SFW HUB: OXFORD
23 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
WISH, 4 THE PARADE, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1EE
Hosted by the Cherwell Collective CIC
OUR PARTNER IN OXFORD
Cherwell Collective CIC is a multi-award winning, female-run, grassroots community not-for-profit collective that reduces loneliness and promotes social equity and well-being through climate action. They empower those in their local community who, due to social, financial, or medical inequities and exclusions, believe that reducing our impact on the climate is beyond their reach.
Their aims are: to reduce waste and facilitate a circular economy to make the most of resources available; to increase collective knowledge (e.g. through skills sharing and education; and, to build a sustainable future for their community together.
Credit: Cherwell Collective // Hailey Larson
SFW HUB: OXFORD // PROGRAMME
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EXHIBITION
Experience Cherwell Collective's Carbon Cost of Fashion exhibits at the incredible (free) Pitt Rivers Museum! Explore textile industry history and learn how to be part of the solution.
23 - 27 August 10am - 4pm, The Lecture Theatre at Pitt Rivers Museum
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EXHIBITION
Experience Cherwell Collective's Carbon Cost of Fashion exhibits, displayed at Blenheim Palace, showcasing textile industry change through the ages and helping visitors understand how to be part of the solution.
Mon 23 - Sat 28 Sep 10am - 5pm, Blenheim Palace
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RUNWAY SHOW
Re:Fashion Show: a luxury sustainable runway event showcasing innovative local designers and artists diverting materials from landfill. Plus, enjoy the debut of Cherwell Collective's Carbon Cost of Fashion exhibits!
Tue 24 Sep 7.30pm - 10pm, Blenheim Palace
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CLOTHES SWAP
Swap your unwanted clothes for new-to-you ones! Cherwell Collective is partnering with Tap Social Movement for a FREE clothing swap in central Oxford, with food and drinks available for purchase. Bring along any clothing or accessories that you no longer want to swap! Clothing must be in good condition, and no underwear will be accepted.
The clothing swap is FREE if you bring in clothing to swap! If you come along without anything to swap, you can pay per kilo. Prices per kilo correlate with the environmental impact of the textile, determined by its material and weight.
Sat 28 Sep 1pm - 4pm, Tap Social Movement
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WORKSHOP
Jeans & Jumpers: Fixing the Holes in Your Autumn Wardrobe
Come along to this special repair workshop to give your cosy garb some needed TLC. Join our experts to learn repair skills, get advice, and and enjoy delicious refreshments.
Bring a sewing kit if you have one or we can share. If you're looking for help with darning a jumper you might want to find some wool that you'd like to use (either matching or in a contrasting colour). We will have some spare denim for patches and spare needles, threads, pins, scissors etc if you don't bring your own.
Free to attend but donations welcome. Please email repaircafe@shareoxford.org to secure your place.
Sun 29 Sep 2pm - 4pm, 1 Aristotle Ln, Oxford OX2 6TP
“Because a basic outfit costs the planet the same emissions as driving a car 70 miles, we're joining SFW to build understanding of textile emissions and empower local behavioural change.”
