Uniting for action.
The Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion (UCRF) was formed in 2018 by Kate Fletcher, Lynda Grose, Timo Rissanen and Mathilda Tham (in alphabetical order).
We are now a self-funded, fully independent global community of over 200 researchers and fashion practitioners working for systems change in the fashion sector, as embodied in our Manifesto.
MANIFESTO #01
Create an activist knowledge ecology
Create an ‘activist knowledge ecology’, that is, to develop a system of knowledge about fashion sustainability geared towards taking action and fostering authentic change.
THE WALL
WORKSHOP led by MA students from London College of Fashion at Waltham Forest College. Shared by UCRF member Francesco Mazzarella. Credit: Curtis Gibson.
'LOVED CLOTHES LAST: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act' by UCRF member Orsola de Castro. Graphic design by Palmetto Studio.
A STRIPED ( + ) as companion on the uncededed traditionally territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, of the Nuu-chah-nulth “along the mountains and sea” people. His-shuk-nish-tsa-waak (everything is one). Shared by UCRF member Hélène Day Fraser.
TAKING MONOPRINTS from used garments to preserve and celebrate them: finding ways to reconnect with and celebrate our clothes and ultimately keep them for longer. Shared by UCRF member Wendy Ward.
Working worldwide
As an international organisation, UCRF studies, supports and contributes to initiatives working for change across the world. On this map we have highlighted just a few.
Browse the member directory to find out about our members and their work in more than 40 countries.
HIGHLIGHTS
