We strongly believe in the power of education, storytelling, and industry collaboration to drive change.
Textile Talks
“Textile Talks” is Threading Change’s international webinar series bringing together experts and community members in various sectors monthly.
We engage with fashion designers, brands, activists, consumers, regulators, garment workers, entrepreneurs, supply chain workers, and more. We provide a safe space to discuss, ideate, and question ways in which we can transition to more ethical fashion choices. Doing so at the consumer and industry level locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Webinars:
Empowering Change: Sustainable Practices & Worker Rights in Asia
In commemoration of 10 years of Fashion Revolution, this webinar aims to shed light on the challenges and opportunities in supporting garment workers in Asia. By bringing together key voices from the industry, we intend to explore actionable strategies for creating a more equitable and sustainable fashion industry.
Workshop: Youth in Fashion Policy
Join us for an interactive workshop that will give youth an intro to legislation and policy solutions to ensure transparency and accountability throughout the fashion industry’s supply chain.
Panel Discussion: Redistributing Money and Power in the Fashion Industry
This panel discussion will be an opportunity to bring different fashion advocacy organizations together and do a deep dive into the intersections of this years’ Fashion Revolution theme: Money, Fashion, and Power .
Workshop: How to Plan a gender-inclusive project
March is Women’s History Month, as a women-led organization, Threading Change is proud to be teaming up with Kirti Poonia from Relove in hosting this gender-inclusive planning workshop, where participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of gender-inclusive planning tools.
UBC Sustainable Fashion Week: Local, meet Global
Meet local non-profits tackling global issues in the fashion industry. Featuring presenters from Vancouver-based non-profits including Working Gear, Threading Change, and Frameworq. Followed by moderated panel discussion.
UBC Sustainable Fashion Week: Youth in Fashion
Meet youth who work in the fashion sector on amazing projects that aim towards a more sustainable future. More details including speaker line-up coming soon.
UBC Sustainable Fashion Week: Where do my clothes come from?
Learn more about the global fashion supply chain including issues related to worker's rights, colonization, and who gets paid. Hosted by Founder of local non-profit Threading Change, Sophia Yang, introducing her unique take on a feminist fossil-free fashion future, including a new project: The Global Innovation Story Map.
UBC Sustainable Fashion Week: Fashion in the Global South
Join this webinar to hear what brands in the Global South are doing to promote sustainable fashion futures in their local communities. From Fair Trade principles to real-life women-owned and operated fashion brands, learn about efforts to address sustainability issues related to raw materials, processing, manufacture, and branding.
Webinar 7: Fashion at COP26: What Happened?
COP26 was the first UNFCCC conference to happen in a post-pandemic world. Despite the UN Sustainable Fashion Charter getting renewed commitments, many urgent voices were still missing from the conversation. In this webinar, we discuss how fashion as a topic and industry played out at COP26, and ways in which consumers, civil society, and industry can come together to right the harmful industry.
Webinar 6: #ClothesBusters Wrap-up Event
This webinar is an interactive skills-building and storytelling workshop hosted by Miriam Keegan from NoClothesCommitment, and a crochet workshop led by Janet Chemitei (Threading Change’s Africa Regional Coordinator).
This workshop wraps up our #ClothesBusters month of events, paying homage to Fashion Revolution week.
Webinar 5: #AreMyClothesHarmful?
The fashion industry has disastrous impacts on the environment and human rights. We hope to demystify these issues so that we can push for ethical supply chains and company practices, and make better choices for ourselves and the planet. Paying homage to #WhoMadeMyClothes, as it is Fashion Revolution week April 19-25. More information on #ClothesBusters here.
Webinar 4: Demystifying Fashion Trends & Psychology
We will be looking into the psychology behind overconsumption, the role that trends have in dictating our behaviour, and how we can break bad consumption habits for a healthier lifestyle and a healthier planet. More information on #ClothesBusters here.
Webinar 3: Sustainable Spring Cleaning
Our panelists will discuss the hidden wastefulness of donations, where our clothes end up in the global waste ecosystem, how we can declutter our closets sustainably, and tips for living lighter. More information on #ClothesBusters here.
Webinar 2: Fashion & Textiles Innovation
In this webinar, we dive into how fashion innovation by innovative brands and changemakers all around the world is a solution for our fashion problem. Fashion innovation and textiles waste diversion have been an emerging field, so—how can you be a part of it?
Webinar 1: Global Launch
Threading Change is a justice-oriented organization that strongly believes in fashion being an intersectional issue. We convened 3 amazing panelists from three different regions to discuss why we must centre climate, gender, and racial equity to advance the global fashion trajectory.