People Tree celebrated in Japan with a huge event, thanks to extensive media coverage that brought over 850 people to seminars and workshops on Fair Trade. Presentations were made by two of People Trees key partners Joshi Kailash from Tara Projects and Mr Gomarthi from Reaching the Unreached. Both have had long careers in Fair Trade and are key activists in protecting children from exploitation.

Can you help us bring organic cotton to Bangladesh?

People Tree has always been a place for ‘cultural creatives’ and creators whether permanent, full time staff, volunteers and interns, freelance designers or customers.

The only natural resource we have in plentiful supply are people’s hands.

A journalist recently asked me how sustainable Fair Trade fashion really is. “Shouldn’t we be buying clothing made locally?”

‘Hello’ from under a mosquito net in a rather dirty little hotel room. I’ve never slept on such holey sheets, but at least the bed is clean!

Between events held to celebrate Fair Trade Fortnight, I went to check out People Tree’s ‘mini concession’ in Topshop on Oxford Street (in the basement, next to the vintage shoes). It’s great to tell the world that Fair Trade Fashion has come to Topshop and that Fair Trade clothing is worn by fashionable twentysomethings (but we all knew that anyway).