At the CoFiA Fundraiser on November 24, 2013, participants will have the opportunity to purchase beautiful handwoven goods made by members of the MayaMam Weavers of Guatemala. A program of Grupo Cajolá, MayaMam Weavers began when several people in the town of Cajolá, in the Department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, got together to talk about common problems. They recognized that lack of income was their major need. This group realized that they could use weaving and sewing products as a way to earn a living. The MayaMam Weavers work within the “Maya Cosmovision”—“We are part of the earth, there is only one unity. That makes us be, live, share, communicate and commune with her, as living beings, creators, and re-creators of life….We believe that no species ... Read more