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What stories could your old t-shirt tell?

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'We don’t often think about the people who make our clothes. But even a simple cotton t-shirt tells a complex story of hundreds of workers involved in a long, global supply chain.'

This series of 7 videos - Hands, Skills, Diversity, Consumers, Women's Voices, Travel and Life - brings the voices of workers to the discussion of clothes and fashion.

These resources have been shared with us by Leeds University 'Sustainable Threads' project. They request that anyone using these resources provide some feedback via Faiths4Change / Liverpool World Centre - Please let us know your thoughts!

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We don't often think about the people who makes our clothes. But even a simple cotton t-shirt tells a complex story of hundreds of workers involved in a long, global supply chain.

Cotton is grown in over 80 countries, in places like Australia, the USA, Senegal, Mali and Pakistan. Yarn, fabrics and garments are produced in countries like Turkey, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China and Sri Lanka.

Cotton's Hidden Stories is a project that brings the workers' voice to our discussions about clothes and fashion. These voices come from India, a place with a long history of producing textiles and fashion that are consumed in the U.K.

Farmers, spinners, knitters, dyers and tailors are just some of the voices telling their stories; stories about their lives and their families, and stories about the journeys your clothes make from the cotton fields to you. Each worker has different story to tell.

Will these stories change the way you think about your clothes and the fashion industry?

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We don't often think about the people who makes our clothes. But even a simple cotton t-shirt tells a complex story of hundreds of workers involved in a long, global supply chain. Cotton is grown in over 80 countries, in places like Australia, the USA, Senegal, Mali and Pakistan.

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Powerpoint pdf for teacher use - explains what a swap shop is and how to set up an event

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Fast fashion and Climate change glossary

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Fast fashion and Climate change glossary

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Fashion and Climate Change glossary - bingo definitions (1)

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Poster info, example poster and blank poster template ready for print

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Use this flow chart to start a conversation about an action that will have a lasting impact.

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Find out the crucial facts about food waste

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Find out the crucial facts about mobile phone and other e-waste

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See what Oxfam is doing to beat hunger and food inequality

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36 year-old Faisal Yusuf is a farmer in Somalia/Somaliland. Oxfam supported him in the renovation of his water borehole and provided solar power system maintenence training. Image: Petterik Wiggers / Oxfam Novib

What we're doing

We are fighting malnutrition in emergencies

When people lose their homes, jobs, crops or livestock, they go hungry. Cash grants can tide people over in the worst of a crisis, and help keep local businesses alive.

We are helping to grow food for tomorrow

Supporting local small businesses to grow food and keep livestock means people can earn an income, live sustainably, and keep feeding their families and communities.

We are Challenging the injustice of hunger

No-one needs to go to bed hungry. But so many do. Oxfam supporters challenge the world's governments to protect and provide for the people going hungry every day.

Facts about food

821million

people around the world face chronic food deprivation.

100million

The number of hungry people could be reduced by 100-150 million by giving women farmers more resources.

135million

people are facing crisis levels of hunger or worse.

How can you help?

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No-one should go to bed hungry. We work to help people put food back on their table, today and tomorrow.

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Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam

Youth climate action guide for ages 9-16

There are many ways in which we can all take climate action, from making changes in our own lives to joining with others to speak out for the right of everyone to a fairer and greener future. All are important.

Aimed at teachers and educators, this short guide is packed with practical advice, classroom activities and helpful planning tools to inspire young people to take action for climate justice at school.

Andy Aitchison/Oxfam

Taking action can support young people to:

Strengthen skills such as leadership, communication and decision-making

Improve their confidence, well-being and mental resilience

Feel valued, engaged and involved

Make their voices heard on issues that affect them

Develop their sense of agency

Build empathy and connections with others

Manage eco-anxiety

What is climate justice?

Climate change is threatening humankind and pushing people into poverty. While the climate crisis is affecting us all, it's hitting some communities harder than others - and it's the people who've done the least to cause it who're suffering the most. Who you are and where you are in the world matters.

