Fixing Fashion

Name: Fixing Fashion
Start: 2024-08-18T11:00:14+1000
End: 2024-08-18T13:00:14+1000
Location: 107

Sun, 18 Aug 2024, 11am - 1pm AEST

107

Redfern NSW, Australia

The Bower

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How do we Fix Fashion?

Each year in Australia we throw out more than 300,000 tonnes of clothing, some goes to Opp Shops but most of it ends up in landfill or is shipped offshore for processing or recycling.

Craig Reucassel, ABC Radio Sydney Breakfast presenter and host of The War on Waste will try to find the answers in discussion with panellists:

Councillor Adam Worling, former director of Thread Together clothing re-use social enterprise
Australian Fashion Council CEO - Jaana Quaintance-James, former Sustainability Manager, The Iconic
Nina Gbor, Australia Institute Director of Circular Economy, founder of @Eco.Styles
Seamless CEO Ainsley Simpson - Australia's new clothing product stewardship scheme, driving clothing circularity
Reverse Garbage CEO Kirsten Junor - former Dress for Success Operations Manager

After the discussion we will watch the seriously tongue-in-cheek Patagonia doco 'The Shitthropocene',

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The Bower Teaching Workshop at Summer Hill is a practical, hands-on learning space where people can build the skills to repair, reuse and maintain the things they already own.

Located within the Inner West Sustainability Hub, the workshop offers community classes in areas such as carpentry, furniture repair, home DIY, bike maintenance, basic plumbing, welding, upholstery and creative reuse. Each class is led by experienced facilitators and designed to give participants the confidence to use tools, understand materials and complete practical repair or making projects.

The workshop is central to The Bower’s mission to demonstrate the circular economy in action. We use reclaimed materials wherever possible, teach people how to extend the life of household goods, and show that many items can be repaired, adapted or repurposed rather than thrown away.

Alongside our retail stores, repair services and House to Home program, the Summer Hill Teaching Workshop helps turn environmental values into everyday skills. Every person who takes part is helping build a community that wastes less, shares knowledge and keeps useful materials in circulation for longer.

When you take part in a workshop, you’re actively supporting our mission to create a more sustainable and equitable future.

https://bower.org.au/learn