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The large windows of the MEA building in Strand Street, Douglas, are hosting an exhibition of children’s Fairtrade Art this week. Drefi the Fairtrade Dragon was created by St John’s Primary School – some of the pineapples and bananas he…

Find out the story behind the modern co-operative movement.  The Manx Co-operative Society is holding an exclusive screening of The Rochdale Pioneers at the Manx Museum at 19.00 on Wednesday 27th February.  This film was specially commissioned to mark the…

For the last few weeks Peter Knowles has been honing his web skills as he has developed a new, local website dedicated to Fairtrade.  With Fairtrade Fortnight beginning on Monday 25th February, it is an opportune time for the launch.…

Another chance to see Transition 2, a brilliant introduction to the Transition movement – a worldwide response to peak oil, climate and the social, economic and environmental benefits of localism. There are fantastic examples from the UK, US, Italy –…

100 NGOs and faith groups launched the Enough Food for Everyone If campaign at Somerset House last night.  We are calling for action on the root causes of hunger.  You can join at www.enoughfoodif.org – and let us know directly…

We think it’s wrong that today 870 million people will go to bed hungry in a world with enough food for everyone, and that’s it’s time to speak out about the injustice of hunger. This Year David Cameron is chairing…