Monday, August 3, 2009

Mother Tongues: Cultivating Cultural Connections


To kick off the week, we’re proud to offer you an “Abrazo” T-shirt by MotherTongues as our first giveaway. One lucky winner will be chosen at the end of the week to receive this beautiful T-shirt. Made with fair labor, the shirts are 100% organic cotton. It is available in sizes Medium through Extra Large – the giveaway winner may choose his/her size.

As MotherTongues eloquently describes it:
“More than an embrace that ritualizes one's greeting, un abrazo is an intimate experience. This [Latino] custom describes a powerful way of expressing unity and acceptance through emotions such as joy, pleasure, sorrow and sympathy. Un abrazo invites belonging, fellowship, and compassion as strangers become friends.”

Created by Michelle Hamman, this small T-shirt company strives to “cultivate connection amongst persons, across cultures, and with nature by defining and printing meaningful words from diverse cultures on T-shirts and other apparel.” The LBBC is proud to partner with a company that recognizes how peace calls forth justice, reconciliation requires respect, and that nurturing people and the environment demands a loving commitment.

In addition, MotherTongues donates $1 of every T-shirt, tote bag or apron sold to the Center for Women In Transition. This amazing organization helps women and children deal with significant life challenges. Read more at APlaceForWomen.org. And to visit MotherTongues' website and see their complete line of cultural tees, click here.

TO ENTER:

We will be listing our giveaways everyday this week. To enter to win, simply leave us a comment at the end of each post (the one that describes the item that interests you). You may leave a comment everyday.

To increase your chances of winning, you can blog or tweet about our giveaway. Just be sure to let us know you did!

We’ll announce our winners this weekend.

¡Buena suerte a todos!

9 comments:

Haydee said...

This shirts sound awesome! They can be worn proudly!

Okibum said...

The shirt looks great. I would love a chance to win it.

campbele said...

Nice shirt indeed! I've posted the contest on my blog.
Does Mother Tongue have a website?

Tricia said...

What a fun t-shirt!

Susana said...

What a fun word to learn and wear! Love the T-shirt.

Michelle said...

Que linda camiseta! I'm tweeting the giveaway, but I hope not too many people read my tweet :) The less competition the better, right?

Roxana said...

Congratulations on your first year, Mónica! You know I love LBBC... thanks for a great giveaway and for introducing all of us to such an interesting company!!

Tati said...

So cute! I hope I win!

Tati said...

What a great shirt and a great website they have!