If you’re interested, please submit the below information by March 1st to Katie Schmidt at inexchangeart@gmail.com:

• 2 Photos: Head Shot & Body Shot

• Height

• Resume

Models must be available from March 21st – 24th for the fashion show and have a flexible schedule prior to March 21st for fittings.

IN Exchange will be showcasing brand new fair trade fashions during one of the nights of fashion week. Fashion Week Nola will be held from March 22nd- 24th with a kick off party on the 21st.

For more information about the show please visit

http://fashionweeknola.com

Student tickets are available online at

http://fashionweeknola.com/tickets/

On February 14th, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we will be selling fair trade flowers in the store and at a booth in the hallway of the LBC.

• 1 Rose for $3.50
• 1/2 Dozen Roses for $18
• Dozen Roses for $32

Plus We Always Have:

• Fair Trade Chocolate: $2.50- $5.50
• Fair Trade Tea: $10 a Tin
• Fair Trade Jewelry: $10- $25

So be sure to stop by to pick up all the items you need to treat your Valentine or yourself!

And of course, if you haven’t got your Mardi Gras outfit together yet, we’ve still got great low prices on everything green, gold and purple til the end of Carnival Season!

Be Fair Trade this Mardi Gras. IN Exchange has great Mardi Gras gear in purple, green and gold:

• Leggings for $20

• T-shirts for $25 – $28

• Scarves for $15 – $24

• Arm warmers, mittens and leg warmers for $20

• Dresses for $30

• Shorts for $15 and

• Jewelry for $10-$25!

We here at IN Exchange are excited to introduce you to some new great fair trade products including jewelry, scarves, journals, chocolate, and tea. Come into our store today to check out the new merchandise! By shopping fair trade you are helping to empower economically disadvantaged artisans all over the world as well as locally.

Due to the enthusiastic response we’ve received so far, we decided to extend our After-Holiday Sale to the end of January! Be sure to take advantage of these low prices while you still can. We have:

• 20% off select jewelry & Feelgoodz

• 15% off select bags & Defend tops

• 50% off certain t-shirts, purses, waterbottles & sweatshirts

We’ve placed some pictures of the sale items below so you can start window shopping right from your desk. We’ll be open Monday – Friday from 11am – 6:30pm, so stop in, say hi, and save!

For those of you who are students, I know you will be busy studying, but it’s time to take a break. Come relax at IN Exchange and do some holiday shopping. And for those of you who aren’t students, take advantage of our great sales! Available only for the event.

2 Defend Shirts for $45

(a $5 Savings)

20% off Jewelry

Defend discount on regularly priced crewneck & tanks for men & woman

When:Wednesday, December 7th, 5:30pm-8:00pm

Where: IN Exchange

What: Free Food!

We all know that the holidays are a time for reconnecting with family and friends. They are also a time to connect with our global community. When you support Fair Trade, you become part of a network of people dedicated to facilitating change for disadvantaged artisans and farmers. The gifts in this guide empower women, provide education for children, heal the earth, and so much more!

Holiday Sale: 15-50% off Select Items

Gift Certificates Also Available For Any Amount­

In celebration and commencement of the newly-created partnership between IN Exchange (a 501(c)3 not-for-profit fair trade store located on the Tulane University campus) and Artfully AWARE,  (global nonprofit, 501(c)3 in the United States with a branch in New Orleans’s French Quarter,) we will host a joint event to publicly signify their new level of cooperation. The two organizations share many goals, and this partnership will help further the mutual interest of aims to economically empower and create sustainable livelihoods for producers and buyers, both locally and globally, in addition to furthering local education on the importance of art as a tool for community development.

Part of this partnership’s commencement includes the opportunity for two New Orleans-based artist to create a partnership with the two organizations and have his or her work sold at the IN Exchange store on Tulane’s campus. This artist must be an unknown or up- and- coming artist that is looking for an opportunity to gain exposure.

