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BEDS TO USame / Next Day Delivery In Oxford!
Single beds £59 • Double beds £99Brand New Single Mattresses £39 • Double £69
Fabric sofas from £99 eachLeather sofas from £199 each
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BANDS, LIGHTING, PA HIREBANDS, LIGHTING, PA HIREBANDS, DISCOS, KARAOKE. Equipment hire from ODS. (01865) 736660.
DISCOS, KARAOKES AND Equipment Hire - Dave Seamer Entertainments: (01865) 240054. www.daveseamer.co.uk
DISCO, PA, AND Lighting Equipment — hire and sales. 118 Cowley Road, 01865 722027
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Oxford’sDAILYINFOTue 27th - Wed 28th Oct 2009 (3rd week)
Next issue: Thu 29th. Deadline: 10am, Wed 28th Oct.www.dailyinfo.co.uk
ATTENTION STUDENTS!
IFFLEY ROAD, CENTRAL EAST OXFORD
Spacious six bedroom house. Three bedrooms have shower cubicles, one shower room, two w.c.s, three kitchens. Gas central heating. Available end September for twelve months plus. Rent £2,500 exclusive of utilities.
Please contact Sarah at Lucy Properties 01865 559973
THEATRE to Sat 31st
North Wall Arts Centre (319450)THE AMERICAN PILOT Wed 28th - Fri 30th: 8:00pm
Sat 31st: 2:30pm, 8:00pmSomething terrible and wonderful has fallen from the sky - what will the pragmatist, the romantic, and the revolutionary do? £12/£8
O’Reilly Theatre, Keble College NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS Tue 27th - Fri 30th: 7.30pm
Sat 31st: 2.30 & 7.30pmIt’s December 31st 1899 and you’re invited to the party of the century. £7.50/£5.50
New Theatre (0844 8471585)LORD OF THE DANCE Tue 27th - Fri 30th: 8pm
Sat 31st: 2.30pm, 8pmMichael Flatley’s version. £27.50
Oxford Playhouse (305305)DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE Tue 27th & Wed 28th: 7.30pm
Thu 29th: 2.30pm, 7.30pm; Fri 30th: 8pm; Sat 31st: 2.30pm, 7.30pmBefore departing for active service, two young soldiers have a drunken night out. £11 - £24
Amey Hall, Abingdon School SWEENEY TODD Tue 27th - Sat 31st: 7.30pmStephen Sondheim’s multi Tony Award winning musical. £8.50
Burton Taylor Studio (305305)SOME VOICES Tue 27th - Sat 31st: 7.30pmTroubled but oddly charismatic Ray is taken in by his brother Pete. £5/£4
OFS Studio (0844 847 2360)GO BACK FOR MURDER Tue 27th - Fri 30th: 7.30pm
Sat 31st: 2.30pm, 7.30pmOxford’s student talent a new staging of Agatha Christie. £9/£7
Cornerstone, Didcot (01235 515144)SHERLOCK HOLMES - DEATH & LIFE Fri 30th: 7.30pmConan Doyle invents Moriarty to kill Holmes, but it’s not so elementary. Ages 12+ £10.50-£13
Bladon Methodist Church (01869 337881)THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Tue 27th - Sat 31st: 7.30pmA fearsome band of Pirates has landed in Bladon! £8/£6
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THEATRICAL NEEDSTHEATRICAL NEEDSSeasoned performers sought by regular Oxford vintage variety night. Do you have a short, attention-grabbing, peformance-ready piece (performance art, circus, theatre, dance, music, burlesque, etc.)? Are you a professional or very good amateur performer with a myspace/youtube/dvd or local show where we can see what you do? Please send details: portmayhem‰yahoo.co.uk
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ALBERON: WEB DESIGN, office database systems, etc. www.alberon.co.uk 01865 309673
GERMAN ASSISTANT
(Part-time post January 2010 to May 2010)We require from January 2010 a native German speaker to help able boys with their spoken German skills with a view to preparing them for their GCSE, AS and A2 German oral examinations. The total commitment required would be in the region of six hours per week until May 2010. Application form, full cv and cover-ing letter of application should be emailed to Mr A. Baker-Munton, the Head of Modern Languages, by the closing date of Friday 6th November 2009. [email protected]
MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL · OXFORD · OX4 1DZTelephone: 01865 242191 • email: [email protected]
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The Oxford Lieder Festival(until 31st October)Wednesday 28th October
The Holywell Music Room, 8.00pmMaster Course Participants’ ConcertFeaturing 9 outstanding singer-pianist duos from around the world, introduced by Sarah Walker CBE. £10.
