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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...
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From RAPP!Happy February & Black History Month! RAPP has lots of exciting events coming up this month. Please join us where you can and help spread the word about Parole Justice! February 14th, All Day: Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Day of Action: As part of our effort to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills, we’re holding our 3rd annual Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Advocacy Day on Tuesday, February 14th. Please join us and invite your people :) RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9uGyoOb3KadP3l9Fkss1fwpfBEjUdaqstkyE8Iz4b4oe7CA/viewform Flyer attached! February 22nd, 6:30 pm; RAPP Westchester & Hudson Valley Membership Meeting: Register here: us02web.zoom.us/j/86799585355#successPlease join on Zoom as we debrief our advocacy days, catch up with one another and discuss our work moving forward. February 23rd, 6pm: February New Member OrientationRSVP here:us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItf-mqpj8vGtUeX6nI6RQg7aJIDAm3Uj8cYou’ll be part of a conversation about RAPP’s history, value, and work. Then you can sign up to become a member of one of our seven chapters and receive a t-shirt and membership card. If you can't attend any of the above events, there are still plenty of other ways to join in the fight for Parole Justice: Call + Email Legislators: Beginning this week, we're launching regional efforts across New York State to push lawmakers to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills. We're asking everyone to call and email your legislators every two days asking them to support parole justice. Use this phone2action tool (p2a.co/kimuQAs), which makes it as easy as possible, and pass it on to your neighbors to do the same. Phone Banking: To help promote turnout for our February 14th Advocacy Day we'll be phone banking altogether on Zoom. Schedule is below. Please respond directly if you're interested in helping phone bank! Tonight, Wednesday, February 1: 6:30-8:30pmThursday, February 2: 6:30-8:30pmSaturday, February 4: 1-3pmSunday, February 5: 3-5pmPlease gauge your capacity and join us where you can :) Much love to you all for your continued support as we push forward in our fight to #FreeOurElders and for #ParoleJusticeNY! ... See MoreSee Less

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