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World Fair Trade Day
What Is World Fair Trade Day?
World Fair Trade Day is the one day when people all around the world unite in international celebration of fair trade. This year World Fair Trade Day falls on the 9th of May, the first Saturday of Fair Trade Fortnight in Australia and New Zealand.
The theme of World Fair Trade Day is ‘BIG BANG!!’ - brought to life in a global day of drumming and other events to beat poverty beat climate change beat economic crisis. Kicking off on the date line and circling the earth in a rolling programme of events, through all cultures and traditions, from first to last light, closing in Samoa.
IFAT member organisations based in 70 countries, along with Fair Trade shops, networks and supporters will host events to promote fair trade and campaign for justice in trade.
Visit http://www.worldfairtradeday09.org/ for more information.
Oxfam
Oxfam is dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Oxfam's vision is of a safer, fairer world in which people control their own lives, their basic human rights are achieved and the environment is sustained.
They aim to increase the number of people who have a sustainable livelihood, access to social services, an effective voice in decisions, safety from conflict and disaster, and equal rights and status. Oxfam works in partnership with poor communities across the world to help people identify and address the root causes of poverty.
Oxfam is working to raise public awareness about Fairtrade products and challenging businesses that practice unfair trade. Oxfam is also working to change the rules governing international trade, so that trade becomes part of the solution to poverty, not part of the problem.
To find out more about trade justice and how you can get involved and make a difference, visit the Oxfam website. www.oxfam.org.nz, www.oxfam.org.au or www.oxfamshop.org.au
Trade Aid
Trade Aid (New Zealand) is a not-for-profit, Fair Trade Organisation working to improve the livelihoods and wellbeing of disadvantaged producers, seeking greater justice in world trade. Trade Aid are importers, wholesalers and retailers of fair trade products. They work with more than 75 trading partners in over 30 countries. We work primarily with family groups, co-operatives and associations often through non-profit development organisations. Through support and income generation these partners are able to make positive changes to their lives and can look forward to a brighter future.
This year Trade Aid will be supporting the Big Bang on World Fairtrade Day through their 30 retail stores across New Zealand and are asking people to take a Big Action for Big Change throughout Fair Trade Fortnight.
Visit www.tradeaid.org.nz for more information.
NZAID
NZAID is the New Zealand Government’s international aid and development agency. The agency is responsible for delivering New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance and for advising Ministers on development assistance policy and operations.
NZAID recognises the importance of building consumer awareness of fair trade and by promoting fair trade, the Trade and Development Programme focuses on increasing awareness in New Zealand, thus providing a more lucrative market for fair trade products. Amongst other projects, this is achieved through promoting Fairtrade labelling. For more information on NZAID and the projects they are involved with plus lots of information on international trade, visit their website.
Christian World Service
Christian World Service is the Development, Justice and Aid Agency of New Zealand Churches. It is a wholly New Zealand organisation established in 1945 and is accountable to supporting churches.
CWS works with some of the poorest communities worldwide, regardless of race or religion. Inspired by our faith, they believe the provision and enjoyment of the basic necessities for living a decent, just and humane life is the will of God for all humankind.
They support poor and marginalised communities in their own efforts to tackle poverty and build self-sufficiency and respond quickly to help people in need when disaster strikes. Standing with the poor, they campaign on the issues that cause poverty and injustice. CWS is committed to working for justice in Aotearoa New Zealand, in partnership with Maori, and honouring the Treaty of Waitangi.
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Motivated by their faith in Jesus Christ, they serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God's unconditional love for all people.
World Vision works in three different areas: Emergency Relief, Community Development and Advocacy. World Vision helps transform the lives of children and families in need around the world, without regard to religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background. It gives an opportunity to everyone to be involved in a child-focused work that touches millions of people each year in its quest to end poverty, fight hunger and transform lives.
In Australia, Worldvision has also run the Dont Trade Lives Campaign - raising awareness of bonded child labour in the Cocoa Industry and calling for more ethical consumerism.
Visit www.worldvision.org.nz, www.worldvision.org.au and www.donttradelives.com.au
JustAct
JustAct offers information and ways to work towards transforming situations of injustice in our local communities, across Australia and throughout the world. JustAct supports Fairtrade and World Fair Trade Organisations as ways of fighting the injustice of poverty. JustAct has also initiated the Just Holy Hardware campaign which supports a fair trade in Christian related goods like crosses and bible covers which can be made under great exploitation.
It is easy to feel that your voice is not enough, but the more we speak out together the louder that voice is. Be a part of creating change, no matter how big or small your contribution is, every voice counts. Let’s get the message out there this Fairtrade Fortnight!
JustAct http://www.justact.org.au/
Just Holy Hardware http://www.justholyhardware.org.au/
JustAct Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5751244538
JustAct MySpace http://www.myspace.com/justactaustralia
Salvation Army
In keeping with our mission The Salvation Army has been celebrating a Fair trade principle through-out it's various units across Australia. We love Fair Trade's committment to justice and join in the fight towards a fairer world.
www.justsalvos.com
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