ZINE Goup
Finail Zine front cover
Here is a link to the process my group went
through in order to make our zine and see my personal zine page within the zine |
Stencil picture of social advocate
teen advocate
A few months ago I wasn’t a teen advocate for awareness to unethical clothing and now I am. It wasn’t a sudden change I went through a process and at first I had an entirely different topic. It wasn’t until someone introduce me to the topic that I suddenly decided to change my topic. It just seemed so mind engaging how could I have never seen clothing as an industry that also contributed to pollution. Now that I am informed if there were only three things I could say to really get people's attention.
I would want people to know that the textile industry is the second largest polluter, second only to oil. That within it’s very complex processing chain almost every step has something that damages, contaminants or kills. In order for them to truly know what impact their making every time they buy new clothes. It should be a costermes right to know what their buying and what it’s real story is.
That the average american throws away 80 pounds of clothing, that number amounts to 26 billion textiles ending up in landfills. The fashion industry is constantly changing new clothing and styles every week so we are also constantly throwing away old clothes. This lifestyle is not only financially unreasonable but it’s poisonous as well.
When we wash our synthetic clothing like nylon or polyester small mico threads are released and make their way into our rivers, lakes and oceans. These have the potential to seriously affect the food chain, because of their mico size fish or other wildlife can easily consume them. This could climb up the food chain and concentrate toxins in the bodies of larger animals, like us for example.
I would want people to know that the textile industry is the second largest polluter, second only to oil. That within it’s very complex processing chain almost every step has something that damages, contaminants or kills. In order for them to truly know what impact their making every time they buy new clothes. It should be a costermes right to know what their buying and what it’s real story is.
That the average american throws away 80 pounds of clothing, that number amounts to 26 billion textiles ending up in landfills. The fashion industry is constantly changing new clothing and styles every week so we are also constantly throwing away old clothes. This lifestyle is not only financially unreasonable but it’s poisonous as well.
When we wash our synthetic clothing like nylon or polyester small mico threads are released and make their way into our rivers, lakes and oceans. These have the potential to seriously affect the food chain, because of their mico size fish or other wildlife can easily consume them. This could climb up the food chain and concentrate toxins in the bodies of larger animals, like us for example.
Basic needs
Before this year I thought the only basic need for a human being was water, food and shelter. It is far more complicated, we’re very social creatures and seem to even physically and mentally need each other. Something that would seems to only hurt someone mentale could also physically hurt, you may not have a bruised or a wound. Yet when people describe social rejection, they say it was painful. Clothing falls under shelter and is needed to protect ourselves from the harsh environment, therefore clothing is a basic need. Water is a basic need too but the clothing industry uses drastic amount of freshwater throwing it back into the environment, contaminated and sometimes in a vibrant new color.