Mark Your Calendars for the next Austin Fair Trade Event at St. Ignatius Church, May 30th May 27, 2010

Here are the details:

The St. Ignatius Fair Trade Global Bazaar, on May 30, 2010
9:00a – 3:30p at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in their Family Center, 120 West Oltorf Street.

10% of all sales will be donated to St Ignatius charities

We hope to see you there!

There will be Fair Trade Gifts from Around the World from these vendors:

Discover Hope : Jewelry made by micro-credit recipients in Peru

Hill Country Hill Tribers: Handwoven bags made by Burmese refugees living in Austin

Weavers of Hope: Fair trade weavings from Villa Garcia, Zacatecas, Mexico

Ethical City: Baskets made by a widow’s cooperative in Ghana, Haitian metal art, gift cards made by orphans in Rwanda, clothing made by women in India

Austin Local and Fair Trade: Everyday products like fair trade spices, basic apparel, journals, and soap

Ten Thousand Villages: Austin’s only fair trade store, featuring handmade crafts from around the world

Etnik: Fine Leather and Mola purses, shoes and belts from Colombia

Cultural Designs by Kate: Semi-precious jewelry made by women in the middle east

Coffee from Texas Coffee Traders

Tea from Zhi Tea