RE-WEAR CLOTHES MARCH is the world’s first-ever walk to bring awareness to the environmental/ climate impact and price of fast fashion. The match is organized by the Human Rights in Fashion Centre (HRFC), a London-based not-for-profit organization that exists to advocate and activate sustainable and rights-based practices and approaches in the fashion industry as a catalyst to solve climate and human rights issues.
Objectives
- RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FAST FASHION ON THE ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE.
- ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RE-WEAR THEIR CLOTHES TO REDUCE WASTE AND MINIMIZE ITS NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL IMPACT
- HIGHLIGHT RIGHTS-BASED ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN FASHION.
- BRING AWARENESS TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY (MODELS RIGHTS, CHILD LABOR, DISCRIMINATION, UNFAIR PAY, INDECENT WORKING CONDITIONS, MODERN SLAVERY, GARMENT WORKER ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, VIOLENCE, INHUMANE TREATMENT)
- DECRY HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
Schedule
Meeting Venue: Wellington Arch, Aspley Way. Hyde
Park Corner W1j 7jz.
Date: Sunday, September 11th, 2022.
Time: 11:00am.
Duration: 45 Minutes
Participants will be provided with branded t-shirts, placards and light refreshments. Participants can also bring their branded materials and placards with messages within the themes of the march. Train/bus travel money compensation available to be claimed after the march.