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The Swahili Coast Cooperative

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Y'all like beautiful fabrics? ⁣ ⁣ East Africa

Y'all like beautiful fabrics? ⁣
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East Africa is home to Kitenge, a style of wax print fabric you can find in West Africa too (often called ankara wax).⁣
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After a long time away due to Ms. Rona, we're back in Dar and loving the unseasonably cool weather (take THAT, North Carolina!), and creating gorgeous new products for y'all. The co-op tailors are hard at work, so keep your eyes peeled for some exciting new goodies...⁣
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#liveconsciously #consciousconsumer #poweroverpity #fairtrade #purchasewithpurpose #ilm #exploreilm #handmade #wilmington #wrightsvillebeach #ethicalfashion #ethicallymade #ethicalstyle #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainable #sustainablestyle #eastafrica #travel #nomad #slowfashion #nomadlife ⁣#kitenge #ankarawax #daressalaam #africanstyle #tanzania

Don't care it it's basic, it's rosé on the beach

Don't care it it's basic, it's rosé on the beach season, babies. If you can't appreciate some wine on the beach, then do you even know what relaxation is? ⁣
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#beachday #beach #liveconsciously #consciousconsumer #poweroverpity #fairtrade #purchasewithpurpose #ilm #exploreilm #handmade #wilmington #wrightsvillebeach #goldenhour #nofilter #ethicalfashion #ethicallymade #ethicalstyle #rosé #wineoclock #galpals #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainable #sustainablestyle #hotgirlsummer #eastafrica #travel #nomad #slowfashion #nomadlife

THEY'RE HERE! ⁣
THEY'RE HERE! ⁣
THEY'RE HERE!⁣
KENYAN BEACH TOWELS ARE FINALLY HERE!⁣
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That's how we've felt for the past 3 days, even on the 16 hr round trip drive to DC to pick up our beautiful Kenyan beach towels, because we COULD NOT WAIT another week for them to be freighted down to us! Impatient? Yes! But waiting a whole year for a restock will do that to ya! ⁣
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Our signature Kenyan Beach Towels are now back in stock online and in store in Wilmington and Asheville! Made in Nairobi of cotton kikoy cloth (a traditional fisherman's sarong) and lined with microfiber terry, these li'l oversized towels are the BEST. They are lightweight, sand-resistant, and best of all, they have a secret pocket for all of your treasures! ⁣
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#beachday #beach #towel #liveconsciously #consciousconsumer #poweroverpity #fairtrade #purchasewithpurpose #ilm #exploreilm #handmade #wilmington #wrightsvillebeach #asheville #ethicalfashion #ethicallymade #ethicalstyle #sustainablefashion #sustainable #sustainablestyle #eastafrica #travel #nomad #slowfashion #nomadlife

We never could bring ourselves to take down this s

We never could bring ourselves to take down this sign. #justiceforgeorgefloyd

Guess what's making a return this spring after a y

Guess what's making a return this spring after a year of waiting?! ⁣
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Yes. It's true. It's FINALLY true! Our AMAZING Kenyan Beach Towels are making a triumphant return after a year of being foiled by COVID! I cannot tell you how many people have written us to ask when these little babies would be restocked, and every time it has broken my heart to say, "I don't know and also I wish I had them to sell to you as much as you wish you could buy them" 😭⁣
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Apologies for being MIA for a few--we've got some big news in the pipeline, and this is just a teeny bit of it!!! Keep your eyes peeled for our web drop, and sign up for our email list to be the first to know when they arrive! ⁣
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#beachday #beach #towel #liveconsciously #consciousconsumer #poweroverpity #fairtrade #purchasewithpurpose #ilm #exploreilm #handmade #wilmington #wrightsvillebeach #ethicalfashion #ethicallymade #ethicalstyle #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainable #sustainablestyle #eastafrica #travel #nomad #slowfashion #nomadlife

Valentine's gifts that give back! For your fair tr

Valentine's gifts that give back! For your fair trade minded Valentines, we're offering 20% off all jewelry through Valentine's Day with the code VDAY20--plus US shipping is always free!⁣
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#beachday #beach #valentinesday #liveconsciously #consciousconsumer #poweroverpity #fairtrade #purchasewithpurpose #ilm #exploreilm #handmade #wilmington #wrightsvillebeach #ethicalfashion #ethicallymade #ethicalstyle #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainable #sustainablestyle #eastafrica #travel #nomad #slowfashion #nomadlife #artisan ⁣#jewelry

What's right isn't always popular, and it sure isn

What's right isn't always popular, and it sure isn't always easy.⁣
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Before he was assassinated, Dr. King's disapproval rating in a Gallup poll was 63%. It fell continuously AFTER he won the Nobel Peace Prize. We have this sanitized version of our history, where we imagine that there were bad guys and a lot of good guys, and then the good guys won. It wasn't that easy, and this wasn't very long ago. We all think that we would have been one of the good guys--but that just isn't the case.⁣
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Y'all, we have so many more edifices to restructure. ⁣
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It won't be easy, and it certainly won't always be popular. But if we seek to practice true compassion, it's work worth doing. ⁣
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#liveconsciously #consciousconsumer #poweroverpity #purchasewithpurpose #ilm #exploreilm #fashrev #handmade #wilmington #wrightsvillebeach #ethicalfashion #ethicallymade #ethicalstyle #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainable #sustainablestyle #eastafrica #slowfashion #socialjustice #blm #blacklivesmatter #mlk #⁣martinlutherkingjr #mlkday #compassion #justice
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Love each other. Please. Just love each other. ⁣

Love each other. Please. Just love each other. ⁣
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No marketing, no hashtags here. If you happen to stumble across this message, please take a moment to reflect on how you treat your neighbor. Your Black neighbor. Your immigrant neighbor. Your disabled neighbor. Your poor neighbor. And yeah, your neighbor who doesn't think the same things you think. Have you let your heart get so terribly hard? That doesn't mean we all have to agree--but it does mean that there's an inherent worth that comes along with being human, and if you've forgotten that, then you've lost a little bit of your own humanity. ⁣
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Maybe take a minute to get it back.

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