IRTF fair trade open house: Saturday, Dec 20, 10am-1pm
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One more chance to purchase fair trade gifts on Cleveland’s Near West Side:
Saturday, December 20, 10am-1pm
IRTF office, 3606 Bridge Ave., Cleveland 44113
Support living wages in Cleveland and in communities around the world. Please stop by for refreshments, good company, and gifts that make a difference!
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Dear fair trade friend:
We hope you can stop by to visit us at IRTF and do some holiday shopping.
Saturday, December 20, 10am-1pm
IRTF Fair Trade Open House
3606 Bridge Ave, Cleveland 44113
-corner of W. 38th St., one block north of Lorain Ave, on the campus of St Patrick Church
-park along Bridge Ave right in front of the building or in the lot at the NE corner of W 38th & Bridge Ave.
Support fair trade cooperative businesses
by giving your friends and family gifts that ensure living wages, community investment, and environmental sustainability. These fair trade products are grown and hand-crafted by families who depend on this vital income!
Equal Exchange organic and vegan goodies:
- coffee (many varieties, including decaf and flavored)
- tea (19 varieties: black, green, and herbal)
- chocolate bars (several varieties: milk, vegan, and dark 55%-92% cacao)
- hot cocoa mix
- baking cocoa
- olive oil from a Palestinian cooperative in the occupied West Bank
Fair Trade Handcrafts
Mexico
silver bracelets and earrings with mother of pearl inlay from Nahua Indigenous people of Taxco, Guerrero
Guatemala
beaded ornaments, earrings, necklaces, headbands, and handbags from women artisans around Lake Atitlán. Also: coin purses, wallets, envelope clutches, and handbags
Colombia
tagua nut bracelets, earrings, necklaces
El Salvador
hand-painted wooden ornaments
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Saturday, December 20, 10am-1pm
IRTF Fair Trade Open House
3606 Bridge Ave, Cleveland 44113
-corner of W. 38th St., one block north of Lorain Ave, on the campus of St Patrick Church).
-park along Bridge Ave right in front of the building or in the lot at the NE corner of W 38th & Bridge Ave.
Inquiries: 216 961 0003 or ir...@irtfcleveland.org
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Thank you for supporting fair trade and other alternative trade organizations.
Whether or not you’re able to shop in-person at IRTF on Saturday Dec 20, please check out other holiday shopping options that promote the solidarity economy.
-Holiday Shopping Guide from the Fair Trade Federation.
-Wrap Up Homelessness: Get your issue of the NEO Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) newspaper featuring sheets of gift wrapping paper designed by folks with lived experience of homelessness. Available at West Side Market, Upcycle Parts, Mac’s Backs, and 5 Points Coffee & Tea. https://www.neoch.org/wrapuphomelessness
-Ohio Immigrant Alliance. “Telling your story is the secret to survival.” (Houleye Thiam). Ohio Migration Anthology is available through the Ohio Immigrant Alliance: https://www.ohiomigrationanthology.org/ .
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For justice and hope –
IRTF staff, volunteers, and board of trustees