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To make choosing easier we've put together some Christmas ideas, in gift boxes and bags. But we're equally happy to make up bespoke boxes or bags, email miranda@shorkk.com with your requests.
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This December we are offering 50% of our sales to Najdeh Association in Lebanon. While hospitals in Gaza are being bombed, this hospital in Beirut has its own story.
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The trauma of what's happening in Palestine, along with Lebanon's economic collapse, has far reaching consequences for those who live in Gaza Hospital.
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"In the Shadow of Beirut"
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Stephen Gerard Kelly sums up the documentary "In the Shadow of Beirut", with the words "life and love". As one of the directors, he feels privileged to have been invited into the homes of Palestinians to make this compassionate record about life in this area of Beirut.
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the cost of war for farmers
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The destruction of agricultural land in the south of Lebanon by Israeli drone strikes has dire consequences for the agricultural economy of the south. Michelle Eid's article for The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy details the extent of the impact on farmers in the south.
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photo:The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
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We're joining 22 other stall holders at Winkworth Farm, Malmesbury for their Christmas market this Sunday. Organic produce, wine and Christmas gifts, if you're in the area, this one looks wonderful!
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posting
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To make sure parcels arrive in good time, our last day of posting is 18th December. We send all our Christmas packages by Royal Mail 24hr, first class, tracked delivery. So far, so good!
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We're taking a break over Christmas and the shorkk shop will be open again on 3rd January 2024.
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