Manly Fair Trade Markets

Manly Council: NSW's first FAIR TRADE Community!

In September 2008, Manly Council officially received Fair Trade Accreditation from the Fair Trade Association of Australia & New Zealand (FTAANZ) making Manly NSW's first Fair Trade Community! What this means is that over time, Fair Trade will become an increasingly visible phenomenon in Manly, with growing support from various sectors of the community. If you would like to see your business, school, faith group, restaurant or cafe support Fair Trade, contact Council's Community Volunteer Coordinator on 9976 1658 to learn more. Alternatively visit www.fairtrade.com.au for further information on Fair Trade.

As part of our commitment to Fair Trade, we host a Manly Fair Trade Market twice a year.

Manly Fair Trade Markets

Manly Fair Trade Markets occur twice a year, typically during Fair Trade Fortnight in May and then again in December for Christmas. A range of Fair Trade vendors are showcased along with entertainment, kid's activities, Fair Trade coffee and chocolate and much more... The markets are something not to be missed!

Upcoming Market: Saturday, May 9th 2009, 9am to 4pm at Manly Wharf Forecourt

As Manly has recently been accredited as the first Fair Trade community in NSW, second in all of Australia, our markets are a celebration of this amazing achievement promoting Manly's Fair Trade status throughout the community and beyond.

If you're a vendor, a performer, a volunteer etc. and you'd like to participate in the Fair Trade Markets in May 2009 please contact the Community Volunteer Coordinator for more information on 9976 1658 or email volunteering@manly.nsw.gov.au.

PROGRAM FOR THE DAY:

9AM - START

ALL DAY - FREE KID'S CRAFT ACTIVITIES & FACE-PAINTING

10AM - 11.45AM - WORLD MUSIC PERFORMER

10.45AM - 11AM - BREAKTHRU' ARTZ DANCE PERFORMANCE

11.45AM - 11.55AM - BREATHRU' ARTZ DANCE PERFORMANCE

11.55 - 12PM - Speaker from the Fair Trade Association of Australia & New Zealand (FTAANZ)

12PM - 1PM - THREE QUARTERZ HAZEL (Musicians)

1PM - 2PM - PACIFIC HULA DANCERS

1PM - 3PM - STREET THEATRE STATUES

2PM - 4PM - PIANO ACCORDIANIST

4PM - FINISH!

The December Fair Trade Market was a brilliant success!

On Saturday 6th December, Manly Council hosted a Fair Trade Market at Manly Wharf and what a crowd we had! The Wharf was overflowing with people sorting through the vibrant selection of Fair Trade stallholders goods, from shoes to jewellery and chocolate, patrons were exposed to the wide range of Fair Trade products that already exist. While shopping through the beautiful products, visitors to the Market were serenaded by the rhythms of the very talented local musicians who played throughout the day.

Manly Council's Information Booth was manned by members of the Manly Fair Trade Working Party who were wonderful and had participants buying raffle tickets and filling out Fair Trade surveys. The raffle raised $607 in proceeds - which was donated to World Vision's 'Don't Trade Lives' Campaign as they focus on eliminating child labour in the cocoa/chocolate industries.

We had 35 stalls, Free Kid's Face Painting, Manly's first ever 'FAIR TRADE FASHION SHOW' which featured Nici Andronicus as the MC and Manly Life Saving Club members as our gorgeous models, an Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony to bless all those involved in Fair Trade & advocating a better world, and the Mayor of Manly, Jean Hay, made a speech and presented local businesses supporting Fair Trade with certificates to display on their premise.

To top it all off it was a gorgeous, sunny day! So if you didn't make it, or did and can't wait for the next one, don't miss out on the upcoming Mayr Fair Trade Market (see above).

Some photos from the day:

FT Market August 08

PARTICIPATING FAIR TRADE STALLHOLDERS (All items sold are produced according to Fair Trade standards):

** Below is a list of all the Fair Trade stallholders that have ever participated in a Manly Fair Trade Market. The Stallholders highlighed in Orange are the ones who will be participating in the upcoming market on Saturday 9th May.

Aboriginal Dreamtime Fine Art Gallery - www.aboriginalfineartgallery.com.au

Aboriginal Community Supported Art

AfriBeads

African Beads

ALTER ECO PACIFIC - www.altereco.com

Chocolate, rice, sugar, quinoa, coffee & tea!

ANDINO DESIGNS - www.andino-designs.com

Bags, hammocks, wall hangings.

BARACHALA - www.barachala.com

Colombian handmade products such as textiles, shoes, bags, hats & jewellery.

BERCAT - www.bercat.com.au

Fair Trade, Organic tea & coffee.