Fabeha Monir/Oxfam

Learn-think-act

At Oxfam, we take a Learn-Think-Act approach that gives young people the opportunity to:

Learn about the challenges facing our world

Think critically about how to solve them

Act as responsible global citizens

We've put together resources for primary and secondary schools to help young people learn and think about the human impact of climate change. We recommend using these activities before supporting young people to take any self-directed action they may decide to take.

Schools Speak Out

Join our network of school groups who are making a difference in the world. Through Schools Speak Out, young people can learn new skills, develop confidence and take part in our latest campaigns.

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Oxfam GB | Support young people to take action for climate justice

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A teacher guide with practical advice, classroom activities and planning tools to support young people to take climate action at school.

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Prayers & liturgy resources

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Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority tackle food waste

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Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority tackle food waste

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Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

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A social enterprise has been working with schoolchildren across Liverpool to help in the battle against waste and climate change.

Farm Urban - which delivers education and innovative solutions to sustainable food growing in communities - has been running the Future Food Heroes project since receiving a £19,580 grant from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2021/22.

The project has seen Farm Urban work with six primary schools from across the city region, teaching pupils in a dozen classes about sustainable food growing and food waste, while setting up a food ecosystem in each class.

According to national charity WRAP*, 70% of all food that's thrown away in the UK comes from our homes, and 4.5million tonnes of edible food is thrown away each year by UK households. A lot of this could still be used and would save the average family around £700 a year in grocery costs. It is this behaviour the project is hoping to have an impact upon.

Paul Myers, Managing Director of Farm Urban, said: "This project has been about getting pupils to engage with the problem of food waste and providing resources to help them develop their own solutions.

"Supporting parents, guardians and family members to engage with the pupils in these projects will encourage them to continue the project once the initial activity has been completed. We hope we have been laying the groundwork for projects that will extend well beyond the end of our own."
Future Food Heroes is nearing its completion, and by May Farm Urban will have: - Delivered practical workshops introducing school pupils to key elements of an urban food ecosystem, including growing mushrooms using cardboard and spent coffee, and growing edible plants together with fish in an aquaponic system. - Placed urban food ecosystems in classes across six schools to educate pupils about a zero-waste approach to food waste. - Created Future Food Ambassadors who it's hoped will influence family and friends by encouraging less wasteful food habits. - Given 12-month access to an online 6-week learning programme, the Future Food Heroes Challenge, which includes guided experiments around the living labs in the classroom and activities for pupils. - Prevented almost 15 tonnes of food from going to waste.
Carl Beer, Chief Executive of Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority, said: "The link between food waste and climate change is clear - 30% of global greenhouse gases are created from the production and distribution of food, whilst 81% of UK citizens are concerned about climate change, but only 32% see a link to food waste*. We must help people to recognise the relationship between waste and climate. This project is helping to do that by engaging with pupils and their families by giving them the knowledge and skills to make a difference."

Smithdown Primary in Liverpool has been one of the schools involved in the project, and Year 5 Teacher Nikita Allt said: "The children have been really inspired and motivated by the project as it has provided them with ways in which they can be a force of change - it has been lovely to see!"

Jan, a pupil at Smithdown Primary pupils, said: "I really liked learning about the produce pod and watching the food grow. It was cool knowing that we are fighting climate change."

Another Smithdown Primary pupil, Leema, said: "I didn't know that food waste had such an impact on our carbon footprint so I have loved using the produce pod and learning more about how we can fight it."

Paul Myers continued: "At the very core of urban farming is the aim of reducing the environmental impact of current food production, so the children who have participated on this programme will be contributing towards its goals. By establishing, inspiring and motivating young ambassadors, the wider environmental impacts of this project will have a long-lasting, positive effect on the environment for years to come, promoting systemic change in families to improve their sustainable lifestyles."
ENDS Notes to editors:
* Figures from Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/article/wasting-food-feeds-climate-change / https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/it-all-adds-up/

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MRWA_FARM_2022A - (left to right) Paul Myers (Farm Urban) and Nikita Allt (Year 5 teacher, Smithdown Primary School) with pupils. MRWA_FARM_2022B - Pupils at Smithdown Road Primary School, Liverpool
- The Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund is open to community and voluntary sector groups, faith groups, not for profit social enterprises and schools in Merseyside and Halton.

