October Newsletter from NYCFTC
NYC Fair Trade Coalition
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1. September Events
Panel Discussion with Soham Dave
Monday September 30
9-10:30am
Katie Murphy Amphitheater at Fashion Institute of Technology
Join Eco-fashion designer Soham Dave to learn about building a brand through artisans and social good. He will share his personal success stories, challenges, and opportunities of building a sustainable brand. Moderated by Anthony Lilore, this panel is part of the Global Fashion Management Program of Graduate Studies at FIT.
More info and tickets available at: https://rebornbysohamdavegfm.eventbrite.com/
Date: Thursday October 3
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th St., Suite 325
Rise4Justice: An Evening with Malalai Joya & Eve Ensler
Date: Saturday October 5
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: 888 Broadway at E. 19th Street
An Evening with Malalai Joya & Eve Ensler is part of the RISE4JUSTICE Speakers Series which will examine the meaning of justice to activists working globally to end gender violence and oppression, while looking at impunity caused by the intersection of poverty, racism, war, the plunder of the environment, capitalism, imperialism, and patriarchy. The series is presented by V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, and ABC Carpet & Home.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at http://www.vday.org/node/3098#.UkW3Y7zIyJY
Date: Thursday October 10
Time: 8pm
Location: 92Y, at 92nd Street and Lexington Ave
As an 11-year-old girl growing up in the Swat Valley in Pakistan she began blogging about her determination to go to school and the right of other children to do so, despite the Taliban’s violent opposition to girls’ education. At 15 she was shot in the face at point-blank range because she had the temerity to stand up to the Taliban. That hasn’t stopped her. She is now the author of a memoir, I Am Malala, where she tells her remarkable story, the story of millions of children around the world who are denied an education and her plans for the future, including her work with the Malala Fund. How many of us could do what she’s done? Find out what this 16-year-old girl and her father, Ziauddin, a former school principal and international educational advocate, can teach us all as they are interviewed by Christiane Amanpour, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning CNN correspondent.
Malala Yousafzai will be selling and signing copies of her book, I Am Malala, following the event.
NYCFTC has a few extra tickets available for $45. Please contact us if you're interested!
http://www.92y.org/Event/Malala-Christiane-Amanpour.aspx
NYCFTC Monthly Meeting
Wednesday August 21st
6:30pm
Think Coffee in Union Square, 123 4th Avenue
3. Upcoming Events
Fair Fashion Runway
Date: September 10, 2013
Time: 6pm doors open, 6:30pm runway
Location: Wix Lounge, 235 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor - http://www.wixlounge.com/
Designers will be announced shortly. Past participants include Soham Dave, Kibonen NY, Mccollnclan, and Simply Natural Clothing.
If you would like to involve, please reach us out !
Sponsored by Wix.com
Fundraising for Wishwas at Naeem Khan’s studio
September 26, 2013
7-10pm
Unite.Empower.Transform with Wishwas!
Wishwas is NY based non profit working to educate and empower immigrant women.
Join leading social entrepreneurs, executives, and tastemakers for an evening of fine wine, hors d’oeuvres by Devi restaurant, desserts by ChocaL8kiss, live entertainment by award winning AATMA dance troupe, silent auctions and a preview of Naeem Khan’s Fall 2013 collection.
Naeem Khan Studios, 260, West 36th Street
Tickets available at http://wishwasfundraiser2013-eorg.eventbrite.com/.
Poker Tournament for Fresh and Green Academy
Mon, September 16, 2013 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Connolly's Pub
121 West 45th St 3rd Fl.
Join us for an evening of Poker, Black Jack and back this year...Roulette!
Register before August 27th and pay only $200.00 for $2,500.00 in chips, 3 hours premium open bar, and 3 hours of passed hors d’oeuvres! Play will be for prizes such as sailing excursions, Broadway tickets, wellness services, dinners and more! We have professional dealers & tables. Beginner tables and instruction are available. Don’t want to play? For $90.00, receive open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and more fun and games while helping the children of Fresh and Green Academy!
Buy your tickets at: http://friendsoffreshandgreen.givezooks.com/events/fifth-annual-poker-casino-night-fundraiser
5. Job Opportunities
Wishwas, a non profit organization working with the immigrant women, is looking for volunteers. Please email te...@wishwas.org is you are interested in.
Weekend sales position part time for Handcrafting Justice :
HandCrafting Justice, a Fair Trade nonprofit retailer with headquarters in Astoria, NY is seeking a part time weekend sales person for 10 to 15 hours a weekend. The sales generally run on Saturdays from 2 to 7pm and Sundays from 7am to 3pm in NYC, and are located throughout the boroughs, Long Island and Westchester. The individual should have a strong background/interest in fair trade and/or international women’s empowerment and be dedicated to the organization’s mission of economic justice. Pay will be administered per weekend with the potential for added commission based on goods sold.
To Apply: Email cover letter and resume to mau...@handcraftingjustice.org. Applications accepted through August 18, 2013
Lots of full-time and part-time job opportunities are available around the US. Please check http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ht/d/sp/i/8439/pid/8439 for more information.