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Interactive lesson plans educate learners on responsible fashion

The 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 1] Sifting through the ‘Ecofashion’ Lexicon” and our “Fibre Analysis”. In 2010 we worked further to bringing you lessons on the social, cultural, economic and environmental interdisciplinary challenges facing the value system that is the global apparel supply chain.

Social Alterations 2010 //

[Lesson 4] Corporate Social Responsibility

[Lesson 3] Global Governance and the Corporation

[Lesson 2] Connect // Key Players

[Fashion High] Understanding the Impact of your Clothing (pre-16 learners)

Social Alterations 2009 //

 

[Lesson 1] Sifting through the ‘Ecofashion’ Lexicon

Fibre Analysis

Check out this how to on navigating our site:

Social Alterations 2010 // Program Guide from Social Alterations on Vimeo.

[Lesson 2] Connect // Key Players

Introduction

Identifying the social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts of the fashion, textile and apparel industries requires interdisciplinary research.  There are countless touch points along these supply chains, as well as within each lifecycle stage of the products they produce. While the impacts of these industries may be positive and/or negative, it is important to recognize their complicated nature. Internationally, key players are working tirelessly to facilitate interdisciplinary research and learning for change.  This lesson hopes to introduce you to these players. Reach out to them and connect.

The learning materials, activities and assignments for this lesson are positioned within the context of a single basic cotton T-shirt.

Objectives

  • To direct learners to key players working to promote human rights and environmental protection within fashion, textile and apparel industries.
  • To encourage learners to reach out to key players within the responsible fashion community.
  • To connect the various touch points along the supply chain of fashion, textile and apparel industries.
  • To empower learners to become more educated on the impacts of fashion products and systems.

Freemind // Experiments in Interaction

We have embedded Freemind (below), an interactive online learning tool, into this lesson, so that you may explore various key players throughout the industry working to facilitate responsible fashion systems.  Explore the map, a work in progress, to discover organizations that may interest you, based on the category of specialization for which we have them listed. Click on the red arrows to be taken directly to their websites.

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Click here to download this lesson: Lesson 2: Key Players