DURING FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2011 MOUSSA S STORY

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1 CHURCH ACTIOn GUIDE 28 Februa r y 13 Ma rch 2011

2 DURING FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2011 we wan whole naion o ge loud proud abou Fairrade, so we re asking everyone o Show off your label Show off your passion, your favourie produc sory behind i Two weeks o load FAIRTRADE Mark wih meaning ge more people excied abou difference ir everyday choices can make Le s show off a differen way of doing rade why we campaign for i Fairrade is a grea example of power of ordinary people o be good news o poor Las year I visied a br new healh cenre buil by a local co-operaive in Ivory Coas on srengh of exra money y receive because of Fairrade The co-op members were righly proud of ir achievemen, which is already saving lives Geing fair prices a fair rade premium makes all difference for farmers producers As a Chrisian, I wan rade o be an expression of realiy ha all men women are my brors sisers, o whom I owe jusice, respec, bes possible fuure why no Fair rade really ook off more han 20 years ago because churches ook i up There has been fanasic progress even some mulinaionals now have ir Fairrade producs Bu re is much more o do I hope his resource will boh inform inspire churches o paricipae fully campaign for furr changes Mos Revd R Hon Dr John Senamu, Archbishop of York 28 February 13 March 2011 Pin up his guide on your noiceboard perhaps wih an ideas shee or voluneer sign up form oo MOUSSA S STORY Growing coon in Mali is no easy I s a very hirsy crop, soaks a huge amoun of nuriens from soil Bu because i s only cash crop grown in area which sells for a decen price, farmers need o keep invesing in i Wih farmers reporing lower rainfall each year, y are seriously concerned for ir livelihoods Moussa Keia has eigh children wo wives Like or farmers in region he sruggled o fend for his family on a low income wih poor access o healhcare educaion On op of his, lack of agriculural equipmen poor roads made i difficul o earn a living Bu six years ago he sared farming Fairrade coon has seen posiive changes over ime Moussa is par of Dougourakoroni village co-op bu he is also Secreary of UC-CPC de Djidian, which is umbrella co-operaive for 37 smaller, village-level co-ops Moussa said i was difficul o ge by I am happy ha my children will ge a beer educaion my hope is ha y will go o universiy This wouldn have been possible before Fairrade Moussa Keia, Fairrade coon farmer in Mali before he was only able o send hree of his children o school Today, all my children can go o school because I can afford o pay school fees; we ea every day, we are able o ea when we are hungry I can also mee coss of medicines should we need m As well as earning enough money o mee his basic needs hrough Fairrade minimum price, Moussa s co-operaive receives a Fairrade premium exra money o inves in business or communiy Children used o have o walk 25km o ge o school each day so par of premium money was used o build wo classrooms a saffroom, which has benefied 119 children so far Moussa says: Thanks o profis from Fairrade many parens are able o mee school fees number of children going o school has increased The co-operaive has a long lis of or projecs y would like o inves in people in Moussa s village are generally feeling more secure in ir fuure ir livelihoods wih Fairrade

3 Make Fairrade Fornigh sar of somehing powerful ake one of following acions: Organise a public debae on me of global rade inequaliy You migh even wan o invie your local MP o paricipae Run an inerfaih even on rade jusice, asking members of differen faihs o presen ir faih perspecives on rade in ir scripures radiions VISIT fairradeorg uk/coon o read abou Fairrade coon farmers ir projecs TRADE JUSTICE FOR COTTON FARMERS Convenional rade jus isn working for world s poor Despie inernaional rade being worh $10 million a minue, poor counries accoun for only 04% of his rade Coon is a sark example of effec of unequal rade rules in global rade on people s lives For many poor people in Wes Cenral Africa, coon is only viable way o earn