November 12th-13th 2011
Austin, TX
Organized by Austin tan Cerca de la Frontera

The Women & Fair Trade Festival is an annual Austin marketplace, now in its 8th year, that hosts artisan producers from women’s cooperatives from all over the world.  Women and their representatives gather in Austin to meet local consumers for commerce, cultural celebration and exchange.  Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera sponsors the two-day event, this year on November 12 and 13, 2011 at “The Old School,” 1604 East 11th Street.

Saturday, November 12 from 3 to 5 pm - the John Ross Journalism award ceremony
offered to Melissa del Bosque, a renowned journalist of the Texas Observer.

Sunday, November 13 from 3 to 5 pm - the second annual Trans-lingual Poetry
Concert features Liliana Valenzuela and other Austin poets influenced by Latina,
Middle Eastern and African cultures who live simultaneously in several cultures and
languages. They help us hear and see the world created by trade and colonialism as
well as lives and identities that crisscross and re-define borders. Other confirmed poets
are Deborah Paredez, Carolina Ebeid, Maganthrie Pillay, Zara Houshmand, Fehintola
Mosadomi, Adesile Okeowo.

This community event celebrates the rich cultural diversity of our society, and presents
an alternative to corporate globalization. Every person has the right to become self-
reliant and live a prosperous life.