How to Support Trade Justice

Make your church into a FAIRTRADE Church

Click here for Fairtrade Foundation guidelines.

Contact your MP

Ask your MP to contact the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
Ask your MP to express to him how vitally important it is for millions of people living in poverty, that the UK should speak up and act on their behalf, by setting a trade agenda that is fair and just.

Support Fair Trade

Supporting Fair Trade is the best way to fight poverty on a daily basis. Here are some ways to get started:

• Go to your local Fair Trade Shop click "BAFTS Shops List" for a directory of independant Fair Trade outlets.
  Buy clothing, utility items, decorative items, cards, paper, food, and much much more, and support Fair Trade throughout the world.
  
• Find Fairtrade labelled products in your supermarket, Co-op shop, newsagent, etc.
  See East Yorkshire Shops for information on Fairtrade in East Yorkshire.
  (Information for other areas is being gathered, please send data to the project co-ordinator).
  
• For more information on the Fairtrade label, go to the Fairtrade Foundation website.
  
• Get your chuch to use Fairtrade Tea and Coffee. For more information see Fairtrade Foundation website - Churches page.
  
• For a whole bunch of Fair Trade ideas, go to: Hull Fairtrade City Project supporters ideas page .
  
• Put your spare cash to work financing Fair Trade, go to: www.shared-interest.com .
  (You get to keep the cash). Click here to download a leaflet.