Churches across the diocese are being encouraged to engage with this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, ‘Do It Fair’.
Fairtrade Fortnight runs from Monday, September 22 to Sunday, October 5, and is a chance for churches, schools and individuals to celebrate and stand with the people around the world behind important everyday products.
This year, the ‘Do It Fair’ campaign aims to shine a light on the tea industry and the people behind cups of tea who deserve to live with dignity, and encourage consumers to demand fairness from crop to cup.
There are expected to be more than 400 tea parties across the UK this year, looking to spotlight the human and environmental costs behind our cups of tea.
Bradford Cathedral are holding a Fairtrade Breakfast on Sunday, September 28, looking to support Transform Trade, a charity who help small-scale tea growers, cotton farmers, jute growers, craftspeople and others to come together, develop a collective voice, build their confidence and get the relevant training to meet the challenges of rapidly changing markets.
The cathedral is also holding their fourth annual Big Brew on Sunday, October 5, which will be a chance to gather friends and family together over a Fairtrade cup of tea and some homemade cakes and treats to raise money for Transform Trade.
To find out more about these events, please click here.
Holy Trinity Skipton are holding a Fairtrade weekend on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28, with an extensive Fairtrade stall showcasing local Fairtrade businesses on the Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
This is being supported by the Skipton Fairtrade Initiative and the Co-Op.
On Saturday, October 4, a Fairtrade coffee morning with Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate is being held in Embsay Village Institute Hall from 10am to 12.30pm, as a joint collaboration between Embsay with Eastby Fairtrade Group and St Mary’s Embsay with Eastby.
It will include a Fairtrade stall and display, looking at the theme of ‘Fairtrade in a warming climate’.
To find out more about Fairtrade Fortnight, the ‘Do It Fair’ campaign and how you can get involved, please click here.
Find out more about Fairtrade in our diocese here.