Celebrity Quotes
Lord, to those who hunger give bread; to those who have bread give them the hunger for justice.
Latin American Prayer
"Fairtrade means a fair deal for growers and their families on the other side of the world. So we can make a difference to people's lives just by going shopping!"
Charlie Dimmock
"Blah Blah wholeheartedly support... Blah Blah... independence... Blah Blah... huge benefits to Third World workers... Blah Blah... Fairtrade Mark... Blah Blah... but most importantly... the chocolate is b****y DELICIOUS!!!"
Dawn French
"We buy Fairtrade products because they’re not only delicious, but extra money goes straight to the people who produce them"
Paul Merton
"If you want to make sure the producers get a better deal, it’s now so simple – just look for the Fairtrade Mark"
Dame Judi Dench
"I like my beverages to be Marked, not stained"
Griff Rhys Jones
"Quality of taste should always go with quality of life"
Gary Rhodes
"So many of the conflicts I have reported on over the years have one thing in common - political instability caused, in large measure, by chronic poverty. Without a level playing field when it comes to trade even the best policies would come to nothing. That's why I'm delighted to support Fairtrade"
George Alagiah
"I welcome the Fairtrade Mark - a guarantee of a strange system whereby the money you pay for a product actually goes to the people who produced it. Let’s hope it catches on"
Angus Deyton
"Fairtrade means a fair deal for farmers in some of the world's poorer countries and helps bring clean water supplies, health care and other benefits we take for granted."
Gail Porter
"When you buy Fairtrade products you can guarantee that the farmers who have worked so hard to grow them get a minimum price. Fairtrade is a way of giving regular support - and then enjoying delicious high quality foods at the same time"
Emma Thompson
"Ten years on, I have seen the amazing growth in the delicious range of foods with the FAIRTRADE Mark - testimony to the good taste of the British public"
Anthony Worrall Thompson
"We can do our bit by buying Fair Trade products, as well as pressuring politicians to change this insanity to make trade fair."
Chris Martin (Coldplay)
"Make Trade Fair could be a United Nations slogan. Several of the messages and warnings contained in Oxfam's report represent common goals of the international community, and should be translated into actions by governments and other actors throughout the world."
Kofi Annan
"Be fair, buy fair trade."
Jonathan Ross
"I like damn fine coffee - and lots of it, but that shouldn't mean lots of fine people have to be damned to poverty."
Will Self
"It wouldn't cost much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival. That's why I'm adding my voice to the Big Noise."
Bono
"No double standards."
Johnny Vegas
"The Make Trade Fair campaign effects us every day of our lives. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, farmers and workers are being exploited and oppressed by the unfair balance in world trade. It's often not easy to consider the reality of the situation, let alone the solution. However by learning more about the Make Trade Fair campaign we can all help do our bit to make a really positive change all over the world."
Sinead Quinn
"It is with great pleasure that I support Oxfam's Trade Campaign. For many years I have believed the inequalities of the trade rules needed addressing and Oxfam is now calling for that issue to move to the top of the developed world's agenda."
Ken Livingstone
"What the people I met in Senegal need is trade justice - positive discrimination in the global trading system so they can catch up. The rules of international trade should be rewritten to work in their favour."
Kwami Kwei-Armah