Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 - Choose the world you want!
Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 runs from Monday 22 February – Sunday 7 March 2021
For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks. mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and underpaid.
In 2021, Fairtrade Fortnight will feel very different. 2020 has been a hard year for everyone and we know that physically campaigning and meeting people will continue to be challenging in 2021 but we have also heard from so many of you that you want to continue to support Fairtrade through this time.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us more than ever how interconnected we are globally. This interconnection is at the very heart of the Fairtrade message and is where your role begins. You are part of the Fairtrade movement and you have the power to drive long-term change, not only with your shopping choices but with your support in spreading the message. We just have to do this a little differently in 2021!
Choose the world you want!
In Fairtrade Fortnight 2021, we will highlight the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities Fairtrade works with. The facts are straightforward. Farmers and workers in countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Honduras, who have done the least to contribute to climate change, are disproportionately affected by it. They have told us that:
Climate change is one of their biggest challenges right now.
Low prices for their crops mean that they are struggling to fight back.
Only with more money will they feel equipped to meet their everyday needs and deal with the challenges they face from climate change.
The climate crisis is an immediate and ever-increasing threat and those in climate vulnerable countries are already seeing its impacts from droughts and crop disease to floods, heatwaves and shrinking harvests.
With the emergence of the global COVID pandemic, the challenges that farmers face now are bigger than ever before with falling commodity prices and widespread shocks reverberating along our global supply chains. Ongoing poverty in farming communities makes it increasingly hard to cope with the effects of climate change.
For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks. mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and underpaid.
In 2021, Fairtrade Fortnight will feel very different. 2020 has been a hard year for everyone and we know that physically campaigning and meeting people will continue to be challenging in 2021 but we have also heard from so many of you that you want to continue to support Fairtrade through this time.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us more than ever how interconnected we are globally. This interconnection is at the very heart of the Fairtrade message and is where your role begins. You are part of the Fairtrade movement and you have the power to drive long-term change, not only with your shopping choices but with your support in spreading the message. We just have to do this a little differently in 2021!
Choose the world you want!
In Fairtrade Fortnight 2021, we will highlight the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities Fairtrade works with. The facts are straightforward. Farmers and workers in countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Honduras, who have done the least to contribute to climate change, are disproportionately affected by it. They have told us that:
Climate change is one of their biggest challenges right now.
Low prices for their crops mean that they are struggling to fight back.
Only with more money will they feel equipped to meet their everyday needs and deal with the challenges they face from climate change.
The climate crisis is an immediate and ever-increasing threat and those in climate vulnerable countries are already seeing its impacts from droughts and crop disease to floods, heatwaves and shrinking harvests.
With the emergence of the global COVID pandemic, the challenges that farmers face now are bigger than ever before with falling commodity prices and widespread shocks reverberating along our global supply chains. Ongoing poverty in farming communities makes it increasingly hard to cope with the effects of climate change.
A FESTIVAL OF CLIMATE, FAIRTRADE AND YOU
Fairtrade Fortnight Online Festival 2021
Farmers behind our food are on the front line of the climate crisis. But there’s hope.
Join our global community during Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 for a free festival of online events and activities to entertain, educate and inspire us all to choose the world we want to see…
Visit the festival website here
Farmers behind our food are on the front line of the climate crisis. But there’s hope.
Join our global community during Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 for a free festival of online events and activities to entertain, educate and inspire us all to choose the world we want to see…
Visit the festival website here
Fairtrade Connections Community Arts Festival
Fairtrade groups from around the regions and nations of the UK are coming together during Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 to bring you a range of community arts events to reflect the themes of "Choose The World You Want" and "Fairtrade, Climate and You".
Details of events can be found on Eventbrite
Fairtrade Connections Community Arts Festival Events | Eventbrite
Monday 1st March - Cook Along with Sandy Docherty
Time: 4:30pm till 6:00pm
Admission - Free (registration required)
Cook Along with Sandy Docherty Tickets, Mon 1 Mar 2021 at 16:30 | Eventbrite
Our own Bernard Emblem will be co-hosting this event with former Bake Off contestant Sandy Docherty who has been a big supporter of Fairtrade for many years.
Sandy has agreed to share her recipe for meatballs in a spicy sauce - and exploring vegetarian and vegan options.
There will also be a raffle with prizes donated from local Fairtrade businesses.
Wednesday 3rd March - Fairtrade Truffle Making with David Greenwood-Haigh of Coeur de Xocolat (sponsored by Bury Fairtrade)
Time: 4:00pm till 5:30pm
Admission - Free (registration required)
Fairtrade Truffle Making with David Greenwood-Haigh of Coeur de Xocolat Tickets, Wed 3 Mar 2021 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
As the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival is not taking place this year, we still wanted to bring celebrate fantastic Fairtrade chocolate.
David Greenwood Haigh award winning chef, chocolatier and international chocolate consultant has a background working with Fairtrade chocolate pioneers Divine chocolate and has been working all around the world with Coeur de Xocolat.
In this workshop David will show us how to make chocolate truffles using Fairtrade ingredients.
Details of events can be found on Eventbrite
Fairtrade Connections Community Arts Festival Events | Eventbrite
Monday 1st March - Cook Along with Sandy Docherty
Time: 4:30pm till 6:00pm
Admission - Free (registration required)
Cook Along with Sandy Docherty Tickets, Mon 1 Mar 2021 at 16:30 | Eventbrite
Our own Bernard Emblem will be co-hosting this event with former Bake Off contestant Sandy Docherty who has been a big supporter of Fairtrade for many years.
Sandy has agreed to share her recipe for meatballs in a spicy sauce - and exploring vegetarian and vegan options.
There will also be a raffle with prizes donated from local Fairtrade businesses.
Wednesday 3rd March - Fairtrade Truffle Making with David Greenwood-Haigh of Coeur de Xocolat (sponsored by Bury Fairtrade)
Time: 4:00pm till 5:30pm
Admission - Free (registration required)
Fairtrade Truffle Making with David Greenwood-Haigh of Coeur de Xocolat Tickets, Wed 3 Mar 2021 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
As the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival is not taking place this year, we still wanted to bring celebrate fantastic Fairtrade chocolate.
David Greenwood Haigh award winning chef, chocolatier and international chocolate consultant has a background working with Fairtrade chocolate pioneers Divine chocolate and has been working all around the world with Coeur de Xocolat.
In this workshop David will show us how to make chocolate truffles using Fairtrade ingredients.