www.ticketsoxford.com / 01865 305305www.oxfordlieder.co.uk
Sixth Form Open Morning77 November November 200 20099
For more information please telephone 01865 310000www.doverbroecks.com
GIGSGIGSTue 27th
THE HOWARD PEACOCK QUINTET / Live jazz plus DJs / The Oxford Jazz Club / 9.30pm-midnight. DJ set (r’n’b, funk/soul) till 1am. Free entry / Backroom ‰ The Bully, 162 Cowley Road; Tel: 244516EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, SWEETHEAD, LITTLE FISH / Californian rockers / 7pm, £14 / O2 Academy Oxford, 190 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE; Tel: Box Offi ce: 0844 477 2000 / Info 0905 020 3999 (25p/min)OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT / Purely comedy / Evolution Comedy / £4.50/ £6.50 - 5 tickets for 4 / info‰evolutionmcl.co.uk / 01865 422321 / Baby Simple, 213 Cowley RoadSTRUMBLETASTIC ACOUSTICALNESS / Original and traditional acoustic music. / Scott Gordon / Music 9.30 till 11pm. / Cafe Coco, 17 Park End St
Wed 28thPONT MUSIC PRIZE OPEN MIKE / Compete for a £50 gig / 8ish till 11. Free Entry. / PontMusic‰aol.com / Folly Bridge, Abingdon Road; Tel: 790106JAZZY BLUES EVENING / The Blues Hobos perform / 8pm. Free entry / eat‰rj21.co.uk / www.rj21.co.uk / 01865 201120 / RJ‰21, 21 Cowley RoadCHARLIE WINSTON / “A unique blend of alternative folk-pop” / Metropolis Music Presents / 6.30pm £10 / O2 Academy Oxford, 190 Cowley RoadEMILY BARKER & THE RED CLAY HALO / Aussie folkstress + support Virginia MacNaughton / 8pm, £6 adv / Baby Simple, 213 Cowley Rd, OX4 1XFHARRY ANGEL, VON BRAUN, THE DACOITS, THE WOOKIES / 8pm. £3 / The Wheatsheaf, Wheatsheaf Alley, 129 High Street, Tel: 01865 721156THE OXFORD JAM SESSION / With house band. Bring your instruments. /10pm-2am. £4, £3 (students), £2 (musicians) / The Cellar, off Cornmarket
MEETINGS & LECTURESMEETINGS & LECTURESTue 27th
HEADSPACE ‰ THE MILL / Service to support stressed students / Oxfordshire Mind / 7 - 9.30pm / themill‰oxfordshire-mind.org.uk / www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk / 01865 263758 / 46 Cowley Rd, Oxford, OX4 1HZGLOBE CAFE / Coffee & conversation for international students and visitors in Oxford / 8pm / 07925 394122 / St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, OxfordDEUTSCHSPRACHIGER STAMMTISCH / We meet every Tuesday to speak German, play games and do all kinds of activities / 8.30pm, free / deutscherstammtisch‰yahoo.co.uk / Anchor Pub, Polstead Rd/Kingston RdLANGUAGE LOUNGE / Language conversation practice group / 8-9pm, free / The Cape of Good Hope, 1 Iffl ey Road, OX4 1EA; Tel: 262291GRÚPA GAEILGE IRISH LANGUAGE / Irish group / 8.00pm to 10.00pm, free / www.oxgaeilge.blogspot.com / Half Moon Public House, St ClementsTUESDAY NIGHT KNITTING / Free weekly knitting group - a friendly get together / www.thejamfactoryoxford.com/artcentre.html / Jam Factory Knitters / 6pm, free / / The Jam Factory, 27 Park End St, OX1 1HU. OXFORD UNIVERSITIES MOTORSPORT FOUNDATION OUMF / Oxford & Brookes students - from vintage to F1 / 8pm / www.oumf.org / 07761 823609 / Britannia Pub, Headington, OX3 7AA (junction of London Road/Lime Walk)CELIA GREEN / Coffee meeting / 4.30pm / contact cgoxfordforum‰gmail.com for venue details / www.celiagreen.comBLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT / Film screening of Sisters in Law, plus talk with director Kim Longinotto. / 7.00 - 9.30pm, free / race.equality‰admin.ox.ac.uk / 01865 289936 / St Antony’s College, Woodstock RdMASTER COURSE: ROGER VIGNOLES / Roger Vignoles is guest tutor at today’s Master Classes / Oxford Lieder Festival / 10am-1pm, 2-6pm, £3 / www.oxfordlieder.co.uk / 01865 305305 / Holywell Music Rm, Holywell StSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN FASHION / Sue Jenkyn Jones, London College of Fashion, on Steampunk fashion! / 7pm, free / museum‰mhs.ox.ac.uk / 01865 277280 / Museum of the History of Science, Broad St.
