OPIRG’s Annual Fair Trade Fest
McMaster University Student Centre Marketplace/Atrium
07/11/2018, 10:00 am - TO 07/11/2018 - 5:00 pm
Organizer: Ontario Public Interest Research Group McMaster
McMaster University Student Centre Marketplace/Atrium
07/11/2018, 10:00 am - TO 07/11/2018 - 5:00 pm
Organizer: Ontario Public Interest Research Group McMaster
Featuring Fair Trade Vendors and Local Artisans
Also, join us for our Fair Trade Café: Exploring the spiritual, ecological, and geo-political story of chocolate with Michael Sacco of ChocoSol Traders.
Free. Everyone Welcome. Taste testing encouraged.
12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. in MUSC 230.
For more info: opirg@mcmaster.ca, 905-525-9140 ext. 27289
Some of the vendors who will be joining us this year include:
Kibo Natural Body Care Products
Moya Fair Trade and Organic Shea Butter
Bee My Honey – honey and beeswax candles
White Lichen Tote Bags made from recycled materials
Ten Thousand Villages
Cottage Botanicals Apothecary and Herb Farm – organic/herbal teas
ChocoSol – horizontally traded chocolate and coffee
Gugu Gogos – fair trade baskets from Ghana in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation
Artesano Canada – Mexican enamelware and ‘sugar’ skulls, supporting Mexican artisans through fair trade practices
Atzin – hand woven baskets supporting initiatives for Indigenous women and children in Mexico
Norton Creations – handmade jewellery
Plus more! Also, fair trade sampling throughout the day.