Fair trade

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FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2009

23rd FEBRUARY - 8th MARCH

In order to promote fair trade during Fairtrade Fortnight we would like to join a nationwide challenge to encourage people to eat a Fairtrade banana between noon on Friday 6th March to noon on Saturday 7th March to help set a world record for the largest number of Fairtrade bananas eaten over a 24 hour period (more information at www.fairtrade.org.uk/gobananas ). We are holding a competition for the best banana recipe and the prize will be a Fairtrade easter Egg.

Local events for Fairtrade Fortnight:

Wednesday 25th February - 7-9pm The Great Trade Debate at Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales

Saturday 28th February - 9.30am - 1pm Fair Trade Market at Mackintosh Social Club, off Keppoch Street, Roath.

Saturday 28th February - 7 for 7.30pm at St Mark's Church Hall, North Road - BLACK GOLD - The most provocative documentary - Wake up and smell the coffee! All are welcome. £2 towards costs.

Saturday 28th February - 7.30pm Fairtrade Juice and Wine tasting at St Thomas' Church Hall, Pantbach Road. Tickets £3 to include wine and snack, plus a talk about Cuban fruit producers. Email info@parkendcardiff.org.uk for more details.

Tuesday 3rd March - Book launch - Jeremy Piercy: 12noon at Borders Bookstore, The Hayes; 3pm at Shared Earth, Royal Arcade

Saturday 7th March - Café Night - Embassy Café Cathays Community Centre. Further details email info@parkendcardiff.org.uk

Fair Trade Sale

We recently held our annual sale of fairly traded products at Park End Church Hall (Rhydypenau Crossroads)

The products were supplied by Traidcraft, Shared Earth, Tearfund, Wonderworld etc. and included crafts, jewellery, food, beverages, Christmas cards & decorations, gift wrap and stationery .
Traidcraft tea and coffee was served throughout the day.

The idea behind “Fair Trade” is to support producers in third world countries through our buying products that guarantee them a living and stable wage even if this sometimes means paying more for those products.

For further details about this event or Fair Trade in general, contact
Elsa Cowie on 029 2075 2673

REMEMBER - This is an annual event - so if you couldn't get to this year's, look out for next year's. If you can't wait that long, why not visit Fair Do's, the Fair Trade shop in Llandaff Road, Canton, Cardiff.

www.fairdos.com

Park End Church is proud to support the principles of Fair Trade. This is the policy we have adopted:

"We as a church in Park End have made a commitment to support fair trade through our various organisations by using fairly traded products and products sold by fair trade companies whenever possible."

The idea is to support producers in third world countries through our buying products that guarantee them a living and stable wage even if this sometimes means paying a bit more for those products. Enabling people to support themselves through trade seems far more effective in the long run than emergency aid.

The range of products with the fair trade logo on them available in supermarkets is expanding and there is now a directory that lists supermarkets and other outlets that sell them and which products they stock. A copy of this directory can now be found at the back of the church. An online edition should be available shortly.

Fair Trade goods are also now on sale in the large hall once a month after the family/parade service [generally on the third Sunday of the month].

Any comments or suggestions regarding the policy and its implementation will be gratefully received by Jan or Elsa. (e-mail via info@parkendcardiff.org.uk )Please support it if you can.