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Building A Justice-Led Circular Economy with Liz Ricketts
Building A Justice-Led Circular Economy with Liz Ricketts
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45 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Liz Ricketts is an educator, designer and the co-founder of The Or Foundation, a USA and Ghana-based non-profit working at the intersection of environmental justice, education and fashion development.Working within the industry as a designer and stylist, Liz witnessed the toxicity of fashion’s disposable culture firsthand and has since been dedicated to transforming the industry. She holds a Masters in Education from Harvard University. Her upcycled garments have appeared in international magazines, film and TV. Her work as a researcher and advocate for a Justice-Led Circular Economy has been published widely.Useful resourcesLearn about The Or here: https://theor.org/New to the work of The Or Foundation? Start with this ATST podcast episode: Chloe Asaam on fast fashion's waste crisisWatch this video with ChloeRead Liz's piece for Atmos This Is Not Your GoldmineLearn about the women carrying our clothing waste hereRead Chloe's op-ed for Teen Vogue hereFollow The Or on InstagramFind me VenetiaFor accessibility reasons, a subtitled video version of this conversation is available here.This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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