominic's Priory. Support neighbouring Brent Fairtrade Network in their bid to achieve Fairtrade status especially if you missed Camden's Ghanaian evening last October. Sunday 3 March 7 - 9.30pm at Harlesden Methodist Church, NW10 4NE Enjoy Ghanaian refreshments on arrival 7-8pm. 8pm showing of hard-hitting film on trade justice in Ghana The Great African Scandal followed by discussion of Fairtrade and Trade Justice issues with panel. Contact Robin Sharp E: robisharp@googlemail.co, T: 020 8969 0381.
See attached poster.
Camden Fairtrade Network and London Fairtrade Campaign
Monday 23 February 7 – 9pm at Camden Town Hall, Judd Street WC1 9JE
Fairtrade Party to launch Fairtrade Fortnight in Camden
Fairtrade food, juice and cocktails, banana chocolate fountain, live music and dancing, short films, information stalls and sale of Fairtrade products.
Free but to book a place
please contact penny.abraham@camden.gov.uk, 020 7284 9853. See attached poster.
Go Bananas for Fairtrade!
12 noon Friday 6 March to 12 noon Saturday 7 March
See www.fairtrade.org.uk/gobananas to register
or contact the Camden Fairtrade Network for details of the main Camden Banana Event Saturday morning 9.30am St Pancras International Grand Finale to the London Banana Event Meet 11am in the Gallery area of St Martins in the Fields Crypt for 11.30am Trafalgar Square. Dress in yellow; bring 2 Fairtrade bananas - one to eat & one to give away.
And look out for:
Book displays and Fairtrade promotions
Camden libraries bought a number of books recommended by the Fairtrade Foundation last year. The books are available to anyone with a Camden library card and selections will be on diplay in 6 of the libraries: Camden Town, Highgate, Kilburn, Queens Crescent, Regent's Park and St Pancras. For library details see www.camden.gov.uk/libraries.
The booklist may be downloaded from the Camden Fairtrade webpages. Fairtrade stalls in Council buildings - these are primarily lunchtime stalls to promote Fairtrade to Council staff but may be in public areas of the Town Hall Extension etc. Tuesday 3rd March 12-2pm in the Crowndale Centre, Eversholt Street NW1 1BD Friday 6th March 12-2pm in the Town Hall Extension, Argyle Street, WC1H 8NN
Fairtrade promotions in shops and markets
For details of these and other events in Camden visit www.camden.gov.uk/fairtrade.
See also www.fairtradelondon.org.uk and www.fairtrade.org.uk.
See Links page for full venue and contact details.
And for further details of any activities or to share information of your activities please fill in the form on the Contact us page.
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