an income so even small price declines can mean families sruggle o mee basic needs like food, medicines, schoolbooks ools Despie ups downs, over las 40 years, real price of coon has fallen significanly Recen falls can be direcly aribued o huge subsidies graned by rich governmens o ir own coon farmers The US in paricular has a big impac on global prices as world s second larges coon producer is by far larges exporer US producers currenly receive abou $42bn in subsidies, equivalen o oal value of ir crop Subsidies mean farmers in developing counries despie having lower producion coss han ir American counerpars are no able o compee wih arificially lowered prices Expers esimae global coon prices would be 15% higher if all subsidies were eliminaed In meanime Fairrade offers shoppers a chance o choose an alernaive vision of how rade can work wha i can achieve In run up o likely World Trade Organisaion (WTO) Miniserial Meeing in lae 2011, join us in calling for cus o unfair, rade-disoring coon subsidies Wach ou for campaign updaes acions hroughou 2011, including our coon rade repor, The Grea Coon Sich-Up, from wwwfairradeorguk/coon WHAT CAN YOUR CHURCH DO FOR FAIRTRADE? FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 28 February 13 March 2011 Fairrade focus a Haworh Ars Fesival, 2010 SHOW OFF YOUR BUNTING This year we wan o break world record for longes line of h made buning show our suppor for coon farmers in developing counries We are asking you o ge creaive in your church by holding a Buning Pary Ge everyone designing decoraing pieces of Fairrade coon flags o conribue o worlds longes piece of buning You can order buning kis from Fairrade Foundaion o show off your suppor for Fairrade in a colourful way I s also a grea way o reach ou o your church schools or or local groups invie m along o church o ake par We need o creae a buning more han 165 miles long o break record, so ge creaing!

4 2011 reve rs e gr puing promin grubby AFFii en wal pavemen ls o s Reverse good use! empor graffii is ar public ary images of places or mes creaing dus The clas by removin sages in eched g dir sic cle or an me bonne wih a fing messag erip s has way o ge come of ono dusy e, age as a mes unusua car sage lae ou Tempor l, free, effe s civ pens ary, bio-deg e re in an legal or way environ pain cou radable, no pap ld his label menally er, friendly be ye? mo way o exr s eme ing ow sh F s FrosFom r A e exreme r he lling labe o red carpe Fairrade momens, orde r an Acion Guide o find los more ideas! SHOW OFF FAIRTRADE COTTON Wher i s hrough a sermon, or a fashion show, or a quiz, show off all benefis of Fairrade o your friends family From greaer access o clean waer o a small loans scheme o help small farmers improve ir businesses, Fairrade is making a real difference for communiies in India Wes Africa, bu your church can help ake i even furr e la bell ing on co of F l F Al off s o mo s show de le3 ra, ry day eve olds all day l househ rura coon rely on rely on 100 million world If we und hrough ds maed an esi nries aro ge m Two hir o w cou in 70 ing coon omorro developing efully produc hop duced in up 40% of oday s of is pro makes Mo on o on me of co co expor inco on are ng up ins co world waki wn Africa s rely on y re up aga hed Wes ilies who year From ing do on, pus ers The five on fam ale farm es for co on from wind 2010 markede cerified co co world small-scle world pric sidised, from in ber rad sub ped on on coon Novem sary of Fair unsab cheap, clos EU dum ing co rely on by anniver We all coon bed a coon down US of produc are UK s ides) se in g back ing off wih coon China, The cos insecic pass in rkes es on hrowin rning o dry d o oe s on can ma icid sea ers for co ins pes g hea -covered wih mo (fuel, ing bu farmrke prices dressin on y end ked aga up owel, ng on co increas when ma s are sac day ma h, drying n Our on sii k clo s eve coss low The oddfarmers o wor able perhap ing bus on a coon are so ale coon el sar ow ore er ll-sc ere dinn s bef sma on ea a co on curain r again Wh wih g co le all ove p win kee dra i? on cyc low o food wihou co are oo or o buy are we be ers prices school, would e farm like on in w o 11 ho ide 20 FAir on! co n gu Acio Sill suck for ideas? 