Sustainable Fashion: A Handbook for Educators

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sustaInaBlE FashIon : a handBooK For Educators

startIng thE gaME

Use the following script to invite the students on the
journalists’ journey.

you are a journalist invited to participate in a

research trip about how and where clothes

are made.

The trend for fashion produced fairly and in an

environmentally sound way is increasing, but at the

same time, news about pollution from production

and inhumane working conditions in the garment and

sporting goods industries is increasing.

So why is that?

As journalists, join us on a research trip around the

world of garments to investigate the current situation on

the ground for yourselves.

The itinerary takes you from India to China and South-

East Asia, and from Latin America to Europe and Africa,

where the trip finally ends. There you will have a closing

meeting, where you will discuss your experiences and

consult with your colleagues on how to present the

results to the public. Your editor (the facilitator) will give

you more guidance on what your task will be at the

meeting.

Good luck and bon voyage!

MatErIals rEQuIrEd

Downloadable from:

http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/

teachingmaterials/journalistjourney

1) World map game board.

2) Action cards.

3) Question cards.

MatErIals rEQuIrEd (FacIlItator to proVIdE)

1) Game pieces to represent the different players/teams in

different colours.

2) A dice.

3) Cards with questions and answers printed on different

coloured paper (see above).

4) Pieces of plain fabric, fabric dye and fabric stamp for

action card 3. Alternatively, if you don’t have fabric, dye

and a stamp, you could ask students to design a piece of

clothing.

5) Needle, thread, small pieces of cotton fabric and buttons

for action card 6.

6) Raw cotton for action card 9. Alternatively, if you can’t

find raw cotton, you could use cotton-wool, or sheep’s

wool, simply for the students to engage with their hands.

usEFul wEBsItEs

http://www.suedwind-agentur.at

http://www.cleanclothes.at

http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org

http://www.fashioninganethicalindustry.org