Nithya Natarajan, Jasmine Parkinson and Tiffany Woods-Sheperd
STUDENTS created a human vending machine to give away Fairtrade chocolate bars and other Fairtrade products in Oxford city centre.
Eight members of the Oxford Students Fairtrade Coalition took part in the stunt in Cornmarket Street on Friday, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight – a two-week festival of events across the country.
Grace Wilcox, 21, who is studying politics, philosophy and economics at Merton College, said: “We gave away free chocolate bars, cookies and juices to encourage people to think about Fairtrade issues.
“Our aim is to get more than two-thirds of Oxford University colleges to use Fairtrade goods. Then the university can be awarded Fairtrade status.”
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