12:30 – 13:00 p.m. Panel: Just Transition – what can we do for a just change in the fashion industry? Südwind, Romero, KfSK
14:00 PM – 14:45 PM Beyond Clothes Swap: Active for a just change in the fashion industry!
14:00 PM – 16:00 PM: Educational event: + Repair + Rethink = Reduce “Sustainable fashion policy, raw material justice and critical perspectives
16:00 p.m. - 17:00 p.m.: Panel discussion on "Sustainable Fashion Policy." What framework conditions are needed in Germany and worldwide? In this panel, experts from academia, civil society organizations, and politics in Baden-Württemberg will discuss the impacts of global textile production and the phenomenon of fast fashion. A key topic will be the extent to which the German textile industry can establish itself as a sustainable and fair alternative, and what political adjustments are necessary to strengthen sustainable domestic production.
Theme: FUTURE FASHION
Germany's oldest and most important trade and consumer fair offers a platform for fair and sustainable action in business, fashion, finance, tourism, and development cooperation. Anyone interested in development policy engagement and a responsible lifestyle will find products and ideas for a fairer future on our planet here – from fair-trade food and handicrafts to future fashion, coffee tastings, repair cafés, and carbon offsetting. It is a meeting place for committed individuals and decision-makers from politics, business, and society and offers an attractive supporting program:
- Fair tasting with Burundi coffee Professional barista shows how to make cappuccino and other beverages taste heavenly (Thurs. 15:00-15:30 PM & Fri. 10:30-11:00 AM)
- Municipal specialist conference Recruiting skilled workers without losers – How municipalities, businesses, and countries of origin can benefit together (Fri. 10:00-13:00)
- BW-Burundi meeting Peace and reconciliation work in the midst of conflict? (Fri. 14-16 p.m.)
- Future Fashion Friday with creative workshops, interesting panels and much more (Fri. all day)
- Development policy state conference 50 Years of DEAB – Civil Society Engagement for Global Justice (Sat. 9:30–15:XNUMX)
- Panel discussion on the partnership initiative between BW and Northern Iraq (Sat. 15:30-16:00 PM)
- Networking meeting of the Northern Iraq Partnership Initiative (Sat. 16:00-18:00 PM)
- Panel of the Africa Forum Baden-Württemberg (Sat. 17:00-17:30 PM)
- Nobody's Listening – Immersive virtual reality experience commemorating the genocide of Yazidi women by ISIS (on all days of the fair)
Let your soul unwind at the Long Night of the Senses with Poetry Slam, listen to inspiring talks on sustainable fashion am Future Fashion Friday or take part in one of the Workshops or the Fair Trade Rally and win sustainable prizes. Here you can find the complete program overview for Fair Trade 2025: Fair Trade – Program Overview | Messe Stuttgart
A special highlight: Dr. Siyabulela Mandela, peace researcher and great-grandson of Nelson Mandela, opens the fair!
THE EVENT FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABLE FASHION
Our 18nd Future Fashion educational seminar will take place in Stuttgart on October 19th and 2024th, 2!
We invite you to learn new methods and important content so that you can design or improve workshops and/or practical activities for Future Fashion.
This is what awaits you:
- Experienced speakers on fashion and ESD
- Networking with other Future Fashion activists
- new methods for your workshops
- cool educational material
- exciting content about fashion and sustainability
Costs: None! Meals, accommodation and travel costs are covered.
Please register by October 13th via guestoo
If you have any questions, please send an email to felicia@futurefashion.de
You want to become active in your region but don't really know how to get started?
Then join us online on September 6th. We will show you how you can build a network with like-minded people in your region and maintain contact with each other. In our free workshop "Creatively Networked" you will learn, among other things:
- How you can involve volunteers, people already involved or clubs in your region
- How to organize events and develop collaborative methods
- How to create an agenda for networking meetings in your region
The workshop offers you a wonderful opportunity to exchange ideas with committed people and get support for your ideas.
Participation is free.
To register, please contact: felicia@futurefashion.de.
