Fairtrade Bath

Come and join us to celebrate the success of Bath Fairtrade over the last year and toast what we'll be up to next year!! For Fairtrade Supporters old and new!

Tuesday 24th August, 7.30pm, Green Park Brasserie (Green Park Station, BA1 1JB)

For further details email oxfambath@yahoo.co.uk

Hi All!

Just a reminder the regulat monthly meeting of the Bath Fairtrade Group will be hold on Tuesday 27th July, in the Cafe at Manvers St Baptist Church. The main doors to the cafe will be locked, so you will need to go round the side entrance, turn left & walk as far as you can go (you'll reach the cafe!)

As well as lovely fairtrade tea and coffee to share, there will be a chance to look back at all we've done this year, discuss the new Fairtrade South West website and brainstorm exciting ideas for a Fairtrade / Fringe Fundraiser for the Autumn!!

Hope to see you there

Janine

Dear All,

Due to the absence of several key member sof the group, it's been decided that there will be no meeting of Bath Fairtrade in June. We will meet again in July - pop the date of 27th July in your diaries and we'll see you then!

7.30pm, Tuesday 27th July
Manvers St Baptist Cafe
I may have some biscuits to bring along too... :)

Dear All,

I have been asked to post a volunteer opportunity on behalf of Labour Behind the Label. This is not specifically an Oxfam campaign/action, but I thought you might be interested anyway :)

Labour Behind the Label, the UK platform for the Clean Clothes Campaign, have been given the opportunity to send 2 volunteers to the Tolpuddle Festival, July 16th-18th as part of the Workers Beer Company bar staff. These volunteers would work 2 shifts, totalling around 10-12 hours across the 3 days. In return, they'd get free access to the festival/camping, a free car park pass and the happy knowledge they have earned over £250 each to go towards Labour Behind the Label's vital work supportung garment workers in the developing world.

BUT LBL need to fill these 2places by THIS FRIDAY!! If you'd like to go to Tolpuddle (you can find out more information about the festival at http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk) and support a great cause, please email bee@labourbehindthelabel.org with the following information:

Registration details

full name:
address:
postcode:
email:
mobile no:
date of birth:
next of kin (name and number):
any mobility issues we should know about?:
have you volunteered for LBL or FEI before (either office or with workers' beer)?:
who is your referee?:
referee's email address and or telephone number:

You MUST also attach a passport photo in colour, 640x480 pixels in size with your name as the file name otherwise your application cannot be processed.

Please also refer to Bee if you have any queries about what the work would involve / the work of Labour Behind the Label / or to find out about other opportunities to support this great cause, based just down the road in Bristol!!

All the best

Janine

Dear All,

On 6th June, 12noon - 6pm, Bath Fringe have invited us to have a campaigning stall to promote the new 'Don't Drop the Ball on Aid' campaign. A campaign drawing on the popularity of the World Cup which starts in a few weeks, there are football puns/activities a-plenty that we'll be inviting people to get involved with.

From video-ing people's attempts to do as many 'keepy-uppys' as possible (and then uploading these to the Don't Drop the Ball website) to asking people to sign 'Yellow Cards' to important decision makers to pressure them to keep their promises.... And don't worry, for those who have no idea what a 'keepy-uppy' is & would happily let the World Cup pass without comment, the same campaign is being covered by the Big Promise campaign, where we are simply asking people to sign a petition to ensure the government keeps its Aid promises.

You can find out more about the campaign here

To get as many people from Bath as possible joining in with this, we need you!! Can you spare an hour or two on the 6th of June to help us run the stall? It will be a great day, and you'll be able to soak up the atmosphere of the Fringe Festival / Spiegeltent at the same time :) You don't have to like football - but if you want to show off your football prowess at the same time, by being Grand Master of the Keepy-Uppy's, that would be great (because frankly, I'm rubbish at football!!)

If you can help, please email me on oxfambath@yahoo.co.uk as soon as possible and I'll see how I can fit you in to the rota. Let's ensure we put Bath on the campaign map and really show our support for those in need .....maybe we can achieve the most keepy-uppys across the South West??!!

Please see the message below from the Fairtrade Foundation!

As the dust settles

Thanks to everyone who used our Election Toolkit to get Fairtrade and trade justice on the agenda in the run-up to the Election. We also contacted all prospective candidates asking them to make a simple pledge ‘to support the continued growth of Fairtrade in the UK’ if they were elected. We received an extraordinary 900 responses from across the political spectrum.   Whoever makes up the next government, we're looking forward to support across the parties as the Fairtrade movement seeks to put Fairtrade principles at the heart of all aspects of trade, business and consumption. 

But let's not forget Fairtrade is a grassroots movement which continues to grow and whose success relies not on political patronage, but on people coming together to create change. No election is going to change that!

What you can do

Remind new MPs about Fairtrade
Soon after the election, if you have time, please write to your newly elected MP.  It’s a good opportunity to register Fairtrade on their radar, to remind them of any promises they made as a candidate and to capitalise on the good work you have done getting the Fairtrade / trade justice messages across in the run up to the election. Download a letter to new candidates

Feed back on what you found out
We need your help to keep track of the election activity that happened on Fairtrade and trade justice in different constituencies, to help us follow up on any commitments made in the future.  Whether you simply spoke to a canvasser or organised a major hustings event – we want to know about it! Please let us know what you heard and saw on the election trail by filling in our feedback form.

May 30th, 7.30pm in Green Park Foyer.... Your final chance to see Passengers!

Amidst the crowds of this once busy terminus, two actors introduce you to a host of rail-travellers from across time. As the station clock marks out the centuries, a network of intimate narratives criss-cross the platforms and twist a journey into the unknown.

When the time comes to say goodbye, will you become a passenger?

Tickets £10 - 30 available, first come first served

Find out more on the Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=124922944184509

May 29th, 7.30pm in Green Park Foyer....

Amidst the crowds of this once busy terminus, two actors introduce you to a host of rail-travellers from across time. As the station clock marks out the centuries, a network of intimate narratives criss-cross the platforms and twist a journey into the unknown.

When the time comes to say goodbye, will you become a passenger?

Tickets £10 - 30 available, first come first served

Find out more on the Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=124922944184509

May 22nd, 7.30pm in Green Park Foyer....

Amidst the crowds of this once busy terminus, two actors introduce you to a host of rail-travellers from across time. As the station clock marks out the centuries, a network of intimate narratives criss-cross the platforms and twist a journey into the unknown.

When the time comes to say goodbye, will you become a passenger?

Tickets £10 - 30 available, first come first served

Find out more on the Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=124922944184509