Oxford In Spires: business not as usual Click here to sign up now. We’re looking forward to comparing experiences with Brighton and Bristol Fair Trade Towns as well as hearing about the amazing Made51 project, and using each of our successes and challenges to inspire us for 2022. We’re delighted to welcome Christine Gent, Fairtrade […]
In case you are at a loose end on Saturday afternoons, Trading for Development are putting on a sewing and knitting repair café with the Student Hub in the Jericho Community Centre at 4pm from 5th February. Bring an item of clothing to repair, and discuss revolutionary economics over Fairtrade snacks – what’s not to […]
Following last years success the Fairtrade Foundation will be hosting it’s online festival ‘Choose the World you Want’ again over Fairtrade Fortnight. Last year there were dozens of fascinating online events, free and available to all on a great range of topics. Details will follow, Watch their website
Details of two opportunities to volunteer for good in Oxford. Fairtrade at St Michael’s at looking for someone to join their team of Directors. Why not use your passion for fair trade to great effect by becoming a voluntary director of one of our local fair trade shops? Details and how to apply here. And […]
For World Fair Trade Day 2021 in May we promoted WFTO’s #BuildBackFairer campaign. The World Fair Trade Organisation are calling for commitment. They want governments to Protect workers Help to Restart economies using stimulii and finance Redesign the trade environment from profit primacy to mission primacy Create systems which support a Fair Share of Resources You can watch a video […]
Our Online discussion for Fairtrade Fortnight – Thursday 4 March at 6pm – 7:30pm This event features Lizy White, Product Development Manager from Traidcraft, and Slindelo, Production Co-ordinator from Eswatini Kitchen. We’ll hear from them about the challenges and successes in their part of the supply chains that brings people together through Fairtrade and allow us to […]
We are launching a Fairtrade baking competition for Fairtrade Fortnight, starting on Monday 22 February until Sunday 7 March. The winning entry will receive a £50 Fairtrade Co-op hamper full of Fairtrade goodies. More details on our events page
In 2020 we were lucky to be able to host several great in person events. We didn’t know how lucky! For 2021 everything is of course online. Our online virtual conversation event ‘Hidden Voices in the Market’ is now ready to book – we’ll be looking at the different stories in the fair trade supply […]
We were delighted to be able to welcome Benoit and Zeina to talk to us in Oxford from France and Lebanon for our January 2021 AGM. We learnt a lot about the unique and compound challenges the country faces but also the hard work and innovation they are the local co-operatives are employing and their […]
We’re very grateful to Mike Pickering of the Mid Counties Co-Op and Sarah Brazier from the Fairtrade Foundation for taking the time to talk to Oxford’s community about the impact of climate change and COVID and how Fairtrade can help in both. This online event took place in November 2020 but you can view it […]