- The impact of the 2020/21 Fund saw 13 projects divert 291 tonnes of material from disposal, 19,915 people directly engaged, participation of 12,125 volunteer hours, 85 events held, 451 training sessions take place, and a 541 tonnes reduction in CO2 equivalent emissions.

- Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority is responsible for the disposal of municipal waste on Merseyside. Established in 1986 following the abolition of Merseyside County Council, it is a statutory Authority that works with all the local authorities on Merseyside - Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. MRWA takes a lead in advocating recycling, waste minimisation and safe and effective disposal of waste for Merseyside residents.

- Farm Urban is a social enterprise established in 2014 that delivers innovative solutions to sustainable growing food in cities and educates communities on how to do this. In 2019 they installed Liverpool's first vertical farm in the Baltic Triangle, continuing their mission to find more efficient and sustainable ways to produce food by systematically reducing food waste and plastic packaging, creating more circular urban food systems and driving bottom-up behaviour change to our food systems.

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Meet the hero schoolkids helping to fight food waste - Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

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A social enterprise has been working with schoolchildren across Liverpool to help in the battle against waste and climate change.

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Organise a fun trip with your young people

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Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

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OUR RECYCLING DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTRES

GILLMOSS RECYCLING DISCOVERY CENTRE
SEE HOW WE RECYCLE! The Recycling Discovery Centre at Gillmoss offers FREE visits for you to delve into the world of waste! During your experience, you will discover:

How you can recycle at home to help you and your group Recycle Right

How to reduce contamination -That's the wrong things put in the recycling bins

The Journey of Waste - from your home to its final destination

Every visit includes a tour of the state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility where you'll see recycling in action. When you book you will be asked to make a written commitment: To do something back at home or in school after your visit and afterwards tell us how it went! Our purpose built, visually stimulating classroom is fully accessible, and all sessions are led by a qualified teacher to meet the requirements of the group, and our Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre holds the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge.
To find out more or to make a booking please visit: www.veolia.co.uk/merseyside-and-halton/education-community/recycling-discovery-centre
KIRKBY RAIL TRANSPORT LOADING STATION VISITOR CENTRE
SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE WE CAN'T RECYCLE: Ever wondered what we do with the waste we cant recycle. We're converting that waste into energy to make electricity - enough for nearly 60,000 homes!
Visit our Visitor Centre at the Rail Transfer Loading Station in Knowsley to see how we transport by train the waste we can't currently recycle, to our Energy from Waste facility in Teesside. We welcome visits by community groups for up to 10 people. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the work we are unable to accept bookings for those under the age of 16.
To book your tour please head on over to www.suezmerseyside.co.uk/contact/book-a-visit/
OTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

The amazing Eco Centre in Southport covers a range of environmental topics and supports learning both in and out of the classroom.
For further information on how to book a visit to learn more, please follow www.southportecocentre.com/educationvisits

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Our Recycling Discovery and Visitor Centres - Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

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MRWA manages waste resources, recycling and the transportation of waste, on behalf of Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley, Wirral and Halton Councils.

