PRESS RELEASE

Fair@Square fair-trade + ethical festival 2009
Moral Fairground organized the Fair@Square fair-trade + ethical festival, which took place on the 13th December 2009 at Federation Square, Melbourne.

This was the first large scale festival celebrating and embracing fair and ethical trade in Melbourne. On the day 20,675 people attended to particiate in the numerous activities, to learn about Fair + Ethical trade and to do their Christmas shopping.

Fair@Square fair-trade + ethical festival 2009 addressed issues of Fair and Ethical Trade, Sustainable Community, Human Rights, social and environmental responsibility.

The objective of the Fair@Square fair-trade + ethical festival 2009 was to raise awareness of Fair Trade and Ethical Business in Australia and to educate consumers about the social and environmental effect of their shopping choices.

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Vidarbha Organic Farmers Conclave
Around 2000 farmers attended this year’s Vidarbha Organic Farmers Association (VOFA) AGM to share their ideas and celebrate another year of success! VOFA is the name of the farmer association for Zameen farmers based in Maharashtra.

Awards were presented for the best stall, cluster office, male and female farmer and Farmer Group and the day then drew to a close with a cultural programme. A local NGO called Rasikashraya performed one of their established shows about the merits of organic farming. Rasikashraya uses performance to communicate social messages to a variety of audiences based on briefs given by the organisations that hire them. The farmers were in stitches at the camp performance, which also touched on the sensitive farmer suicide issue.