Consumed
The need for collective change; colonialism, climate change & consumerism
$28.00
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2021
Summary
Aja Barber wants change.
In the ‘learning’ first half of the book, she will expose you to the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the textile industry; one which brokered slavery, racism and today’s wealth inequality. And how these oppressive systems have bled into the fashion industry and its lack of diversity and equality. She will also reveal how we spend our money and whose pockets it goes into and whose it doesn’t (clue:…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914240089 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1914240081 |
| Author: | Aja Barber |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | BRAZEN |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 321g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 133mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Aja Barber
Aja Barber is a hugely influential voice and one that you will be hearing a lot more from. She is passionate about racial justice and exposing endemic injustices in our consumer and fashion industries. She has pledged to never take a dollar from fast fashion.
She is no stranger to campaigning for change. Her Instagram video ‘Why Performative Allyship is Triggering’, which called out brands and influencers for monetising the Black Lives Matter movement, has accumulated over one million views. The video also put a spotlight on the disparity between fast fashion brand billionaires and their unpaid factory workers during the Covid-19 economic downturn.
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