London Ethical Emporium
Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank
Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd November 2008
Hand Up Media are delighted to be hosting the London Christmas Ethical Emporium in the Oxo Tower Wharf on London's South Bank. With a glittering array of boutique shops, fine dining and some of London's finest visitor attractions, set against the wonderful backdrop of the Thames, the South Bank is the place to be this Christmas!
The event, set within the historic Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf on London's South Bank, will bring together the very best in fair trade, ethical, sustainable and environmental gifts, food and drinks over four fabulous floors. The Ethical Emporium will be packed full of unique stalls selling products you won't find on any high street. Enjoy a few hours browsing: you'll find stunning jewellery, tempting fashion, accessories and homewares, toys, food, drinks and much more. There'll be entertainment for the kids, free samples and goodies, live music and plenty of great ethical Christmas inspiration.
We're now taking bookings for stalls at this special event: contact us for more details on stalls & sponsorship.
The Edinburgh Ethical Christmas Fayre
THE EDINBURGH ETHICAL CHRISTMAS FAYRE IS BACK!
Princes St/Castle Street, 6th - 14th December 2008
With a glittering choice of festive events, chic shopping and fine dining set against the shimmering backdrop of this historic city - Edinburgh truly sparkles in December. Following on from last year’s phenomenal success, Hand Up Media is hosting another Ethical Christmas Fayre in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre.
The Edinburgh Ethical Christmas Fayre will bring together the very best in Fair Trade, Ethical, Sustainable gifts, food and drinks from retailers across the UK and beyond and will take place in a giant, beautifully decorative marquee on Princes Street, in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre for nine days in December.
Other entertainment and attractions will include:
- World music: from Africa to Scotland and everywhere in between!
- Green Santa will be flying in to give kids some eco Christmas tips and handing out environmental & fair trade goodie bags!
- Ethical eats and drinks
- Free tastings, samples, information, inspiration and raffles
We have a limited number of stalls still available for 9 days, 5 days or 4 days. Please get in touch with Katie or call her on 05600 755 014 or more details.
Fair Trade Experience 2008
BOOK NOW for The 2009 Fair Trade Experience
The 2008 Fair Trade Experience was another great success with a fantastic line up of speakers from across the globe, live music, even more fair trade stalls, more kids activities and lots of Innovation, Information and Inspiration.
As always, our fabulous MC for the weekend was the wonderful Liz Armstrong from the Co-operative Scotland, who also sponsored the event for the sixth year.
Our speakers included:
- Dyborn Chibonga (Malawi) from NASFAM National Smallholders Farmers Association Malawi
- Kenyan Fairtrade tea producer and environmental consultant Julius Ethang'atha
- Jose Da Silva Pereira and Alex Chamas representing Brazil nut farmers from Brazil and Bolivia
- Chilean Walnut producers working towards Fairtrade accreditation
We were honoured to welcome other speakers:
- Linda Fabiani, Minister for Tourism & Culture
- Brad Hill Fairtrade strategy manager at the Co-operative
- Chris Gent from IFAT
- Iain Macdonald Director General of International Co-operative Alliance based In Geneva
- Betsy Reed from the Scottish Fair Trade Forum
Music
Moyenda, the Malawi/Scottish fusion band filled the event with beautiful harmonies while Rise Kagona from Bhundu Boys and Doug Veitch had everyone up dancing with their African-inspired sound.
Music also came from Whitelees Primary School Rock Band who sang several Fairtrade Inspired songs and St Elizabeth’s Primary from Hamilton also took to the stage for their Fairtrade banana song.
Chief Suleman Chebe from Ghana and Terry from the Gambia provided a relaxed background with their gentle drumming
Kids activities
One of the many highlights of the weekend was the live satellite link to a school in Ghana. This was an amazing experience for young and old alike. Listening to the chat between kids asking questions at event and finding out many commonalities such as a love of football and shared school experiences with the children in Ghana. The school in Ghana has been supported through Fairtrade premiums paid by Divine chocolate. Thanks to Tom at Trading Visions for making this link happen.
Thanks also to the Scottish Woodcraft Folk and RSPB for giving a weekend of brilliant kids activities that included chocolate fountain fruit dipping, cycle smoothie making, rain forest activities and so much more….
Shopping
This year's event had more stalls than ever before and such variety of fair trade products from all corners of the globe; fashion, sports wear, jewelry, handbags & beautiful products from the One World Shop, Palcrafts, Rainbow Turtle and Tearcraft and so many other Fair Trade businesses and organisations such as OXFAM, SCIAF and Christian Aid and Triodos Bank. Food and drinks were plentiful from the Co-operative, Greencity Wholefoods, Liberation & Tropical Wholefoods... a truly fabby range of Fairtrade food and drinks!
AND FINALLY:
A big thanks to our sponsors who made the event possible.
And thanks to: Divine and Equal Exchange for their generous contribution of chocolate Easter eggs... They went down very well.
Until next year!
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