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I love Welcome Merchant – in a time when trying to do the right thing seems overwhelming and full of Catch-22’s, it’s great to have a guide.

NM
Customer of Akira Grateful

Refugee and Migrant women like us can feel very proud about creative ways we support our communities. Thank you for the energy and resources you give us.

Akos Creative
Melbourne

Thanks for your kind support!

Ramssin Furniture
Sydney

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Less than a week to go until our next #CuratedDiningEvent! Our 3-course Malaysian Fusion Pop-Up in Inner West Sydney on December 9 is now sold out, but we have a waitlist!⁠

#GiftsThatEmpower! We are donating $5 from each Goody Bag sold in December to @cpalliance (Cerebral Palsy Alliance). 1 in 5 Australians live with a disability. There are many great organisations out there that are supporting people with a disability, but this organisation was chosen specifically as they did a great job advocating for a refugee who has cerebral palsy. They ensured that they would get access to appropriate treatment while they were in detention.⁠ ⁠

Please give @adventuress.akii and @carlyfindlay a follow as they are amazing advocates for people living with a disability. We have learnt a lot from of them. Their courage speaks volumes.

Say hola to our first #Colombian Welcome Merchant, @dondemamaau ! Verena describes Colombian food as loving, tasty & diverse. This #Melbourne caterer says that her most popular dish is the Colombian Finger Food Mixed Platter - egg arepa, carimañola, empanada, filled arepa, Stuffed potato (YUM!).

Today's the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The International Labor Organisation (ILO) estimates that there are 40.1 million people in modern-day slavery. In Australia, ILO and Australian anti-slavery organisation Walk Free estimate there are 15,000 people being kept in slave-like conditions in Australia, but Professor Jennifer Burn, Director of Anti-Slavery Australia, says it is hard to know the exact number, "which is probably much higher".⁠

CHRISTMAS IS SOON! Don't be on Santa's Naughty List, #ShopEthically this Christmas! Our Goody Bags are ethically & locally made by our amazing refugee business partners. You can choose between our Treat Me Good (wine & cookies optional) or Spoil Me Good Bag, sold nationwide via @sendle. Swipe for the cut-off dates. ⁠

Welcome Merchants in #Melbourne galore! WM founder, Marjorie, got to meet some incredible Welcome Merchant businesses & supporters in person and really felt the community spirit. A special thank you to the ladies at the @entree.pinays for inviting us and @hala_sekak_art to their Merkado Pop-Up at West Footscray.

#thankfultuesday

Our first inclusion in @guardianaustralia ! Thanks so much @alyxgorman , @max_brearley & Michael Sun for including our Goody Bags in your huge 2021 Good Gift Guide. What an honour for us. On behalf of the #refugee entrepreneurs we've partnered with, thank you!⁠

In 1977, the @unitednations General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (resolution 32/40 B). On that day, in 1947, the Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine (resolution 181 (II)).⁠

This is Marjorie writing here. Before leaving Melbourne, I want to show solidarity with the 44 #refugee men locked up in this hotel prison behind me, at 701 Swanston St, Melbourne.

Timeless, Bold & Beautiful, that's @sakenathelabel .