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A Fair Deal
Anyone who attended an event over Co-operatives Fortnight may have picked up a ‘co-operative’ pack of cards. A great way to replace the dog eared packs that usually find themselves in a corner somewhere, missing an ace of spades or seven of hearts (at least that’s generally the condition the packs in my house come [...]
2010: A Fairtrade Anniversary
2010 seems to be the year for fair trade anniversaries, here at Shared Interest we are celebrating 20 years at the heart of the fair trade movement. Fairtrade chocolate bar Dubble is now 10 and Chesham4Fairtrade celebrated five years as a Fairtrade Town by becoming Shared Interest members. Colin Cartwright of Chesham4Fairtrade said “we are [...]
The ‘Mickey Mouse’ Money Model
Last week saw the launch of a South East group for the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR). ECCR works for economic justice, human rights and environmental sustainability and engages with organisations and individuals on issues of how to use money to match values. The guest speaker at the launch event was Dr Robert Howell [...]
World Fair Trade Day
There was candy floss, music and all the fun of the fair. The London Fair Trade Festival ran from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon last weekend. The event celebrated World Fair Trade Day and involved a number of fair trade organisations including Visionary Soap, Cafedirect, Zaytoun, Tropical Wholefoods and of course Shared Interest. Although the [...]
World Fair Trade Day 2010
Following the success of Fairtrade Fortnight and the ‘Big Swap’ another opportunity to celebrate all that is fair trade is just around the corner. World Fair Trade Day (WFTD) which takes place on Saturday 8th May is organised by the World Fair Trade Organisation and is celebrated by fair trade conscious citizens, organisations, communities and [...]
Big Swap Success!
Well done fair trade swappers! The goal of one million and one fair trade swaps has been well and truly smashed. The goal, set by the Fairtrade Foundation for this years’ Fairtrade Fortnight, was set to encourage the people of the UK to swap an everyday item for a fair trade version. The current ‘swap-o-meter’ [...]
It’s been a hard day’s night…
…. while I’ve been working on these blogs! Phew! I can’t quite believe that Fairtrade Fortnight is over; it’s been a mad frenzy of swaps and blogs, not to mention vlogs! That being said I have thoroughly enjoyed myself, I hope you have enjoyed following me and making comments. When I began this challenge I [...]
A relaxing end to Fairtrade Fortnight
After all this intensive swapping, I think I deserve to celebrate the end the Fairtrade Fortnight with a nice relaxing soak in the bath, I might even treat myself to a glass of the Fairtrade wine I told you about earlier in the week! For my final blog post I am going to try out [...]
FAIR Vodka… the secret to responsible drinking
Potatoes have already featured in my Big Swap Blog, surprisingly though; you won’t find any in today’s post. The appropriately named company, FAIR Vodka, have replaced the humble spud in their Fairtrade vodka with the less obvious ingredient, quinoa. This is great news, especially as it means I can enjoy drinking responsibly in more ways [...]
Life’s Not Fair…But My Pyjamas Are Now!
I would live in my pyjamas if I could. Although the nights are supposedly getting lighter I’m still enjoying early nights in bed with a good book or a night on the sofa in front of the telly, perfect pyjama wearing conditions. I have already flagged up fair trade cotton in my previous blogs, but [...]