On Wednesday night I joined other movers and shakers in the Fair Trade movement to outline People Tree’s activities and our vision for a sustainable economic model, built on social and environmental justice.
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Primark Protest
After seeing news coverage of our planned protest outside the new Primark store in Tooting today the shop opened in a hurry yesterday. But that did not stop People Tree and War on Want supporters getting up early on a Saturday to show their concerns over Primark’s ethics.
Oxfam Boutiques bring People Tree to the high street up and down the country.
Kathryn Sygrove and other friends and family have long campaigned to make Durham a vibrant Fair Trade city and spread the word about People Tree locally. So can you imagine how excited I was when I found out that things had moved to a new level. The new Oxfam Boutique run by Michael Ridsdale is now stocking People Tree’s Autumn/Winter collection – and the store Is fabulous.
London Fashion Week – hectic as ever!
Phew! Last week was a busy one. To start with it was London Fashion Week and People Tree were there showcasing our Spring/Summer 2009 collection. Sorry, I can’t show you the clothes just yet but believe me it will be worth the wait! Just have a read what two fashion journalists thought about the collection…
British beaches – a lesson in ecology
What? Only 1 in 8 British children have been to the British seaside?
New A-Z of sustainable fashion – Oxfam launches new boutiques
It couldn’t have been a sunnier, more beautiful evening to open the first of Oxfam’s new ethical fashion boutiques in Notting Hill.
Yay, we won!!
What a great start to the day – 8.30 in the morning and I find myself in West London attending the Cosmopolitan Online Fashion Awards, and guess what, People Tree only went and WON the Best Ethical E-tailer Award.
What a great start to the day – 8.30 in the morning and I find myself in West London attending the Cosmopolitan Online Fashion Awards, and guess what, People Tree only went and WON the Best Ethical E-tailer Award.
People Tree celebrates Fairtrade fortnight – from a Fair Trade pioneer’s perspective
According to the Fairtrade Foundation 20% of people said they’d support Fair Trade but they just hadn’t made it their habit yet. For goodness sake the easy thing is buying it from a supermarket shelf – it can take years for a Fair Trade product and industry to benefit from being mainstreamed like this. The least you could do is buy Fair Trade.
London Fashion week – My Favourite show Bora Aksu
It’s that time of year again I fly in from Nepal (coming in next blog) straight into London Fashion Week. Where People Tree presents its AW08 collection at Estethica.
