On Saturday 5th March 2011, our WDM group ran a Fairtrade market stall on St Albans market, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.

This year’s theme for Fairtrade Fortnight was “Show Off Your Label“, with a particular emphasis on Fairtrade cotton. 

One of the many ways to show off about Fairtrade this year was to paint, draw or sew a piece of Fairtrade cotton bunting to express what Fairtrade means to you. 

Our WDM group had a session with a local Rainbow pack to decorate the bunting and more bunting was available on the stall for children to paint. Afterwards we sent our bunting to the Fairtrade Foundation who will stitch them all together in an attempt to break the world record for the longest continual piece of bunting!

Hopefully, the media attention this generates will help tell more people about how Fairtrade cotton protects the livelihoods of cotton farmers in West Africa and India.

Click here for Martin’s photos of the event.

‘Sugar Secrets’, Thursday 27th May 2010, Old Town Hall in St Albans, 7pm – 9pm

This evening event will give you an understanding on why Fairtrade is so important to small producers around the world whose voice is sometimes never heard.

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