BE LOUD BE CLEAR events have been organised all over the country;  from individuals holding a collection at their local pub, supermarket or train station, to dress loud days at the office, awareness stands in hospitals, bingo afternoons in care homes and concerts and cabarets. All across the UK people are having fun in the [...]

Wayne Hemingway MBE will provide the keynote opening address at the pioneering 3Market event at the University of Southampton on 9 February 2010.
In the first event of its kind, 3MARKET will provide opportunities for businesses to source more ethical products and services from local businesses which are driven by social purpose rather than shareholder gain. [...]

In 1829, Louis Braille published the Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Song by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged by Them. Today, this method – braille – is used in virtually every language as the standard form of reading and writing by people who are blind, deafblind, or living [...]

Why not take your Christmas cards to the special recycling bins in Marks & Spencer, WH Smith and TK Maxx and the money raised will help the woodland conservation charity  to plant 12,000 new native trees during 2010 – many by children.
Donors can even choose which part of the country they want trees to be [...]

Rights of Women (ROW) are very pleased to announce the publication of our latest legal handbook, Seeking Refuge? A handbook for asylum-seeking women. This vital resource explains the law that determines who is entitled to protection in the UK and how the asylum system works.
After working with ROW on the publication of their latest legal [...]

Linda Bratcher from graphic design co-operative Total Coverage was honoured to be present at the Liberty / JUSTICE Human Rights Awards last night. The awards are held annually to recognise the outstanding contribution made by individuals and organisations to further the cause of human rights. Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, said: “It was a wonderful [...]

Total Coverage is thrilled to have been invited by Liberty and Justice to the presentation of the Human Rights Awards 09 tonight in London. The Human Rights Awards provide a unique opportunity to recognise and celebrate the work of individuals and organisations dedicated to protecting the rights of others which so often go unnoticed.

The Nestle announcement that Kit Kat is going Fairtrade, is a breakthrough for cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire as well as for snack lovers in the UK and Ireland. The move which will kick off in mid-January 2010 when the first certified Kit Kat four-finger bars arrive on shop shelves, is benefiting thousands of farmers [...]

More than 50,000 people came together to demand action on climate change on 5 December 2010 at The Wave, the biggest ever UK climate change march. The Wave called for the Government to take much more urgent and effective action. Prime Minister, Gordon Brown invited 24 Wave supporters to 10 Downing Street after the event [...]

Last Tuesday, Total Coverage was thrilled to be invited to the official launch of Who Made Your Pants? at the Civic Centre in Southampton. The underwear factory worker co-operative empowers marginalised women by offering them flexible employment, education and a social and community space. The founder, Becky John, set up the company as an alternative [...]