International Youth Day Event: Fast Fashion Fix!

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Did you know?

Australians are the second highest clothing consumers in the world and throw away, on average, 23 kilos of unwanted clothing into landfill per person every year! Much of this clothing has been barely worn or, if damaged, needs only minor repairs to become wearable again.

If this sounds like a huge problem, well, you’re right. But there’s good news!

You can make a difference!

Are you between the ages of 15 and 24?

Do you have a favourite piece of clothing that is worn or damaged?

Don’t throw it away! 

Bring it along to our special International Youth Day Fast Fashion Fix workshop and learn how you can extend the life of and customise your most loved clothing in a way that makes it uniquely yours!

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Our awesome instructors will teach you various visible mending techniques so that you can make repairs that express your creativity and individuality while practising sustainability and reducing consumption in a fun way.

You’ll even get a free mending kit to start you off!

We’ll also give you a quick run-down on how to use Azure Beach Council’s brand new clothes swapping app to give your gently worn items a second chance! It’s a great way to feel the buzz of getting something new in a way that’s more sustainable in the fight against fast fashion!

Sounds great! So where and when is this happening?!

Glad you asked! Event details are as follows:

Date:        Saturday 17th August 2024

Time:        2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Place:       The Azure Room at Azure Beach Public Library

Cost:         FREE!

If you want to find out more about sustainability and International Youth Day 2024, you can read up on it here – From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways For Sustainable Development 

by Marica Rajic

 Don't let the future dry up...

Human Library Event

What type of world do you want to leave behind for your children and grandchildren and beyond?

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Azure Beach Public Library is hosting a human library event for World Environmental Day where you can speak to four "human books" with expertise on the threat of human made climate change and how desertification affects our country and what we can do about it to make a difference for the future.

Dr Anika Molesworth is a farmer and a scientist who is an expert on sustainable land management practices.

Greg Mullins is a former Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, and the author of the book Firestorm, who has seen firsthand the ravaging affects of climate change on our fragile country.

Jessica Murray is a farmer from regional NSW who says that, "farmers will lead the way to a better future".

Bob Brown is a former politician turned environmentalist who fights for a better future.

If you have questions or concerns about climate change, this is the place to get the facts and find out what you can do to help the people you love live in a better world than the one we will leave them behind if we do nothing.

To learn more about human libraries, please see the Human Library website.

When
Saturday, 06 July 2024 | 10:30 pm - 12:30 pm

Location
Azure Beach Public Library, 44 Lighting Way, Azure Beach NSW 2100

Cost

This is a free event.

Register
Please click here to register for this free event.

Contact
If you have any questions, please email Mark Duval, Azure Beach Library Technician at markduval@azurebeach.gov.au or call on 020 879 523.

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#library #azurebeach #humanlibraries #ABPLhumanlibrary #communityevent #climatechange #changetheworld

Posted by Mark Duval.