Tag: social justice

Website launched for Bristol 2015 funded resilience project

Posted on6th May 2015AuthorSchumacher Institute

The website for one day: Day One – Resilience, a Schumacher Institute project in partnership with local artist Sara Zaltash, is now live. Funded by Bristol 2015 Small Grants, the project will transport a light-footed pop-up geodesic dome…

CategoriesNewsTagsbristol, environment, horizon scanning, resilience, social justice, sustainability

Bristol, how we can sweeten the Sugar Crash? by Roger James

Posted on6th May 2015AuthorSchumacher Institute

As Bristol prepares to host the 2015 International Fairtrade Conference we have a big reason to celebrate! Why? –well in the 12 months to November 2014, more than 40 percent of sugar sold in the UK’s supermarkets was Fairtrade. This…

CategoriesBlogTagsbristol, environment, fairtrade, food, international development, social justice

Trade finance – credit where credit’s due by Will Ferguson, Triodos Bank

Posted on6th May 2015AuthorSchumacher Institute

On the 4th and 5th of July 2015, Bristol will host the International Fair Trade Towns Conference. This two-day event will explore how Fair Trade works to protect the environment, works with farmers to adapt to the effects of…

CategoriesBlogTagsenvironment, fairtrade, international development, social justice

Globalisation, inequality and sustainable development: Where does FairTrade fit? by Ed Howarth

Posted on6th May 2015AuthorSchumacher Institute

CategoriesBlogTagsenvironment, fairtrade, international development, social justice, sustainable development goals

Why is 2015 a landmark year for development and fair trade? by Kathleen Christie

Posted on6th May 2015AuthorSchumacher Institute

CategoriesBlogTagsenvironment, fairtrade, international development, social justice, sustainable development goals

Hidden in plain view – Discrimination and poverty in 21st Century Britain by Michael Clinton

Posted on6th May 20157th May 2015AuthorMichael Clinton

I am a disabled person. Those who have read my tweets or previous blogs may have got that already. Until recently I did not really see it as a big issue, but now I realise that as I get older…

CategoriesBlogTagsdisability, inclusive design, social justice