d l r o W s e c a e P e n Zi Featuring: Springing Into Action by Connie DeJong
Meet the Team New Workshops!
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Springing Into Action by Connie De Jong Spring to Cherish by Connie De Jong Clintonville Jamboree! The Team Shop Ellery and Haven Herbs Global Gallery Coffee Shop Global Gifts The Just Craft New Materials and Roxana Karppala Worshops are Coming!
covid info
All artists and collaboraters that are a part of this Zine have Covid precautions in place. We are doing our best to ensure the safety of our staff and customers with the following protocols at World Peaces: -Masks required to enter store. Masks available for purchase and free masks available if needed. We wear our masks of course, too! -We are cleaning and disinfecting all high touch surfaces regularly. -We have hand sanitizer available. -Customers limited to 9 at a time. -Purchases can be picked up, we can bring out to your car, or we can deliver. We also welcome requests for personal shopping times outside of regular hours. -We are staying up to date with the latest protocols and will respond to feedback or requests. Page 1
Springing into action
by Connie De Jong, PhD
Spring is typically aligned with hope as winter calms and the world emerges as if from a deep sleep. It is the season that reflects our innermost desires right now – the need to escape from isolation and introspection, to get out and change the world for the better. Whether planting political seeds of change or literal seeds for food, we are called to act during this season. We in the world of Fair Trade embrace this moment as one where people are thinking more deeply about how our relationships ought to be – how can our actions be deeply rooted in dignity for all? We invite and request space for dialogue so that we can collectively spring into action. As we plan workshops, open our stores for more hours, and organize community events, we are abuzz with the promise of returning to hang out with one another. The birdhouse pictured on the front of our zine is a character with bark for skin, wide eyes and open mouth. This character is a tree sprite, shouting for us to wake up and honor the earth, to connect in joy, and act in harmony. When we do, we enter into sacred agreements with all living beings. Isn’t it cool that a birdhouse can remind us to do that? Page 2
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clintonville jamboree
A fun neighborhood pop market in June! The Clintonville Jamboree welcomes the community to sip, stroll, and shop safely while enjoying camaraderie on summer afternoon. The weekly event will be held 11am-2pm Saturdays in June on High Street and Dunedin Rd. alongside partnering businesses Global Gallery Coffeeshop, World Peaces, and Wild Cat Gift and Party in conjunction with Bazaar Ritual. The weekly outdoor pop-up market will feature music, food, and a mix of vendors selling local art, handmade and fair trade goods, vintage treasures, plants, and prepared foods. Interested in becoming a vendor? Applications are open now through May 15th: tinyurl.com/CVJamboree Interested in performing during the event? Email us at clintonvillejamboree@gmail.com Page 3
Connie De Jong
World Peaces Owner
Connie De Jong founded World Peaces out of a desire to expand her impact through Fair Trade. She spends most of her efforts on the artisan design, production, and community development aspects of Fair Trade. She looks forward to meeting you in the store, traveling with you, or finding ways to help each other connect with our greater purpose.
Cortney COTTS
Operations Manager, Maker
Cortney Cotts is a local artist, born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, After attending Otterbein University, she obtained her degree in Ceramics and Printmaking. She currently has several pieces availble in store and online through worldpeaces.com. She is also the Operations Manager here at World Peaces and will be leading our upcoming workshops. Page 4
Ryan Hudson
Artist
G. Ryan Hudson is a self-taught artist residing in Columbus, Ohio. His media of choice are acrylics and spray paint. He has a particular interest in Mexican Folk Art, Día de Muertos, and portraits in the expressionist style. You can view more of Hudson’s work @ fb.me/ hudson.art.1975 (HudsonArt), worldpeaces.com, or in the World Peaces storefront.
Jenn Jarvis
New Team Member
Jennifer Jarvis is a senior at the Ohio State University with minors in Business and Design graduating in May! Terminally fearful of feeling pigeonholed, multitasking is second nature. She is an avid runner and yogi with an interest in the fair trade, sustainability, and the ethos of an active lifestyle. One of her favorite quotes is by Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, “A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.” Page 5
Shop Ellery
Ellery is a curated shop filled with amazing handcrafted pieces. We support other women-led businesses, buy from companies that ensure a living wage, and curate items that are sustainably made. We are based in Columbus, Ohio and currently, we are only online and we do pop-ups and markets around the city. Follow along with us on Instagram and Facebook @ shop_ellery and shop with us at shopellery.com
Haven Herbs
At Haven Herbs, we believe that everything we need to heal ourselves and enjoy nature is a gift already provided by our Mother Earth in the form of plants! This is why we use the powerful healing properties of various medicinal plants to craft herbal remedies with love and intention.
