HELP MAKE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA A FAIRTRADE BOROUGH

Welcome to the Kensington and Chelsea Fairtrade Campaign Site

We are campaigning in the borough to promote awareness of Fairtrade, and sales of products so that producers across the world can earn a better deal from trade, and work towards a sustainable future.

There are over 454 towns across the UK, including most of London's Boroughs, running local Fairtrade campaigns. Together we can make a massive difference - helping small farmers and workers to improve their communities, run better businesses and give their kids more opportunities in life.

We need to meet 5 goals to succeed in our campaign:
1. Win the support of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, including a motion in the council
2. Reach our target for shops and cafes selling and serving Fairtrade products
3. Reach out to the wider community and win their support (eg schools, faith groups, local businesses, social groups etc)
4. Provide evidence of active campaigning eg. website, shopping directory, media coverage, event organisation
5. Establish a steering group to oversee the campaign, including a council rep and other community groups.

Please join us!

24 November 2009

Join our Facebook fan site

There is a new Facebook fan page for the newly established Kensington and Chelsea Fairtrade steering group. Mary Jean Newton from the group reckons that the Borough has already met the target for the number of cafes and shops selling Fairtrade products. So that's one of our five goals met. Just four to go!

We'd love more people to volunteer and help the campaign. To keep in touch with progress, or to offer your help, please leave us a message on the Facebook page! Thanks!

http://www.facebook.com/friends/?ref=tn#/pages/London-United-Kingdom/Kensington-and-Chelsea-Borough-Fairtrade-Steering-Group/165064203457?ref=ts
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19 July 2008

Getting Started

In order to become a Fairtrade Borough we need to:

1. Set up a steering group, including members of local campaigners, community groups, businesses and the council to represent a range of interests across the Borough, and to oversee the campaign
2. Get Kensington and Chelsea council to pass a motion in support of the campaign, including offering Fairtrade products in its own offices, other buildings and meetings
3. Meet targets set by the Fairtrade Foundation for the number of shops and cafes in the Borough selling and serving Fairtrade products
4. Get a wide range of organisations and workplaces to commit to raising awareness of Fairtrade and offering/using Fairtrade products
5. Organise public events and information so that residents and workers/students in the Borough can find out more about Fairtrade
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