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From 23 February to 8 March 2015, everyone is invited to join together in celebrating the benefits of Fairtrade and to help increase awareness and use of products that give their producers a fair deal. There are three main activities.
The first is joining in the 10th anniversary of the Traidcraft Big Brew. This year all are invited to hold an extra-special Big Brew event.
We'll hold a competition for the most innovative ideas - see the February Door for more information. The second involves thinking about why Fairtrade is important to our Christian life together, and sharing stories of how Fairtrade has made a difference.
We can help with this: if you're planning a special service, Fairtrade dinner or fashion show and would like ideas or the name of someone who can share Christian reflections or firsthand stories of Fairtradeand what it does, get in touch with the World Development Adviser (maranda@ccow.org.uk, 01235 851 763).
Finally the Fairtrade Foundation is encouraging churches to take the Stock-It Challenge: "We tend to think "Supermarkets are stocking Fairtrade now... so the job's done." But are they? How many Fairtrade products do they stock in the branch near you? A "Stock-it Challenge poster" will be available to help you evaluate what's there and ask for more.