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Google.org Joins the Fight to End Modern-Day Slavery with Grant to GoodWeave

December 14, 2011

Today Google.org announced a grant to GoodWeave as part of its first-ever dedication of funds to support the global fight against human slavery. In recognition of GoodWeave’s nearly two decades of leadership in the modern abolitionist movement, Google is supporting its market-based model to eliminate child labor from the handmade rug industry. Click here for more information.

InnerAsia/Khawachen Introduces the Sara Goodman and Mary Zicafoose Collections

November 11, 2011 • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. • Khawachen Showroom, Hanover, NH

GoodWeave partner InnerAsia is hosting a reception to meet the artists and celebrate the unveiling of these stunning new designs, honoring the best in American design and Tibetan craftsmanship.

Khawachen Showroom
15 South Main Street
Hanover, NH

RSVP: info@innerasiarugs.com.

Faces of Freedom at Gallery la Musa

November 10, 2011 • 6:00 p.m. • The Chevy Chase Pavilion, Washington, DC

"Amala Chi" by Odegard

GoodWeave partner Gallery la Musa is hosting a reception, exhibition and sale of GoodWeave certified rugs, with net proceeds to benefit GoodWeave.

Guests will have an opportunity to learn about GoodWeave's One in a Million campaign and see prize-winning images from GoodWeave's Faces of Freedom traveling exhibition.

 

 

 

 

Odegard Rug Sale and GoodWeave Benefit

November 10, 2011–December 10, 2011 • Gallery la Musa, Washington, DC

GoodWeave member Gallery la Musa is now offering up to 30 percent off a selection of GoodWeave certified Odegard rugs through December 10. All net proceeds from the sale will go directly to GoodWeave, so your purchase will go even further to end child labor.

The below slideshow depicts a sample of the available rugs. For more details, please contact AnnMaria Baldine at (202) 537-5000 or annmaria@annmariabaldine.com, or visit the showroom at The Chevy Chase Pavilion, Metro Level, 5345 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC.

 

 

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10th Annual Raffle Winner Announcement

October 24–27, 2011

Check GoodWeave's Facebook  page for the announcement of the 2011 raffle winner. Become a fan today!

"Not My Life" Broadcast on CNN

October 22–23, 2011 • 9:00 p.m.

Not My Life, a new documentary on human trafficking, was broadcast by the CNN Freedom Project. Filmed on five continents, Not My Life depicts the horrors of modern slavery. GoodWeave’s Nina Smith is among the organizations and individuals fighting to end the forced and bonded labor the film highlights. The documentary, which premiered at Lincoln Center in January, aired in two parts on October 22 and 23 at 9:00 p.m. in all the network's international time zones—reaching a global audience of some 275 million households.

New York International Carpet Show

September 11–13, 2011 • New York City

The 2011 New York International Carpet Show (NYICS), co-sponsored by GoodWeave, was held at 7 West 34th Street in the middle of Manhattan’s carpet district. GoodWeave members Asha Carpets,  Creative Matters, Florence Broadhurst Rugs by Cadrys, Kooches, Lapchi, New Moon and Robin Gray Design exhibited at this international trade show. GoodWeave licensee and rug designer Amy Helfand spoke on the panel “Selecting the Right Carpet: From Contemporary to Classic to Custom,” for the September 12 installment of 7 W New York’s Designer Day series, presented in collaboration with the NYICS.

Faces of Freedom Photos Displayed at UN Exhibit in Geneva

September 1–27, 2011 • Geneva, Switzerland

The UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery (Trust Fund) chose photos from GoodWeave’s Faces of Freedom series to be displayed at the UN Headquarters in Geneva as part of an exhibition to mark its 20th anniversary.

Displayed during the 18th session of the Human Rights Council, the exhibit aimed to increase awareness of modern slavery -- including their root causes and consequences -- and of the work of the Trust Fund.

Faces of Freedom takes viewers behind the scenes of South Asia's carpet factories and inside the lives of the children in weaving communities assisted by GoodWeave. Click here to view the exhibition online.

10th Annual GoodWeave Rug Raffle

August 31, 2011–October 24, 2011

English Floral by Carini Lang

GoodWeave is pleased to announce English Floral as the featured rug in its 10th annual raffle.

Every year, GoodWeave offers supporters a chance to win a luxurious certified carpet. Donated by long-time partner and esteemed designer Carini Lang, this prize rug is truly elegant.

Raffle tickets are $25 each, 5 for $100, 12 for $200, 30 for $500… and are available through October 24, 2011. The drawing will be held by GoodWeave—you need not be present to win.

Visit goodweave.org/raffle to learn more about the featured rug and the programs the raffle benefits.

 

"Barefoot in Quogue" a Custom Cool Raffle Fundraiser for GoodWeave

August 18, 2011 • 6:00–9:00 p.m. • Quogue, NY

"Ikat Heart" by Custom Cool

In celebration of their first showroom opening, partner company Custom Cool hosted a raffle fundraiser to benefit GoodWeave.

"Barefoot in Quogue"
Thursday, August 18, 2011
6:00–9:00 p.m.
44 Quogue Street
Quogue, NY

Attendance at the event was not required to win the spectacular 8’ x 10’ rug which was raffled off for the occasion. Made of nettle and silk, “Ikat Heart” retails for $6,000. 

Raffle tickets were available for a $50 charitable donation. All proceeds benefited GoodWeave. Only 200 tickets were sold and online sales ended August 17.

For more information and to RSVP to the event, contact Rebecca Shaloff at rshaloff@goodweave.org or (202) 234-9050.

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