Wed 28thTHE WARP & THE WEFT / Try your hand at weaving and dying with plant dyes and fi bres / 1-4pm, Adults £3, children FREE / University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, OX1 4AZ; Tel: 01865 286690OLD FIRE STATION: PUBLIC CONSULTATION / Initial designs for the new look OFS - being redeveloped by Oxford City Council and Crisis / 6.30 - 9pm, free / OVADA, Gloucester Green Bus Station.GROW YOUR OWN COWS BOOK LAUNCH / Local author, discounts on the night. / From 7pm / www.growyourowncows.com / Far From The Madding Crowd, Friars Entry, round the back of Borders; Tel: 01865 240900GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY R. SAKWA / Professor of Russian & European Politics, University of Kent: “The Yukos Affair” / 5pm, free / 01865 889123 / shamil.yenikeyeff‰sant.ox.ac.uk / St Antony’s College, Woodstock RdDAVID PATTERSON SEMINAR / Dr Tamar Drukker: A 13th C. Arthurian Tale in Hebrew / Hebrew & Jewish Studies Unit / 8pm. Free / enquiries‰ochjs.ac.uk / www.ochjs.ac.uk / Yarnton Manor, Yarnton, Oxford OX5 1PYGNOSTIC PSYCHOLOGY / Gnostic Cultural Association / 7.30 - 8.30pm, by donation / coopsandbod‰tesco.net / Seacourt Hall, Chapel Way, BotleySEMINAR: OLD PERSIAN / Introductory lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Tucker / Taylor Institution Library / 5pm, free / enquiries‰taylib.ox.ac.uk / www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/seminars / 01865 278158 / Taylorian Institute, St Giles
CINEMAWest Oxf. Community Centre
THE AGE OF STUPID [12A] Thu: 8pm, free, no tickets2055: Pete Postlethwaite asks why we didn’t stop climate change. Plus discussion.
St Anthony’s College ([email protected])
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: SISTERS IN LAW [12] Tue: 7.00pmCourt cases of abuse in SW Cameroon. Plus talk with director Kim Longinotto.
Odeon George St (0871 2244 007)CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2D [U] �
daily: 12.30pmInventor produces food from above. Animation.
FAME [PG] � Mon & Tue: 11.45amUpdated version of the 1980 musical.
SAW 6 [18] Mon - Wed: 2.45, 5.15, 7.30, 9.00, 10.00pmThu: 2.45, 5.15, 6.15, 8.45pmMuch like Jigsaw, the franchise just won’t die...
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS [12A] � Mon - Tue: 2.15, 5.00, 8.00pmTravelling show goes beyond imagination.
UP 2D [U] � Mon - Wed: 1.00, 3.30, 6.30pmThu: 11.45am, 2.15, 4.30pmBalloon adventure.
ZOMBIELAND [15] � Mon & Tue: 1.15, 3.45, 6.00, 8.30pmSurvivors of zombie plague seek safety in an amusement park.
UP 3D [U] � Mon - Wed: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pmThu: 1.15, 3.45, 6.30, 9.15pmElderly adventurer fl ies to South America.
CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT [12A] Mon - Wed: 12.00am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.15pm; Thu: 12.00am, 2.30pm
Boy becomes vampire’s assistant. Subtitled Tue 5.30
SENIOR SCREEN: THE PROPOSAL [12A] � Wed: 10.45amEditor pretends engagement to her assistant to avoid deportation.
FANTASTIC MR FOX [PG] Wed: 11.45am, 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45pm � Thu: 11.15am, 1.30, 3.45, 6.45, 9.00pmRoald Dahl animation.
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT [PG] Wed: 12.15am, 3.00, 5.45, 8.30pm; Thu: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.45, 7.30pm
Michael Jackson’s last performance. Like Thriller, with one extra zombie.
Ultimate Picture Palace (245288)DORIAN GRAY [15] Tue, Thu: 7.00pm
Wed: 6.30pmOscar Wilde’s decadent immortal strolls onto the big screen.
LE DONK & SCOR-ZAY-ZEE [15] � Tue, Thu: 9.15pmRoadie and rapper take a roadtrip to support the Arctic Monkees.
MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 [15] � Mon: 8.45pmWed: 9.00pmVincent Cassel: notorious French criminal, part 2.
Vue Cinema (08712 240 240)THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS [12A] � Travelling show goes beyond imagination. Mon - Tue: 2.15, 5.15, 8.15pm
Wed & Thu: 2.15, 5.15, 8.15, 11.30pm COUPLES RETREAT [15]� Mon & Tue: 12.45, 3.20, 6.20, 9.00pm Wed & Thu: 9.00, 11.50pmCouples work through their troubles in paradise. UP 3D [U] � Mon - Thu: 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00pmPixar’s 10th fi lm and one of its best.THE INVENTION OF LYING [12A] � Mon: 8.30pm
Tue: 6.00, 8.30pmRicky Gervais tells the fi rst lie. Subtitled Tue 6.00pm
UP 2D [U] � daily: 11.30am, 1.15, 2.00, 3.45, 4.30, 6.15, 7.00pmElderly adventurer pilots his house to South America. Subtitled: Sun 1.15pm
FANTASTIC MR FOX [PG] � daily: 9.40, 11.45am, 1.50, 4.15, 6.30, 8.40, 11.10pm
Roald Dahl story animated for the big screen. 6.30 Tuesday over 18’s only.
FAME [PG] � Mon & Tue: 10.20am, 1.00, 3.30pmWed & Thu: 11.20amUpdated version of the 1980 musical.
CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT [12A] Mon - Tue: 10.50am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15pm
Wed-Thu: 10.50am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45pmBoy becomes vampire’s assistant.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2D [U] � Tue: 10.10amInventor produces food from above. Animation.
ZOMBIELAND [15] � Mon & Tue: 8.50pmSurvivors of zombie plague seek safety in an amusement park.
BLUE [12A] Mon & Tue: 9.40pmBollywood. Deep-sea diver fi nds himself under pressure.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2D [U] � Mon & Tue: 10.10amInventor produces food from above. Animation.
SAW 6 [18] Mon & Tue: 10.15am, 12.20, 2.45, 4.50, 7.15, 10.20pmWed & Thu: 10.15am, 12.20, 2.45, 4.50, 7.15, 9.30 , 10.20, 11.45pmMore !
KIDS AM: ALIENS IN THE ATTIC [PG] Tue: 10.30amKids on vacation must fi ght off ... can you guess?
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT [PG] Wed & Thu: 9.30, 10.30, 12.00am, 1.00, 2.30, 3.30, 5.00, 6.00, 7.30, 8.30, 9.50, 11.00pm
00.15amMichael Jackson’s last performance. Like Thriller, with one extra zombie.
9 [12A] Wed & Thu: 9.40, 11.40pmPost-apocalyptic puppets fi ght robots. Paid previews.
KIDS AM: ICE AGE 3 2D [U] � Wed & Thu: 11.00amIce Age animals discover lost world in third installment of anachronistic franchise.
