The Environment
Fairtrade
To encourage more people to think about what they’re buying and where it comes from, Manchester City Council led the bid to make Manchester a Fairtrade City and was awarded Fairtrade status jointly with Salford during the 100 Days 2005 campaign.
The FAIRTRADE Mark is not about charity; it’s a consumer label that appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a fair price for what they’ve produced.
Choosing products with the Fairtrade logo means that your shopping choice guarantees a living wage for some of the world’s poorest farmers, with the added benefit of stringent environmental standards.
Fairtrade Fortnight takes place from 25 February – 9 March and there’ll be lots of promotional activities taking place to further spread the message of what Fairtrade means, what it stands for and how it’s making such an impact upon some of the poorest communities worldwide.
Many shops, outlets and even supermarkets now stock a wide range of Fairtrade products, so it’s really not difficult, hugely expensive or inconvenient to make the ‘fair’ choice. For more information about Fairtrade in Manchester please click here.
Fairtrade Fortnight Events
These are the events that will be taking place during Fairtrade Fortnight 2008:
| Fairtrade exhibition at award-winning café The Modern Caterer, Whitworth Art Gallery Monday 25 February 6 – 8pm. See the exhibition daily during café opening hours. | ||||||
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Tee-Shirt making with Fairtrade tea and cakes 11am – 2pm University Union, Oxford Road |
The Co-op in association with South Manchester Co-op Members Group present a screening of Black Gold at the Blue Box Theatre, Chorlton High School (insert times) |
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Fairtrade Market, Piccadilly Gardens 11am – 5pm
Fairtrade drama: Dreams of an African Child at the Zion Centre in Hulme |
Fairtrade Brunch at University Halls of Residence 11am - 3pm |
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Screening of Black Gold
Mcr University Students Union, Oxford Road |
Fairtrade wine tasting Mcr University Students Union, Oxford Road |
Fairtrade play Dreams of an African Child at Gorton Monastery 2.30pm
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Fairtrade play Dreams of an African Child, Manchester Museum 5pm CEO of Traidcraft, Paul Chandler ‘Fairtrade: Is there such a thing?’ short talk followed by Q&A |
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International Women’s Day event at The Town Hall. The Fairtrade panel will feature Veronica Pasteur from the Fairtrade Foundation and Dr Linda Shaw, |
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