28 February 13 March Dear Heavenly Far, show wih llin g Take cupboa FAIRTR ADE Ma bahro rds o srees rk from you om o your Birm war ingham of Cardiff, r The wee drobe o your Wemb Bullring myseri k before Fairradley Sadium cou ous Marks e For creaing nry, hiing sar appear nigh, convers local hea ing acro ss aions dlines The FAI creaed RTRADE Ma rk has by hun in flower bee bed up colodreds of sch s, on cliff n lovingly ure ool face d card Fairrad childre s s For n of exr e Fornig 2011, holding ex r h eme labelling wih a na le s launch Marks eme ional pho la midon sum! From FAI fren o ca bel mi of RTRADE zy An exr by dle of Loc Sno ll wdo h some eme labe from Angel of Ness, held n o l pho all-imp Brig proudly local lmar hon pier Norh or oran o call can pre jumping bag Fairrad ss o help column willing ks in you Wha are inches r exciem e Fornig promoe in FAIRTRo form par area or who iconic evens h don en as kick iself Bui during playgro ADE Mark of a gian d be ld forg hum up und or momen e o sha -off approa some on a a mounain, an ches re s saion your wih on Flic plaformin kr/face naion exreme 19? by pos Mark book Who ing inspiredmillion UK Facebo knows wha m o do ok as a resul? users will be Prayers reflecions nigh For leaxbreeme For nigh Ac cion a guide One we exciem ek o go en : Build make some some noise ion guid e 2011 exr em 1 de 201 ion gui gh Ac Forni fornigh h sh e big ideow of as f if h you d ings, o jus m m ak w hes e o e! 7 Co dren lh Som season our chil for hea Anor on pay muniy leaving our com ll-scale co already desroy, a sma Faso ara Burkina his willima Oua urani, Mr Brahin Logoko farmer insp ir A io Earl Gre n: y For i shows off a Fair in New r Sricly Fairrad rade cup wih casle bag pa in e Tea a New Dan your phoo call ged some casle cuppa pre-evece, campaig involvin Grey mug, ga n pub ners lici labelling a Choosan iconic gian, infla saue able y go high e Fair er his rade ban of local boyswap year? ner Can Earl exreme n FF A e wo sho rnaiv Ale rade o on israi guk/c V deor fa ir coon wih lies e coon Fairradjecs abou o read ir pro farmers n Fair nce The bewee The differe ply chain n sup erence feel ha is diff by look or exile seed ell of on sar coon i You canional co very pick we know conven farmer a ric as e for coon grow, car coon fab menal ers: ke environ farmerssed o ma se farm cerain er ho Mee ds o be proces ans ha waer me dar de l, san d Fairra on for ranee ir proec y rely a gua Are paidm price for soil r s harves ugh o yea money minimu crop, eno nex iional able add ain mium coon sus ion Receive rade pre jecs duc cover Fair pro of pro s in iness coss uriy o inve w ir bus r sec mens kno greae needs e pay y Have how muniy advanc ues, long ugh com ns on are req or hro n Decisio le on s wih mos mium is spe availab ionship aically ally rela pre ocr aic erm healh dem democr made i a school, buyers operaives posiion So, be new seeds, run co- hening farmer al cenre, g in organic sreng individu h, l, invesin or a wel of eac ess r acc farming n is irs greae Have al markes decisio o glob dge abou knowle prices ren cur are ableool e, we sch Fairrad n go o ms on as s roo childre our co all of my l wo clas i selling in Mal e bui Since every day m we hav on farmer miu e co o ea prea, Fairrad Wih Kei Moussa SHOW OFF YOUR CHURCH How many years has your church been serving Fairrade ea coffee week afer week? Did you even serve i when i was called campaign coffee? Pu zeal back ino your campaign his year by celebraing your achievemens aking your church s pledge one sep furr Commi o new Fairrade producs such as Fairrade coon clergy shirs, communion wine, flowers or nus! Hold a special Fairrade ea morning or pary o ge people excied remind m of ir commimens Order inflaable props balloons from us o make your pary go wih a bang Geing creaive a Greenbel Fesival, 2010 Spread message even furr by visiing local schools o run a lesson or assembly for pupils Find a sample plan from www fairradeorguk/assembly We know ha you have called us o s up o injusice we see in world around us o figh for jusice Help us no o be afraid or embarrassed abou sing up for hose