Phoenix Picturehouse (0871 704 2062)THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS [12A] � Mon & Tue: 1.30, 4.00, 9.00pm; Wed: 1.30, 6.30, 9.00pm; Thu: 4.00, 9.00pmTravelling show goes beyond imagination. Digital screening.
THE COVE [12A] Mon: 6.20pm plus Q+ADocumentary: Japanese whaling & dolphin-hunting. Tue, Thu: 6.30pm; Wed: 4.00pm
FANTASTIC MR FOX [PG] Mon, Tue: 12.45, 2.45, 4.45, 6.45, 8.45pm�Roald Dahl animated. Digital screening. Wed: 2.45, 4.45, 6.45, 8.45pm Thu: 12.00, 2.00, 4.45, 6.45, 8.45pm
BIG SCREAM: FANTASTIC MR. FOX [PG] Wed: 11.30amAnimation of Roald Dahl classic. Exclusive screening for parents with babies under one.
SLACKER’S CLUB FREE SCREENING: TAKING WOODSTOCK [15] Comedy brings Woodstock to Yasgur’s Farm. Free. Students only. Thu: 1.00pm
Odeon Magdalen Street (0871 2244 007)
THE INVENTION OF LYING [12A] � Tue: 3.15pmWed & Thu: 3.00, 9.00pmRicky Gervais tells the world’s fi rst lie.
COUPLES RETREAT [15] � Mon & Tue: 12.45, 6.00pm; Wed & Thu: 12.30, 6.30pmCouples work through their troubles. Comedy.
FANTASTIC MR FOX [PG] Mon & Tue: 12.00, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00pmRoald Dahl story animated for the big screen. �DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: LOOKING FOR ERIC [15] �
Tue: 8.30pmKen Loach meditates on football and celebrity.
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT [PG] Wed: 9.00, 11.20am, 1.45, 4.15, 6.45, 9.15pm; Thu: 10.45am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.45pmMichael Jackson’s last performance. Like Thriller, with one extra zombie.
to Thu 29th
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Be the Parent you want to beA unique training programme building
on your innate parental wisdom to ensure strong communication with your children.
Starts November 13th at Th e Perch Pub, Binsey, Oxford. Book now - limited places.
Email [email protected] or call 07793 655030 to book.
MECO THE 5TH OXFORD MUSLIM MUSIC FESTIVAL
a charity concert celebrating Islam’s sacred musicAfghanistan • Algeria • Iran • Iraq • Morocco • Somalia • Sudan • Turkey • UKSun 1st Nov, 3pm -11pm, Holywell Music Room, Holywell StTickets £10/£5 : 01865 766032, 01865 439805 (also on door)
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Greene’s Academic Skills
Essay Writing CourseGCSE & A level groups (maximum six students).
Planning & structuring for examination & coursework
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Saturday evening’s performance in the Britten Weekend was a complete success. Though not something one would just turn up to on spec, for those interested it was certainly a sumptuous ear feast, as was amply clear from the enthusiastic ovation.
It should be said from the start that I am not a classical music buff, and that this show was probably not aimed at plebs like me. Britten, in my opinion, is an acquired taste, and his slightly staccato rhythms are certainly not for everyone.
Even so, anyone with an appreciation of musical talent would have enjoyed themselves immensely. The skill and fi nesse displayed by the musicians was astounding. Julius Drake’s fi ngers danced across the piano’s keys, and would just occasionally pause that split second before hitting them, adding something indefi nable to the sound. Richard Watkins did not once bulldoze the other players with his horn, but managed throughout to maintain a feeling of restrained power and the promise of available force. Last but certainly not least Daniel Norman, the tenor, performed with a rich and confi dent voice that fi lled the auditorium to the
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brim. It was just amazing how he was able to maintain such a smooth, loud voice and never slip into a shout, even when performing Britten’s ‘Still Falls The Rain’, in which frankly a shout or two would have been forgiven.
I was amazed at how engaged I had been, as I found that over an hour and a half of music just fl ew by.
I think this was due to the infectious energy and gusto fl owing out of both Julius Drake and Daniel Norman. Drake’s hands would jump from the keys as if they were red hot, only to settle back down in an almost-dance ready for the upcoming note. Meanwhile Norman’s expression would follow the tone of the song; at times so jovial you had to smile with him and at others almost imploring the audience with shaking force. It was entrancing. The energy coming off both really brought home the difference of seeing something like
this performed live as opposed to just hearing a recording.
