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World Fair Trade Day
May 08, 2010
Beit Zatoun is hosting World Fair Trade Day which falls on the day before Mother's Day - surprise! Guaranteed - you will find something for your Mom and/or yourself.
The fair is organized by Faces of Fair Trade, a collection of small, independent vendors bring you delightful fairly traded crafts from around the world. Types of items available:
Silk purses from Cambodia
Finger puppet sets from Bolivia
African jewelry and artifacts
Mexican dresses
Baskets from Rwanda
Silver jewelry from Thailand
Crafts from India and Columbia
Olive oil and other items from Palestine
also participating:
Ten Thousand Villages
The YWCA International Boutique
Faces of Fair Trade is a group of socially-concerned individuals who support low-income artisans around the world by purchasing and selling their crafts. Each works as an independent entrepreneur supporting fair trade values and maintains a direct trading relationship with the artisans. Faces of Fair Trade makes it easy for consumers to make ethical purchases creating "caravans" or small fair trade marketplaces in and around Toronto, especially around key dates.
Music! Rain or Shine! Entrance is free!
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway) Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: Arts & Culture
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