Upcoming Events
Send us an e-mail if you have a Fair Trade event on and we will put it up here. Please use the following format.
Bundanoon Preschool 25th anniversary Family Fun Day
When: Saturday 13th September
Where: Bundanoon Preschool, Bundanoon, Southern Highlands
What: Family Day celebrating 25 years of the preschool, with stalls (including Tribes and Nations products available), games, food and displays from the preschool.
Sustainable Living Festival, Penrose Public School
When: Sunday 28th September
Time: from 9am
Where: Penrose Public School, Penrose (Southern Highlands)
What: Sustainable Living Festival, with tours of local houses, music, stalls (including a Fair Trade stall with Tribes products), talks & demonstrations, games, food and garden displays.
Contact Alex on 0437 031 334 or awatanabe1107@hotmail.com for details
Global Justice Events in September in Sydney from Global Trade Watch
Wed 3 Sept, 6:30pm - Maude Barlow: The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization and Food and Water Watch, as well as being a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. Here she will speak on her new book The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.
Where: The Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney. Tickets: $20.00/$15.00 concession Bookings: Please book online at www.seymour.usyd.edu.au/boxoffice/program.shtml or phone the Seymour Centre Box Office on 02 9351 7940.
Past Events
Margaret Moodie of Fairymeadow (Wollongong) took a Store In A Box (SIB) to present at their Mother's Day Craft day. Margaret's friend, Janice Kingman, runs this yearly event where locals have the opportunity to buy special Mum’s Day gifts of craft at her home. Margaret organised for a SIB to add to the earthy flavour of the day. They served Fairtrade coffee and tea and a beautiful afternoon was had by all.
Fairtrade Fortnight Coffee Tasting
Saturday the 17th, Fairtrade Fortnight Coffee tasting at St Hilda's Anglican Church Katoomba.
Once again Tribes and Nations joined together with Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Wentworth Falls, Micah Challenge Group for Fairtrade Fortnight. This time it was taking it to the streets of Katoomba to taste the coffee and share why Fairtrade was important. This was held on the front lawn of St Hilda's Anglican Church, Katoomba, who are keen supporters of Fairtrade.
It was a very blustery and cold day but very encouraging. Lots of questions, lots of tasting and support from overseas visitors who knew exactly what Fairtrade was all about.
It was good to be face to face with the public and to hear their views and desire to know and understand more. It certainly was a worthwhile venture.
A cold group gathered later at a local turkish food bar for some warming late lunch.
Tribes and Nations thank the Holy Trinity Micah Challenge group headed up by Mr Geoff Atwood and Rev Ray Robinson from St Hilda's Chruch for their support and partnership.
