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Where to buy Revolver Fairtrade coffee (with interactive Google Map)

Our Fairtrade roast and ground 227g coffees are already available in around 50 Midcounties and Penrith Co-operative supermarkets as well as from Infinity Wholefoods Co-operative in Brighton! Want to find your nearest store? Use our handy map and search features to locate your store. You can order our coffee direct from Revolver World online - every purchase includes a free music download and half-price ecru Organic Fairtrade cotton T-shirt.

Click here for the interactive Google Map to find your nearest store...

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Revolver World on Fairtrade Cotton

March 8th, 2010 by Sameera
Paul BirchArticle By Paul John Birch
Managing Director, Revolver World
Fairtrade Licensees and producers of Organic Fairtrade Cotton apparel

Conventionally produced cotton has always been associated with slavery and poverty. Today that translates into bonded workers and underemployment, defined by WHO (the World Health Organisation); as people working excessive hours, but struggling to make ends meet.

Pre-dating production in America’s southern states of Georgia and the Carolinas, Samuel Slater had left England under dubious circumstances, establishing himself in Rhode Island as the pioneer of cotton. Cotton was America’s principle industry until the civil war. But it moved south from the upper eastern sea board in search of cheaper labour, and the South had slaves!

Fairtrade CottonToday, in India’s predominantly Christian South, people eke out a living picking cotton. The comparisons become more interesting when you factor-in, that deeply impoverished Christians in America’s black community worked in similar conditions to today’s cotton pickers and growers. Often entire families work side-by-side in temperatures exceeding 40degrees, to earn as little as £2.00 a day.
In a sense the humble T-Shirt, ubiquitous in its design and perception – sums-up, the plight of the cotton producers versus the High street. Lancashire can claim with some legitimacy ownership in the Cotton Industry, but whether Jerusalem was truly builded in this United Kingdom or not, those satanic mills soon became dark as the money and the power were separated by America’s civil war. Although the Union had not entered the war to free slaves, it fit Lincoln’s purpose to issue a Proclamation effectively emancipating black America in the (potentially unlikely) event of a confederate defeat. Britain and France were effectively powerless to intervene to help the South secede. » Read more: Revolver World on Fairtrade Cotton

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Revolver goes to a Tea Dance and meets some Dragons

March 3rd, 2010 by Christopher Woods

Rav, Kehinde and Taiwo talking to customers at our stand

On the 27th of February, we headed to Victoria Square along with a number of other Fairtrade producers and pitched up at the Fair and Ethical Market.

This was alongside the Tea Dance - and although the rain tried to cause a few problems, it failed to dampen the spirits of the many hundreds of people who showed their support for the Fairtrade movement all Saturday.


Paul addressing the listening crowd

We were delighted to be invited to participate, and we showed up in force - we were also delighted to find that a number of people showed interest in what we're trying to achieve. Paul spoke on behalf of the Fairtrade Foundation and Revolver World inbetween performances from the many musical acts on the day. Birmingham Recycled also featured us in an article on their web site. Not only that, but Globally Local (the organisers of the Fair & Ethical Market) put on a 'Green Dragon's Den' before the launch of Fairtrade Fortnight, where Paul Birch (our MD) also appeared and presented the case for Revolver World. In the words, of Birmingham Recycled;

Birch also compared his product to the Fairtrade t-shirts manufactured by Marks & Spencers and revealed that their products are not 100% Fairtrade, as it is only the cotton that is Fairtrade and not the production method. He also stated that because Revolver World market their T-Shirts through the Co-op; they are sold in recyclable boxes which cuts down on production time and helps to keep the price so low.

The T-shirts come in a range of different sizes and designs and are available for £5 each. Birch received praise from the panel for keeping every aspect of the production line ethical and eco-friendly, and at a low and affordable price.

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February Fairtrade Events at Revolver World

February 25th, 2010 by Sameera

Revolver World has been taking part in a number of Fairtrade events to celebrate this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight...

