Fairtrade Fortnight 2010

The Big Swap

Following our “going bananas” last year, the focus this year is on tea but we are all being invited to make Fairtrade Swaps – individuals choosing a Fairtrade product over their old brand, supermarkets making all their tea Fairtrade, companies – like Ben & Jerry’s – making their whole range Fairtrade....

The big event in London is
Strictly Fairtrade Tea Dance Saturday 27 February
12-5pm in Spitalfields Market, between Brushfield Street and Lamb Street, E1
Located inside Crispin Place market (between Leon and Wagamama)
Join us to enjoy the flagship London tea dance event, celebrating Fairtrade and dance. Enjoy dance presentations and take part in free classes from a diverse array of dance styles from around the world – including salsa, samba, Bollywood, swing, and ballroom!
You will also be able to taste Fairtrade tea and other delights, learn more about how you can support Fairtrade and take part in the Big Swap. Free. Come dance with us!
http://www.fairtradelondon.org.uk/2010/02/02/strictly-fairtrade-tea-dance  

Big Brew: Churches are particularly encouraged (by Traidcraft and the London Diocese) to hold events, inviting people in for a free Fairtrade cuppa.
http://www.traidcraft.co.uk/news_and_events/events/fairtrade_fortnight/events  

Several Camden churches are running Traidcraft stalls after their Sunday service in addition to Fairtrade tea/coffee and information and an invitation to make donations to Traidcraft Exchange.
• 28 February after 9.45am service (c10.45) at St Saviour’s NW3
• 28 Feb & 7 March after 10.30am service (c11.30) at St Martin’s NW5
• 7 March after 10.30am service (c11.45) at Hampstead Parish Church
• 7 March after 10am and 11.30am Masses (c11am – 1pm) at St Mary’s Holly Place NW3
• 7 March after 10.30am service (c11.45) at St Mary’s Primrose Hill

And Fairtrade refreshments will be served after the Women's World Day of Prayer service Friday 5 March 7.30pm at Lumen.

Also in Camden you may have seen a roving Mad Hatter’s Tea Party this Sunday 21/2 encouraging Sunday shoppers to swap their normal tea for Fairtrade tea. There will also be lunchtime stalls in Council buildings and Thursday 4th March a showing of the Black Gold film about coffee in West Hampstead. And some schools will be having live video links to schools in Ghana in a Divine Chocolate project.

Kilburn library reopens transformed this Monday 22 February and the free refreshments offered throughout the 1st day will be Fairtrade.

Birdwatchers from Camden and beyond will be heading to Rye Harbour on Saturday 27 February on a Marylebone Birdwatching Society coach trip. I usually good sales of Geobars and other Fairtrade snacks on these trips and we’ll be posing for a group Geobar photo on this occasion.
If you'd like to join us see details on www.birdsmbs.org,uk and give Andrew a call on 020 8985 7642.

Fair Trade: The Future an evening with Paul Chandler, CEO of Traidcraft
Friday 26th February 7 for 7.30pm at St Mary Magdalene Church, Holloway Road, N7 8LT
London Diocese evening chaired by the Rt Revd Peter Wheatley, Bishop of Edmonton.
Admission free. Refreshments & Fair Trade products. For further details contact: 01932 226935

Fairtrade Film Event for Youth Groups (Westminster Diocese Justice and Peace)
Saturday 27 February 12.30 to 2.30pm at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith.
The Great African Scandal First shown on Channel 4: What Fairtrade means to Ghana
Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts BBC3: Looking at the human suffering behind high street fashion
Plus a Q&A session with the stars of both films Dr Robert Beckford & Stacey Dooley
Tickets £2 bookable in advance from (& cheques made out to) Justice and Peace Commission.
4 Vincent Road London N15 3QH, T: 020 8888 5518, E: justiceandpeace@rcdow.org.uk

See the Fairtrade Foundation website www.fairtrade.org.uk for more on The Big Swap.
See also http://www.fairtradelondon.org.uk/events and www.camden.gov.uk/fairtrade

Last updated 21/2/10