Fair Trade Gift Festival
“Justice shall march in the forefront, and peace shall follow the way”
Gandhi
November 8-12, 2011
Tuesday-Friday 11AM-7PM
Saturday 9AM-5pm
51st INTERNATIONAL FAIR TRADE GIFT FESTIVAL AND RUG EVENT
The International Fair Trade Gift Festival at the Fairfield Mennonite Church is the first and largest Fair Trade Gift Festival in the United States.The festival is the product of the Fairfield Mennonite Church and many remarkable people, including church members and community volunteers. The festival is a tribute to their creativity, vision, and just plain hard work.
Ten Thousand Villages is one of the world's largest fair trade organizations and a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). Ten Thousand Villages strives to improve the livelihood of tens of thousands of disadvantaged artisans in 38 countries. Ten Thousand Villages accomplishes this by establishing a sustainable market for handmade products in North America, and building long term buying relationships in places where skilled artisan partners lack opportunities for stable income. Product sales help pay for food, education, health care and housing for artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed.
Festival merchandise available for all ages: Toys; Cards; Jewelry; Baskets; Scarves and Purses; Onyx Carvings; Christmas Ornaments & Nativity Sets; Pottery; Coffee, Tea, Chocolate; Soap; Linens and Much More.
“If you want peace, work for justice” H.L. Mencken