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Trade Justice Initiatives, Herne Hill and Dulwich has, since 2005, campaigned for fairer trade for many of the world's poorest countries.
We believe as Christians, we have an obligation to speak out against injustice. Many of us supported the Make Poverty History campaign that made demands for Trade Justice, drop the debt and more and better aid.
We are a member of the Trade Justice Movement, a coalition of more than 50 charities, faith and pressure groups and have also linked up with churches in Ghana who share our aims and who are more directly affected by the impact of some of the trade policies.
For example, local rice producers in Ghana are unable to sell produce because of the importation of subsidized rice into their country, from the US and Thailand. Similarly, tomato growers have lost their livelihood as imported tinned tomatoes from Italy flood the market. It might seem beneficial in the short-term to have tomatoes at a cheaper price, but we know the long-term impact on local industries and the economy can be devastating.
We should be calling on our government and the EU to put an end to these practices and really support fair trade.
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Our campaign is supported financially by:
the participating local churches
Christian Aid
The wider Methodist Church
The eleven churches and their main representatives are:
- Copleston Centre
- St Saviour’s - Jennie Brindley
- Herne Hill United Church - Alastair Hanton
- Christ Church - Janet Watson
- St Barnabas' - Jim Hammer
- St Faith's - Dorothy Key
- St Paul's - Michael Wilkinson
- St Philip and St James' - Maria Exall
- Honor Oak Baptist Church - Rev'd Paul Gardner
- St Thomas More - Barbara Leigh
- Dulwich Grove URC - Pat Smith
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In January 2007 we were admitted to membership of the Trade Justice Movement, a national coalition of NGOs
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