Fair Trade Wales is inviting the people of Cardiff to twist, jive, rumba or waltz the afternoon away while encouraging them to swap their favourite cuppa to Fairtrade.
The fun-filled event, to be held in the St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff, will have music, dance experts, Fairtrade stalls, tea tasting sessions and much, much more.
Elen Jones from Fair Trade Wales said: ‘We all love tea as it’s the nation’s favourite brew and the aim of the event is for everyone to have fun, to have a dance whatever your age or ability, and to share a cuppa. Where better to hold a Fairtrade Tea Dance than in the world’s first Fair Trade capital city of the world’s only Fair Trade Nation!’
She said: ‘The event also has a serious message. Fairtrade tea still represents only 10% of the UK market so we are calling on everyone to Swap Your Cuppa to Fairtrade tea or ask your workplace, school, shops or local cafés to make the switch and ensure that tea producers and workers in the developing world get a fairer deal.’
The event in Cardiff will be one of six big events happening across the UK to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight, the annual nationwide campaign to promote awareness of Fairtrade and encourage people to buy products, which carry the FAIRTRADE Mark.
This year the theme is the Big Swap – Fair Trade Wales is asking people to swap one or more of their usual shopping basket items for the Fairtrade equivalents. The aim is to get people in Britain to make one million and one swaps over the two-week period and change the lives of millions of farmers around the world.
Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation said: ‘From face cream to ice cream and from rice to cereals, people can choose from a huge range of Fairtrade products. These swaps will mean we can deliver much greater change for producers from developing countries and help tip the balance of trade in their favour. Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 will show how our little actions add up to a lot and help to change lives.’
Date: 27/02/2010
Time: 11 – 3pm
Location: Inside St David’s Shopping Centre (o/s Marks&Spencer and Debenhams)
