Around 30 million people work in the textile industry worldwide, producing cheap clothing in dire circumstances for marginal wages. More than 1,100 people died when Rana Plaza, a commercial building housing several garment factories, collapsed in Bangladesh in April 2013. Before it even arrives at the workshops the production of cotton causes environmental harm with its extensive water usage, pesticides and chemical fertilisers. Can we produce and consume humane and fair fashion? How can we raise more awareness of this long and complicated supply chain of cotton and textile?

About the speaker

Janet Mensink is Council Member for the Better Cotton Initiative and Coordinator Cotton, Textile and Gold for Solidaridad Network. She holds a MSc degree in Environmental Technology and was part of the environmental consulting firm CREM. This lecture relates to the Fair Fashion Lab in Humanity House – a temporary exposition combining art, design and technology in the search for solutions of problems in the garment industry.

Reserve a place

You can buy a ticket at the website by clicking on the black button. You can also reserve a place via aanmelden@humanityhouse.org (with in the subject line Bread & Brains #19).

Various public programmes will accompany the exhibition Fair Fashion Lab at Humanity House. This edition of Bread & Brains is part of the public programme. After this edition of Bread & Brains we invite you to visit the exhibition for free.