Fair Trade Gift Items Available!
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
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
Palestine Embroidery Workshop
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!
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...WESPAC on Facebook
We need our movements for progressive social change more than ever as we face various transnational crises. To help keep us going, here is a snippet from our recent annual awards:
WESPAC Annual Awards June 2023
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This year, WESPAC honors Our New Way Garden and American Friends of Combatants for Peace with special guest speaker Andy Morrison with the New Economy Project.
WESPAC Annual Awards June 2023
WESPAC Annual Awards June 2023
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This year, WESPAC honors Our New Way Garden and American Friends of Combatants for Peace with special guest speaker Andy Morrison with the New Economy Project.
WESPAC is hosting Paul Wasserman on June 15 at 7:30 PM via Zoom to talk about the Worker Cooperatives of Argentina and what he experienced on the 2022 Buenos Aires Tour. Delia Marx will also be attending, and she will answer any questions about the upcoming October 2023 Buenos Aires Social Justice Tour. Please RSVP at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvdeuprD4uGtJ6_XwMONCUPf9vMhE0vkNI?_x_zm_rtaid=HjNs_sSfQSqjETR... and share widely! ![]()
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More information on the tour can be found at www.realitytours.org/tour/buenos-aires-a-journey-through-cooperative-experiences/
WESPAC celebrated our 49th anniversary on June 4th, 2023, at the Wainwright House in Rye. We honored the outstanding work of Amy Benerofe and Our New Way Garden and American Friends of Combatants for Peace. Our guest speaker was Andy Morrison, the Associate Director of the New Economy Project. It was a fabulous gathering and a true highlight in our social justice calendar!