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APPG for Fairtrade

@FairtradeAPPG

The All-Party Parliamentary group promoting relationships between local Fairtrade organisations & Parliamentarians. The APPG is currently paused pending our AGM

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linkhttp://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get%20involved//In-your-community/Fairtrade-All-Party-Parliamentary-Group calendar_today20-06-2016 13:25:02

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APPG for Fairtrade(@FairtradeAPPG) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calling all MPs and Peers with an interest in Fairtrade: please join the Fairtrade APPG EGM at 4pm / Portcullis House Room P, with an opportunity to stand as an officer of the APPG. Thank you for your support.

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Thank you to all APPG members and peers for your support at yesterday's AGM and your ongoing support for Fairtrade Foundation. We are especially grateful to Holly Lynch MP Jason McCartney MP for their continuing work as co-chairs, and it was great to discuss plans for next year's programme.

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Fleur Anderson MP(@PutneyFleur) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am a proud supporter of Fairtrade Foundation 💙💚

The climate crisis is the biggest threat to millions of small-scale farmers worldwide

At COP26, Britain made promises to low-income countries regarding climate and trade. It's time to turn those promises into effective and fair action

I am a proud supporter of @FairtradeUK 💙💚 The climate crisis is the biggest threat to millions of small-scale farmers worldwide At COP26, Britain made promises to low-income countries regarding climate and trade. It's time to turn those promises into effective and fair action
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Patricia Gibson MP(@PGibsonSNP) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was delighted to once again support which raises awareness of growing challenges brings to livelihoods of farmers & agricultural workers overseas who produce tea, coffee, cocoa & bananas Fairtrade Foundation

I was delighted to once again support #FairtradeFortnight which raises awareness of growing challenges #climatechange brings to livelihoods of farmers & agricultural workers overseas who produce tea, coffee, cocoa & bananas @FairtradeUK
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Mark Tami MP(@MarkTamiMP) 's Twitter Profile Photo

to when I attended a Fairtrade Foundation event at Westminster on March 1. I've written to the Foreign Secretary on behalf of constituents to ensure that small scale cocoa farmers are able to access promised funding

#throwback to #FairtradeFortnight when I attended a @FairtradeUK event at Westminster on March 1. I've written to the Foreign Secretary on behalf of constituents to ensure that small scale cocoa farmers are able to access promised funding
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Paula Barker MP(@PaulaBarkerMP) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was great to be able to support APPG for Fairtrade during at their drop in yesterday in Parliament.

Fairtrade plays a valuable role in supporting farmers in low income countries to respond to the environmental crises unfolding in their communities.

It was great to be able to support @FairtradeAPPG during #FairtradeFortnight at their drop in yesterday in Parliament. Fairtrade plays a valuable role in supporting farmers in low income countries to respond to the environmental crises unfolding in their communities.
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Andrew Gwynne MP(@GwynneMP) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌎This year's is focused on climate change, and the challenges faced by Fairtrade farmers globally.

I was proud to show my support alongside the APPG for Fairtrade earlier today.

Climate promises must become actions.

🌎This year's #FairtradeFortnight is focused on climate change, and the challenges faced by Fairtrade farmers globally. I was proud to show my support alongside the @FairtradeAPPG earlier today. Climate promises must become actions.
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Natalie Bennett(@natalieben) 's Twitter Profile Photo



Joining Fairtrade Foundation and APPG to celebrate .

Glad to hear about focus on and its threat to smallholders is a focus.

Crucially important for , as highlighted by yesterday

#SheDeservesFairtrade Joining Fairtrade Foundation and APPG to celebrate #FairtradeFortnight. Glad to hear about focus on #climateemergency and its threat to smallholders is a focus. Crucially important for #SDGs, as highlighted by #IPCC yesterday
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A big thank you to the 55 MPs and Peers who came to support the drop in today in Parliament! MPs showed their support for Fairtrade farmers faced with the challenge of climate change and tried out Fairtrade products from Waitrose, Neutral and Greenypeeps

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Calling all MPs & Peers - show your support for at the Fairtrade APPG Parliamentary drop in photocall, room M, Portcullis House, 10:30-1:30 Tue 1st March

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Starting at 3pm today, we'll be live from a Fairtrade farm in Kenya for our Fairtrade fortnight parliamentary event - MPs and Peers, please do join us.

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Calling all MPs & Peers - join the Fairtrade APPG for a (virtual) trip to a Fairtrade farm (with live link to Kenya) to mark Fairtrade Fortnight! Tues 22 Feb, 3-3:30pm - to join the call & show your support for Fairtrade contact offices of co-chairs Holly Lynch MP Jason McCartney MP

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Today in Parliament, Fairtrade APPG co-chair Holly Lynch MP asked the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss how the UK is planning to deliver climate promises to Fairtrade farmers (from 12:27:57) parliamentlive.tv/event/index/ac…

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'COP26 might be over, but the is still real for farmers overseas' - Fairtrade APPG Co-Chairs Holly Lynch MP Jason McCartney MP write for Politics.co.uk on the outcomes from Glasgow and the work now to be done politics.co.uk/opinion-former…

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Holly Lynch MP(@HollyLynch5) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This afternoon members of the APPG for Fairtrade were joined by Bismark, a Ghanaian cocoa producer to hear how is making this the worst year for cocoa production. He was a part of the delegation to + shared his experience with MPs.

This afternoon members of the @FairtradeAPPG were joined by Bismark, a Ghanaian cocoa producer to hear how #ClimateChange is making this the worst year for cocoa production. He was a part of the #Fairtrade delegation to #COP26 + shared his experience with MPs.
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Thanks to MPs who joined our COP26 debrief - lots of interest in advocating for action on climate in Parliament to support producers. Thank you to all our excellent speakers.

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