Fair Trade Sale
Other - Fund Raiser
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Friday, November 20, 2009 - Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:00 AM-11:00 AM, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult, Elders | |
| Location: Find Local Food & Accommodations |
Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church Church Parlor 9 Upper River St. Brookfield, MA 01506 |
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| Sponsored by: | Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church | |
| Description: | The Green Sanctuary Committee of the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church will sponsor a two-day Fair Trade Sale from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. The event will be held in the church parlor, located at 9 Upper River St. (Route 148). Featured items include hand-woven textiles, scarves, bracelets, purses, tote bags and beaded ornaments from Latin America. Organic coffees (including drip ground and whole bean), teas, chocolates, organic hot cocoa mix and six varieties of chocolate, including very dark chocolate and dark chocolate with almonds, will also be available. The fair trade items being sold come from artisan cooperatives in Guatemala, Mexico and Ecuador. According to the Colores del Pueblo Web site, the sale of these items pays the artisans a fair price, giving them an alternative to leaving their homes, living in a shanty town, or working in a sweat shop. Buying socially responsible gifts can help empower women, children, and the economically disadvantaged and help them gain some control over their lives. The coffee, chocolate and tea come from the Equal Exchange Interfaith Program and are organically grown products from Central and South America. The Equal Exchange is a worker-owned fair trade organization that buys from small farmer cooperatives around the world, said Barbara Hale of the Green Sanctuary Committee. By eliminating middlemen and by working directly with small farmer cooperatives, Equal Exchange ensures that farmers receive a much larger share of the profits than they would on the depressed world commodities market. The Green Sanctuary Committee is a group dedicated to helping the BUUC congregation live out its commitment to the Earth by creating sustainable lifestyle alternatives, including ecological and environmental justice. Their goal is to make the BUUC and the surrounding community more ecologically aware or green. |
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| More Information: |
E-mail:
dneylon@brookfieldma.us
Entered by: Donna L. Neylon |
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Created: November 16, 2009 at 4:07 PM
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