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Crafts for a Cause 2011
an evening craft fair supporting social justice strugles
Saturday December 3 2011 (All day)
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Crafts for a Cause: 4th Annual Craft Fair to Support Social Justice Struggles
Saturday December 3rd, 6-10pm
Rhizome Café, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Come shop for holiday gifts while supporting migrant rights, youth empowerment, Indigenous autonomy and more! Peruse socially conscious crafts by local artists, and items created by local organizations to support their social justice work. 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/
Redwire Native Youth Media: www.redwiremag.com/
The Organizing Centre for Social and Economic Justice: http://organizingcentre.wordpress.com
Environmental Youth Alliance: www.eya.ca
Downtown Eastside Studio Society: http://studiosociety.ca/
Just Work Potters: www.justwork.ca/justpotters.html
Kalayaan Centre: www.kalayaancentre.net/
Plus:
Fair Trade Coffee from Cafe Justicia: cafejusticia.ca/
la mano ethical textiles: www.lamano.ca/
Prints by Favianna Rodriguez: favianna.com/
Rhizome Cafe T-Shirts and Buttons
Sam Bradd Designs: sambradd.com/
fierce green creations: etsy.com/shop/fiercegreen
Cease Wyss
Just Jingo Body Botanicals: http://justjingo.com/Just_Jingo/just_jingo_body_botanicals.html
Partial proceeds from artists' sales are distributed to participating organizations.
Accessibility Info: http://buildingradicalaccessiblecommunities.blogspot.com/2011/07/rhizome-cafe-access-audit.html
$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The site for the Vancouver local of The Media Co-op has been archived and will no longer be updated.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.