Welcome to Edition 27 of Fair News Fair@Square 2013 is only two weeks away and here is the much anticipated PROGRAM for this year's event. A
Traders
Live cooking demo
Crowds
Fair Stories
Welcome to Edition 27 of Fair News
Fair@Square 2013 is only two weeks away and here is the much anticipated PROGRAM for this year's event. A big congratulations to the Fair@Square team for putting together such a vibrant and interactive program for everyone to enjoy.
By supporting Fair@Square and making purchases at the event, you are supporting enterprises that actively make positive social, economic and environmental contributions to society. Here you will be able to meet enterprises and individuals that have based their business model around how much they are able to contribute to their cause or society rather than their personal benefit. If we are truly interested in changing the world for a better place for everyone, you MUST put Fair@Square as your priority.
Get your shopping baskets ready, bring your friends and family, spend the day enjoying the variety of activities and the delicious food. SEE YOU THERE.
Fair Fashion
Volunteers
Crowds
Traders
VIP Night
Fair Entertainment
Fair Play
Great food
Ethical Enterprise Award Evening and VIP Night
29th November 2013
Finalists of the inaugural Ethical Enterprise Award 2013 have been announced on the 15th of November 2013.
We are going to celebrate their achievement and announce the winner on Friday the 29th of November 2013
The evening will be hosted by Carolyn Tate, founder of Carolyn Tate & Co. The evening will be present some of the most respected & renowned social entrepreneurs, thinkers, makers of change and creators of innovative enterprises. Followed by announcement of the winner of the Australian Ethical Enterprise Award 2013.
Join us at this event: Date: Friday 29th of November 2013 Location: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne (formerly known as BMW Edge) Price: $55.00 including drinks and canapés To make a booking: Ethical Enterprise Award
Conscious shopping for Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, it's the perfect time to think about your Christmas shopping choices. If you are going to make purchases for friends, family or staff, consider how much more meaningful the gift would be if it had a story, if you knew where it came from, who made it, how it helped a community or the environment or made it possible for a child to go to school. Here are some great places you can go and visit for those meaningful conscious gifts.
One Gift One Gift provides inspiration behind more meaningful gifts. One Gift unique gift concepts combine products with an ethical, sustainable focus and the benefits have greater impact.
Fair@Square is a great place to do all your Christmas and gift shopping, not only because you will be able to meet the businesses there you will also be able to touch and feel the amazing range of what is on offer. A must NOT MISS on your Christmas shopping destination, don't forget, you can also buy from the exhibitors on-line.
Good Gift Shop
Social Traders has launched the online Good Gift Shop to enable people to do more with their Christmas dollar by buying their gifts from businesses that trade for the purpose of community benefit. It has the potential to really start educating buyers about social enterprise and hopefully start changing spending behaviour.
2Pocket Fairtrade Espresso Bar and Store is open in Melbourne CBD. They have Australia's largest range of fairtrade and ethical chocolate as well as a great selection of gifts, toys, homewares and more.
Shop Location and opening hours
Located 277 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne. Just near Melbourne Central Shopping
Centre and the State Library.
Open 7 days a week. You can shop on-line as well
Oxfam Shop is a passionate supporter of fair trade and deals on a fair trade basis with 60 fair trade organisations around the world, who support thousands of producers including Indigenous Australians. Through fair trade we are part of a global movement calling for an end to unfair trade practices. For your nearest Oxfam Shop location, telephone 1800 088 455 or visit Oxfam.
A big thank you to the amazing team of sponsors that have made Fair@Square 2013 possible
