Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 12th February 8. 00 pm, at our usual meeting place.
Interested non-members are very welcome to come along and we would look forward to meeting you there. Just give Kathleen a call and she will give you directions to get there!
Up for discussion, ( among other things) will be WDM’s statement about the developments around the Fairtrade mark. WDM was a founder member of the Fairtrade Foundation and our members were among the first in Britain to buy products aimed to challenge the power of big business over our economy.
So it is 20 years later and big business is still dominating production and distribution of cocoa, sugar, tea, coffee,fruit and the wage fortunes of starving workers who have to operate in disgusting conditions. Fairtrade was set up as a way of ensuring a better life for those workers and small farmers.
So why is WDM expressing it’s concern about fairtrade at this time?
Well, that’s what we will be discussing at the meeting.
As Fairtrade Fortnight approaches there are many local events taking place. Rosemary Turner, the coordinator of the Fairtrade Crosby Network will attend our meeting and we will explore ways we might support her with these events.
See you on the 12th Feb
Hannah