The workshop is financed by the Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg.
What is the real price behind our clothes and what alternatives are there to fast fashion? Together we will get to know shops in Tübingen that offer sustainable fashion. You will find out what they mean by this on the tour! On the tour we will also talk about the responsible use of textiles.
This Future Fashion Tour was developed as part of a seminar at the University of Tübingen and is carried out by the students. Participants in the seminar: Future Fashion, FAIRstrickt, Wissenschaftsladen Tübingen eV / @futurefashion.de @fairstrickt @wilatue
Meeting point: On the Holzmarkt at Georgsbrunnen. Wheelchair accessible. Nearest bus stops: Take the bus to Neckarbrücke, Österbergstraße, Nonnenhaus or Stadtgraben and walk from there to the Holzmarkt.
Time: 16.00:18.00 p.m. - XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
For: Everyone is welcome!
Organizational details: We move between the Holzmarkt, the old botanical garden and the nunnery. The paths are not far and are barrier-free. A large part of the tour takes place outside, so please dress appropriately for the weather. You can leave the tour at any time. The tour will last 1,5 - 2 hours.
Registration requested: misukchoi@posteo.de, by June 25th. Spontaneous participants are also welcome!
Speakers: Bridjet Schlitt, Maria Keller, Misuk Choi
Organizer: Future Fashion, FAIRstrickt
Thanks to: @bothoboutiqe, @unikat.vintage, Blaues Eck and better2gether
You can find out more about Future Fashion Tours in Baden-Württemberg at
https://www.futurefashion.de/angebote/future-fashion-on-tour/
The music industry in harmony with the environment
In this workshop with Mia Heresch, Lilou and Raquel from Future Fashion, musicians will learn how they can act in a more environmentally friendly way to reduce their ecological footprint and contribute to climate protection. The focus here is on the external impact that I have as a musician through the way I style and the fashion I wear. No matter whether on stage, in a music video or on social media - the charisma of artists can be used excellently to ensure more climate justice through their personal style. How? You will find out in this workshop!
Participate with a convention ticket!
The festival season is starting and so is our popular clothing swap parties!
We'll be performing on May 17th together with About Pop at Wizemann on the parking deck!
Bring a maximum of 10 pieces and take home as much as you like!
We're rethinking fashion consumption with you and swapping instead of buying!
If you have any questions, please contact felicia@futurefashion.de
We look forward to inviting you again to the happy clothing swap.
Bring and exchange clean, washed, undamaged, well-preserved outerwear for women, men, children, shoes and accessories such as bags, belts, scarves, up to 10 items per person. You can take home new favorite pieces up to the number you bring with you.
From 17 p.m. even without bringing anything with you.
Information about second-hand trade in textiles and fair, ecological fashion will be available again. The whole thing takes place within the framework
a day of action by the VHS-Ökostation on sustainable living and learning in Wilhelm-Blos-Str. 129, in the Wartberg area, near Killesberg.
You will find us in the nature laboratory, the semicircular building on the site.
From disposable to favorite: How to design your wardrobe sustainably! Come along on our Future Fashion Tour through Ludwigsburg and let us inspire you!
Our Future Fashion Tour is more than just a walk through Ludwigsburg. Rather, it's about creating awareness and taking responsibility for our clothing choices. On our tour you will learn more about the grievances in the textile and fashion industry and we will show you concrete solutions for sustainable fashion consumption. You'll be surprised at how many ways there are to dress sustainably! Find out what you should pay attention to in the future to make your wardrobe even more sustainable. Ready for the next step? Then be there.
Shopping is fun! The wardrobe is bursting at the seams. Still nothing to wear?! Find new styling combinations in your own wardrobe that you like and feel comfortable in, avoid bad purchases and find sustainable fashion consumption step by step. You will be surprised how easy it is to organize your closet, find new styles, consume sustainable fashion and save money at the same time.
In the workshop we will look at the clothes you brought with you from your own wardrobe. Sustainable stylist Elisabetha Paul gives practical styling tips. Each participant is advised individually in the group.