I had a wonderful time. This was a superb show, as surely will be the rest of the weekend.
Matty Czaczkes, 17/10/09
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“This is a really dangerous shop!” say Saree’s customers. And I can see why. For a start, everything in it is tempting - it’s all carefully chosen to be an eclectic and beautiful treasure trove, with something to appeal to everyone. For another thing, it’s easy to stay awhile. There’s no blaring music or neon lights, just a cosy and welcoming peacefulness, a break from the bustle of Cowley Rd. Saree smells nice, it looks nice, it feels nice.
The range includes clothing for men, women, babies and children; shoes, jewellery, furnishings, toys, soaps, hats, mirrors and many other sparkly things. The furthest room is a Bamboo Jungle, with displays mounted on a forest of giant bamboo stalks. The displays in the front part of the shop use cupboards in the walls which almost feel secret. Every fi nd is an exciting discovery. It feels like the home of a very tasteful friend!
For co-founder Sarah Wearden the Saree shop is part of a very personal journey. She’s always been interested in people, with a background in Anthropology and working for Oxfam. On a journey to India she saw the rich colours and sense of community as the women went to work in the fi elds, and she wanted to bring a bit of that to England. The Saree clothing label was born. She sold through markets and festivals, and then almost a year ago opened the shop.
It was not an easy time to start a new business! But Sarah feels it had its good side too: “You look for a new way to do business that works better.” And despite the notorious Cowley Road rents, she felt the place was the natural home of a Natural Living shop: it’s still a community of nice independent shops, and an alternative to the chain-laden High St.
And it’s not just the location which was carefully chosen. Sarah and her partner Josh Knight have thought long and hard about the ethos, the products they sell and who they support. Even the list of countries is a traveller’s dream - India, China, South America, the Philippines, Australia, Brazil via the Netherlands, and of course the UK. In fact some goods come from Oxford. Sarah hasn’t personally
62 Cowley Road, OX4 1JB www.sareedesigns.co.ukSaree visited all these peoples, but the supply chain is short
- so she will always know someone who has.
The people who benefi t are similarly diverse: single mothers in Peru, refugees in India, turtles who are in danger from plastic waste in the sea, Nepalese children stolen for Indian circuses and street children in Brazil. Ethical trading is particularly good for women’s co-ops in parts of the world where women don’t usually run businesses. I asked Sarah how she managed not to become drained by all the suffering in the world. “I try to allow myself to be touched but not overwhelmed. These are the positive stories grown out of the awful situations. We give information about the charities, and we don’t say, ‘Buy this and change the world!’, but it’s about choice, choosing to empower rather than enslave”.
Saree doesn’t moralise. It’s not a shop which wears its message on its sleeve, just on its inside label. Sarah’s right - shopping won’t save the planet, but by making the right choices you can be part of a good thing. It can be so easy to be outfaced by the dilemma of ethical choices, and stand bewildered in the supermarket trying to choose between Organic, Fairtrade, local, British, low airmiles, small family producers. The truth is that there isn’t one solution, but lots of people are trying to fi nd answers. So for the cotton industry, Fairtrade is a big step forward. For shoes there doesn’t
seem to be a Fairtrade model yet, but an Ethical stamp means that the workers in the factories are treated better while the environment isn’t being damaged with dyes.
As shops like Saree prove there is a market for these things, the range gets bigger. Menswear, children’s clothing and vegan shoes are seeing a big increase. More designers are becoming interested in the ethics behind the textiles, and so the look of fairtrade and ethical clothes is becoming much more diverse. Monkey Genes are now making jeans in Derbyshire, from UK Soil Association organic cotton. They’re just jeans, but better. As Sarah says, “Clothes made with love feel different.”
In the end, though, it’s the beautiful products which sell themselves. With Christmas already hovering just over the horizon Saree’s a good place to get to know. And you’ll probably fi nd something for your own Christmas list while you’re shopping for someone else! Jen Pawsey
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Positive stories, awful situations. “I try to allow myself to be
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