hings which we know are righ opposing hose hings which we know are wrong Help us o coninue o remember ha your desire for jusice should A REFLECTION ON LUKE 18:1-8 The parable of widow unjus judge: In his parable Jesus describes a siuaion where a woman forces an unjus judge o ensure ha jusice is done for her despie fac ha judge does no wan o How does she do his? She makes so much noise consanly harasses (lierally wears ou ) judge ha evenually he gives in o ge some peace Jesus uses his parable o alk abou imporance of prayer bu I hink i can also be aken very lierally as a parable abou overcoming injusice Today global power of many large mulinaional companies is COTTON ONTO JUSTICE How long does i ake for God o be heard? How long is a piece of sring? Why are we so quick o queue for sales ye so slow o move our hears? Why are we so promp in urning ap ye so sluggish in saving waer? Why is ligh swich an insan decision ye helping poor a long erm vision? Why is food we ea a maer of when no if ye hungry go sarving before our checkous? How long does i ake for God o be heard? How long is a piece of sring? God in mids of weak srong, who sood in Chris in sable bare, who ss wih us in shopping sree, who ss wih us in face of poor, gran us grace: impac every area of our life, ha as we coninue o shou abou Fairrade we are helping o spread message of your Gospel of good news one choice a a ime Amen James Hughesdon, Parish of Isle of Dogs similar o local power a judge would have had in Jesus ime, like us as individual consumers widow had lile power Ye even hough we have lile power as individuals we can do wha widow did shou ou loud abou jusice expose injusices in our world So le s use Fairrade Fornigh as an opporuniy o make some noise, from our homes, schools pulpis, abou how Fairrade is helping o overcome injusices in our global sysem of rade, le s pray ha unjus companies will be forced, like unjus judge, o si up ake noice James Hughesdon, Parish of Isle of Dogs enough o love where love is yearned for, enough o know where knowledge is ruh, enough o ac where acion is vial, all for world in which you are How long does i ake for God o be heard? How long is a piece of sring? Le us coon ono jusice weave words which eliminae povery Le us coon ono jusice sew hreads of fairly raded goods Le us coon ono jusice wear label of change before we condemn anor generaion o an early deah Amen Fleur Dorrell, Mors Union

5 Lecionary Readings 27 FEBRUARY Genesis 1:1-2:3 The creaion narraive repeaedly declares ha God saw ha i was good reminds us of sheer abundance, richness diversiy of our world Psalm 136 or Psalm 136:1-9, 23-end The creaed order is basis of psalmis s liany of praise, leading him o affirm repeaedly ha God s seadfas love endures forever Romans 8:18-25 Suffering creaion groans for redempion Hope for fuure Maw 6:25-end Jesus calls us o remember ha we are children of a heavenly far who eernally provides for our needs Srive firs for Kingdom of God Creaion in all is splendour an eernal, Kingdom perspecive are key mes running hrough se passages They challenge us o make choices abou our oulook, our lives our prioriies Jesus calls us above all else o seek Kingdom of God, puing our rus in God who creaes, provides redeems, whose love is for all ime How do we make his a realiy in our everyday lives? One way is hrough mundane choices we make, such as when we are shopping Are our choices consisen wih Kingdom we seek a Kingdom which upholds jusice generosiy, which srives o safeguard inegriy of creaion which brings good news o poor? 6 MARCH Exodus 24:12-18 Revelaion is accompanied by cloud fire Psalm 2 Why do naions conspire? The psalmis warns rulers no o se mselves agains Lord by casing off resrain or Psalm 99 Lover of jusice, you have esablished equiy; you have execued jusice The psalmis recalls how God has spoken o his people 2 Peer 1:16-21 The wrier bears winess o wha he has seen heard, remembering momen of revelaion Be aenive, as o a lamp shining in a dark place unil morning sar rises in your hears Maw 17:1-9 This is my beloved son Lisen o him! Peer ges flusered abou srucures In Transfiguraion, God s eernal pas fuure break ino presen