Batik Social in the Spring Sunshine

Please join us, you will be astonished at the gorgeous, meticulously hand-crafted batiks created by the Skycloud women's batik co-operative on the island of Java! Virgil Grandfield is on hand to explain the process of hand-making these batiks. See in person how these Javanese women are using beautiful fabric artworks to help end human suffering in their region. 
Chat with Virgil about their work to expose human trafficking practices in Red Cross operations, as featured in the recent Radio Canada and CBC documentaries "Les Ouvriers Oubliees: The Forgotten Workers." Come visit, have a snack, see these gorgeous fabric art pieces, and chat with Virgil! Location:
Octopus Books
116 Third Avenue, Ottawa octopusbooks.ca Date and Time:
Thursday, April 1, 10 AM to noon. Related links:
Links to "The Forgotten Workers.", on The National
Part 1 http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_National/ID=1448093102
Part 2 http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_National/ID=1448093118 Radio Canada/Enquete Report: http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/enquete/2009-2010/ Whistleblower calls for probe of Red Cross slave-labour allegations Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Whistleblower+calls+probe+Cro...
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/cana da/Whistleblower+calls+probe+Cross+slave +labour+allegations/2740832/story.html Red Cross rejects calls for probe of Indonesia projects Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Cross rejects calls probe Indonesia projects/2745245/story.html#ixzz0jo4eoJGl
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Cross%20rejects%20calls%20probe%20In... Facebook Group:
"Slavery is not Canadian, Red Cross: Pay Tsunami Workers"
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107776615909818