Thank you to everyone that came (nearly 200 people!) and made the event such an inspiring, informative and fun day!
Some of the highlights included:
- A Question and Answer session with Stephen Timms MP, a former Cabinet Minister and a Trustee of Traidcraft. Stephen revealed what a positive impression Traidcraft campaigners had made on him and emphasised the importance of lobbying MPs on trade justice issues.
- Paul Spray, Traidcraft’s Director of Policy and Programmes, described Traidcraft’s work overseas and how our company and charity work together. His talk also featured a special guest appearance from our very own ‘President Obama’!
- Composing rhymes for Valentines Day cards for MPs, asking them to show their love for a supermarkets watchdog.
- The action-packed ‘Who wants to be a campaigner’ quiz which revealed some surprising facts about Traidcraft’s campaigning and the successes we have achieved together.
All the workshop materials and resources from the day are available to download below. Pictures from the event are available on our Flickr page.
If you can’t find what you are looking for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Traidcraft campaigns team on 0207 242 3955 or campaign@traidcraft.co.uk.
Campaigns workshop 1: Why campaigning matters, top tips and sharing ideas
Campaigns workshop 2: The campaign for a supermarkets watchdog
Paul Spray: Putting campaigning alongside supporting Fairtrade
- Slides and images (to view the notes from Paul's talk right-click this link to save the document to your computer. It may take a few minutes to download!)
Other resources and actions from the event
If you have two minutes, please email your MP about the supermarkets watchdog.
- We have joined forces with Friends of the Earth to call on the Government to stop supermarket bullying. Please email your MP today!
If you have ten minutes, please write to your MP about the supermarkets watchdog.
If you have longer, why not try and get your campaigning in the press?
