Why is the world ignoring the impact of climate change on home-based workers?
Invisible supply chains, historic agreements and tackling greenwashing
Tansy Hoskins
Can I show you my new book cover??
Quick note with major book news
World Book Day & Foot Work
Today is the launch of the new paperback edition of Foot Work. It includes a brand new foreword about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on shoe workers around the globe.
Foot Work, gender based violence & picket lines
Newsletter No.06 Foot Work book giveaway! New article on gender-based violence, plus Myanmar and lots of strikes.
'The only thing worth doing is fighting to bring down the system, and one's humanity is central to that'
This is a personal reflection of grief on the loss of Neil Faulkner which I hope will bring some comfort to Neil’s comrades and friends.
The jumper Kate Dibiasky wore to die
Newsletter No.05 'Don't Look Up' in jumpers, Leigh Bowery exhibition photos, are your old sneakers really recycled, a Chilean desert clothes dump and more...
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Life In The Time Of Vaccine Inequality
Newsletter No.04: We could be out of this pandemic by mid-2022 if only we didn't live under such a stupid system. Plus a round up of industry news and a note on Abba's tax affairs.
Can they buy style or must they buy fashion?
Newsletter No.03 - On 1930's fashion critiques and the "horrid little man" that is the industry, falling down research rabbit holes, COP26, and films, articles and campaigns to watch out for.
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Universities, schools, conferences, museums! I can provide an insightful introduction or an academic deep dive into labour rights, environmental sustainability, supply chain journalism, consumerism, and fashion ethics.
Garment workers, brickies, firefighters
Newsletter No.02 - Unravelling the threads of chaos in the garment industry, plus protest fashion, solitary confinement in Myanmar, and a $665 million lawsuit.
Wage Theft: defining the pandemic
Newsletter No.01 - Why we have to stop referring to brands as 'buyers'. Plus a second edition of Stitched Up, new articles, and a writing prize - news from July 2021.