Go Push Go- 450 Kms for Climate Justice and Fairtrade

Walk for the Earth: 

The walk will coincide with the Climate Change conference being held in Paris, from 30^th November to 10^th December. The conference's objective is to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world. Pushpanth says, “The poorest of the poor are worst affected by climate change and this is going to be a defining moment when the world leaders meet to decide the future of our earth.”

Push the limits - A message from Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin supporting Push's walk for Fair Trade

Who is Push?

Pushpanath Krishnamurthy is a veteran campaigner for trade justice and empowerment of marginal farmers, artisans and workers.

With over three decades spent doing development work across three continents, Push has spent much of his professional career at Oxfam, where he has acquired a reputation for pioneering work on campaigns such Make Trade Fair, the Climate Change Hearings, and campaigns for HIV/ AIDS etc. An accomplished communicator and storyteller, Push takes complex issues and popularizes them for grassroots constituencies, using a blend of traditional advocacy and new approaches. He bring grassroots experience from regions across East Asia, Southern Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and India. With a background in development studies and agricultural science, he also brings  expertise in anti-poverty programmes, refugee rehabilitation, sustainable livelihoods, agricultural finance, disaster preparedness, and environmental assessment

What is Fairtrade? 

What do we plan on doing with the funds? 

The remaining funds would be used to organise workshops, work place engagement programmes, schools and universities programmes to educate consumers about the issues faced by farmers and how they can make a difference in the lives of marginal farmers and workers, through Fair Trade.