Our goal is to provide everyone natural alternatives that can help aid day to day ailments as well as seasonal ones. Does the Spring season have you or your loved ones sneezing? Ready to start prepping your garden but not looking forward to the itchiness? Or are you just wanting to bask under the sun? We got you! Now that Spring has sprung, we have dedicated ourselves to producing small-batch, handmade natural products perfectly safe for the entire family. Our goal is to help EVERYONE have the chance to appreciate the power of nature so they may heal themselves as well as the world around them. Page 6
Global Gallery Coffee Shop
Spring has sprung at Global Gallery! As the weather improves we hope our patio serves as a meet-up spot for friends to reconvene after social isolation.
Though the Clintonville Farmers Market will not be returning to High St. this spring, we are hoping to offer events and extended hours as vaccinations increase and COVID cases decrease. Until then, check out our monthly local art exhibits in our gallery space or stop by for a Fair Trade coffee and go on a stroll through the Columbus Park of Roses, or along the Olentangy River Trail for a beautiful display of Clintonville in the spring.
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Global Gifts
Earth Day is EVERY day when you choose Fair Trade! by Alissa Head, Executive Director of Global Gifts Traditionally, we celebrate Earth Day in late April, but with the health of the planet being so crucial, we believe that EVERY day truly could (and should) be Earth Day. You may know that Environmental Stewardship is a Fair Trade Principle, and the products you’ll find at Global Gifts are produced and transported with sustainability in mind. Examples include: artisans salvaging and reusing materials. But did you know… Global Gifts also operates as a green business with a focus on the environment? When you shop in our stores, you will notice we wrap your purchase in unbleached kraft paper bags, tissue paper, and boxes. If you have ever placed an order on our website, your package probably arrived carefully wrapped in reused packing materials and lovingly packaged in a recycled box. We also have products that help you live your life more sustainably, like bamboo straws and utensils, scrap fabric lunch kits, snack bags, and produce bags, and wool felt dryer balls to reduce your laundry drying time? Buying Fair Trade helps you lower your carbon footprint! We invite you to find ways to live more sustainably every day. Shop our Earth Day collection here: https://www.globalgiftsft. com/gift-guide/earth-day/ Page 8
the just craft
The Just Craft, a podcast for ethically-minded makers, was founded in 2019 by Alissa Head with a mission to open conversation around craft sourcing. Focusing on the handmade movement and where it intersects with climate and social justice issues, each episode touches on ethical sourcing, environmental sustainability, and fair trade.
2021 is kicked off with Season 3, Episode 1: Grow Your Clothes: Rust Belt Fibershed. Alissa interviews Jess Boeke and Sarah Pottle, twin sisters who co-founded Rust Belt Fibershed, a bioregional textile community which encompasses a 250 mile radius surrounding Cleveland, and includes Columbus. Listen in to learn what a fibershed is, and how local fiber, local color, and local labor impacts craft, community, and the environment. The Just Craft is available on Stitcher, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and thejustcraft.com. Follow on Instagram @thejustcraft and Twitter @justcraftcast. Page 9
new materials section
Are you a maker or an artist? Are you looking for new materials to inspire you? We have created a new section in our store just for you! It is filled with beautiful recycled glass beads, bone beads, acai beads, and more. Our beads are sourced from Fair Trade artists in Bolivia and Ghana.
roxane karppala
Roxane is a self-taught copper smith and jewelry designer. Her passion is creating new one-of-a-kind pieces. She weaves seed beads into beautiful bracelets and chokers using designs from all over the world. She weaves these one-of-a-kind pieces on my own hand-made looms. She also makes a variety of hand-strung earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Her company, Strongest Link Jewelry, is jewelry with a meaning, and its purpose is to bring happiness to those who wear their creations. Page 10
workshops are coming!!!
When we opened World Peaces in late October, 2020, we knew the world wasn’t ready for workshops, but we wanted to be ready when the time came, and it’s (safely, socially distanced, vaccinated and masked) HERE! We will be offering workshops for making a variety of Fair Trade inspired, recycled, upcycled, and handmade items. All our workshops will be led by fully vaccinated instructors. Our first workshop features the tree sprite birdhouse. Handcrafted of Volta River Clay in Ghana, at Matamiss’ workshop. You will have the opportunity to paint your own birdhouse, in a happy place. $25 includes the birdhouse, painting and finishing supplies. The workshop will be May 29th from 1pm-2pm with the possibility of future times. To sign up, simply purchase the workshop here: tinyurl.com/birdhousews
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April, 2021
