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For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks, mine our gold, and who grow the cotton in our clothes - people who are often exploited and underpaid.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us more than ever how interconnected we are globally, this interconnection is at the very heart of the Fairtrade message.
We all have the power to drive long-term change, not only through our shopping choices, but by spreading the Fair-trade message. We need individuals, churches, schools and businesses to support Fairtrade more than ever.
In Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 we heard about the determined, ambitious work of Fairtrade farmers taking on the climate crisis. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow in October last year, and there remains some frustration that politicians from the world’s wealthiest nations are yet to match that same sense of ambition and determination. COP26 may be over, but we need to make sure climate justice remains a top priority for politicians, business leaders, and for all of us in 2022 and beyond.
Arundel and Brighton has been a Fairtrade Diocese since 2005. Its diocesan Fairtrade Group meets twice a year to encourage our churches and schools to achieve Fairtrade status; at present just over 50% have done this with others encouraged to join them! (this compliments CAFOD's Live Simply programme). Late last year the Diocese adopted a Fairtrade Policy, you can read or download it below.
There are a range of ways to get involved in Fairtrade:
If your church or school would like to become Fairtrade, or if any individuals would like to join the Diocesan Fairtrade Group, please contact Susan Joy;
