Ep. 3 Diversity and Design with Amie Berghan
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Amie is a sustainable fashion designer, creative and word-artist. Her research and practice focuses on the intersections of fashion design, indigenous earth-based knowledge, spirituality, community, and exploring what a decolonized futures could look like. She is also the co-creatress of Sustainability 5.0 + Spirit of Design podcast. In this episode, Amie takes us on a journey of exploration around what decolonized futures could look like, the importance of diversity in design for resilient and sustainable futures, sustainability as the ‘new frontier’ and more. This episode was a juicy one and we’re excited to share it with you!  Other concepts we chat about:  Decolonization of the fashion industry.  Sustainability as the ‘new frontier’.  What is a ‘missionary complex’?  The connection between cultural diversity and biological diversity.  Culture lead sustainability solutions.  Resources and mentions:  Fashion Revolution: why the real revolution should be the decolonization of the fashion industry: https://medium.com/@amieberghan/fashion-revolution-why-the-real-revolution-should-be-the-decolonization-of-the-fashion-industry-2046000ac1c6 The Lissome: https://www.thelissome.com/  Pre-order your copy of Lissome’s debut print issue here: https://www.thelissome.com/shop  Zazi Vintage + Jeanne de Kroon: https://zazi-vintage.com + https://www.instagram.com/jeannedekroon/  Linguistic diversity tied to biodiversity: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/endangered-languages/biodiversity-and-linguistic-diversity/  Vine Deloria, Jr. + Daniel Wildcat, Power and Place: https://nycstandswithstandingrock.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/vine-deloria-jr-daniel-r-wildcat-power-and-place-indian-education-in-america.pdf  Source map has tracked fashions colonial trade routes: https://www.sourcemap.com/  Sustainability 5.0 www.sustainability5.world + https://instagram.com/sustainability5.0  Amie Berghan https://instagram.com/amie_berghan
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