Good News: An emerging, game-changing internet trend — De-influencing
De-influencing is a growing trend on TikTok. Credit: The Washington Post By Bella Isaacson, Alliance Intern from Scripps College Influencers on social media have dramatically increased consumerism. They have been …
Sustainability Tip: Frank talk about fast fashion and your clothing choices by Cora Harrington
We were blown away by the frank, to-the-point tweet thread by Cora Harrington about avoiding fast fashion and being responsible about our clothing choices. “The response to the fast fashion …
Weekly e-Newsletter 5/18/22
Art of the Week Ghost Forest, by Chinese-American architect and artist Maya Lin, is a NYC sculptural installation of dead trees embodying the death of our forests from climate. “With Ghost …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/20/2022
Art of the Week The Holy Land is All the Earth By Louis Alemayehu The Earth is our only physical home… Creation, Yes, all the Earth is holy: The water …
Take Action: The Fashion Industry Must Change
The $2.4 trillion apparel industry has evolved rapidly over the past 20 years. Cheap production and lowered costs for consumers along with the influence of social media, has produced an …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/13/2022
Art of the Week Morning spider web with dew Original art by Alliance e-Newsletter editor Amy Durr, a writer, photographer, and gardener living on the beautiful gulf coast of Mississippi. …
Food for Thought: The myth of sustainable fashion
In his provocative Harvard Business Review piece, former Timberland COO Kenneth P. Pucker argues the fashion industry is unsustainable and continues to struggle with making forward progress: “Less unsustainable is …