Support is needed by Nov 16th! – The Cotton Film: Dirty White Gold

Author: Siyamin / Category: Eco-Friendly, Ethical Clothing, Ethical Fashion, India / Tags:, , , , , / Comments: one comment

Please support this film!  Here is a brief description:”The Cotton Film : Dirty White Gold – a feature documentary by trouble-maker and journalist Leah Borromero, about Indian cotton farmer suicides [of which there have been nearly 300,000], pesticides and fashion. Our film will unpick why up to 26 Indian farmers a day have committed suicide and will trace the clothes we wear from seed to shop. We’ll be meeting cotton farmers, suppliers, loan sharks, manufacturers, designers, economists, environmentalists, corporations, shoppers – everyone from the fields and factories of India to the high streets and catwalks of London. We want to connect these suicides with the contents of our wardrobes and find out what we can do stop them happening – we will show how you can both look good and do good.”

A film that strives to encourage transparency in supply chains.

 

 

 

Gulshan Grover Calls Out the “Real Villains” of the Leather Industry

Author: Tharmini / Category: Anti-Leather, Ethical Clothing, Ethical Fashion, India, PETA / Tags:, , , / Comments: no comments

Bollywood’s perpetual villain, Gulshan Grover, is also a fervent advocate against animal abuse in India’s leather industry. In his most recent collaboration with PETA India, Grover condemns the “real-life villains” involved in the cruel and illegal practices used to transport animals to slaughter.

According to PETA India, animals being transported for the leather industry are “[f]orced to walk through the heat and dust for days without food or water [...]. Cattle are pulled by ropes that are inserted through their noses. To keep the animals moving, handlers twist the cows’ necks, horns and tails or rub chili peppers into the animals’ eyes.”

Grover and PETA are urging the public to not only consider non-leather options but to also demand their local government officials take action against illegal slaughterhouses.