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CGE YORK with York Fair Trade Forum run a highly successful Fair Trade Conference

‘Take a Step for Fair Trade’ held on the 24th January

at York St John University

The event featured workshops and a talk on child slavery by Professor Gary Craig, of the Wilberforce Institute.  Fairtrade Yorkshire School Awards were presented to schools from York and North Yorkshire to celebrate their efforts in promoting Fairtrade. The Lord Mayor of York, Cllr David Horton, was on hand to congratulate the youngsters at the event that was part of the build up to the annual Fairtrade Fortnight,( which runs from February 27 to March 11, 2012.) Richard Lane, spokesman for York Fair Trade Forum, said: “Fairtrade is thriving in York, and it’s the children who are doing the best work to raise awareness.”  Schools have also acknowledged their appreciation of the event. One school emailed and said ‘Thank you for inviting us; our pupils thoroughly enjoyed it. It really was excellent!.’

CGE York will continue to provide valuable Fair Trade support to schools with their interactive pupil workshops, staff training and a forthcoming CPD to be delivered on the 22nd March

For more details of any of these services please contact  Rosina - r.gilboy@yorksj.ac.uk

CGE marked Black History Month 2011 with a 'Hidden Histories' on Thursday 20 October 6.30pm

This was given by Professor David Maughan Brown, Deputy Vice Chancellor, York St John University and was entitled: Anti-Colonial struggles in East and Southern Africa: popular fiction and the hiding of history

'Thank you for organising yesterday's event. I really appreciated your and JZs contribution and DMBs lecture was a treat' Christie

'Just a swift note of congratulations for a great hidden Histories event last week with David M-B- Well Done!!' Peter

CONGRATULATIONS to Ripon Cathedral CE Primary who have gained ‘Fair Trade School Status’. Alastair Hart, a pupil on the Fair Trade Steering Group Committee, on receiving the good news, said," YES! We did it! It's so good to know that our hard work is going to make a difference to children around the world."

Nikkie Breakwell the Fair Trade Teacher Coordinator explained to the Centre for Global Education: ‘’ The whole committee was ecstatic; they were really fired up about the need forFair Trade and about becoming the first school in Ripon to gain the status.’’

CGE were delighted to have supported the school gain the award through the delivery of Fair Trade pupil workshops and 1:1 consultancy. To hear more news about the Fair Trade work local schools are doing, please attend our forthcoming ‘Being Fair Together’ Fair Trade Conference on the 24th January. For more details of this and how we can support you please contact Rosina r.gilboy@yorksj.ac.uk

WELL DONE to STAKESBY PRIMARY SCHOOL ON ACHIEVING THE ‘ECO GREEN FLAG’

CGE are absolutely delighted that Stakesby Primary were given their first Eco Green Flag in July 2011, following many years of hard work by pupils, staff and parents. Their commitment to sustainability and active global citizenship was recognized within the assessment.

To find out more, please attend the forthcoming ‘ Eco Schools and Global Education’ CPD event on the 24th November 2011 where the coordinator Wendy Holliday and Eco committee members will share their exemplary Eco-story and practice with others. For more details of the course and how we can support you please contact Rosina r.gilboy@yorksj.ac.uk

Jenny Zobel visits Senegal - Ecole des Sables

Read JZ report on her visit to work with dancers in Senegal

Work placement at CGE York-May and June 2011 helps launch our updated

‘YORK FAIR TRADE TRAIL’

CGE York was pleased to have Claire Ogden and Frankie Ruttledge; two second year Psychology students, from York St John’s University, with us. They worked on a project that has enabled CGE York to update and revamp its ‘Fair Trade Trail of York.’ Using their initiative they carried out market research with York retailers and gained knowledge of different age group’s perceptions of ‘Fair Trade’. This helped them review the Trail and re-adapt it for future use; we now have trails for different key stages and a teacher’s pack. We are aiming to run a CPD event in the spring term for teachers, to introduce both the York ‘Fair Trade Trail’ and our ‘Human Rights Trail’.

British Council Intercultural Navigator

May 2011 Marina Kasa from Croatia spent two weeks at the Centre learning about Global Citizenship. She visited both primary and Seconday schools