Join Global Goods Partners and Etsy for a craft workshop in support of women artisans in the developing world. “Craft for a Cause” will take place at 7pm on July 22nd at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn at 325 Gold St. All materials will be provided by GGP. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
Participants will learn the art of African friendship bracelet weaving from The Yarn Tree’s Linda LaBelle, and enjoy a presentation on Fair Trade women’s artisan cooperatives in Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Proceeds support artisans in low-resource communities, funding much-needed education, health care, gender equality and income-generation projects.
When: July 22, 2009 @7 pm
Where: The Etsy Labs, 325 Gold St, Brooklyn, NY
How: $20 pre-registration*, $25 day of
Please RSVP to [email protected]
For more information, call (212) 461-3647 or e-mail Lauren at [email protected]. *An e-mail RSVP qualifies as pre-registration, simply bring your payment the night of the event.