Trade Aid Gala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good fun, good vibes coming from Trade Aid on Saturday, celebrating Fair Trade fortnight. It was a hub of colourful activity- talented musicians jamming and creating a vibrant atmosphere alluring dancers. Free hot chocolates and coffees were gratefully recieved on the crisp saturday afternoon. Kids joined in on bead making and face painting.  Alex and I volunteered our services face painting.  If you haven’t had your face painted- get it done- It is a whole lot of fun.

I missed the bike ride ‘on the flat’ on Sunday but Im looking forward to the movies this weekend at the academy cinema(see our event page, or click on the tags). There is a good line up of thought provoking films.

kicking off -the FT fortnight fest has began

There were only good vibes at Sammy’s last night for a great night to celebrate the opening of the Fair Trade Fortnight. SEA (Students for Environmental Action), did a fantastic job organising the event. The stalls were informative- DCC (Dunedin City Council) had plenty of good quality brochures about composing and worm farms and helpful fridge magnets. Trade Aid were popular with free chocolate samples, Green party, volunteer Dunedin, and other organic stalls.

I volunteered, helping Tahu McKenzie ( iconic dunedinite) paint faces.  Those who were gutsy enough, as it was my first time face painting & I recommend it as a fun time.

Unfortunately I had to leave early just as the music was kicking into gear.  My highlights were- free seed bombs, free chocolate, tasty organic bread and pesto and delicious organic beer samples.  The atmosphere was good feel, music was lively and upbeat, it was warming up to be a good memorable night out.

Fair Trade Fest kicks off Friday 1st

We are getting involved in Fair Trade Fortnight with the first event of the Festival THIS WEEKEND and so can you! We are finally ready to ditch the cafe scene and to roll up our sleeves for some good tasty ORGANIC beer! Meet a bunch of the crew behind Fairtrade in Dunedin at Sammys this Friday (that’s 65 Crawford St which is just past and south of the Octagon). This could be our chance to bail a few of them up in a corner and really get to know what is happening with Fairtrade in Dunedin… Only $5 entry to the bar with stalls of organic food, beer and some great sounds.

The event is organised by SEA (Students for Environmental Action). The money raised will go to create a seed bank of organic vegetables and heritage seeds – at the same time testing which of them will grow best in Dunedin. We are going to volunteer and pour some beers.  See you there Friday night 8-12pm!

up coming film fest..

As part of Dunedin’s Fair Trade Fortnight, Trade Aid and Forest & Bird are holding a film festival to showcase fair trade and environmental documentaries from NZ and around the world. Films will be shown at the Academy on Dundas St over seven nights, each night will have a theme (nature or resources for example) and lots have extras like live music, free fair trade coffee and chocolate and directorial intros. For more info and the movie timetable check out our events page..

And, just to whet your appetite, we have the trailer to FLOW: for the love of water, an award winning documentary from South America on the true cost of bottled water..