posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer, Schools and Learning

Call for participants for Fair Trade Fiesta Parade on 13 May 2017:

We invite your school, college, faith group, youth & community groups etc. to take part to take part in the Fair Trade Fiesta Parade on 13 May to celebrate Scotland as a Fair Trade Nation on World Fair Trade Day.  You can come up with your own ideas.  The last Fiesta saw walking Fair Trade Bananas; vibrant fruits; amazing costumes made of paper and fabric; music and more.  Watch the video here.

Funding is available by applying to the Scottish Fair Trade Forum’s Community Grant scheme for support towards costumes and travel to the event.  Grants are a maximum of £250 and can take up to 4 weeks to process.  More information on how to apply can be found here.

Fair Trade Fiesta is a celebration carnival parade and concert celebrating and highlighting Scotland as a Fair Trade Nation on World Fair Trade Day involving people of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of this event to raise more awareness on the Fair Trade movement through a vivid parade and an engaging FREE concert with The Red Hot Chilli Pipers headlining and with over 100 musicians taking part to support this event

If you are interested in signing up for the parade please contact Angela Higgins.

For more information about this event please visit http://www.handupevents.co.uk and/or https://www.facebook.com/handupevents/ or email Tania@handupevents.co.uk.

Come and be part of this amazing people lead revolution that has transformed Scotland into a Fair Trade Nation.