-
Take Action for Fairtrade
Britain’s exit from the European Union is likely to cause big changes in international trade – and for millions of people who trade with us from poor countries, it could be make or break. They could find themselves squeezed even harder by powerful international competition. Or it could be the moment when the UK starts…
-
Sneak Peek at 2017
We’re nearly at the end of 2016, and what a year it’s been! Now we look ahead to exciting plans for the year ahead. We’ve mapped out our focus themes for 2017 and are looking forward to sharing ideas with you about them, and standing together to take action. If any of these topic catch…
-
It’s our 1st Birthday!
One year ago today, Peace Hub first opened it’s doors to the public. It’s been a busy year, full of awareness raising and taking action for peace & justice. Over the course of our first year, we’ve: Challenged the arms trade, lobbying the foreign secretary to embargo arms to Egypt and other repressive regimes. Supported…
-
Keep Taking Action for Fairtrade
Fairtrade Fortnight 2015 has finished, and so has Peace Hub’s Fairtrade theme, as we move on to our new theme of Conscientious Objectors. But there are plenty of ways to keep active for Fairtrade: including at Peace Hub! We’re are delighted to announce that we will contiunue to stock Fairtrade snacks from Carrs Lane Fairtrade…
-
Official Launch a Success!
Thanks to everyone who attended our Official Launch yesterday! Here’s how it went: On Thursday 26th February Central England Quakers celebrated the opening of Peace Hub with a special all-day launch event. School-children and the public joined with local figures, to celebrate with a Fairtrade cuppa and a slice of cake. In the evening NGOs…
-
Join us for our Official Launch this Thursday
We are celebrating our official launch this Thursday (26th Feb) 11:00-18:00 and you are warmly invited to join the party! Pop in any time between 11 and 6 for a fairtrade cuppa and a slice of cake to help us celebrate. You can play our game ‘Is it Fair’, and take action to encourage local…
-
Official Launch Celebration – 26th Feb
Join us to Go Bananas for Fairtrade at our official launch celebration! 11:00 – 18:00 Thursday 26th February at Peace Hub, 41 Bull St, Birmingham, B4 6AF To celebrate our launch, we’re inviting the public to join us for a Fairtrade party. We’ll be open for extended hours, so pop in any time between 11…
-
Fairtrade Crafts & Snacks now Available!
Feeling peckish? Need to pick up some tea or coffee? Fancy browsing some delightful crafts? Want to support farmers and producers in developing countries at the same time? Then Peace Hub is the place to go! In partnership with our friends at Carrs Lane Fairtrade Shop we now have all these goods in the Hub…
-
Coming Soon: Fairtrade
From January 2015 our peace & justice theme will be: Fairtrade! We’ll have lots of information on how Fairtrade supports farmers and workers around the world, what Fairtrade products you can buy and where, and have a simple action to ask Tesco & Asda to make their bananas fair. Plus we will have some Fairtrade…