Events – Page 5

SPEAKER | Decolonizing Fashion

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, FR USA’s Shannon Welch was honored to speak with leading sustainable fashion spokesperson Aditi Mayer, an activist for an inclusive and intersectional revolutionary movement in the fashion industry. The discussion started with the environmental impacts of apparel production and the connection between COVID-19 and climate change. Aditi then led viewers down a revealing path of how the current fashion industry continues to follow the colonial powers of the past and how the system must be decolonized.

@ Google Hangouts

SPEAKER | The Power of Purpose Driven Influence

Jess van Wyk, Senior Client Manager at Whalar and The Change Collective visionary, will be interviewing Aditi Mayer, L.A based journalist and sustainability advocate, and one of the 60 core Influencers in The Change Collective. Aditi will take us through the complex world of sustainability and share her advice on how brands can address ethical issues, remain authentic and achieve business growth.

@ Sustainable Fashion Forum Digital

PANELIST | Fashion Bias & Representation

A discussion about diversity and inclusion featuring Aditi Mayer of ADIMAY, Samata from Red Carpet Green Dress, Emi Koto from Buy from BIPOC, moderated by Karen Foster of Sustainable Fashion Forum.

Spring Place, Beverly Hills, California

PANELIST | Conscious Capitalism Series

Up next in our Conscious Capitalism series, we sit down women-led, clothing sharing app Tulerie, stylist Whitney Olschwanger & eco-friendly blogger Aditi Mayer to learn how to bridge the gap between luxury fashion and conscious consumption.

USC, Los Angeles, California

SPEAKER | Own It Summit

USC OWN IT—a student-run, non-profit organization that aims to connect the undergraduate students of the University of Southern California to powerful and inspiring female leaders. Aditi spoke about her work on the Fashion Breakout Panel.

USC, Los Angeles, California

SPEAKER | Inspirasian 9.0

Returning for its ninth year, InspirASIAN connects USC students with API leaders doing incredible creative work in their communities. InspirASIAN showcases API work in the greater LA community by bringing in leaders to share their experiences and how their identities have influenced their work.

Kismet, Los Angeles, California

MODERATOR | Future of Women x Healthyish Breakfast

Future of Women and Healthyish invite you to join us at Kismet for a morning of delicious food and candid conversation all about sustainability and climate change with some of our favorite women in Los Angeles. We’ll be talking about the environment, zero food waste, and sustainable fashion.

Arch College, Jaipur

SPEAKER | Fashion Colloquia 2020

In collaboration with Arch College of Design in Jaipur and Indian Women Blog, Aditi spoke the sustainable fashion industry in relation to India’s legacy with design and textiles.

Industrious, Los Angeles, California

SPEAKER | modeDurable Fellowship

modeDurable empowers the next wave of content creators to educate the public about industry impact to seed and accelerate change. Aditi spoke on the labor panel on how influencers and media professionals can best understand, and disseminate, narratives around labor exploitation and sustainability.

California Market Center, Los Angeles, California

SPEAKER | Vegan Fashion Week

In this panel, sustainable fashion blogger Aditi Mayer will bring nuance to the conversation of veganism– creating a radical movement that centers the human dimension and accessibility.

Timberland Flagship, 5th Ave, NYC, New York

PANELIST | Create Cultivate x Timberland: Nature Needs Heroes

Create & Cultivate is partnering up with Timberland for an amazing Nature Needs Heroes event at their stunning NYC flagship on 5th avenue. While the lens on sustainability has been magnified in recent years, Timberland’s environment-first commitment has been ongoing. Timberland invited four conscious creators for an enlightening conversation on why putting the planet first is good for all.

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

SOLUTIONIST SPEAKER | Planet Home Summit

PLANET HOME is a creative and immersive showcase of experiences that aims to accelerate mass adoption of actionable solutions to protect the health of our planet. During this three-day flagship event, PLANET HOME will bring together world-renowned leaders, artists, and talent from music, art, technology, policy, research, and more, to present their insights and ideas on how they are inspiring everyone to become an Environmental Solutionist. In this session, sustainable fashion leaders Aditi Mayer, Dominique Drakeford, and Whitney McGuire discuss the sustainability movement from the lens of Black and Brown liberation.