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When attempting to better understand any issue, there are two very important questions to consider: 1. Why does the issue exist? 2. What will happen if the issue persists? With Nadira’s tried and tested mind-map formula, we’ve build four template worksheets for you to download for use...
Read moreWelcome to the #GET Station, the 1st stop along the SAGE journey! Here, we fly into Uzbekistan to gain insight into key #GET themes: #Corruption | #EnvironmentalSecurity | #ChildLabour | #HumanRights Part 1: You’ll learn why United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls the Aral Sea“one of the worst environmental...
Read moreConnect… Without a doubt, a key component of our SAGE module is the Key Players Map, by Maughan Pearce… There are countless key players working toward responsible fashion across global apparel supply chains. This ‘sampling’ of key players will help you understanding social, political, environmental and economic contexts. Click on a key player to reach...
Read moreWelcome to SAGE, the Social Alterations Google Earth module! Each station along the SAGE module represents a small window into the vast, diverse and interdisciplinary world of conventional global apparel supply chains by introducing learners (educators and independent learners alike) to an edited sampling of resources, including classroom-ready learning activities...
Read moreThe Creative Commons is embedded into our responsible education ethos; we have researched and aggregated content to create educational resources because we believe that accessibility leads to accountability. Of course knowledge is power, but without access to knowledge we will not move forward. In 2009 we brought you “[Lesson...
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Social Alterations is a learning hub for responsible fashion. In the lab you’ll find lesson plans, activities, workshops, games, etc., all for… free! What’s the catch? Well, if you want to learn with us, you’ve got to get serious about the social and ecological impacts of the fashion industry. Our education modules will do more than get you started, they’ll motivate you to inspire change....
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Friends and Colleagues, It’s hard to believe that Social Alterations has been around for 4 years today! You’ve welcomed us into your classrooms, studios, homes and workspaces – thank you for your attention and support, driving these important conversations toward meaningful change. What can we say? Here’s to another 4! Mary and Nadira, May 12, 2013
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Today, April 28th, marked International Workers’ Memorial Day – a day to remember individuals who have lost their lives or been injured at work. At the time of writing this post, Aljazeera is reporting 380 dead as a result of the eight story building that collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, April 24th. This number will continue to rise, as hundreds (an estimated...
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Will you be in Vancouver the week of April 21st? Join us at Vancouver ECO Fashion Week! Social Alterations is honored to be speaking for the second year in a row at the seminars sessions at Vancouver ECO Fashion Week. On Sunday, April 21st, I’m excited to be representing SA at the event, presenting at Session 1: Facing the Issues alongside a whole...
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This is a time sensitive post for sustainable fashion educators and stakeholders interested in curricula development –please note the deadline for applications is April 8th, 2013. Click here for more information. Application form here. The summit will take place sometime during the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference, and will make efforts to accommodate participants who cannot attend the event in person through telepresence....
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We’re disappointed to hear that Apple has pulled the game Sweatshop from its App store. You can still play the game online. Our friends at Labour Behind the Label acted as research consultants for the project, supporting the overall learning objectives: “Far from promoting sweatshops, the game leads players to confront the appalling working conditions and prevalence of human rights abuses often faced...
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Positive Light is a project designed to breakthrough stereotypes associated with poverty in Bangladesh. Although many of the stories we’ve posted on Bangladeshi garment workers have accompanied negative imagery, they do not represent Bangladesh as a whole. For this reason we’re excited to share the Positive Light project with you. All photographs published through Positive Light are licensed under the...
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In our efforts to connect you to important content online, we rely heavily on third-party tools, programs, sites, and content – linking out to important articles, images and videos, for example. For this reason, you may encounter the occasional dead link (or even the dreaded ‘system error’), when the third party makes a change. Most recently this happened to an important Al –...
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Will you be in Portland on March 27th? If so, do not miss this exciting panel discussion at Reed College. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation) of Native Appropriations and Dr. Jessica R. Metcalfe (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) of Beyond Buckskin will join Louie Gong (Nooksack) and Se-ah-dom Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, & Yakama) for a panel on the misrepresentation of Native American culture in fashion, sport and...
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In January, Vancouver and New York hosted Dr. Kate Fletcher and the Local Wisdom project through partnerships with Hélène Day Fraser at Emily Carr University and Timo Rissanen at Parsons The New School for Design. Photos and stories from Vancouver and New York are now up and sifting through them is nothing less than delightful. Further adding to our excitement, Craft of Use has a...
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