Spring into Action - March 2011 Update

Over 10,000 of you signed our petition for a Global Record for fisheries vessels which was delivered in January to the United Nations. As a result the international community looks set to develop a Global Record, which, for the first time will provide a range of vital information on fishing vessels and their owners.

In Sierra Leone we're really excited to welcome new members to the team. Lahai will be joining Amara operating the boat in Sherbro Island working with communities to monitor and document illegal fishing vessels and amazing 'water ambulance' service which in a year has saved over 60 lives.

For our Pick Your Cotton Carefully campaign, EJF was invited by the Minister of State for Europe and Nato and the British Ambassador to Uzbekistan to a meeting at Westminster. It was an important opportunity to present the latest developments and discuss opportunities to address the on going abuses in Uzbekistan’s state-controlled cotton industry.

Last week EJF launched an urgent petition on the toxic pesticide endosulfan which is being reviewed in April for a global ban. In five days 6,757 people signed the petition which will be delivered to delegations from China, India and Argentina at the Stockholm Convention. Sign up below if you haven't already.

And finally, we were delighted to have the opportunity to show long term supporter Lily Cole just how well our campaign t-shirts are made in India. In many ways acting as examples of real solutions to our pesticides, cotton and climate refugees campaigns through sustainable 'Earth Positive' supply chains.

The Climate Week T-shirt

This week is Climate Week and EJF's No Place Like Home campaign for 'climate refugees' is the beneficiary of the Eley Kishimoto official t-shirt.

Photographed on supporters Lily Cole, Patron Emilia Fox, KT Tunstall, James Blunt, Jemma Kidd, Gemma Arterton, Jade Parfitt, Gillian Anderson and girl band Wonderland. The t-shirt has featured in major press from The Guardian to Vogue online. Only £10, the organic cotton, low carbon and ethically made t-shirt is on sale at Tesco for UK shoppers and EJF's web store.

Cooking for Justice

Top illustrators and witty cartoonists including Edward Monkton, Robert Thompson, Steven Appleby & Ella Doran have created a limited edition collection of aprons in aid of EJF.

Giles Andreae creator of Edward Monkton (Pig of Happiness) and Purple Ronnie styled his apron with the same playful philosophy that can be seen in his other works. While we hope Robert Thompson’s classic cartoons will appeal to foodies and animal lovers alike. Get yours exclusively from Whole Food Market for just £14.99 and £5 will be donated to EJF's work.