In this powerful and illuminating two-part conversation, Sophia Yang of Threading Change discusses how colonialism has not only shaped fashion, but how colonial systems are deeply embedded in the industry today.Sophia also shares what equity really is and how we must address exploitation in fashion at its core; the realities of racism and colonialism in not just fast fashion, but the conscious fashion space as well; and why we need to decentralize and decolonize the Eurocentric understanding of land and labor in the fashion space.  FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:consciouslifeandstyle.com/fashion-colonial-roots-and-realities  QUICK LINKS:The OR FoundationKantamanto Market in GhanaZara deletes statement against forced labor from website Background on China and forced Uighur laborThe brands implicated in report on forced labor in China  CONNECT WITH SOPHIA:WebsiteInstagramTwitterSoundcloud  CONNECT WITH THREADING CHANGE:WebsiteInstagram  CONNECT WITH CONSCIOUS STYLE:Conscious Life & Style WebsiteInstagramPinterestConscious Edit Newsletter