Political & Advocacy
Did you know the fast fashion industry is expected to use 35% more land by 2030? That's 115 MILLION hectares of space that will be taken away from wild animals' habitat, all so that we can have our giant Shein hauls of cheap clothes that we wear once or twice and send to the landfill within a year. Fast fashion is one of the biggest threats to the planet’s biodiversity, but a threat that we do have a fighting chance at stopping.VIPs (Very Important Primates) is a new club that meets once a week to crochet, knit, bead, sew, embroider, etc., (basically whatever your talent is or whatever talent you wish to learn) so we can create garments that have an eco-friendly life cycle to combat fast fashion. As opposed to cheap fabrics made of plastics that take thousands of years to decompose and rely on abysmal labor standards to produce, we source sustainable materials and since we start from scratch, we get to design all our garments and accessories At VIPs Club, we sell these clothes, stuffed toys, bags, hats, etc. through VIPs Fund, a nonprofit created by university students for this exact purpose. 100% of funds raised through making these sales go directly towards wildlife conservation projects that we develop ourselves.Membership is open to anyone who is interested in wildlife conservation, fiber art, fashion design, sewing, jewelry, nonprofit work, website building, marketing, advocacy, or any other skill you think would further the mission of Crochet for Conservation and VIPs Fund. Check out the Sustainability and About Us pages on the VIPs Fund website for more information.www.vipsfund.org
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# Cost: $0/Semester
# Time Commitment: 1 - 2 hours/week
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