Annual Fair Trade Festival

by Nada Khader | Nov 19, 2021 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building, Racial Justice, Shop Fair Trade

Greetings, all, A note to let you all know that the planning committee for the Annual Margaret Eberle Fair Trade Festival has decided not to host an indoor December festival but rather an outdoor festival on May Day, May 1st, in 2022.  Details will be forthcoming in...

Fair Trade Gift Items Available!

by Nada Khader | Nov 20, 2020 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Movement Building, Shop Fair Trade

As we launch into the holiday season next week, please consider supporting certified fair trade items as gifts for yourselves and loved ones.   Here in the office, we do have a few items available that I am happy to ship to you (photo attached):   Certain Days...

Redefining Sustainability: A Conversation with a Cacao Farmer and Beyond Good Chocolate

by Nada Khader | Nov 17, 2020 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage, Shop Fair Trade

Join us on Thursday, November 19th at noon for an interactive conversation where we learn about the challenges and joys of being a cacao grower in today’s world.  Lalatiana Andrianarison, one of the Beyond Growers, will join us after a two day drive from his...

2019 Margaret Eberle Fair Trade and Crafts Festival

by Nada Khader | Oct 31, 2019 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Shop Fair Trade

Palestine Embroidery Workshop

by Nada Khader | Sep 4, 2018 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Movement Building, Shop Fair Trade

This workshop will focus on the preservation of the indigenous, endangered art of Palestinian embroidery. The workshop is centered on Wafa Ghnaim’s book, Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora, which preserves the craft of...

Holiday Shopping with a Conscience!

by Nada Khader | Dec 6, 2017 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Shop Fair Trade, Sources for Fair Trade Products

WESPAC has exquisite hand embroidered items from the Sulafa Women’s Embroidery Cooperative in the Gaza Strip, including cushion covers, bag, shawl, ornaments. Please consider supporting these women who are the breadwinners of their families. We also have some Fair...