Vancouver
Crafts for a Cause
a fundraiser for social justice
6:00am
- 10:00am
Saturday December 1 2012
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Crafts for a Cause: 5th Annual Craft Fair to Support Social Justice Struggles
Saturday December 1st, 6-10pm
Rhizome Café, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Pottery - soap - letterpress - textiles - posters - clothing- herbal teas & salves - knitting - paintings - buttons & patches - fair trade coffee - handmade toys - photography - seeds - cards - canning - and more!
Come shop for holiday gifts while supporting migrant rights, youth empowerment, climate justice and more! Peruse socially conscious crafts by local artists, and items created by local organizations to support their social justice work. Rhizome's delicious food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the evening.
Participating artists and organizations include:
No One is Illegal: noii-van.resist.ca/
The Purple Thistle: www.purplethistle.ca/
Environmental Youth Alliance: www.eya.ca
JustPotters: www.justwork.ca/justpotters.html
Rising Tide: www.facebook.com/groups/289647251139689/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Compassion Club Wellness Centre: www.thecompassionclub.org/
Fair Trade Coffee from Cafe Justicia: www.cafejusticia.ca/
la mano - ethical textiles: www.lamano.ca/
Silkscreening & Linocuts by the Co!nspire Collective: http://coinspire.tumblr.com/
Wood Veneer Prints by Artists Against Artists:
www.facebook.com/pages/Artists-Against-Artists/366344590195?fref=ts
Prints & Calendars by Favianna Rodriguez: www.favianna.com/
Rhizome Cafe T-Shirts and Buttons: www.rhizomecafe.ca/
Letterpress by Sam Bradd Designs: www.sambradd.com/
Photos & block prints by fierce green creations: www.etsy.com/shop/fiercegreen
One of a Kind Toys from Claudia Segovia: www.etsy.com/shop/ClaudiaSegoviaArt
and Just Jingo Body Botanicals: justjingo.com/
Free swag bags to the first 15 people through the door!
Partial proceeds from artists' sales are distributed to participating organizations.
$2 suggested donation at the door, but no one turned away
http://crafts4acause.wordpress.com; www.rhizomecafé.ca
The site for the Vancouver local of The Media Co-op has been archived and will no longer be updated. Please visit the main Media Co-op website to learn more about the organization.