Memorial United Methodist Church will be hosting the Margaret Eberle Fair Trade Festival and Craft Fair on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, from 10am to 5pm at 250 Bryant Avenue in White Plains, New York. The event is in its 14th year.
Fair trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions and securing the rights of marginalized producers and workers. Many of the crafts are made by artists in women-managed cooperatives. Funds raised by the sale of these crafts initiate support for a living wage and better living conditions.
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Fair trade education tables will be set-up during the event. Social Justice educational opportunities and workshops include storytelling with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb (ideal for families with children), meditation with Alan Levin (www.sacredriverhealing.org), a dialogue on Food Justice, a dialogue on the Occupy Wall Street movement and moderated film screenings of “The Unfractured Future,” “Buyer Beware” and “The Dark Side of Chocolate.”
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Live music will be performed throughout the day featuring Art Bennett, Marc Black (www.marcblack.com) and the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus. Homemade baked goods, soup, bread and fair trade coffee/tea will be available for purchase.
Vendors are requested to pay $75 made payable to Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605, to reserve their table space. Over 25 vendors are expected to participate.
This event is open to the public. Suggested donation for admission is $2 - $5.
This event is organized by Memorial United Methodist Church, The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center, Westchester Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence and the WESPAC Foundation.
For more information contact Memorial United Methodist Church at 914-949-2146 or visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183331671748190&context=create.
