Indigenous Women's Fair Trade Weaving Cooperatives Tour from Chiapas, Mexico

Toronto Women's Bookstore is very pleased to host an evening with:  Indigenous Women's Fair Trade Weaving Cooperatives Tour from Chiapas, Mexico 

Please join us on Wednesday, February 9th, at 7.30pm 

Toronto Women's Bookstore  73 Harbord Street (West of Spadina, South of Bloor) 

Free event, wheelchair accessible, all are welcome to attend. 

Indigenous women's fair trade weaving cooperatives are a tool for  resistance, empowerment, and the maintenance of autonomy for women and  Indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Cooperatives provide education,  skills enhancement, and economic autonomy for women, while sustaining the  traditional art of weaving. They also provide an income alternative for  Indigenous communities, enabling them to maintain political, social, and economic autonomy, as well as resist trade and development initiatives like  NAFTA and the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP). 

Indigenous women's grassroots cooperative Jolom Mayaetik and  non-governmental organization K'inal Antzetik, based in San Christóbal, Chiapas, work closely for the success of the cooperative, its members, and  their communities. Representatives from each will visit Toronto to share  their work and the context of their daily lives in Chiapas. Fair trade  weavings will be available for purchase. English translation will be  provided.

For more information contact jin at Toronto Women's Bookstore 416.922.8744  jin@womensbookstore.com 

The Metro Network for Social Justice (MNSJ) is a coalition of groups  dedicated to the promotion of social, political and economic justice. Together we can turn our collective power into real social change.