03-12-2025: Talk - FAIRTRADE – A Very Personal View
Hilary Davies gave Burley Shedders assembled at the meeting a unique, passionate and heartfelt presentation about a potentially difficult and complex subject. Hilary is a Human Rights Monitor, otherwise known as an Ecumenical Accompanier (EA), who had recently returned from one of her many trips to the West Bank in the Palestinian Territories. Her role is part of the EAPPI UK & Ireland (Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel).
We learned about the difficult journey for both food produce and hand-crafted goods, under the brand of Fairtrade, from it being put in the ground, cultivated and harvested by local farmers, or hand-made by local people, and then to it being transported over the various borders to be traded across the world.
Hilary explained her specific role and the purpose of EAPPI, and how it was neither pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli, but instead concerned with pro-human rights and international law. From first hand experiences on-the-ground, to spending time with local people, and with Israeli and International peace activists, this very interesting talk contained pictures, maps and quotation snippets, putting across a true story of the work being undertaken, and some of the challenges being faced.
If you would like to help in a small way then consider buying Palestinian food & crafts, or attending a local community event where Fairtrade goods are available to buy.
You can also find out more about EAPPI and their work by visiting the website EAPPI, Quakers in Britain
We learned about the difficult journey for both food produce and hand-crafted goods, under the brand of Fairtrade, from it being put in the ground, cultivated and harvested by local farmers, or hand-made by local people, and then to it being transported over the various borders to be traded across the world.
Hilary explained her specific role and the purpose of EAPPI, and how it was neither pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli, but instead concerned with pro-human rights and international law. From first hand experiences on-the-ground, to spending time with local people, and with Israeli and International peace activists, this very interesting talk contained pictures, maps and quotation snippets, putting across a true story of the work being undertaken, and some of the challenges being faced.
If you would like to help in a small way then consider buying Palestinian food & crafts, or attending a local community event where Fairtrade goods are available to buy.
You can also find out more about EAPPI and their work by visiting the website EAPPI, Quakers in Britain
