[Green League discussions] This Weekend's Events

[Robin Merrill]

Happy EarthDay!  Join us this Weekend~        ENews An Organic Response to Human Trafficking   Meet the Green League of Broward   Do you know your Abaca from your Hemp? An Environmental Meet-Up Tour   Quick Links Upper Room Art Gallery website     Mission Gifts website     PuresaOrganics       GreenLeagueof Browardwebsite     BrowardEnvironmental MeetUpGroup   SouthFloridaFairTrade website   find us on Facebook  FRIDAY evening, April 23, 7:00-10:00pm AN ORGANIC RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING Meet Giselle Meza, founder of Puresa Organics.  Giselle is a Palm Beach County resident and former model whose career has taken her around the world.  In her travels, she's been struck by the needs of oppressed and trafficked women.  She started Puresa Organics, a company that designs organic cotton and jute bags that are made within rescue centers in Nepal and India.  Mission Gifts has been selling Puresa Bags to happy customers for some time, and we welcome this opportunity for Giselle to interact with our guests.  Come and learn more, ask questions, see their new video from her recent trip to Nepal.  And buy some of their new designs.  A terrific response to human trafficking, and a pledge to better consumer practices for the earth.                            SUNDAY afternoon, April 25, 1:00-5:00pm MEET THE GREEN LEAGUE OF BROWARD On Sunday, visit the Green Gourmet Farmer's Market on Las Olas--across the street from the gallery--and then come on over and hang out with the Green League of Broward.  Enjoy music from green guys, the GSR Band.  10% of all sales from the day will benefit the Green League's email and website needs.  The Green League is a fantastic group of concerned citizens, business owners, organizations such as the Sierra Club, government agencies, and the curious.  Meetings are held monthly and are free and open to the public.  Come and learn more about this great group of people, enjoy some healthy snacks, and stock up on some Fair Trade products from Mission Gifts.                                                   Eena Chair Made from recycled hardwoods Benji Reyes   Helping stop deforestation in Asia         Handmade paper and bamboo screens. Organic paper made from Abaca fibers Wendy Fernando-Regalado      Puresa Organics Organic cotton bags made by women rescued from human trafficking Organic,handmade soaps in handmade paper gift boxes.  A project of Village Handcrafters   Click here to see a short YouTube video about the Upper Room Art Gallery, produced by a guest at our last event                 Click here to watch a short video about Mission Gifts new Fair Trade store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida DO YOU KNOW YOUR ABACA FROM YOUR HEMP? An Environmental Meet-Up Tour  FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 7:00-10:00pm Round off your Earth Month by spending the last day of the month on Tour with the Broward Environmental Meet-Up Group.  Gallery Tours begin at 7:00 and will last until 10:00.  Learn the details behind the materials used in the Art at the Upper Room Art Gallery, and also the environmental stories behind them.  You're sure to gain a wealth of knowledge on this Gallery Tour, and meet some interesting environmentalists from around South Florida.  Organic wine available at $5 per glass donation and healthy snacks in abundance.  PS:  Abaca is the fiber used in most of the handmade paper featured in our gallery.     Mark Merrill painting, "A Peaceful Presence"   Upper Room Art Gallery and Mission Gifts 1200 E. Las Olas Blvd, downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 complimentary indoor parking, just off Tarpon Drive 954-828-1505 Questions?  Contact Robin Haines Merrill, Executive Director Upper Room Art Gallery & Mission Gifts are non-profit (501c3) economic development projects designing healthy alternatives

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