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Fair Trade Towns - From Garstang to Baskinta

Welcome - كب لبهأ  How it all began  The international movement  The FIG Tree International Fair Trade Centre

SANKOFA “Return and get it” (Learn from the past)

A difficult start Ft_sign.jpg

Ft_sign.jpg Garstang self declared as the world’s first Fair Trade Town - April 2000

The Five Founding Goals Council passes a Resolution supporting fair trade and agreeing to procure fair trade products. A range of fair trade products are readily available in the area’s shops & catering establishments Fair trade products are used by a number of work places & community organisations Attract media coverage & popular support for the campaign A local Fair Trade steering group is convened to ensure commitment to Fair Trade Town status

Branching out around the world

New Koforidua, Kumamoto, Ghana 2011 Japan 2011 Poznan, Poland 2012 Wolfville, Canada 2007 Saarbrucken, Germany 2009 Media, USA 2006 Malmo, Sweden 2006 Rome, Italy 2005 Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica 2009 Yarra, Australia 2006 Dunedin, New Zealand 2009 Sauda, Norway 2006 Differdange, Luxembourg 2011 Neustadt, Austria2007 Litomerice & Vestin, Czech Rep. 2011 Cordoba, Spain 2008 Pocas de Caldas, Brazil 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark 2008 Menjez, Lebanon 2013 Groningen, Netherlands 2009 Hiiu District, Estonia2014 Tampere, Finland 2009 Ebolowa, Cameroon 2015 Gent, Belgium 14 cities, France 2009 Glarus Nord, Switzerland 2016 Clonakilty, Ireland 2003 2005

1,807 Fair Trade Towns in 28 countries

Diversity of Fair Trade Towns

Wales – The first Fair Trade Nation - 2008

Followed by Scotland - 2013

Where next? “when we have 300 Fairtrade Towns in the UK we will have the largest campaign movement ever seen in this country” Simeon Greene – Banana Producer

The Challenges  What do FTTs mean in the Global South?  How do you guide, maintain and resource a grassroots movement without losing its independence?  How do we enable FTTs to be more inclusive and effective in fighting for Fair Trade and Trade Justice?

The Responses  New website at: www.fairtradetowns.org  International Fair Trade Towns Stakeholder Proposal  YOU and this conference

The FIG Tree

The FIG Tree Centre in Garstang

Fair Trade & Local Café & Shop

Exhibition & Interactive Displays

Tourism & events

Chocolate Workshops

Bean to bar chocolate

The FIG Tree @ St.Johns

Time to move on

The Fair Trade Way Keswick Grasmere Windermere Kendal Arnside Lancaster Garstang

Hasta Manana Bruce Crowther International Fair Trade Towns Ambassador brucecrowther300@gmail.com www.fairtradetowns.org www.fairtradecentre.org 26

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Martin Luther King had…  …a SMART Goal?  …an achievable target?  …a personal development plan?  …a dream?