Jewelry
1612 K St. NW, # 600
Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202)872-5307
Affiliate: Co-op America Business Network. Issues: economics; environment; health; cooperatives; alternative markets; investing; corporate responsibility; green consumer. Description: This is a catalog of Co-op America's "socially responsible" products. Products are from small businesses; some are volunteer-run groups. Not all are co-ops, but all of them are in some way "socially responsible." It is our goal to direct the consumer to these businesses and develop an alternative market. Natural fiber clothing; third world crafts, safe household cleansers, jewelry and more. Other Resources: Many of the descriptions that are found in Macrocosm USA were furnished by Co-op America. Many thanks to all their good work and contributions to this project. Contacts(s): Jyotsna Sreenivasar, (800)424-2667. Published Date: Every Fall. Page#: 16. Price: $1/ea. Fax: (202)872-5202. Type: business; catalog. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 151
Curlew, WA 99118-0151 Phone: (509)779-4967
Issues: labor; economics; cooperatives; alternative markets. Description: Provides a marketing outlet for cottage industries in the Pacific Northwest: soap, lotions, and oils, toys, jewelry, pottery, moccasins, candles, batik and tie-dye, etc. Other Resources: Catalog, $1. Retail and wholesale. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; catalog. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
1400 Shattuck Ave., #15
Berkeley, CA 94709-1444 Phone: (510)548-4172
Issues: environment; feminism; spiritual; music; literature; transformation. Description: "Spirituality, ecology & multicultural arts for people with a global conscience. Books on eco-feminism & healing rituals, environmental resources & ecology for children, women's spirituality & the men's movement. Listen to the sound of the Earth speaking from Gregorian chanting to the drumming of Olatunji & Mickey Hart. Travel the world with handcrafted drums, masks, clothing & jewelry." Other Resources: Store and color catalog ($2) with books on ecological living, mediation music, goddess figurines, jewelry, "for renewing our connection to the Earth." Frequency: 2/yr. Type: publisher; catalog. Source: Utne/Co-op America.
5750 Glacier Highway, #A3
Juneau, AK 99801-9593 Phone: (907)780-4442
Issues: labor; economics; homeworkers; alternative markets. Description: Provides market for cottage industries, artists, and musicians throughout Alaska: jewelry, t-shirts, food, children's books, videos, cassette tapes. Retail only. Other Resources: Catalog, $1. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; catalog. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 1430
Cottonwood, AZ 86326-1430 Phone: (602)634-3946
Issues: justice; Native Americans. Description: A community, medical and art center founded to help Huichol Indians in Mexico. Provides an alternative to working in pesticide-covered tobacco fields, Jewelry, arts, and crafts. Member of: Co-op America. Type: organization; center. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 340087
Hartford, CT 06134-0087 Phone: (203)246-3914
Issues: Third World; health; Africa; disabled. Description: Works with sheltered workshop in Africa employing handicapped people to make jewelry using semi-precious stones and traditional African beads. Wholesale and retail. Other Resources: Color brochure, $2. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
705 N. Carolina Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003-1360 Phone: (202)546-3040
Issues: Third World; cooperatives; alternative markets. Description: Imports and sells handcrafted items from developing countries: baskets, jewelry, paintings, wooden ware, clothing, from artisan cooperatives and income generating projects. Contacts(s): Karen Getman, Sue Kilgore Member of: Co-op America. Type: business. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Orange Glen HS Chapter, Distributive Education Clubs of America
2200 Glen Ridge; Box 27592
Escondido, CA 92027-4115
Affiliate: Distributive Education Clubs of America. Issues: spiritual; fundraising; philanthropy. Description: 1,000+ firms offering 100+ types of products for fundraising by schools, bands, church groups, etc.; products include candy, clothing, jewelry, etc. Classified by product, data include company name, address, phone, contact name, and product. Contacts(s): Robert Hughes (Advisor) Published Date: 9/90. Page#: c80. Subscriptions: Schools free; $5 (current & 1991 editions). Frequency: Annual. Circulation: 25M. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
133 W. 72nd St.
New York, NY 10023-3235 Phone: (800)621-6015
Issues: health; spiritual; arts; transformation; music. Description: "Beautiful four-color catalog features hundreds of New Age books plus a large selection of New Age music and self-help tapes - metaphysical jewelry - natural quartz points, pyramids and spheres, healing stones - sculptures, gifts, and tarot decks. Pyramid Books is the largest and most complete New Age catalog." Publisher: Pyramid Books. Page#: 32. Type: publisher; catalog. Source: Utne.
178 Meadowcroft Dr.
San Anselmo, CA 94960-1507 Phone: (415)459-8601
Issues: arts; music. Description: Carries socially and politically-conscious, ethnic "world-beat" music, musical instruments, t-shirts, jewelry. Fax: (415)454-6553. Type: business. Source: EarthBeat.