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Highlights of Fairtrade Fortnight

On Mon/Tues Feb. 27th/28th, we have a visit from Jacqui Mackay of Banana Link. There is a public meeting at 7 pm on Mon 27th Feb at St Pauls Centre, where Jacqui will speak on the heading  Make Fruit Fair.   She will expose the truth about the banana trade.  There will also be tastings of wine and chocolate and Fairtrade goods for sale.  She will  speak in several sschools and meet the media.

A New Year resolution for 2012

Jersey Fairtrade Island Group taking the right step forward…   

Fairtrade Supporters Conference 2011

Fairtrade supporters conference, Aston University, Birminghem, Sat. Oct. 15th, 2011

It was a spacious venue, with warm sunny weather and 300 in the enthusiastic audience.

Harriet Lamb, CBE opened by noting that it is a difficult time for people but “We have to learn to dance in the rain”.
Our Guinness Book of records figure for the longest bunting has now been officially confirmed.
Unofficially she says the G20 should be entered for ‘the most platitudes on a single sheet of A4’!!

Fairtrade Foundation

Every year, the Fairtrade Foundation holds a national conference for supporters in the UK   The 2011 conference is in Birmingham on October 15th and local treasurer Ed Le Quesne will be attending on behalf of the Jersey group.  His report will  appear on this websitein due course.

To log on to the Fairtrade Foundation, use this link   www.fairtrade.org.uk

 

World record Bunting Display

A record-breaking World Fair Trade Day
16 May 2011 15:06
Harriet Lamb, Executive Director, Fairtrade Foundation celebrated World Fair Trade Day, Sat.May 14th,  in style this year, with a picnic in Battersea Park to marvel at our attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest piece of bunting.

Petition sent to Caroline Spelman

Over 150 people have signed a petition to Caroline Spellman, UK minister, asking her to press the EU to reduce the subsidies it pays to cotton farmers  This is what it said.  It was sent on April 10th

205 flags sent to UK

At the start of April, 205 decorated bunrting flags were sent away to the Fairtrade Foundation in London.

60 of the flags were decorated at a stall in the precinct during Fairtrade Fortnight (on Sat.March 5th), the rest by groups from Jersey College for Girls Prep, Plat Douet School, Georgetown Monday group and activity group, W.I. groups and others.   They are Jersey's contribution to a

Fairtrade Fortnight headlines

The Fortnight began with a launch at the White Gallery, Jersey Pottery of posters designed by primary school pupils. Our patron, Dr. Lee Durrell, presented awards to the best overall, Sol Gibaut and Ben Hutcheson of La Moye School and the best in each of the schools, Che Irwin of Grouville, Tatum Gotel of Helvetia and Charlotte Truscott and Hannah Owens of Convent FCJ.

Jersey Pottery Cafe go Fairtrade

At the end of November Robert Jones of Jersey Pottery announced that their cafe in King St will be serving Faitrade drinks from now on.

Tony Allchurch, chairman of the Jersey Fairtrade Island Group, remarked on November 26th

Fairtrade supporters conference October 2010

On October 9th, 2010, 3 members of the JFIG went to London for the annual supporters conference.  The highlight was a presentation of an award to the Jersey Group for their media activities during Fairtrade Fortnight.   We were in 2nd place and awarded £400.  The photo attached shows Brad Hill of the Co-op and Harriet Lamb of the Foundation with Joy Thomson, Tony Allchurch and Ed Le Quesne

 Here are some notes from some of the speakers and seminars.

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