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Gosport Fairtrade ActionPromoting Fairtrade in the Borough of Gosport
Newsletter 2017Illustrated Highlights from the Annual Report
June 2016 – March 2017+ update to August 2017
GOSPORT
GOSPORT
We reorganised our year to run from
April to end of March
We worked on the second year of our
two year action plan 2015-17
Bridgemary Carnival 2016
We took part in
the parade
and gave out
leaflets along
the route.
Gosport Heritage Days 8 – 11 September
GFA put a
display in
Holy Trinity
Church,
which is in
the
process of
becoming
a Fairtrade
Church
Celebrating Fairtrade Gold GFA
Co-ordinator,
Sarah Hirom,
attended a
reception and
met Dajhanna
(centre), a
miners daughter
from Peru, and
Monica (right),
who looks after
the shop, and
Alan Frampton,
the owner.
The idea for an
event and
campaign in
Gosport was
born
CRED Jewellery In Chichester
celebrated the 20th Birthday of their
pioneering jewellery brand
Schools Donna visited schools, taking a
Fairtrade Football to promote
Fairtrade sports balls and a
film. “Playing Fair: the story of
Fairtrade footballs”, explains
about how they are made,
without using child labour. It
offers a good way to introduce
Fairtrade to school children.
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT: Town Hall
These posters were displayed in the Town Hall during the Fortnight, along side a giant “Breaks and Ladders” board inviting people to play.
Fairtrade Fortnight:
The
Bookworm
Café sold
Fairtrade
coffee –
Café Direct –
throughout
the Fortnight
and had
information
on its tables
We put on a
BIG EVENT
1400 people
came
Fairtrade Fortnight at the Discovery Centre
(Clockwise from below)
Quinola;
Quinola (quinoa) and Mango (Tropical
Wholefoods) fruit salad; nuts (Liberation)
Tas t ing s
MP and Mayor put Fairtrade in their break, visit Palestinian stall,
tasting Bananas (Southern Co-op) and chocolate (Divine)
BREA KS and L A D D ERS We made giant
versions of the Breaks
and Ladders game
and encouraged
adults and children to
have a go.
We also made them
available to schools.
We made new information posters to promote donated
products suitable for Fairtrade Breaks which we featured in
tastings at the event.
These add to our stock of resources.
Fairtrade Fortnight and schools
GFA made a short Powerpoint, for use in assemblies etc., about
the exploitation of child labour and how Fairtrade can stop that
and offer producers’ families a better life.
In May 2017
the GFA team
was again
successful in
the Christian
Aid Week
Quiz
New Officers
Tessa
Tessa Bloodworth
retired as Chair, in
2016. GFA thanks
her for many years of
service both as Chair
of meetings and giver
of talks to schools
and many other
community groups.
David Bloodworth
also retired and we
thank him for his
meticulous minutes
over many years too.
Tricia Stevenson
retired as Treasurer
due to poor health,
having done a great
job for several years.
Our new Chair is Mark Smith, retired teacher
from Brune Park School. He’s been involved
with the Group since it started (seen above,
in 2007, handing out Fairtrade bananas).
Charles Hirom is acting Treasurer.
We continued to work with
other Groups in the
An evening event for SE
Hants groups in Havant
featured Adam Gardner
from the Fairtrade
Foundation and Alan
Frampton from CRED,
who talked about the
Fairtrade Gold
Campaign.
Groups from Petersfield,
Havant, Portsmouth and
Fareham participated.
Up-coming events in October in the Discovery Centre
Photo Exhibition
2- 30 October
Images, quotes and stories bring to life the challenges facing small-scale gold miners in South America and East Africa and the difference Fairtrade can make.
24 Oct. 7.30 Alan Frampton,
will talk about:
Fairtrade GOLD –
beautiful products
which don’t cost
the earth -
and describe his
pioneering work with
small-scale gold
miners, showing how
Fairtrade Gold is
transforming lives.
Comments?
Questions?
Please contact GFA’s
Coordinator here
or Chaiman here
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