• Applicants should first become familiar with the missions and goals of both IN Exchange (http://inexchange.org/) and Artfully AWARE (http://artfullyaware.org)
• Submission will include one graphic design to be placed on either an American Apparel t-shirts or an American Apparel scarf. The artisan may only submit one design.
• Option #1 T-Shirt: Unisex Tri- Blend Short Sleeve Track Shirt and the Unisex Tri-Blend Short Sleeve Deep V-Neck in Orchid, Indigo, Athletic Blue, Black and Grey. Check out: http://store.americanapparel.net/tr456w.html and http://store.americanapparel.net/tr401w.html
• Option #2 Scarf: Unisex Sheer Jersey Scarf in White, Navy or Black. Check out: http://store.americanapparel.net/6445.html
• IN Exchange has the right to decide which color and for the t-shirts, which style would be most appropriate for the design.
• The artisan must state if the design is for a scarf or a t-shirt.
• The artisan may submit a second graphic design that explains where they think the design should be placed on the garment. If the artisan does not submit this second graphic design, then IN Exchange will decide where the design will be placed on the article of clothing.
• Submissions must be New Orleans and/or Fair Trade-themed
• No profanity or inappropriate graphics will be allowed
• Submissions must be sent electronically. Acceptable formats include .pdf, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .png, or other common file format
• Dimension guidelines: T-Shirts: Maximum: 9”H X 11”W, Minimum: 7”H X 7”W, Scarves: Maximum: 7”W X 12” H, Minimum: 5”W X 5” H
• Artisans must also submit a short bio about themselves and why they think they deserve this opportunity to display their work.
• One submission will be selected for the t-shirt and one submission will be selected for the scarf.
• Each winning artisan will receive a prize of $75.
• Once the artisan has been paid for the design, IN Exchange will have full rights to print a display the design on either the American Apparel t-shirts or scarves.

Submissions will be accepted between October 24^th and November 18^th, 2011.

Applicants will be notified by November 28^th, 2011 of results of the selection process.

If selected, you will be expected to sign a contract agreement with IN Exchange and Artfully AWARE, outlining expectations from all parties, usage rights, and financial matters.

The selected submission’s artist will have the opportunity to present his or her work at the event, held tentatively on November 30^th, 2011.

Submissions should be sent to:

inexchangeart@gmail.com

For questions please email: inexchangeart@gmail.com

Dear Friends and IN Exchange Followers,

October has been a very exciting month. Mainly because my two favorite events take place: Fair Trade Month and Halloween. But as the new executive director of IN Exchange there is another exciting event that is happening on Tulane campus. In conjunction with homecoming, Paul Rice, CEO of Fair Trade USA will be speaking on campus on Friday October 21^st from 5:00-6:00pm in the Woldenberg Art Center! I am a little star struck, nervous and exciting to meet him in person on Friday. He will personally be visiting the store in the afternoon and then coming to an in-store reception that IN Exchange will be having after his speech, from 6:00pm 9:00pm. We will be serving some yummy fair trade desserts and we will raffle off a pair of fleur de lis earrings and the Rebirth Brass Band CD. We will have special hours that Friday, 9:00am-9:00pm. We will also been open Sunday, October 23 from 11:00am-4:00pm. Also, if you happen to be in the LBC on October 21^st, you just may get a 10% off coupon.

And for Halloween. I bought my pumpkins and I am going to dress up as Marie Antoinette. My costume design background has become alive as I work on my costume. Come trick- or treating at IN Exchange on Halloween day, we will be giving out fair trade candy from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Also, come pick up one of our new brochures that tell all about IN Exchange. Thanks Hop & Jaunt for doing such a great job on the design!

And I almost forgot here is a picture of our product of the month.

 Natural bath and body products from Thistle Farms. Founded in 1997 by Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest in Nashville, Tenesse, this social enterprise works with a residential program for women who have survived lives of violence, prostitution and addiction. These women are given the opportunity to make a new life for themselves. For the first two years the organization gives the women housing, food, medical and dental needs, therapy, education and job training, all without charge or taking any government funding. After the women are able to make a living and sustainable wage that empowers them.

Travel Kit: $24

Wow, what a busy month!

Dear Friends,

We are very excited about our first on-campus event for the 2011/2012 academic year!

Event:  You Fancy, huh?

Come get fancy with IN Exchange and Paris Parker salon!

• Free Mocktails (non-alcoholic Champagne and drinks)
• Free Food (cheese, fruit and other finger foods)
• 20% off IN Exchange Jewelry
• Free Salon Services: Style Refresh, Brow Waxes, Make-up Touch Up

When:   Thursday, September 8, 2011

Time:    5:30 pm -7:30 pm

Where: Tulane University, Lavin Bernick Center

29 McAlister, Suite 107

New Orleans, LA 70118

Beginning September 6, 2011 we will have NEW STORE HOURS.

NEW HOURS: Monday-Friday: 11:00 am-6:30 pm

•  We will no longer be open on Saturdays except during the month of December

During the month of December we will be open 7 days a week!

We will also have extended hours during homecoming as well as many exciting events that will be unveiled next month.

Look forward to seeing you in the store and at our event!

Katie Schmidt

Director of IN Exchange