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Organise a fun trip with your young people

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Organise a fun trip with your young people

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Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

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OUR RECYCLING DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTRES

GILLMOSS RECYCLING DISCOVERY CENTRE
SEE HOW WE RECYCLE! The Recycling Discovery Centre at Gillmoss offers FREE visits for you to delve into the world of waste! During your experience, you will discover:

How you can recycle at home to help you and your group Recycle Right

How to reduce contamination -That's the wrong things put in the recycling bins

The Journey of Waste - from your home to its final destination

Every visit includes a tour of the state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility where you'll see recycling in action. When you book you will be asked to make a written commitment: To do something back at home or in school after your visit and afterwards tell us how it went! Our purpose built, visually stimulating classroom is fully accessible, and all sessions are led by a qualified teacher to meet the requirements of the group, and our Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre holds the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge.
To find out more or to make a booking please visit: www.veolia.co.uk/merseyside-and-halton/education-community/recycling-discovery-centre
KIRKBY RAIL TRANSPORT LOADING STATION VISITOR CENTRE
SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE WE CAN'T RECYCLE: Ever wondered what we do with the waste we cant recycle. We're converting that waste into energy to make electricity - enough for nearly 60,000 homes!
Visit our Visitor Centre at the Rail Transfer Loading Station in Knowsley to see how we transport by train the waste we can't currently recycle, to our Energy from Waste facility in Teesside. We welcome visits by community groups for up to 10 people. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the work we are unable to accept bookings for those under the age of 16.
To book your tour please head on over to www.suezmerseyside.co.uk/contact/book-a-visit/
OTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

The amazing Eco Centre in Southport covers a range of environmental topics and supports learning both in and out of the classroom.
For further information on how to book a visit to learn more, please follow www.southportecocentre.com/educationvisits

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Our Recycling Discovery and Visitor Centres - Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

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MRWA manages waste resources, recycling and the transportation of waste, on behalf of Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley, Wirral and Halton Councils.

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Save money on food with good food habits

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Our handy guide offers tips for saving on food - both time in the kitchen and the supermarket and money too. Can you afford not to read it?

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FareShare fighting hunger, tackling food waste

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Be inspired.....

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Check-out our FoodCycle locations in Manchester and Liverpool across the North West. If you fancy joining us for great food and friendly conversation, we'd love to welcome you!

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Find out what Oxfam is doing to tackle climate change and end hunger; get involved!

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36 year-old Faisal Yusuf is a farmer in Somalia/Somaliland. Oxfam supported him in the renovation of his water borehole and provided solar power system maintenence training. Image: Petterik Wiggers / Oxfam Novib

What we're doing

We are fighting malnutrition in emergencies

When people lose their homes, jobs, crops or livestock, they go hungry. Cash grants can tide people over in the worst of a crisis, and help keep local businesses alive.

We are helping to grow food for tomorrow

Supporting local small businesses to grow food and keep livestock means people can earn an income, live sustainably, and keep feeding their families and communities.

We are Challenging the injustice of hunger

No-one needs to go to bed hungry. But so many do. Oxfam supporters challenge the world's governments to protect and provide for the people going hungry every day.

Facts about food

821million

people around the world face chronic food deprivation.

100million

The number of hungry people could be reduced by 100-150 million by giving women farmers more resources.

135million

people are facing crisis levels of hunger or worse.

How can you help?

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Look at how simple food swaps can have a big impact on the environment

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Re-use and recycle: Instead of sending used glass jars or plastic tupperware to landfill, give them new life by washing them, and using them to store oats, tea or leftovers.

Waste not want not: Ever wondered if you could save your potato peel, stale bread, or broccoli stalks? The truth is when we chuck peels, skins, and stalks, we're often throwing away perfectly edible food. Try broccoli stem soup or raspberry jam, turn your tomato peels and cores into juice, and use your stale bread for croutons.

Grow your own: Some plants, like herbs, can easily grow on your windowsill and be part of your future meals. If you have your own garden or allotment space, why not gradually swap out store-bought fruit and veg and grow your own, such as beetroot or potatoes?

Get energy efficient: When cooking, put a lid on your pots where possible to speed up the heating process. Make sure you're using the right sized pot on your hob, and if possible, swap to energy-efficient appliances. These will help with your energy bill, and the climate too.
Do you have a simple swap everyone should know about? Let us know by tagging #Eat4Change and show us how you are bringing change to the table.

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Make the changes that feel most doable for you with these simple swaps. Whichever you adopt, you'll know you're making good choices for nature