Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution
Event Information
Description
Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution showcases brands doing good through ethical practices, sustainable sourcing and circular production practices. We stand together for Fashion Revolution to better the clothing industry for all involved; people, planet and animals. With the aim to change those with the worst of practices on the high street and throughout their supply chains.
Running from 20th to 26th April 2020, we have 7 days of virtual talks, workshops and virtual tours. The event will cover the Why?, What? and How? we can all take action for the biggest movement that has no plans on stopping due to coronavirus.
Speakers include
Bel Jacobs and Alice Wilby from Extinction Rebellion
Clare Lissaman co-founder of Common Objective and founder of Arthur and Henry Shirts
Tamara Cincik from Fahion Roundtable
Roberta Lee from Ethical Brand Directory and Roberta Style Lee
Adam Siegel from Endless Clothes
Jo Salter from Where Does it Come From
Sarah Montgomery from Everledger
Claire Couchman from Couchman Bespoke
Georgina Wilson-Powell from Pebble Magazine
Tze Ching from Jake and Maya
Brian Iselin from Slave Free Trade
Tai Ford from Retraced
Laura Cave from the British Assoc of Fairtrade Shops and Suppliers (BAFTS)
Paola Masperi from Mayamilko
Madhu Vaishnav from Saheli Women
Kishore Shah from Khadi London
Sian Conway from Ethical Hour
7 days of panel talks, interviews, workshops, factory tours and a swap shop. The virtual swap shop taking place on Saturday 25th, separate tickets needed to attend.
* VIP conference tickets include pre-recorded content, live key note speeches and discussions, with the workshops and factory tours as standard. Across 7 days 20th - 26th April 2020.
* Basic conference tickets include some pre-recorded discussions, workshops and factory tours. Across 7 days 20th - 26th April 2020.
* Swap shop takes place on Saturday 25th April 2020 only.
All proceeds will pay for the contribution of those taking part since we exercise ethical practices. With a £1 from every ticket, going towards a Fashion Revolution Fund; which provides education to everyone, conducts research on supply chains and helps awareness-raising activities; and the Clean Clothes Campaign, who lobby companies and goverments and offer support to workers.
This event is for everyone around the world to view and take part in, with this in mind we are putting together pre-recorded features incase there are failings in internet connections.
Schedule
Monday 20th April 2020 #FashionRevolutionWeek – Why are we doing this?
Tuesday 21st April 2020 #WhoMadeMyClothes - Clothes with Stories – Transparency
Wednesday 22nd April 2020 #FashionFix – Clothing Repair/Upcycling/Recycling
Thursday23rd April 2020 #WhatsInMyClothes – fibres, fabrics, accessories – how are they impacting people and planet?
Friday 24th April 2020 #DigitalStrike – the movement to make fashion better
Saturday 25th April 2020 #LovedClothesLast – Choosing clothes that you love. Clothing love stories, we all have them!
Sunday 26th April 2020 #FashionRevolution Future – What are the next steps in making fashion better?