Fast Fashion: Film & Discussion

5 South Greenwood Avenue,Hopewell NJ 08525

16 April, 2023

Description

Join Hopewell Valley Central High School student sustainability leaders and fashion researcher Michelle Gabriel for a screening and panel discussion of The True Cost, a film that explores the environmental and human impacts of the fashion industry. About the Film: The True Cost is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. This groundbreaking documentary pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing? About Michelle Gabriel: Michelle Blair Gabriel is a social impact and fashion sustainability strategist, educator, and researcher who speaks widely about the strategies, policies, and laws needed to establish sustainable practices throughout the fashion industry. Her research investigating how value perceptions in the fashion marketplace are shaped and built through cultural and economic systems aims to drive more equitable dynamics across societies.