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Social Alterations @ FEI
So here we are in London for the Fashioning an Ethical Industry Conference: Fast Forward. Today, Nadira and I will both be presenting at the conference, and with Katrine in attendance, this will mark the first time the SA team is all together in the same place at the same time! We will be doing... »
Washing Machine + Soccer Ball + Hippo Roller + Storage Unit = ‘Swirl’
Meet Design Affairs’ ‘Swirl’! Here is the product description: Swirl is a human focused design that simplifies washing in developing countries. The overall design resembles a ball containing a swirled sphere shaped basket and lid, connected to a steel tube handle. Washing is accomplished through the rotation of the “washing ball” – using long distance travelling... »
CSR Asia Summit 2010
In 2009, SA’s Katrine Karlsen reported on CSR Asia’s 7th summit “Sustainable Business as the Road to Recovery” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Click here to read Katrine’s synopsis of last year’s summit. This year’s summit will take place September 14-15 in Hong Kong, and will offer cutting edge workshops on the following topics: -Community investment and... »
Community News
Urgent Appeal: Haiti Earthquake Red Cross: Canada, United States, United Kingdom The United Nations: United Nations Foundation, UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency, World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF If you a business, please visit the United Nations-Business website, Partnering for a Better World, and learn more about what your organization can do to offer much needed humanitarian relief... »
A New Approach to the Issue of Living Wages
One of the root causes of poverty wages in the industry is the power of global buyers to constantly relocate production in search of ever lower prices and better terms of trade. This power is used to exert a downward pressure on wages... »
An October to Remember// Upcoming Events
October will have you wishing you could be in more than one city at the same time. If you find yourself in Paris, Chicago, Providence, Portland, Hong Kong, London or Seattle this October, be sure to check out these amazing events. Click on the event you are interested in on the Events Calendar and we... »
Social Alterations is now on Ning!
You can use this space to share and upload curricula ideas, lesson plans, visual aids, research and projects, or to just discuss the current happenings in the industry with respect to social issues and environmental concerns, as well as the latest trends in socially responsible design. “See” you in the Forum! Oh…and don’t forget to... »
An Ecofashion Parody for a Good Cause
Riding the ecofashion craze wave, actress Julia Stiles and The Vacationers have created a parody that draws attention to a great cause. Since all styles are unfortunately ‘sold out,’ they have asked potential consumers to make a donation to The Lunchbox Fund. The Lunchbox Fund was founded in 2004 to address the needs of impoverished students... »
Social Alterations: Forum
How can education foster sustainable change toward socially responsible fashion and apparel design and manufacturing practices? Social Alterations hopes to foster socially responsible fashion design education through aggregating relevant material that will inspire fashion/textile and apparel instructors, researchers, designers and design enthusiasts to get on board with thinking about consequence in the industry. Sign up to the... »
AHRC: Call for more attention for handloom weavers suffering from hunger and Tuberculosis in Varanasi
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released a ‘Hunger Alert’ update today regarding the state of poverty and TB amongst handloom weavers in Varanasi, India. According to the report, the weavers are suffering from lack of medical attention, government neglect and extreme poverty and hunger. You can read the entire alert, as well as... »
