Justice not Charity

If the world were a village

I'm preparing a brief workshop for Kings Heath Primary after-school club, drawing heavily on Stan's cafe wonderful 'Of all the people of the world'.  We'll probably have a few of the figures from a book we've enjoyed in our family for a while - 'If the people of the world were a village' - see video above, as well as some figures the group will be finding.  Who said maths is boring?

We're going to throw in some fairtrade nuts and other foodstuff, a pinch of chocolate (thanks John Boyle and Midlands Cooperative), and look out for more photos on our FAB FOOD Photos!

Please keep sending your photos in - any way we can help support or promote all things fairtrade (or fair trade), please drop us a line.

Do you like Harry's Nuts?

Harry is a great (if not the greatest) nut artist.  But do you think your nuts are better than Harry's?  If so, we want your Fairtrade Food Photo for our competition!

See link above for competition details

Birmingham Sustainability Forum

6.00p.m. - Exhibition/displays etc in Council House, with drinks;
participants asked to choose a workshop/table.

5.45 p.m. Brief Facilitators (go through document) Derrick Taylor

6.25 p.m. MC (tbc) to do housekeeping and introduce Cllr. Tilsley

6.30p.m. - Official opening by Cllr. Paul Tilsley, Deputy Leader;

6.40p.m. - Brief intro by MC:

6.50p.m. Municipal Waste Review : Kevin Mitchell BCC: 15 minutes presentation

7.05p.m. Transport: Visions for Movement-David Bull Assistant Director Development Strategy 15
minute presentation

7.20 p.m. FOOD SECURITY-John Boyle Midlands Co-operative Society 15 minutes presentation

7.35 p.m. Energy Consumption and Anaerobic Digestion-Phil Beardmore -Localise West
Midlands

7.50 p.m. - WORKSHOPS : What will the key actions for Birmingham be on each them,

Rangoli FT logo

Our first entry to FAB FOOD Photo competition - keep sending them in!  Closing date is 1st October.


'Rangoli' Fairtrade logo, made with damsons, apples and beans.  


Wiki - Rangoli is a traditional decorative folk art of India. These are decorative designs made on floors of living rooms and courtyards during Hindu festivals and are meant as sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities.^[1]...Rangoli is a symbol of religious and cultural beliefs. It is considered an important part of the spiritual process. why the various gifts and sacrifices in the 'altar' are created when creating the माँडने. Rural Anchaloan home - yard Buharkar Llypane still exists after the custom of making rangoli. Land - called the purification of the spirit and prosperity lies behind it...Rangoli symbolizes joy and happiness Rangamayie expressions.


For more food art ideas, see:


Stan's Cafe 'Veg City' 
What makes School?
Foodscapes: amazing food art by Carl Warne

There's a lot of images, slideshows, stuff on google and youtube on food art.  One of my favourites below:

The Great Debate Working Towards a More Ethical Jewelry Industry

RAPAPORT... The Birmingham Assay Office,  in partnership with International Jewellery London (IJL), will host the fifth "Great Debate," next week to provoke discussion and prompt action towards a more ethically and socially responsible global jewelry industry.  For the Great Debate 2011, there is positive news and some inspiring pioneers will be telling their success stories.

Designer  Stephen Webster will explain his personal involvement with Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold and show a film documenting the conditions he found during a recent visit to the mines of Peru.

Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, the president of CIBJO, will explain the role of the group's Corporate Social Responsibility Centre of Excellence in Antwerp.

Catherine Sproule, the director of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) will profile some companies that have now achieved accreditation to RJC's exacting standards.

The Great Debate will be chaired by Michael Allchin, the chief executive of The Birmingham Assay Office, and will be a platform for the audience to ask speakers how they achieved delivering ethical projects thus far.  The event will be held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in the Inspiration Theatre on September 5, 2011, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

See: http://www.diamonds.net/news/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=36964&ArticleTitle=The+Great+Debate+to+Feature+Webster%2C+Cavalieri%2C+Sproule+