Events

Monthly Events

Every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1-4pm (some exceptions)

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Friday, May 9th

Reclaim Mother's Day Shopping Night, Friday, May 9th, 5-7pm

In celebration of the World's Mothers, Momentum is hosting an evening of "shopping for mom"~ fair trade style.

MAU is a visionary Boulder non-profit "dedicated to inspiring and mobilizing the gigantic political strength of mothers to ensure the health, education and safety of every child." For more information, please visit: www.mothersactingup.org

Momentum is donating 10% of the evenings profits to Mothers Acting Up (MAU)!

Saturday, May 10th

On Saturday, May 10th, Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with Momentum

• Win fabulous Fair Trade door prizes
• Enter a drawing for a Momentum gift certificate
• Sample Fair Trade chocolates, coffees and iced teas
• Learn about Boulder's movement to become a Fair Trade Town

World Fair Trade Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the second Saturday in May across the planet. It is a way to recognize the many Fair Trade organizations, businesses, towns and, of course, the farmers and artisans themselves. This year's theme is For the People. For the Planet., which highlights the link between Fair Trade and the environment. The theme encourages us to think of Fair Trade not only as a way of valuing the artisans and farmers, but also as a way of reducing our environmental impact. For more information, please visit: www.wftday.org

 

April 19th

On Saturday, April 19th, from 1-4pm, Shop for the Earth!

In celebration of Earth Day, Momentum is hosting theColorado Environmental Coalition (CEC) on Saturday, April 19th, from 1-4pm, for its regular 3rd Saturday of the month event.

CEC serves as the grassroots organizing arm of Colorado's environmental movement. CEC not only provides technical and organizational assistance to over 75 partner environmental groups, but also works to educate and mobilize Colorado's citizens. CEC has played a vital role in securing wilderness designations for the Black Ridge Canyons, Gunnison Gorge, Spanish Peaks, Weminuche, Flat Tops, Sangre de Cristo and Eagle's Nest wilderness areas, as well as protection for the Cache la Poudre River. CEC was also instrumental in bringing light rail to the Denver Metro area. In honor of Earth Day, come learn about CEC and what this vital non-profit is doing to preserve our state's natural heritage and quality of life. For more information, please visit: www.ourcolorado.org

Momentum is donating 10% of its profits on April 19th to the Colorado Environmental Coalition!

Celebrate Earth Day with Momentum

Tuesday, April 22nd

In the spirit of Earth Day, Momentum will be handing out free tree seedlings to our customers. If you do not have time to plant a tree on Earth Day, no worries; Momentum will plant one for you through the National Arbor Day Foundation.

"And forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play in your hair." —Kahil Gibran

February 16th

Help us Eradicate Poverty One Bead at a Time!

Come join us on Saturday, February 16, 1-4 pm if you want to learn about an empowerment model, fair trade business, international movement and local non-profit that works! Ugandan women are recycling magazines, making beads, feeding their families, controlling their finances and learning to read. BeadforLife (BFL) set in motion an international movement that joins women from across the world through beautiful recycled jewelry. We invite you to come and experience the joy of this jewelry, meet BFL staff and discover other BFL products. For more information, please visit: www.beadforlife.org

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of BeadforLife products to this visionary non-profit.

 

January 19th

Stop Port Construction and Save Ridley Sea Turtles.

On Saturday, January 19th from 1-4pm, representatives from the Boulder-based non-profit Global Response will be at Momentum sharing stories about their current environmental campaign.

Global Response is working to protect the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles' nesting grounds by stopping the construction of a massive deep-water industrial port in the Indian State of Orissa. The endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle offers one of nature's greatest spectacles. Each year, Olive Ridleys return from their inter-oceanic migrations to the beaches where they hatched. Hundreds of thousands congregate and mate in the waters off the coast of India. Then, as if on cue, the females lumber ashore to lay their eggs. Their arrival -- by the hundreds of thousands on a given beach -- is heralded by the Spanish term arribada. Arribadas occur in only three locations worldwide, and the Olive Ridley arribada is one of the largest. The construction of the planned industrial port would have devastating effects on the endangered Olive Ripley sea turtle population.

