Save this date –July 19th because you’re invited to a party on your street, and everyone’s street!  The Big Lunch are asking people to stop what they’re doing on the 19th July and sit down and have lunch together. If there is a Big Lunch being organised on your street, why not suggest it be a fair trade lunch, and you could also ask to give everyone attending a Shared Interest leaflet.

If there’s not already a Big Lunch planned where you live perhaps you could organise a Big Lunch with some of your neighbours and use the opportunity to spread the word about Shared Interest at the same time. You can search for a Big Lunch near you by following this link on their homepage and find tips from the Fairtrade Foundation about making yours a ‘Big Fairtrade Lunch’ here.  You will also find some delightful fair trade recipes here, here and here, which might provide you with some initial inspiration.

The Big Brew is another initiative (organised by Traidcraft) to encourage groups of churches to open as Fairtrade cafe’s for one day, to promote fair trade in their communities. If your local church is holding a Big Brew why not ask if you can have a Shared Interest stall with leaflets and QR’s, or perhaps if you could have a short presentation slot.

Remember to email or phone Sarah (01912339135) if you need to request any resources.

Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade. Click here to donate to the Shared Interest Foundation