Bradford’s Fair College
Bradford College’s Student Parliament has passed a Fairtrade Motion which now sees the college well on its way to gaining Fairtrade College status.
Members of Bradford College Students’ Union celebrate the successful vote.
This took place on 5th March during Fairtrade Fortnight.
The vote was taken in the college’s new state of the art David Hockney building. Following the vote, a presentation was given with speeches from the College’s Group Chief Operating Officer, Gareth Osborne and Linda McAvan MEP. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford also attended the presentation.
The Fairtrade Matters film was shown and then questions were taken by the Associate Director of the movie, Andy Powell.
President of the Students’ Union, Fatima Sohail, with the Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor.
Fairtrade Bradford Coordinator, Karen Palframan, gave heartfelt thanks to the college for its support in the promotion of Fairtrade in the city.
For the afternoon of the 5th the Fairtrade Matters movie was shown on the giant screen in the city’s Centenary Square.
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