ANOTHER CHANCE TO MEET A PRODUCER
We have some exciting news to share – as well as the olive farmers visiting during Fairtrade Fortnight, we will also be hosts to a cotton producer from India.
Mrunal Lahankar from Hyderbad, India will be at Fair Do’s all day on Thursday 8th March. She will first meet with some groups of textiles students from local high schools including Mary Immaculate RC School. Mrunal will then take part in meet-and-greet sessions with customers from 10.30am to 12.30pm, and 3.30pm-4.30pm. All are welcome to come with their questions during these times.
Mrunal says, “I feel that a Movement like Fairtrade Fortnight makes the society believe that trade can be a fundamental driver of poverty reduction and sustainable development. The movement of this type helps consumers and buyers [stay] informed about the needs of producers and the opportunities that Fairtrade offers to change and improve their situation.”
If you would like to publicise this event, you can download a poster with the details by clicking here.
GREEN BABY DAYS
4th March, 1st April, 17-19th April
From 11am
St Fagan’s, the museum of Welsh Life, will be holding special events called Green Baby Days over the coming weeks. Fair Do’s will have a stall at these events, which promise to be informative and fun days giving ideas for a more sustainable and eco-friendly approach to child-rearing.
You can download flyers in English and Welsh for this event by clicking here.
We’d love to see you there in the beautiful setting of the famous Museum.
OLIVE TASTING AT CHAPTER
If you would like to help us promote the Olive Tasting Event during Fairtrade Fortnight 2012, you can download a poster to display by clicking here
Tip: You could also print this out several to a page and make them available as mini flyers.
Thank you, as ever, for your support!
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2012 – OLIVE TASTINGS
Following a successful visit during Fairtrade Fortnight 2011, we will once again be welcoming two Palestinian olive producers to the UK this year.
We are delighted to welcome back Deir Istya farmer, Riziq Abu Nasser, who was with us last year. Riziq (pictured below at Fair Do’s in 2011) is a father of three and currently owns 90 olive trees. Deir Istya’s olive co-operative was one of the first to gain Fairtrade and organic certification for its olive oil production.
Riziq will be joined by Taysir Arbasi, Zaytoun’s Director in Palestine. Taysir (pictured below) lives in the Salfeet district which is an area highly dependent on olive cultivation.
As part of their tour, hosted by Zaytoun, Riziq and Taysir will be at Chapter Arts Centre in Canton to host an evening of tastings. As well as delicious olives, olive oil and zatar herbs to sample, our guests will be able to answer any burning questions you may have.
Join us during Fairtrade Fortnight 2012
Wednesday 7th March, 6.30-8.30pm
Chapter Arts Centre, Canton
Fair Do’s would like to extend thanks to all at Chapter Arts for co-hosting this event.
SEE US AT…
Whitchurch Methodist Church Hall
Kelston Road, Whitchurch
Thursday 24th November, 7.30-9.30pm
All are welcome to come along to a Christmas shopping evening run by a Whitchurch mother & toddler group.
There will be a variety of stalls selling gifts and foods. Fair Do’s will be there selling - among other things - our gorgeous baby clothes and delicious fair trade Christmas foods.
AUTUMN EVENTS
More dates for your diary…
We’ll have stalls at two upcoming events:
One World Week event
Llanishen Baptist Church
Saturday 22nd October
2-5pm
Eco/Green Halloween Fayre
Cardiff University (main building, Park Place)
Monday 31st October
11am-4pm
More info on this event here.
We hope to see you there!
WALES WORLD TRADE FAIR 2011
We will once again be holding a stall at the Wales World Trade Fair – the largest fair/ethical trade fair in Wales – now in its 5th year.
Sunday 2nd October at 10am
Market Hall, Cross St, Abergavenny, NP7 5HD
We will be selling lots of beautiful crafts and yummy food so make sure you don’t miss out!
The event also features African drumming, dancing and food.
Please note: The fair will also be in Brecon on Saturday 1st October, but Fair Do’s will not have a stall there. For more information on this event, email walesworldtradefair@googlemail.com
SUMMER EVENTS
We have lots of lovely summer stalls coming up. If you fancy having a day out and seeing some of our lovely crafts from all over the world – you can!
Here’s where you can catch us over the coming weeks:
Saturday 6th August – ‘The Big Bite’, Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd in the Fair Trade Marquee. Click here to read more about The Big Bite.
Every Sunday in August – ‘Art and Craft around the Bay’, Cardiff Bay (near the Norwegian Church)
Saturday 20th August - Riverside Festival, Dispenser Gardens, Cardiff. This is a wonderful multi-cultural event with plenty for kids and adults to do.
Saturday 3rd September - ‘Music in the Park’, Risca
We hope to see you at some of these events. Don’t forget you can follow us on Twitter – we are @fairdoscardiff – and we’ll post reminders about these events.
FAIR TRADE IN ACTION
Thursday 7th July
7.30pm
Canton Uniting Church
If you are interested in hearing about first-hand experience of the kind of producers who supply our products, this is the event for you! Danielle Johnson and Kate Meakin, both formerly of Fair Trade Wales, will speak at this meeting about their recent trips to Uganda and India respectively. They both worked closely with farmers and producers and will have many insights into the meaning of fairtrade for the people at the other end of the spectrum from us here in the UK.
This meeting is open to all, and there will be time for questions. If you would like to help publicise this event, you can download a poster by clicking below.
