Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 - Sit down for breakfast, stand up for farmers!
Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 runs from Monday 29th February to Sunday 13th March.
As Martin Luther King famously said, ‘before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world’. Despite our dependence on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love, about 795 million people are undernourished globally.
It’s a scandal that the people who grow the food we take for granted can’t always feed their own families. We can support farmers and workers to put food on the table for their families by harnessing the power of a Fairtrade breakfast.
As Martin Luther King famously said, ‘before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world’. Despite our dependence on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love, about 795 million people are undernourished globally.
It’s a scandal that the people who grow the food we take for granted can’t always feed their own families. We can support farmers and workers to put food on the table for their families by harnessing the power of a Fairtrade breakfast.
Resources
Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 Action Guide
The Action Guide contains everything you need to know about Fairtrade Fortnight 2016, including case studies and producer stories, as well as resources and ideas for activities and events. It's the perfect place to start!
Full of ideas for making breakfast count in your community, as well as inspiring stories about how Fairtrade makes a difference for farmers and workers.
To download, click here
The Action Guide contains everything you need to know about Fairtrade Fortnight 2016, including case studies and producer stories, as well as resources and ideas for activities and events. It's the perfect place to start!
Full of ideas for making breakfast count in your community, as well as inspiring stories about how Fairtrade makes a difference for farmers and workers.
To download, click here
Fairtrade Posters
We've got a range of posters you can download and print - they're all in PDF format
We've got a range of posters you can download and print - they're all in PDF format
Events in Bury during Fairtrade Fortnight
Divine Chocolate
Bury Fairtrade received a prestigious boost when the upmarket Fairtrade brand Divine Chocolate offered to help the group’s awareness raising campaign during Fairtrade Fortnight.
Divine said the group’s plans “really stood out” and they will be donating chocolate and information about the ethics of chocolate. The group will be offering free samples of Divine and Co-operative chocolate at the Mill Gate Centre on Saturday 5 March.
All Fortnight
Displays at several locations, including the Town Hall, and the Mosses Centre.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Council display screens will be publicising the council’s support for Bury as one of the UK’s Fairtrade Towns.
Faith Groups
Faith groups throughout Bury will be holding coffee mornings and sales of Fairtrade goods. If you are organising an event, please let us know. Find out more at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/get-involved/in-your-community/faith-groups
Schools and Colleges
Schools and colleges will be focussing on Fairtrade at assemblies and in lessons - some using new materials being produced by the Fairtrade Foundation. Find out more at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/get-involved/in-your-community/schools
Looks like it’s going to be even better than last year – hope you can join us!
Bury Fairtrade received a prestigious boost when the upmarket Fairtrade brand Divine Chocolate offered to help the group’s awareness raising campaign during Fairtrade Fortnight.
Divine said the group’s plans “really stood out” and they will be donating chocolate and information about the ethics of chocolate. The group will be offering free samples of Divine and Co-operative chocolate at the Mill Gate Centre on Saturday 5 March.
All Fortnight
Displays at several locations, including the Town Hall, and the Mosses Centre.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Council display screens will be publicising the council’s support for Bury as one of the UK’s Fairtrade Towns.
Faith Groups
Faith groups throughout Bury will be holding coffee mornings and sales of Fairtrade goods. If you are organising an event, please let us know. Find out more at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/get-involved/in-your-community/faith-groups
Schools and Colleges
Schools and colleges will be focussing on Fairtrade at assemblies and in lessons - some using new materials being produced by the Fairtrade Foundation. Find out more at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/get-involved/in-your-community/schools
Looks like it’s going to be even better than last year – hope you can join us!
