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NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 | 47
HMD Activist
Hillel leader organizes show
to promote sustainability.
G
reen is the New
Black,
” a fashion show
of environmentally
conscious clothes by local
designers, was held Nov. 7 at
St. Andrews Hall in Detroit,
with more than 200 students
attending.
We have been told to
“Reduce, re-use, recycle” in
our routines. However, in our
actual day-to-day life, how
often do we really think about
our planet?
Fast fashion is polluting
our environment quickly.
According to JStore Daily,
“
Americans dispose of about
12.8 million tons of textiles
annually. Textiles are second,
in terms of clogging landfills.
”
So, the question arises, what
are we going to do about it?
After hearing Erin Schrode
at a Hillel of Metro Detroit
speaker event last year,
I started thinking about
coordinating a Wayne State
“sustainable living” fashion
show. Schrode, a politician
and environmental activist,
inspired the idea.
My goal was to raise
awareness about sustainability
and increase awareness of
“slow fashion” as one of the
ways to prevent the increase of
our current climate crisis.
My other goal for the event
was to create community. It
is vital that to stabilize and
solidify change, we need
support. People who are
trying to take a stance against
fast fashion need to meet
one another to hopefully
restructure the mindset of our
campus culture.
As president of Hillel of
Metro Detroit’
s Jewish Student
Organization, I began to
form a team of co-sponsors
that included WSU student
organizations La Vie Detroit,
FDMO (Fashion Design
Merchandising Organization)
and Take Back the Tap.
The event was a huge
success, with attendees
enjoying the show, learning
about sustainability and
networking with each other.
Going forward, I am
energized to make my voice
louder and to continue to
advocate for this cause. I know
“Green is the New Black” will
never go out of fashion. @
Chella Bluth is a senior at Wayne
State University and is president of
WSU’
s Jewish Student Organization.
Marcella “Chella” Bluth } jewish@edu writer
WSU student
Avery Newman
takes the runway.
gvsu.edu
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