Did you succeed in spreading the Fairtrade message during this year's Fairtrade Fortnight? If so, why not nominate yourself for an award? Every year the Fairtrade Foundation awards certificates to groups that have done outstandingly well. You can download an application form and provide feedback on the campaign at:
Fairtrade Foundation web site

Ben Clowney, who works for Tearfund, set himself the challenge of consuming only food and drink that displays the Fairtrade Mark for the whole of Fairtrade Fortnight.
   "I want to show that Fairtrade is about more than just tea, coffee and chocolate", he said.
   Find out how he coped on his web site:
Fairtrade Man

Download our February 2007 newsletter, which includes details of Fairtrade Fortnight and a beginner's guide to Economic Partnership Agreements. It's in PDF format (250k) and can be read in the free Adobe Reader software.
February 2007 SFTN Newsletter
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The Archbishop of York, the General Secretary of the Muslim Council of Great Britain and others have signed a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to take further action on the “affront and injustice of international debt.”
    In the letter they argue that “without further action the existing international debt crisis will not be ended and the new debt crisis that is brewing will not be averted – and people who are poor will continue to pay the price.”
   More details from:
Jubilee Debt Campaign

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Sat 14 April, 9-11am
The Honey Pot, The Rectory, Cat Street,
Chiselborough TA14 6TT
Try a Fairtrade breakfast at the Honey Pot (operating out of the Rectory garage), then enjoy a walk in the Ham Hill area. All profits from the breakfast will go to a water project (yet to be decided).
   For more details, contact Anne Thomas:
Tel: 01935 881202,

Thu 19 April, 11am
German embassy, Belgrave Square, London
Protest against Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) which are “set to put jobs and economies at risk in developing countries, undermine healthcare provision and education for poor people, as well as damage their environment.”
   Find out more from:
Trade Justice Movement

The Eco Friendly Shop is now online. It includes a range of Fairtrade items including tea, coffee, cookies, chocolate, T shirts, rugby balls and footballs.
Eco Friendly Shop

If you need a selection of Fairtrade goods for an event, Sue Slade can provide mixed boxes from seven different Fairtrade companies on a sale or return basis. You can have a box where everything is £5 or less, or a box with a range of goods up to £15. What's more you get to keep (or give to charity) 10 percent of the value of goods sold.
   Contact Sue on 01458 850394.

News from 2006, plus previous years:

News and events 2006

If you missed our previous newsletters, you can download them here (600k):
August 2006 SFTN Newsletter
May 2006 SFTN Newsletter
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