2011 LECTURE SERIES
JUNE: Jusice in the Fashion Industry
A symposium and cocktail hour benefiting GATF
June 30th at the Hub SoMa GATF’s symposium featured Eve Blossom of Lulan Artisans, Lynda Grose of CCA, Kindley Walsh-Lawlor of Gap Inc. Social and Environmental Responsibility and Domenica Peterson of Global Action Through Fashion. Guests had the opportunity to engage in discussion about issues related to fashion and solutions for the future.
Many thanks to our sponsors including: Hub SoMa, FAIR. – The Fair Trade Spirits Company, Casa Noble Organic Tequila, Greater Purpose Wines, Epi Center Med Spa, ecofabulous.com, Ciao Bella Gelato, Raquel Allegra, PACT Underwear, Leibowitz Pictures, Stacy Scott organic catering, and more!
MARCH: Green Content in Online Media and Ethical Fashion
On March 29th at the Hub SoMa, listeners gathered to hear speakers Caitlin Bristol of ecofabulous.com and Rowena Ritchie of EcoSalon.com talk about using online media as an outlet to educate consumers about ethical fashion and share innovative ideas.
FEBRUARY: GATF Interviews Leaders in Ethical Fashion at New York Fashion Week
Interviewees include: Emma Grady (ethical fashion expert, award-winning writer and stylist), Jill Fehrenbacher (founder and editor-in-chief of Ecouterre.com and Inhabitat.com), and Amisha Ghadiali (designer, writer, and sustainable fashion advocate). Videos coming soon!
JANUARY: Fair Trade & Fashion
On January 31st at the Hub SoMa, Jeff Denby of PACT Underwear, Tierra Del Forte of Fair Trade USA, and Matt Reynolds and Scott Leopold of Indigenous Designs educated listeners about Fair Trade Fashion. The speakers defined Fair Trade and discussed starting a Fair Trade fashion company, the challenges associated with a Fair Trade supply chain, Fair Trade scalability and more.
2011 BAY AREA ETHICAL FASHION NIGHT
We are starting to gear up for our 2011 Bay Area Ethical Fashion Night. If you are interested in sponsoring this event or getting involved, please contact us! We plan to host this event in September. Wondering what this event is all about? Get the scoop on last year’s.
ETHICAL FASHION DOCUMENTARY FILM
Aimed for release in 2012, this documentary is an international exploration of how the practice of fashion, on every level – from the most public to the most personal – speaks to how we see ourselves, how we want to be seen, and what we most desire. The film empowers the audience; making vital connections between what we wear and how that clothing is made. Revealing how each purchase we make can affect the lives of others, it becomes a call to action – portraying the hidden costs of bargain goods and investigating a global supply chain that can lead from exploitation to elegance. Yet it also shows how fresh choices and expanded awareness can result in permanent and substantial impact. The world can change – one fashion decision at a time.
INTERNATIONAL ETHICAL FASHION CONFERENCE
Proposed date: Fall 2011
This first ever ethical fashion conference in alliance with San Francisco State University and California College of the Arts will bring together all of the key local and international actors in ethical fashion. It will be a participant-led conference with plenary and breakout sessions with participant speakers. As an outcome of this conference, GATF is drafting an Ethical Fashion State of the Industry Report. This document will work to unite the ethical fashion community through shared, documented, best practices and increase in the impact of ethical fashion on society and the environment worldwide.
If you would like to get involved please contact us.
