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UEL students go bananas for Fairtrade

Monday 9 March 2009

From L to R, blue hat - Jane Skinner, Paula Denby, Centre for Sustainability, Alan Ingle - Secretary and Registar of UEL and students

University of East London (UEL) students were out in force last Friday, as part of FairTrade fortnight which ran from 23 February to 8 March.

Students hosted information stalls and handed out fair trade bananas and chocolates at Docklands and Stratford campuses in an initiative organised by UEL Students' Union and funded by Junction49, a volunteering project for young people.

Jane Skinner, sustainability co-ordinator at UEL, said: “Everyone has heard of Fairtrade and its ethical standards and for our students running the stalls was a great way to reinforce the message and to see how Fair Trade really works in practice.”

UEL is aiming to become a Fair Trade university later this year, and is running fair trade initiatives for World Health Day on April 7 and the popular Mayfest festival on May 6.

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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