What’s Happening around the Country for Fairtrade Fortnight

Published February 25, 2010 Fairtrade Campaign 0 Comments

From the fair-trade website:

“For this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight we’re asking the nation to join us in The Big Swap. For two whole weeks we’ll be asking you to swap your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff. Your usual bananas for Fairtrade bananas, your usual cotton socks for Fairtrade cotton socks, and your usual cuppa for a Fairtrade cuppa. Whenever you pop to the shops, you can use your wallet to make a stand.”

So in the spirit of SOAS, we have swapped our bananas, tea and sugar in the SU shop for Fairtrade alternatives to add to the host of other products we already stock.

So as a SOAS student you can swap your individual purchases as you go about daily life, and you can help make SOAS become more ethical by ensuring that all your society purchases are Fairtrade where possible – Fairtrade footballs, Fairtrade cotton T-shirts, food etc!

See the Fairtrade website for more details and lots of cool events all around London: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/thebigswap/about_the_big_swap/

FairTrade Fortnight!

Published February 25, 2010 Fairtrade Campaign 0 Comments

Fairtrade fortnight is upon us and we have a packed schedule of events for your ethical delights next week:

  • Film Screening – Monday Night: Film, Location and Time TBC

  • The Pub Quiz Goes Fair Trade –Wednesday (3rd Mar) Night in the Bar from 7pm

  • Bike Powered Fairtrade Banana Smoothies – Thurday (4th Mar) in the JCR from 1-3pm

Plus look out for lots of bunting, posters, leaflets and a giant inflatable banana to make SOAS look as Fairtrade as we feel.

Hello world!

Published September 30, 2009 Main 0 Comments
Hi SOAS Students,
The Green Group is SOAS’ environmental society which will be tackling both global environmental causes, campaigning for a low-carbon, sustainable and environmentally-just society and local SOAS environmental issues, such as recycling, ethical procurement and energy efficiency.
SOAS is 91st out of 126 higher education institutions on the People and Planet Green League – which frankly is an embarasement to the fantastical socially conscious union we are – and we at the Green Group will change that this year.
We meet weekly (Day and time still TBC), to discuss what issues we should take up and bring forward to the union as a whole and involve students in. We will also striv to bring lots of environmental events to SOAS students over the coming academic year inviting speakers, hosting film screenings, running workshops and campaiging to make a better environment a common goal that all students actively participate in.
That’s enough for now but stayed tuned for lots more information to come about how you can get involved.
To sign up for the Green Group email environment@soas.ac.uk