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A Man Who Turned Trash Into Family Treasures | THE NEW YORKER
At a long table laden with traditional dishes, a family shares fond memories of an uncle, who fled Portugal’s dictatorship and became a garbage collector in Paris, in this film by Laura Gonçalves.
Riveted: The History of Jeans | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
More than just an item of apparel, America’s tangled past is woven into the indigo blue fabric. From its roots in slavery to its connection to the Wild West, youth culture, the civil rights movement, rock and roll, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the canvas on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.
Plastic Bags: Why They Were Meant to Save the Planet | BBC NEWS
The plastic bag has become a symbol for the problems caused by plastic pollution. It's why many countries have brought in a plastic bag charge. But according to the family of the man who created it, Sten Gustaf Thulin, his design was supposed to help the planet.
The Thulin family makes no money from the sale of the bags and believe he would've been shocked and upset to see what it has become. So where did things go wrong for the plastic bag?
Resellers Panel x Remake | ZOOM
Remake ambassadors Karmen Bridges of @foryou.andyours, Sara Shabnam of @betterdayfits and Sarah Steen of @shopsubjectmatter have a conversation on how they run their businesses reselling preloved garments!
Tenement Talk | We Are One | TENEMENT MUSEUM
On June 24th, 1982, nearly 20,000 garment workers gathered in Chinatown’s Columbus Park to mount the largest strike the city had seen in decades. The Tenement Museum commemorates the 40th anniversary of the strike with a conversation between labor researchers and leaders.