in a burs of clariy glory, paradoxically inducing confusion alarm Bu words of love comfor, Jesus genle ouch presence, replace Sinai s fire In Transfiguraion, God s ransforming power is made manifes in ordinary world Where do we see eernal breaking ino our world oday? Wha is Jesus saying oday ha we need o hear, o be aenive o? Like Peer, are we in church in danger of being side-racked by irrelevancies rar han grasping God s shining momen? The Fairrade movemen ss for equiy jusice, deerminedly offering an alernaive model of rade which pus povery alleviaion, susainable developmen, environmenal proecion social jusice a hear of inernaional rade By buying promoing Fairrade producs we affirm our faih in a God of jusice, seek o share God s love in our daily lives 13 MARCH Firs Sunday of Len Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 The Fall: having o have everyhing refusing resrain brings suffering loss of innocence Psalm 32 The wasing power of unrepened sin Romans 5:12-19 The gif grace of God: life for all Maw 4:1-11 Jesus rejecs empaions of personal saisfacion, abuse of posiion, worldly power, choosing insead service worship of God Len offers us opporuniy o ake ime o reflec wih Jesus in wilderness on our fallen world, o decide wha words principles we will live by, o face our empaions o deermine how we will repen respond Today s world is one of gross unfairness, where half world s people live in povery despie re being enough for all The rich world s refusal of resrain empaion o pu our maerial comfor before godliness are par of problem We have creaed an unfair global rading sysem ha allows us o enjoy cheap clos food bu causes ors o suffer (see secion on coon subsidies) Bu God wills life offers healing power of repenance And we, by grace following Chris s example, can rejec empaion One way is hrough Fairrade, which is a sraegy for povery alleviaion susainable developmen Is purpose is o creae opporuniies for producers workers who have been economically disadvanaged or marginalised by convenional rading sysem Fairrade is good news a way we can respond pracically o our huring world Elizabeh Perry Suppored by Church of Scol

6 BECOME A FAIRTRADE CHURCH Las year anor 1,000 churches in UK me goals o become a Fairrade Church, bringing oal o a whopping 7,000 On becoming a Fairrade Church you receive a cerificae o display o ell people you have made a commimen o Fairrade The hree goals a Fairrade Church mus fulfil are: Use Fairrade ea coffee afer services in all meeings for which y have responsibiliy Move forward on using or Fairrade producs such as sugar, biscuis frui Promoe Fairrade during Fairrade Fornigh during year hrough evens, worship or aciviies whenever possible Fairrade denominaional areas Denominaional areas like dioceses are geing oger o give ir Fairrade campaigns a louder voice a bigger impac Take your campaign o nex level by joining a Fairrade denominaional area I could be a diocese, a disric, or or area For se campaigns, you ll need o mee following goals: To suppor promoe Fairrade, furr encourage use sale of Fairrade producs o serve only Fairrade coffee ea a meeings i is responsible for Ensure ha a leas half of churches or places of worship in your denominaional area have become a Fairrade Church Encourage or local churches, parishes, circuis o adop a Fairrade policy As far as possible, display lieraure adverising fac ha Fairrade producs are used served re Arac furr media coverage coninue raising awareness of FAIRTRADE Mark If possible, make reference o denominaional area s Fairrade saus on relevan websie Se up a Fairrade seering group o ake responsibiliy for ensuring goals coninue o be me developed over ime Check wwwfairradeorguk/faihs or call o find ou more abou becoming a Fairrade Church o download applicaion form Phoography credis: Diocese of London, The Office of Archbishop of York, Peer Caon, Hannah Deas, Fairrade Foundaion, Graham Jepson, Simon Rawles, Soluna Wines, Ria Veriy, Wimborne Minser wwwfairradeorguk Fairrade Foundaion, 3rd Floor, Ibex House, Minories, London EC3N 1DY Tel: Fax: Regisered Chariy No A company limied by guaranee regisered in Engl Wales No Produc code: CAG4