Mother Courage opens Tuesday October 22 at 12 p.m., in its Pamplona storelocated at 38 Sangüesa Street, in La Milagrosa, a new edition of its exhibition ‘The journey of your t-shirt’ whose objective is to raise awareness of the economic, environmental and social impact of fast fashion or fast fashion.
“We symbolize the vital journey of our character Kamme, who accompanied by his passport shows us through the five senses the journey you take from designing a t-shirt to when it’s thrown away after going through our closet. Visitors will discover the consequences of the current textile industry in a fun and friendly way, comments Laura Irurzun, coordinator of the project financed by the Government of Navarre.
THE exposure was designed last year, and for This new edition has updated both information and resourcesadding, among other things, samples of the most innovative fabrics which currently exist, or the oldest, such as Peruvian alpaca fiber, whose history will be known to its producers.
“With this exhibition, Mother Courage We seek to involve the people who visit it, so that they know what is behind the current textile industry, and of course show them real alternatives to achieve positive change through their consumption,” explains Irurzun.
The exhibition, which will take place at Mother Courage Store until Saturday October 26, it can also be visited from October 28 to November 3 at the Casa de la Juventud, from November 4 to 14 at the CIVIVOX San Jorge, from November 15 to 25 at the Salesa building, headquarters of the Commonwealth of the Region from Pamplona, from December 2 to 13, will be at UNED Tudela and will end its tour at UPNA from December 16 to 31. In addition, on November 21 in Salesas there will be a conference by the sustainable fashion expert and head of Slow Fashion Next, Gema Gómez.
“In 2024, in Mother Courage we continue bet on a reduction in consumption as the main alternative to the predatory pace imposed by fast fashion, although we are clear that we are fighting against something massive: social networks, influencers, the immediacy of online shopping and social pressure pass like a steamroller on our message of defense of the planet. and people. But our work of awareness, awareness and education for transformation does not stop,” comments Madre Coraje Navarra.
