Trade justice campaigner - supporting social and fair trade enterprise - working with cocoa farmers in Ghana via The FIG Tree
https://fairtradecentre.org/workshops-2/
Was Ranavalona111 on the other place
Joanna Abena Fianu
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This is one of the things that's made campaigning for fair trade so much harder, especially wrt fast, cheap fashion. Because you constantly have to caveat your campaign messaging with "We know some people can only afford cheap and fast" when often the answer is buying pre loved which is cheaper
I love this. Unmute.
Watching Channel 4 news in Tehran I'm struck by how few women out and about in the streets are wearing hijabs. It's roughly equivalent to the percentage you find in Bolton town centre.
Really, really, really object to any news corporations labelling people setting fire to cars, houses and attacking police as 'protesters'
"You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, 'never get involved in a land war in Asia,' but only slightly less well-known is 'never let a man only known for bankruptcy and pedophilia negotiate terms'!"
"Have you made all these?"
All these: knitted toys, wooden toys, fabric toys, jute bags, bamboo ducks, drums, silver jewellery, soapstone pebbles, ceramic coasters, felt coasters, coconut bowls, raffia basket bags, recycled aluminum bowls, woven bracelets, beaded earrings
Hand made yes. Not by me
While there's racist rioting in Glasgow it's worth remembering the Commonwealth Games will be held there in about 6 weeks' time. Birmingham 2022 really played to the strengths of its immigrant communities from around the Commonwealth and felt warm and welcoming. Hopefully Glasgow can be the same.
