TownLake YMCA, local non-profit to host international bazaar Saturday

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The TownLake YMCA and a local non-profit will team up to give refugees a chance to show off their crafts on Saturday. The Global Impact Initiative will host a Refugee Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Y on 1100 W. Cesar Chavez. The free event will showcase the work of refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan who recently settled in Austin, the Y said. Hand-made goods including jewelry, handbags, dresses, leather goods, candles, decorative cushions, paintings and fresh-baked pastries and treats will be available. The Y said the vendors will get 100% of the proceeds. Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine as well as the United States’ withdrawal from…