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Global Response's beautiful onyx turtles, as well as 100% of the profits from the sale of any turtle related product in the shop!

December 1st

SHOP FOR CHANGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY.

Momentum will be hosting a special event on Saturday, December 1st in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Momentum will donate 15% of all their sales on that day to Embrace The World, a sub-group of Boulder County AIDS Project. This committee is comprised of Boulder County citizens who raise funds to support small grassroots international organizations devoted to HIV/AIDS education, prevention, mitigation, and relief, as well as educate interested Boulder/Denver residents about the HIV/AIDS pandemic through outreach activities and speaking presentations. Former grant recipients include programs supporting AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Nepal, and Thailand.

Committee members and grant recipients will be at Momentum from 1-4 pm to answer questions. Your purchases at Momentum on World AIDS Day will directly help create change in the world in several ways:

1. By providing needed employment to artisans from over 50 countries, many of whom are HIV+ or living with AIDS, who craft beautiful Fair Trade products.
2. By increasing the grant amount awarded to Embrace the World's 2007 program recipients with 15% of Momentum's profits on Saturday, December 1st.

Come join us on World AIDS Day and shop to make a difference!

* Our December event will be held on Dec 1st in lieu of our usual third Saturday of the month event but will return to the normal 3rd Saturday schedule in January.

November 17th

Sip soup, nibble cornbread and meet the women behind Denver's Women's Bean Project.

Join us on Saturday to learn about the Women's Bean Project. The Women's Bean Project is a non-profit organization in Denver that teaches job readiness and life skills training through their gourmet production business. Women participate with the goal of transforming their lives and moving toward self sufficiency.

Representatives from the project will be at Momentum from 1-4pm serving their famous bean soups, chili and other warming fall foods.

Momentum is donating 100% of the profits, from the sale of Women's Bean Project products, to this inspiring non-profit.

October 20th

October is Fair Trade Month- Momentum is celebrating with free coffee and chocolate!

Join us on Saturday to:

~ Taste Momentum's Fair Trade, Organic and Shade Grown Coffees
~ Nibble on Momentum's Fair Trade and Organic artisan chocolates
~ Identify the flavor in our bold new chocolate line and win a $75 gift certificate

September 15th

Hear how Tamdin Wangdu escaped from Tibet and went on to found the Tibetan Village Project (TVP).

Tamdin recently returned from his 2007 'Conscious Journeys' trip to Tibet where he continued TVP's work to support small-scale, practical healthcare and educational initiatives that embrace Tibetan cultural values and works directly with Tibetans to help them help themselves. Tamdin Wangdu, the founder of TVP has new photos and stories from his trip to share along with 'made in Tibet by Tibetans' handcrafts to showcase.

*100% of the proceeds from the sale of TVP's Tibetan crafts will directly fund TVP's work in Tibet.

August 18th

Learn how low-income women from Denver's "Ladies Sewing Circle" sew their way to financial stability.

Women from the Ladies Sewing Circle, a program for low-income women in Denver, will be sewing their remarkable pillows and telling their stories about this amazing income generating program.

*All proceeds from pillow sales will be donated directly to the artists themselves.

Community Events

July 24th, 4-6pm

BIBA Happy Hour
Momentum is hosting the July BIBA* Gathering. Everyone is welcome

* Boulder County Independent Business Alliance

Grand Opening Events

Every Saturday in July, 11-2pm

Come Hear Artisans' Compelling Stories

July 7th

Learn about the Peruvian tradition of back strap weaving
Jamie from Wandering Albatross will share her stories and photographs.

July 14th

Watch as artists from Denver's Gathering Place paint greeting cards
Each card directly benefits local women experiencing homelessness.

July 21st, 1-2pm

Delve into the amazing life of the African Elephant
A special Children's Event with stories, pictures, face painting, magic and more.

July 28th

Discover how a Zimbabwean cooperative achieved economic success
Profits support woman and children with AIDS and disabilities.