CARPETS FOR COMMUNITIES - www.carpetsforcommunities.org

Handhooked carpets made from recycled t-shirts and hessian sacks.

COCOLO - www.cocolo.com.au

Chocolate & Tea.

EARTHTRIBE - www.earthtribe.com.au

Handmade & Fair Trade toys, games and homewares.

EAST TIMORESE WOMEN AUSTRALIA (ETWA) - www.etwa.org.au

Textiles, bags, scarves, bookmarks, gift items, chocolate and chocolate coated coffee beans.

ETHICA - www.sosj.org.au

Handmade Peruvian Christmas decorations, bags, kid's clothes & accessories.

ETIKO - www.etiko.com.au

Fairtrade certified sports balls, cotton garments and sneakers!

FABRIC OF LIFE - www.fabricoflife.com.au

Textiles, scarves, toys, bags, wall hangings.

FAIR TRADE EXCHANGE - www.fairtradeexchange.com.au

Jewellery, stationary, toys, textiles & accessories.

FREESET BAGS - www.freesetbags.com

Bags, blankets & shoes.

GENERATION WONDER - www.generationwonder.com

Children's clothes, felt items (bags, hairbands, purses and wooden toys).

GLOBAL CONDUCT - www.globalconduct.com.au

Handicrafts, textile items, bags, soft furnishings & scarves.

GRASSHOPPER'S JUMPERS - www.grasshoppersjumpers.com.au

Handknitted blankets, toys etc. in 100% cotton.

IbuTrade - www.ibutrade.com.au

Children's toys, recycled belts & wallets, hemp bags and jute mobiles.

LAO SILK & CRAFT - www.laosilkandcraft.com

Silk scarves, bags and textiles.

LITTLE AMIGOS - www.littleamigos.com.au

Children's Winter Clothing

Manly Food Co-Op

Fair Trade thongs, coffee & chocolate as well as organic food.

ME TOO PLEASE - www.metooplease.com.au

Wall Sculptures, handmade in Haiti from recycled oil drums.

MEXITRADERS (HAMMOCK HEAVEN) - www.hammockheaven.com.au

Mexican textiles and handmade hammocks.

MGENI - www.mgenidesigns.com

Sandals, jewellery, wall hangings, handbags, cushions and journals.

MIGHTY EVE - www.mightyeve.etsy.com

Fair Trade Fashion Label selling mens, womens and kids t-shirts and felt jewellery.

MY ECOFRIEND - www.myecofriend.com

Bags & Homewares made from Recycled Materials

MY FAIR LADYBIRD - www.myfairladybird.com

Handcrafted giftware, tree free Lokta products, 100% wool felt and silver jewellery.

NUI INTERNATIONAL - www.africanpacific.com

Organic virgin coconut oil based skincare products and organic cocounut flour.

NURTURING THREADS

- www.nurturingthreads.net

Cambodian silk handbags, homewares and giftwares.

OXFAMSHOP - www.oxfamshop.org.au

Toys, key rings, jewellery, cards and more.

PASHOM - www.pashom.com.au

Handicrafts and textile items, bags, soft furnishings, scarves and kid's toys.

RANI HOME & GIFTS - www.ranifairtrade.com.au

Textiles, shawls, scarves.

REPUBLICA COFFEE - www.republicacoffee.com.au

Hot Coffee!

RISE UP! - www.riseup.com.au

Cotton & organic vintage fabric clothing, footwear and homewares.

SERENDIB CRAFTLINK - www.serendibcrafts.com.au

Multicultural resources for early learning centres and fair trade Christmas decorations.

THE ENLIGHTENED ELEPHANT - www.enlightenedelephant.com.au

Glass beaded dolls, animals and jewellery and handwoven fabrics, embroidered bags.

THE FAIR TRADE COMPANY - www.thefairtradecompany.com.au

A range of island products, representing fair trade groups from across the Pacific region - from chutneys, jams & spices, to body products, fasion and woven flair.

THE HAMPER HUT - www.hamperhut.com.au

Gift items and hampers.

THE TRADING CIRCLE - www.thetradingcircle.com.au

Handcrafted purses, bags, cards, toys and Chrismas decorations.

TREVILLIAN & TREVILLIAN - www.trevillianandtrevillian.com.au

Indigenous textile art into bed linen and soft furnishings.

TRIBES & NATIONS - www.tribesandnations.com.au

Tea, coffee, chocolate, homewares, jewellery, fashion accesories and kid's clothing.

WARP & WEFT - www.warpandweft.com

hats, bags, belts...

WELL CONNECTED TRAVEL - www.wellconnectedtravel.com.au

Fair Trade tours.