We need students like you
Students like you are critical to the creation of a total ethics fashion system.
Here’s how you can get involved:
Total ethics fashion and materials
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Learn about total ethics fashion
Total ethics fashion takes a holistic approach to responsible clothing production, considering people, our fellow animals and the planet alike. It’s time for total ethics fashion to become the baseline goal for the fashion industry.
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Explore our material guide
Animal-derived materials, synthetics and cellulosic fibres all have serious impacts on the world around us, but there are also many more positive alternatives to explore and discover, too.
Host a screening at your university or school
Hosting a film screening at your school or university is a great way to introduce issues and solutions in fashion to your cohort.
There are a number of great films that can be screened:
SLAY – a feature documentary on the use of fur, leather and wool in fashion, and how these impact animals, the planet and people.
Willow & Claude – a short, 20 minute film on total ethics knitwear, wool, synthetics and plant-based solutions in the fashion industry.
Other important films worth watching include Made in Bangladesh and The True Cost.
Want to organise a large screening? Get in touch.
Have your school sign the total ethics fashion manifesto
If you attend a fashion school/university, ask your school to sign our Total Ethics Fashion manifesto! For more information and to sign, click the button below.
Share Collective Fashion Justice resources with your school
Order or print out copies of our total ethics fashion primer booklet, and share them with your teachers and fellow students. You could also give a copy to your school library.
Share our reports (like those on leather, wool, and wild animals in fashion) with your wider school community. These resources are also great to use as references for essays and other work..
Want to make a big impact on your class and school?
Get your teachers involved!
Want to get your teachers or lecturers involved but don’t know how to approach the topic? Here’s an email template for you to customise, to help get the conversation started. You might also want to share this page on university engagement with them.
Dear [teacher or lecturer],
I have been really engaged by an organisation called Collective Fashion Justice recently – they work for a total ethics fashion system putting people, our fellow animals and the planet before profit.
I saw on their website hub for students that they offer in-person and virtual lectures on environmental, fair labour, justice and animal protection issues, and they highlight how these connect.
I would love to have CFJ speak at school, to host a film screening by the organisation, and for us students to have resources they offer to universities available. If I reach out to them, would you be happy for the organisation to get involved in our class?
I think their work relates to our studies on [topic here] and it would be great to learn more.
Thank you,
[Name]
Spoken to your teacher? Ready to get CFJ involved at your school or university?
Reach out to us:
Set up a total ethics fashion society at your school
We can create a total ethics fashion system sooner if we have communities full of young people around the world helping to make it happen. Setting up a total ethics fashion society at your school is a great way to help towards this goal!
Host regular events and screenings, get listed as an official total ethics fashion society on our website, and campaign with us for a better future of fashion.
We’ll support you in getting set up, and amplify your work.
Work with Collective Fashion Justice
Would you like to get more involved with CFJ? We have a variety of opportunities for university placements and volunteering. Get in touch to express your interest!
This can be great experience and helps us to create a total ethics fashion system faster. We’ll also provide a letter acknowledging your work which you can use on your CV.
Continue learning
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Mass consumerism
Did you know that a garbage truck full of textiles is sent to landfill each second around the world? We need less clothes being made and sold, and more creativity.
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How to spot ethics-washing
Ever seen a brand make a claim that you’re not sure about? Here are some common phrases some brands use to appear more ethical than they really are.
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Questions to ask brands
Even if you’re not planning on buying anything from a brand, asking questions and letting them know your thoughts is a valuable form of advocacy.