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Consumed: The need for collective change; colonialism, climate change & consumerism

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She presents the reader with a reality check, pointing that all have a role in the system, but with a good dose of compassion. I had been following Aja’s work on Instagram for years and was impressed with her informational—albeit informal—fast fashion presentation for the Slow Factory’s Open Education program this year.

In the second 'unlearning' half of the book, she will help you to understand the uncomfortable truth behind why you consume the way you do. I had such high hopes for this book and it started out pretty good, but as it went on, it felt repetitive and a little messy? This is a genuinely bad book, and I don’t say that lightly, but for a non fiction title covering such broad and significant topics, this is an awful attempt. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. I loved Aja provided concrete actions on how to go initiate change and I look forward to seeing how I can adjust my habits to help reduce my consumption.It doesn't necessarily get super deep on all the topics it covers, but I didn't necessarily expect it to. Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. The initial chapter, "Sustainability and Me," did not particularly impress me as it appeared more autobiographical than focused on sustainability. Maybe it would be a great intro to fast fashion/intersectionality/consumerism/capitalism for a teen or someone who was wanting to know more about it in a very accessible way.

Aja talks in depth of most topics that surround sustainable fashion and links history into it to explain and back up what she says. All of a sudden, you’re a climate activist, fighting for the rights of garment workers in countries you’ve never heard of, let alone visited. My intention, as an educator, is to engage student in the discussion about systemic issues and collective change. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall). I love that it’s written in a conversational way, like we’re talking to each other and having a discussion.While I am fine with less academic work, this book was much more of a beginners guide, which isn't what I needed.

However, it became apparent to me that she never intended the book to be a scholarly or journalistic piece, as some reviewers seem to expect. Barber's book has faced considerable criticism from reviewers, and I, too, stumbled upon those reviews later on. This book had some really great points in it and a few things I was grateful to learn about that I hadn't come across before, but I don't think I'm the target audience for this.Maybe it was just me already being familiar with many of the topics discussed and how they relate to one another (as a lefty environmental studies grad student), but I felt like I didn't learn much from this book.

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