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Keep up to date with the latest updates from the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion.

Local Assembly India Communique
Over a number of months throughout the Coronavirus lockdown, a contingent of UCRF members from/with connections to India met online to explore themes of importance to the country.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2021
Yes, it is that time again! It is the Union’s yearly collaborative wikipedia edit-a-thon! Like in the last two years, the date is 26th February.

The last glossary working group update of the year
“Imagine us all together in the same room one day”

Noorin Khamisani
Our sixth participant is Noorin Khamisani.

Victoria Frausin
Our fifth participant is Victoria Frausin.

Update from the glossary working group
At the glossary working group, this month we were explorers of the word “sustainability”.

Manfred Max-Neef
“I severed my ties with the trends imposed by the economic establishment, disengaged myself from “objective abstractions” and decided to “step into the mud”.

I signed this manifesto because …
The Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion’s founding document is its Manifesto. This, our rallying call to like-minded individuals, invites people to support the Union by putting their name to the manifesto and saying why these actions matter.

Namkyu Chun
Our fourth participant is Namkyu Chun.

Vinit Jain
Our third member of the month is Vinit Jain

Open UCRF insignia, buttons and banners
To activate change, it is good to have your presence noticed in the wider community.

Local Assembly India
We are glad to announce the first meeting of UCRF Local Assembly India which is convening online in the light of coronavirus restrictions.

A question from the glossary working group
What do we call a word glossary with an aim to change systems?
Jackie May
Our second member of the month is Jackie May
Yamê Reis
Our first member of the month is Yamê Reis

Earth Day Open Letter
Dear friend and colleague in fashion, today, the 22nd of April 2020, is Earth Day.

Submission of Written Questions to the Innovation Forum conference 2020
UCRF supports the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference Innovation Forum 2020 in their intent to have a ‘candid and progressive dialogue’ about sustainability in the fashion sector.

Communique from Local Assembly Connecticut
On 7th March 2020, the Connecticut Local Assembly took place.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2020
It is time for the Union’s yearly collaborative wikipedia edit-a-thon! On 26th February 2020 we will revisit the “sustainable fashion” page on Wikipedia to add and update its content.

UCRF Addendum to the report ‘Pulse of the Fashion Industry 2019 Update’
In May 2019, the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) published an update to the Pulse Report, a yearly report it first commissioned in 2017.