Eröffnung Faire Woche 2025

In the organizer's words:

To mark the start of Fair Trade Week, we invite you to get to know the diversity of the commitment to fair trade in Mannheim! Since 2012, Mannheim has been one of over 2,000 Fairtrade Towns worldwide that are committed to fair trade.

Fairtrade is more than just a label for socially fair working conditions and sustainable cultivation. We want to show how versatile and creative fair trade is in connecting people and the environment in a sustainable way - both globally and in our town. Come along and join in!

From 4 pm: hands-on program for young and old

- Various hands-on activities for families: test your knowledge of fair trade at the Centre for Global Learning, interactively discover connections around globally sustainable nutrition with the Weltacker 2GO, playfully check your own ecological footprint with the Intercultural Promoter Program, upcycling, SDG game with marbles, etc.

- Action and information stands: Experience the diverse commitment to fair trade and get to know players such as the Weltladen Mannheim, the Local Green Deal of the City of Mannheim, the unpackaged stores grünkern and Priska's. Slow Fashion Kleiderladen umgekrempelt, RepairCafé of the ChristusFriedenGemeinde and, and, and ...

From 6 p.m.: Stage program

The stage program starts at 6 p.m. and will be opened by First Mayor Prof. Dr. Diana Pretzell. We will then welcome a delegation from Windhoek (Namibia), with which the City of Mannheim has been in close contact since 2020. Musical highlights of the evening include the Mannheim Upcycling Orchestra with their "New sounds from discarded material" - a joint project of the Ursulinen-Gymnasium and the Mannheim Wind Philharmonic Orchestra - and the subsequent joint performance by Lilofee Bittrich and Luis Rubina. With a mix of classical and popular Latin American songs, accompanied by Cajon Peruano, Charango, Panflute, Quena and guitar, they bring the diversity of music to the stage.

An event as part of the Fair Week 2025.

Organizer: Fairtrade-Town Mannheim, Local Green Deal, Eine-Welt-Forum Mannheim e.V., Weltladen Mannheim

Venue: U-Halle Spinelli, Hall 6