We are gathering in person TheSustainableStudio in Cardiff (& online) for 'Responding to Second-hand Challenges - and "How to" workshops' 17.06, 1-5pm, free. Join us to connect, share work, & reflect on 'how to' change 2nd-hand ed, policy, resourcing & community rb.gy/huvc0q

Sorting out a tasty menu for our final event: Fri 17 June, 1-5pm - Responding to Second-hand Challenges - and "How to" workshops. We'll be TheSustainableStudio and online. Join us to reflect, connect and brainstorm around changing the 2nd-hand economy! Free. eventbrite.co.uk/e/responding-t…

THREAD: I was reading on second-hand clothes issue, particularly how they are called across African countries.

Join us THIS Fri TheSustainableStudio with grub from aubergine cafe 🍆 (or online) to reflect on our Waste & Reuse, Repair, Labour, and Community Welfare workshops & explore 'how to' create a community project, change ed & policy, & resource projects in 2nd-hand! rb.gy/huvc0q

Tomorrow 17 June 1-5pm join us for iced coffee (ours or yours at home) & thinking about 'how to' create second-hand community projects, change education and policy, and fund and resource this work - rb.gy/huvc0q

Just talking to Efa Blosse-Mason efabmanimation.com about making the workshop reports gorgeous & found out about @TinWardrobe - an online catalogue of FREE clothing for anyone who is under the trans, intersex and/or Non-binary umbrella - To support: linktr.ee/TIN_Wardrobe

Our special issue of JOMECjournal on ‘Secondhand Cultures in Unsettled Times’ is being finalised now! Many thanks to our wonderful contributors. Hope our followers are as excited as we are! #secondhand #thrift #reuse #charityshops #circulareconomy #recycle #upcycle 👕🪡👗🧵🛍

Great article Ethical Consumer on how to increase your climate action & save £ - repair, upcycle, buy 2nd hand. Come & see us in Guildhall Square tomorrow 12-2 as part of the #GlobalDayofAction re #COP27 to find out more about repairing, sharing & more. ethicalconsumer.org/climate-action…

Clothing is political.

The Second-hand Challenges reports document a series of workshops on how to create more equitable, sustainable, and community-based second-hand economies. Find them here bitly.ws/AHGx, and please share with your networks! Illustrations Efa B-M #secondhand

At our next online event we’ll be reflecting on the Second-hand Challenges workshops and considering the future direction of the project. Join us to share your views and connect with others thinking about second-hand! 7pm 23/03/23 bitly.ws/ARyZ #secondhand #repair

Not long now till our online workshop reflecting on the Second-hand Challenges project so far and considering future directions. Join us to explore the changes we can make in our practice in second-hand worlds! 7pm 23/03/23 rb.gy/emzdhy #secondhand #repair

Big thank you to all who shared their expertise with us at our workshop last night! It was lovely to explore how we might build this community. Watch this space - & in the mean time please share the Second-hand Challenges reports with fellow enthusiasts! bitly.ws/AHGx

A gentle request to all who joined the Second-hand Challenges workshops last year, please fill out the feedback survey we've shared with you! This will really help us evaluate the project. Download the reports if you want to jog your memory bitly.ws/AHGx

Happy #CharityShopFashionWeek all. The world of secondhandedness can sometimes be inspiring, creative, radical and beautiful, as well as sustainable & low cost.

Introducing the Fashion Studies Network (FSN), a collaborative scholarly community focused on the sharing of innovative research, methodologies, and practices in the field of fashion. Stay tuned, we have an exciting announcement coming up! #OpenAccess #OpenAccessJournal #Fashion

Those who sell secondhand clothing on Vinted casually - take heed 💸💸💸

Secondhand markets and apps like eBay and Vinted are not a solution to clothing waste. Read how secondhand reselling is failing to make a dent in the unfathomable scale of production in the international textiles market. #FastFashion theconversation.com/why-secondhand… via The Conversation

What is the role of charity shops in crime and carceral control? New and open-access from CRIME MEDIA CULTURE by Alida Payson and Triona Fitton. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…