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Maiwa News Archive:
26 January 2006
Urban Trendz
16 October 2004
The Vancouver Sun
"Light shed on our love of bright things" By Lloyd Dyke.
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8 October 2004
North Shore News
"Weaver Shares Expertise" By Niki Graham.
"TEXTILE novices and aficionados alike are invited to the first-ever Maiwa Textile Symposium for an eclectic mix of workshops and lectures, starting today and running to Oct. 23."
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30 September 2004
The Georgia Straight
"The Fabric of Our Lives" By Angela Murrills.
"In many countries, the textiles that people wear owe their decoration, dyeing, and hand-weaving to techniques that date back thousands of years."
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28 September 2004
The Vancouver Sun
"Symposium shows that cloth's more than merely a textile" By Joanne Blain.
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21 January 2004
The Georgia Straight
"Linen is like cilantro: you either love it or hate it."
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9 August 2003
The Coast Reporter
"One stitch at a time." by Jan DeGrass
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January 2003
Vancouver Magazine
2002
Women of Distinction Awards
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Charllotte Kwon is the recipient of the 2002 award for Entrepreneur/Innovator.
"Her business is a model of social responsibility, contributing to improved social and economic standards for artisans. Since 1994 she has focused largely on Indian crafts in order for her to play a more active role in the betterment of standards with the craftspeople with whom she has established relationships and does business. Her involved approach allows her to bypass middlemen to support and promote independence and sustainability in the craft sector."
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November 2002
Citizens in Action: Charllotte Kwon
Fairly Trading Textiles: Getting Ahead Together
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Feature in "The Citizens Statement" newsletter of the Citizens Bank of Canada. www.citizensbank.ca
View the newsletter as a PDF 
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Ethics in Action
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For 2 years in a row Maiwa was nominated
for the Ethics in Action Award. 2000 & 2001.The award recognizes
leadership in corporate social responsibilty. In 1994, the Ethics
in Action Awards were created in Vancouver B.C. through a partnership
between The Workplace Ministry Society and VanCity Savings Credit
Union.
www.ethicsinaction.com
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