Download the poster for this event.
Below are some photos taken by Danielle on her trip.
MORE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Fair Do’s will be holding an information stall at the CSEN (Cardiff Sustainable Education Network) marketplace on Thursday 9th June from 4pm until 6pm.
This event takes place at the Howardian Centre, Cardiff and is open to all teachers with an interest in ESDGC ( Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship.) We’d love to see you there to tell you about what Fair Do’s can do for your school.
WALES SUSTAINABILITY WEEK
Monday 16th May 2011 sees the launch of Wales Sustainability Week, an event celebrating and promoting local action for sustainable living in Wales.
Fair Do’s will be represented at the launch event with an information stand. The launch takes place at Chapter Arts Centre, Canton on 16th May, from 9.45am until 1pm. The full schedule for the launch event can be viewed here.
There will be many events taking place all over Cardiff during this week. You can download the full calendar of events (in English and Welsh) by clicking here.
TICKLE YOUR TASTEBUDS
Have you ever visited Fair Do’s and wondered what some of the exotic jams and marmalades we have on sale actually are? Perhaps Marula Jam or Pineapple and Pawpaw Atchar have caught your attention but you’d like to know a bit more about them, or try before you buy?
Well, now you can!
Saturday 14th May is World Fair Trade Day and Fair Do’s will have several of our popular Eswatini jams, pickles and marmalades open for customers to taste. Pop in and taste for yourself just how delicious these products from Swaziland are.
FASHION EXPOSED
Fair Do’s will be holding a fashion show full of ethical threads this Saturday 19th March as part of a family fun day at the National Museum, Cardiff. This is a free event that runs from 11am-4pm, specifically aimed at families.
Click here for more information. Hope to see you there!
HAPPY FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT!
We are just three days into Fairtrade Fortnight and the excitement is mounting; we are being kept very busy. Next week sees the beginning of the Divine events in Cardiff. Women cocoa farmers will be visiting the city and speaking at various venues.
For full details, you can download the poster by clicking here. You can print this poster to help advertise the events too. We’d love to see you at some of these events as we celebrate International Women’s Day, fair trade and of course, chocolate!
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A DIVINE TEA PARTY…
During Fairtrade Fortnight, two women cocoa farmers from Ghana will be visiting Cardiff.
Harriet Boatemaa and Fatima Ali, prominent members of Kuapa Kokoo - the Ghanaian farmers co-operative co-owned by Divine chocolate - have a packed schedule of events during their visit. They will be sharing their personal stories on life in a farming community, as well as sharing how their co-operative came to own a 45% share of Divine chocolate – one of the leading fairtrade brands.
On Wednesday 9th March, Fair Do’s together with Canton Uniting Church have organised a Divine tea party. From 3.30pm-5.30pm, guests are invited to meet the visiting cocoa farmers and enjoy refreshments. We would love to see you there.
Keep an eye on our website for full details of the events planned in Cardiff during this visit.
FAIR DO’S AT THE WELSH ASSEMBLY
Fair Do’s recently held a stall at Ty Hywel in the Welsh Assembly. This is an annual event and one that always proves very enjoyable and worthwhile.
The Welsh Assembly are great supporters of fair trade and several AMs visited the stall on the day.
Pictured here is Chris Franks, Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales Central, with one of our volunteers Dianne Bartholomew.
Also admiring the range of products is Jenny Randerson, AM for Cardiff Central, pictured here with another of our volunteers, Josh Lewis.
Jenny is a long-standing supporter of fair trade and the annual fair trade stall is arranged by her office. We would like to extend our thanks, and our congratulations to Jenny on her peerage.
500 MILES FOR FAIR TRADE
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
Monday 1st November
5.30pm-8.00pm
There are currently an astounding 499 fair trade towns in the UK. To celebrate the milestone of 500 towns, Wales Millennium Centre will be hosting an event on Monday 1st November.
At the event, cyclists who have completed a 500-mile ride from Scotland to Wales will be welcomed. This cycle ride is taking place in around 10 stages and will be calling in at various places that are significant to fair trade. The final one stage stretches from Ammanford (the first fair trade town in Wales) to Cardiff (the first fair trade capital city.)
There will be a live announcement of the 500th UK fair trade town on the night – you could be there to join in celebrating this wonderful achievement.
Admission is free and all are welcome. As well as stalls and crafts, there will be refreshments, music and much more. You can drop in anytime throughout the evening.
You can also help us to promote this event by clicking the links below to download a poster in Welsh or English to display in your school, church, community centre or even just your front window.
Parti Taith Feiciau Masnach Deg
Fairtrade Bike Ride Party
EISTEDDFOD 2010
Dewch i ymweld a ni yn yr eisteddfod genedlaethol! Byddwn yn rhannu
unedau gyda Cymru Masnach Deg, rhif 201 a 202, dim ymhell o’r Pafiliwn.
Come and visit us at the national eisteddfod! We will be sharing units
with Fair Trade Wales, numbers 201 and 202, not far from the Pafiliwn.
WALES WORLD TRADE FAIR
See our stall at :
Wales World Trade Fair
this Saturday, 3rd October at
St David’s Hall, Cardiff
from 10.30am to 3.30pm
Lots of fair trade, eco-friendly and ethical stalls to visit
We will be selling children’s toys and Christmas foods on our stall – hope to see you there!
