Fairtrade Fortnight - guide to planning an event

22 February - 7 March 2010

This guide is to help you to plan events for Fairtrade Fortnight and let you know what resources are available to make your event go with a bang.

This year’s theme is 'The Big Swap', and encourages everyone to swap one of their usual products for a Fairtrade one.

We will launch the fortnight in Lewisham with a special Fairtrade ‘High Tea Birthday Party’ at Catford Broadway Theatre, where the Mayor will talk about Lewisham’s five years as a fairtrade borough.

Don’t forget your events can be advertised for free on the Council website. Add your event to our database here. The Arts Service also offer an events listing at Creative Lewisham. We look forward to hearing about all your events and seeing them up on the website!

For more information, contact Lewisham Town Centre Management (details below).

Checklist

Have you:

• got a date and venue available?
• been to the Fairtrade website for free resources to help run and promote your event?
• uploaded your event onto the Council website and Creative Lewisham?
• organised Fairtrade refreshments for the event?
• invited your ward councillor, MP or a speaker from the Fairtrade Foundation to your event?
• been on the Fairtrade London website to get help promoting your event?
• contacted the local papers to let them know about your event?

Useful links

Council webpages

• Fairtrade directory - a list of local Fairtrade organisations.
• Councillors and wards - contact details for your local ward councillor.
• Clean and Green Schools - The Clean and Green Schools Initiative, including Fairtrade.

External websites

• Fairtrade Foundation e-shop - lots of free posters, leaflets etc. to give out at your event.
• Fairtrade London – Help and advice to promote events