Feb 25th: Aston Uni Fairtrade Marketplace

In advance of the start of year’s Fairtrade Fortnight, Revolver World took part in the Aston University Fairtrade Marketplace today (Thursday 25th February) at the University Guild hall. A range of our apparel was be on sale and we were delighted with the interest shown in our aparel. The event only lasted a couple of hours (from 12pm to 2pm) but it was an excellent taster for those who hadn't considered buying Fairtrade before.

Feb 27th: Fairtrade Fortnight Tea Dance & Fair and Ethical Marketplace

Following this event, Revolver was at the Strictly Fairtrade Tea dance on Saturday the 27th of February in Victoria Square, Birmingham. The Tea Dance events, held nationwide, looked to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight with a dance of any sort. Anything from street dancing to the salsa was welcome, and the rain didn't stop many people from enjoying themselves!. Along with the tea (strictly Fairtrade of course) a variety of artists and groups performed on stage at the Birmingham event - furthermore, Revolver hosted a stand in the accompanying Fair and Ethical Market, alongside eco-powered home solutions, bags, jewellery and produce.

We sold a range of apparel, including a couple of new designs of our own AND the official Birmingham Fairtrade Campaign T-Shirt (Stamping Out Unethical Trade), at our stall - thanks to all who supported us and bagged one of our organic Fairtrade T-Shirts or Hoodies!

Posted in Company News, Event News, Fellow Fairtraders

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Fairtrade Fortnight begins with the Big Swap! Harriet Lamb executive director of the Fairtrade Foundation discusses her vision for Fairtrade Fortnight

February 23rd, 2010 by Christopher Woods

Revolver World attended the launch of The Big Swap 2010 last night in London - were you there? (We gave away loads of T-Shirts...)

With Fairtrade Fortnight now fully underway, we're going to be gearing up our activities over the next couple of weeks, including taking part in Birmingham's weekend of Fairtrade celebrations and promotion in Birmingham city centre on the weekend of the 27th of February (more on that coming soon). In the meantime, to whet your appetite, here's an interview with Harriet Lamb from Ethical.TV, where she discusses her work as director of the Fairtrade Foundation and her passions and interests outside of work.

In this interview she talks openly about how the Fairtrade movement has developed and the impact Fairtrade has had on communities in developing countries across the world and how individuals all have a part to play.


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Fairtrade Cotton Farmers in Cameroon

February 17th, 2010 by Sameera
Cotton is obtained from plants of the Gossypium genus, native to tropical and subtropical climates; most cotton grown currently comes from Gossypium hirsutum species, as it yields the best fibers. After blooming, seeds appear inside a capsule full of fibers; when ripe, it opens to form the boll. Farmers pick these bolls and remove seeds from them by a process called ginning; once seeds and other residues are removed, cotton becomes almost pure cellulose fiber and it is packed to enter the mill.

Following video shows how the Fairtrade premium is changing lives for cotton farmers in Cameroon.

A cotton mill is a place where fibers are carded to form a sliver so as to get them better aligned for spinning. Spinners produce the cotton thread which is then weaved into a textile; finally, the textile is ready to make clothing with it. Similarly to other colonial crops, like coffee or cocoa, cotton is the main source of income for several South countries, and is the only crop for large groups of farmers. Cotton is today the most widespread vegetal textile around the world. [ Source: Fairtrade Hub ]

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Paul Birch (Revolver MD) in Birmingham and Liverpool Universities

February 9th, 2010 by Sameera
Last Thursday of 04th and Friday of 05th February 2010, Paul Birch the Revolver Managing Director, was a guest lecturer at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and Birmingham University (Business School). He was faced with the task of addressing a class of Media and Management students on the politics of running an independent record label and the reality of the Music Industry. At Birmingham Business School in front of Postgraduate MBA students; The lecture itself was about entrepreneurship, thus allowing Paul to describe his story on how he came about setting-up Revolver Records and Revolver World. » Read more: Paul Birch (Revolver MD) in Birmingham and Liverpool Universities

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