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Ecology Textile Webinar #4: Advocacy & Coalition Building

Our fourth webinar is all about coming together to push for real change. We’ll look at big-picture textile policies, connect what we’ve learned from the first three webinars, and talk about how we can take action—especially here in Washington, but also beyond.

What you’ll get from this session:

• Find ways to work together and speak with one voice

• Start building a strong, connected community

• Hear from a wide range of voices—from menders and makers to policy experts

This session is inspired by The United States' Opportunity for Circular Fashion—a report from American Circular Textiles. It shows how fashion impacts our health, wallets, and the planet, and how we can do better by moving away from the take-make-waste model. It also makes the case for public policies that support a more circular system—one that creates jobs, supports local businesses, and gives more power to everyday people.

So, what does “community-based textile circularity” really mean? What actionable steps do you want to take part in?

We’ll dig into those questions together. You’ll join small group discussions to talk about your experiences and what changes you want to see—whether a small-batch vendor, nonprofit, mender, micro-enterprise, volunteer-run thrift shop, designer, manufacturer, maker, or just passionate about this work. Your voice matters in shaping future policies. 

Note: This part of the webinar won’t be recorded to help everyone feel comfortable sharing and being present.

We’ll close the webinar with a panel of policy experts who will provide updates on circular textile efforts happening globally—as well as in California and Washington:

• Washington State Representative Kristine Reeves of the 30th Legislative District
• Marissa Adler –RRS
• Joanne Brasch– California Product Stewardship Council
• McKenna Morrigan – Seattle Public Utilities

In the spirit of radical collaboration, we’ll end with a full-group conversation to connect, reflect, and co-create a shared path forward.

Fastening the Textile Community: Advocacy & Coalition Building - May 15, 2025, 10:00-12:30

If you missed the first three webinar details here is a broad overview. 

Unraveling the Textile Industry for a Regenerative Washington is a four-part series designed to build on itself or stand-alone. There will be two a week each one from 10:00-12:30 PST. 

1. Cut from the Same Cloth: Level Setting - May 6^th
2. Ripping the Stitch: Business Transformation - May 8^th
3. Hemmed in to Cutting Loose: Adopting New Innovations - May 13^th
4. Fastening the Textile Community: Advocacy, & Coalition Building - May 15th

Every person along the textile value chain has a vital perspective in finding a solution to this undeniable problem and is welcome to attend.  So, this is your call to action to break down silos, find each other and empower a unified voice that will build a resilient textile industry here in Washington.

Recycling Market Development Center Textile Team

megan.davis@ecy.wa.gov

mya.keyzers@ecy.wa.gov