Enjoy an evening of local, sustainable and fair trade food, drink and fashion! Crossroads Fund and Mata Traders invite you to enjoy an evening of local, sustainable and fair trade food, drink and fashion at the Mata Traders Trunk Show! Weds. May 2nd from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm 5215 N Ravenswood Ave., Suite 112., Chicago IL Free and open to the public!Explore fair trade and sustainable clothing, accessories and home goods from Mata Traders in their Ravenswood warehouse.Sample delicious food and drink from local and sustainable producers including:Koval Distillery: Established in 2008, Koval is the first craft distillery within Chicago’s city limits since Prohibition. Koval’s organic certified spirits are made from grains, fruits, herbs, and flowers sourced from the surrounding Midwest region.Café Chicago: Café Chicago is a worker-made, worker-run cooperative that roasts, packages, and distributes great tasting, fair trade, organic coffee in the Chicago area. Proceeds from Café Chicago support the work of the Latino Union.Chicago Honey Co-Op: The Chicago Honey Co-Op produces local, naturally produced honey while providing job training and community education.And more! Fifteen percent of the sales from the evening will be donated to Crossroads Fund, a public foundation which supports grassroots groups working for racial, social and economic justice in the Chicago area.Mata Traders is an independent women’s clothing label located in Chicago that wholesales and retails a high fashion line of fairly traded apparel and accessories. The company works directly with women’s cooperatives and artisan groups throughout India and Nepal that pay a fair wage and provide training, benefits and safe working conditions. For more info see http://www.matatraders.com
