International Center for Environmental Arts
introduces
Ethical Fashion
for People & Activists:
"Standard Iceality Apparel"
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| Standard Iceality Humanitarian Apparel (Red Shirt) |
The International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) was founded by David and Renate Jakupca in 1987 to meet the compelling needs of ordinary citizens for access to current, balanced, understandable information about complex global issues. It was formed to be as an umbrella organization having three independent divisions, Environmental, Humanities and Arts and Culture, each working together towards a common goal of building sustainable global Culture of Peace for all Living Things.
At the ARK in Berea, ICEA has become over the years a force for socially responsible activity. ICEA's mission is the "Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts", that is to "Assist in understanding of the relationship between Humans and their Environment through Arts and Culture, ultimately promoting a sustainable global Culture of Peace for all Living Things".
FASHION WEEK CLEVELAND / COLUMBUS
Fashion Week Cleveland is an annual fashion industry event held in Cleveland, Ohio which began in 2002. It is one of fourteen internationally-recognized fashion week events in North America. Fashion Week Cleveland is held during the first week of May. The event is the third-largest fashion show of its kind in the United States behind only New York Fashion Week and Los Angeles Fashion Week. As such, this event is recognized as the showcase for emerging American fashion designers.
"Ethical Fashion is a term to describe ethical fashion design, production, retail, and purchasing. It covers a range of issues such as working conditions, exploitation, fair trade, sustainable production, the environment, and animal welfare", states Ambassador Renate.
The STANDARD ICEALITY APPAREL guidelines by model/designer Ambassador Renate are a basic unisex Ethical Fashion outfit for all Activists and People. It allows people to join with others for the greater good, while sharing their individual colors, organizations and causes in one complete fashion statement - Red for Humanity, Black for Arts and Culture, Green for Environment, White for Official Duties and introducing the
NEW COLOR OF PEACE; PSYCHEDELIC!
Ambassador Renate is all for ethical fashion as it becomes accessible to everyone, and by everyone, I mean the Public. But until then, it is a major task to get everyone to think about what’s in their wardrobe. Ethical Fashion aims to address the problems it sees with the way the fashion industry currently operates, such as exploitative labor, environmental damage, the use of hazardous chemicals, waste, and animal cruelty.As a pioneer on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs ICEA tries to keep its members up on documents companies typically post, but CSR brochures tend to be misleading — not with what is written, but what is left out. Last year, June 17th 2012, just before all the presidents, prime ministers and other world leaders meet in Rio de Janeiro to agree on a way forward for sustainable development, the United Nations Global Compact hosted the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum. Within more than 60 sessions focused on key sustainability issues, there is one that, perhaps, you would not normally expect: “Good Business Models for a Sustainable Future” organized by the International Trade Centre’s Ethical Fashion Initiative. The purpose of all this goes beyond letting some people with good accessories vent for an afternoon. The stated aim of the session is to produce a “roadmap” — free to use — to help big global fashion business become more fair, more green, more inclusive yet never less chic. The panel was led by Simone Cipriani, who chairs the Ethical Fashion Initiative of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a United Nations Organization.
Some of the issues around Ethical Fashion
According to ICEA, Ethical Fashion aims to address the problems it sees with the way the fashion industry currently operates, such as exploitative labor, environmental damage, the use of hazardous chemicals, waste, and animal cruelty.
- Serious concerns are often raised about exploitative working conditions in the factories that make cheap clothes for the high street.
- Child workers, alongside exploited adults, can be subjected to violence and abuse such as forced overtime, as well as cramped and unhygienic surroundings, bad food, and very poor pay. The low cost of clothes on the high street means that less and less money goes to the people who actually make them.
