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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bill, in <st1:City w:st="on">Houston</st1:City>
we have Corazon a delightful fair trade shop on the corner of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Fairview</st1:place></st1:City> and Waugh, ten thousand Villages on
Rice in the Village. Also, Hitaji Aziz (KPFT) has a company (new) called “Colored
Woman: Her Cookie Factory”, 2620 Fountainview, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">suite</st1:Street> 113</st1:address>, 713 266 7251; she makes her
own soap! Has diversity products for children, social change products –
t-shirts for adults and children and more – books, music, coffee, tees,
herbs. Corazon has Zappatista coffee, by the way. Lee Loe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bill Crosier<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 22, 2006
2:57 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> PAA Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [PAA-Discuss] Buy Nothing
Day/Barter Fair/Potluck -Friday</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Info below is from <a
href="http://www.friendshouston.org/events.html" eudora=autourl>http://www.friendshouston.org/events.html<br>
</a>Can someone please post this on our PAA calendar? <br>
<br>
Also, if you are tempted to indulge in the holiday buying frenzy, please consider
where you make your purchases. There are a bunch of web sites that
can help you avoid giving your money to the worst businesses, and help you find
ones that are more progressive. See our page of links on consumer issues
at <a href="http://www.paa-tx.org/links/08" eudora=autourl>http://www.paa-tx.org/links/08</a>
(Other links can be found by clicking on the Links tab at the top of any page
on our web site.) Let me know if you have updates for that list.<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
<br>
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<h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Houston</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City>
Simplicity Network’s 5th Annual<br>
“BUY NOTHING DAY” BARTER FAIR and After-Thanksgiving
“potluck”<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>WHEN?
Friday, November 24, 2006 (the day after Thanksgiving) 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>
<br>
WHERE?
Live Oak Friends Meetinghouse – <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1318
West 26th Street</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Houston</st1:City> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">77018</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> <br>
<br>
WHY?
To practice simplicity and provide an alternative to media-driven consumerism<br>
<br>
WHAT?
The Barter Fair provides an opportunity to trade objects and services without
using common currency. We then have a chance to think in a new way about the
way we place value on objects and services within our community.<br>
<br>
We will also share a meal of left-overs from Thanksgiving feasts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>HOW can you get involved?<br>
</span></font></b>Just come. Bring a table, shelf, rug or blanket to display
your goods or a sign that describes your service(s). Bring some food to share,
if you wish.<br>
Weather permitting; we will have most of the displays outdoors. Limited space
is available inside the “Little House”. In case of inclement
weather, we can place tables under the large eaves of the Meeting House, but we
will not have access to the inside of the building.<br>
Last year many who participated enjoyed the experience and expressed an
interest in creating events like this more often in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Houston</st1:place></st1:City>, so come and experience it for
yourself.<br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>CHILDREN are WELCOME!<br>
</span></b>Just like last year, there will be a designated area for
“free” items that you are willing to give to whomever wants them.
Visitors may then use such items to barter and trade with if they wish.
Children are often the best models of how this can work. They have the ability
to add value to an item by describing potential uses.<br>
We will accept monetary donations to Live Oak Friends Meeting House for the use
of their space, however no money will be exchanged for services or goods. The
purpose of this event is to challenge those who choose to participate to NOT
SHOP or BUY anything on this day after Thanksgiving.<br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Directions to the Meeting House</span></b> - <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1318 West 26th Street</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Houston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">77008</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><br>
Take Ella exit off North 610 Loop, go one block south on Ella, left on 26th,
Meeting House will be on your right.<br>
(<a
href="http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr=1318+West+26th+Street&csz=Houston%2C+TX&Country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map">
Click here for a map.</a> . . . if you receive this flyer by e-mail)<br>
<br>
For more information about the event, or to offer your services as a volunteer,
you may contact: Jo<st1:PersonName w:st="on">ann</st1:PersonName>e Go at <a
href="mailto:JoanneGo@sbcglobal.net">JoanneGo@sbcglobal.net</a>. Phone:
713-668-7557<br>
<br>
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<x-sigsep>
<p></x-sigsep><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bill
Crosier<br>
paa@crosierbiomed.com 713-641-4941<br>
Progressive Action Alliance <a
href="http://progressiveactionalliance.org/" eudora=autourl>http://progressiveactionalliance.org/<br>
</a>Lying, Spying, Torture... IMPEACH! <a
href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/" eudora=autourl>http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/<br>
</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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