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Fairtrade tea-tasting

Brew it Fair – organise a tea-tasting Tea is the world’s most popular drink apart from water – in Britain alone we drink over 100 million cups of tea every day. But right now, too little of the money in the industry goes back to the people who grow and pick our tea. As teaContinue reading “Fairtrade tea-tasting”

COP 30

The crucial climate talks are taking place from 10-21 Nov s in Belem, Brazil, a country known for its vast rainforests and vibrant social movements. Key themes this year include protecting forests and indigenous people as well as getting commitments from countries to cut emissions and come up with the funding needed to tackle climateContinue reading “COP 30”

Fairtrade Fortnight 2025

Fairtrade Fortnight 22 September to 5 October 2025 We really hope that you’ll want to get involved with Fairtrade Fortnight. There are ideas and links to great resources here https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get-involved/current-campaigns/fairtrade-fortnight/ Together, our actions can have a positive impact on real people’s lives. Fairer pay, fairer treatment, fairer futures – that’s Fairtrade. For instance, you couldContinue reading “Fairtrade Fortnight 2025”

Portsmouth Fairtrade 2024

2024 has been a memorable year for us. We celebrated our 20 years as a Fairtrade City and also commemorated 30 years of the Fairtrade Foundation. The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Tom Coles, invited people who had been involved with Fairtrade to a Civic reception in the Lord Mayor’s parlour on 5th March. ThisContinue reading “Portsmouth Fairtrade 2024”

The Fossil Fuel Treaty

What is the Fossil Fuel Treaty? A growing global movement, spearheaded by governments in the global south, for a much-needed Fossil Fuel Treaty. The treaty would provide a framework for keeping global heating within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the target world leaders agreed in 2015 as necessary for preventing runaway climate change. It would createContinue reading “The Fossil Fuel Treaty”

COP 29

In November, world leaders will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan for the 29th COP climate summit. We cannot simply wait for them to solve the urgent challenges we face. Now is the time to campaign for climate justice at community level and bring the critical issues into focus. We will come together on 16th November inContinue reading “COP 29”

Pharmanomics

Pharmanomics Book launch in Portsmouth 2/11

Make Polluters Pay.

Help us campaign for proper compensation from the big polluters for the climate damage they have done. We know that the Government is planning to backtrack on pledges made at previous UN conferences on climate to provide loss and damage funding for countries worst affected by climate chaos and which have done least to causeContinue reading “Make Polluters Pay.”

COP 28

COP28 (30/11 to 12/12) will take place in Dubai, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, a leading oil and gas producer. And the official chosen to preside over the summit – Sultan Al Jaber – is the chief executive of the country’s national oil company, Adnoc, which is planning a big expansion of production capacity. ThereContinue reading “COP 28”