- Cotton provides much of the world's fabric, but growing it uses 22.5% of the world's insecticides and 10% of the world's pesticides, chemicals which can be dangerous for the environment and harmful to the farmers who grow it. (Ethical Fashion Forum)
- Current textile growing practices are considered unsustainable because of the damage they do to the immediate environment. For example, the Aral Sea in Central Asia has shrunk to just 15% of its former volume, largely due to the vast quantity of water required for cotton production and dying. (Ethical Fashion Forum)
- Most textiles are treated with chemicals to soften and dye them, however these chemicals can be toxic to the environment and can be transferred to the skin of the people wearing them. Hazardous chemicals used commonly in the textile industry are: lead, nickel, chromium IV, aryl amines, phthalates and formaldehyde. (Greenpeace)
- The low costs and disposable nature of high street fashion means that much of it is destined for incinerators or landfill sites. The UK alone throws away 1 million tonnes of clothing every year. (Waste Online)
- Many animals are farmed to supply fur for the fashion industry, and many people feel that their welfare is an important part of the Ethical Fashion debate. The designer Stella McCartney does not use either fur or leather in her designs. In an advert for the animal rights organization PETA, she said: 'we address... ethical or ecological... questions in every other part of our lives except fashion. Mind-sets are changing, though, which is encouraging.'
The International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) is a place where people are encouraged to develop their own unique individual skills and talents for themselves, their community, nation and the world. The ARK in Berea as a retreat, provides a healthy holistic environment to aid people in their social, emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual as well as artistic growth. Sustainable business leadership training programs are available to corporate and community organizations. Consultants and Speakers are available for all topics relating to the Humanities, Arts, and the Environment.
http://www.TheICEA.com/
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| Standard Iceality Official Apparel (White Shirt) |
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Standard Iceality Environmental Apparel (Green Shirt)
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| David Jakupca Spiritual Father of the Environmental Arts Movement American Cultural Ambassador Founder of the International center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) |
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The Wacky and Wonderful World of Coachella Festival Fashion Style
By Julie Pereira,
Coachella is a massive, multi-stage musical event occuring over two weekends that brings together a varied crowd of high fashion devotees, hippie flower children, and yes, even superheroes. The festival style found there is something to be studied and between the gals who came for the music and those who came to see and be seen, The Thread was there to capture all the best (and most unusual) looks from the kick-off weekend.
http://shine.yahoo.com/the-thread/the-wacky-and-wonderful-world-of-coachella-festival-style-161153787.html?vp=1
Business Grant Program for Women Entrepreneurs
Designer Eileen Fisher seeks women with socially conscious businesses to apply for grants.
Are you a female entrepreneur with a socially conscious business that uses sustainable principles and innovative thinking? Consider applying for a grant opportunity offered by clothing manufacturer EILEEN FISHER. Their grant committee considers it essential to have a solid business plan and growth strategy for your existing business to become a candidate for this program.
Launched in 2004, this grant is now awarded to five recipients every year. Each grant winner receives $12,500 plus mentoring and is invited to attend a three-day workshop provided by EILEEN FISHER committee members and past grant recipients.
The grant is a welcome boost for small entrepreneurs who may have difficulty accessing credit, which is often difficult to obtain.
Cheryl Campbell, EILEEN FISHER Business Grant Facilitator says, “In this economy, we want to continue to inspire women to pursue new opportunities and creative solutions that will move their businesses forward in a sustainable way.”
Artists who meet the criteria may be excellent prospects for this grant, which favors product-based enterprises. You must have been in business for at least three years and be prepared to show profit and loss statements, and project how the grant money will enhance the growth of your business.
Access more information about this grant opportunity here.
Deadline for completing the grant application is May 31st. Semi-finalists will be contacted in September.
http://www.eileenfisher.com/EileenFisherCompany/CompanyGeneralContentPages/SocialConciousness/Women_Owned.jsp
Berlin Fashion Week - Winter 2020
Berlin Fashion Week – the highlight for fashion lovers
Berlin Fashion Week is all about creativity and innovation. It’s the biggest fashion event in the German-speaking countries and is one of the top five worldwide. The latest international fashion trends are presented and discussed at Berlin Fashion Week.
Sustainable fashion, along with fashion and technology, are the latest trends and topics of discussion at Berlin Fashion Week. Twice a year, Berlin becomes an international stage for fashion and lifestyle. The next Fashion Week take places from 15 to 18 January, when fashion enthusiasts, buyers and trade visitors will gather again in Berlin to see the latest trends and collections from nationally known designers, best-selling brands and up-and-coming talents.
Berlin Fashion Week - Sustainable Fashion - Luxiders Magazine
https://luxiders.com/
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