Forthcoming events

Our next Diocesan Fairtrade Conference Saturday Jan 16th
Saturday January 16th 2010 at St Stephens Westbourne Park 
With John Bell of the Iona Community, and plenty of Fairtrade input 
Further details have been sent to the PCC secretaries in all our churches on 22nd October, but you can find the conference invitation here too.


The Big Brew
February 22nd to March 7th 2010 - during Fairtrade Fortnight.  We encourage all our churches to play their part in this national push to focus on issues of Fairtrade and Trade Justice.  Some details of what might be involved are on the Diocesan Conference invitation , and there are lots of ideas from our Big Brew in 2009 and in 2008.  Further guidance for the Big Brew 2010 here


Fair Trade conference
7 November at the Said Business School, Oxford
With representatives from FLO and the WFTO, producers, importers, academics and activists Free.  For booking details email

 
 

"Fairtrade is both a way for consumers to take individual positive action in solidarity with the poor and a way to introduce people to wider development issues. Buying Fairtrade products should be seen as part, rather than the sum total, of the action needed to address global poverty. That is why many of the organisations which have been involved in the Fairtrade movement over the years have been campaigning to change international trade rules."

Peter Hardstaff, WDM

  

‘The fields of the poor may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it all away ....' Proverbs 13:23