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From the archives and into 2020, what are you wearing? And what does it mean to be "ethical" in #fashion?
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Are you familiar with the "The Bureau of Suspended Objects" from @the_jennitaur? Love this project so much, but also love the website - could get lost here for days... jennyodell.com/bso.html
Awesome "Weaving, in the end times" piece shared by @UnravelPodcast Could watch that video all day! PS Are you listening to the Unravel: A Fashion Podcast? It's so good. vice.com/en_us/article/qvmg9…
Up for an important challenge? Try the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) #TRUDigitalDetox running throughout the month of January, and follow @brennacgray @thompsonriversu socialalterations.com/2020/0…
Read // @DrBenBarry On the state of #fashioneducation and the reproduction of #socialinequality through an absence of responsible education strategies aimed at confronting & dismantling structural barriers related to access and representation:
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INVESTIGATION-Indian factories found endangering seamstresses' health with illegal pills news.trust.org/item/20190611…
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Imagine a world where companies are trying to outperform each other ethically as a way of distinguishing their brand through adopting the highest standards and implementing them in their core business practices. aid-expo.com/blog/239-ethics… @AfricaBusPol
Friends, we're nearing the 6th anniversary of #RanaPlaza. Have a listen to @_alice_evans chat with Professor Juliane Reinecke on the subject: soundcloud.com/user-84557228…
While we're on the subject of prison and fashion:
scmp.com/news/world/united-s… scmp.com/news/world/united-s…
"Peru is becoming something of a case study on the issue of aid versus exploitation. A little more than 5,000 women are currently incarcerated there, and over 50 percent are actively employed in... nytimes.com/2019/02/21/fashi…
The REDress Project, by Jaime Black, was on tour at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in... smithsonianmag.com/smithsoni…
Check out his project of secret feminist messages hidden in clothing, by Amy Suo Wu - Thanks, Briana for sharing! facebook.com/SocialAlteratio…
Love this work from Dr Kat Jungnickel: “Research as a form of making and making as a form of research." An approach which resonates well with some responsible fashion research and activism. Check it out!... facebook.com/SocialAlteratio…
Did you know? — at National Museums Scotland facebook.com/SocialAlteratio…
“I must tell you that I am not at all interested in clothes [...] But, if it interests you. I’ll tell you my life story as far as clothes are concerned." Simone de Beauvoir, 1960. facebook.com/SocialAlteratio…
On International Women's Day, some fashion for thought: bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt…
Fashion forensics and crime // theguardian.com/global/2019/… theguardian.com/global/2019/…
Important piece written by Lara Witt @Femmefeministe on @WearYourVoice Wear Your Voice Magazine facebook.com/SocialAlteratio…
"Clare Hunter’s Threads Of Life, billed as a 'history of the world through the eye of the needle', reveals how the 'voiceless' – including political prisoners in Chile, women in... scotsman.com/news/politics/s…