Swap Rebellion

14/05/2023

15/01/2023

Sunday = swap time 💫💥💗

15/01/2023

January cleanse?

Start the year afresh with a wardrobe revamp.

Not wearing something anymore? Clear it out and bring in the new.

We'd love to see you on 15th January, 1-5pm, ArtSect Gallery, Smeed Road E3 2NR

Https://swaprebellionxnff.Eventbrite.com

08/04/2022

We are back for - Sat 9th April.

Come pick up something 'new' and say hi!

Whilst swapping, we are raising money for 's Ukraine response and to help and its work with London emerging fashion community.

Bring your best!

08/07/2020

As we emerge from Lockdown, spare a thought before you rush to buy something new as a treat to yourself (even if on sale)...

Do you know how the brands that you buy from have treated their supply chain during lockdown?

Garment workers around the world have been affected by:

1. Non-payment of wages for the lockdown period;

2. Delay in payment of wages by 10-20 days;

3. Replacement of wages with short term loans advanced by labour contractors/employers that are to be repaid with or without interest;

4. Non-payment of wages for work completed;

5. Layoffs without severance pay;

6. Partial payment of wages with no government support;

7. Working in conditions which put their health at risk.

We are seeing very vividly how companies such as have put their profits over the wellness of their workforce. This is short sighted and as consumers we have the power to require change.

If you don't know how your favourite brand has acted, ask them

❓Should we ban brands who have acted by putting their profit over people from our swaps? Our view to date has been to advocate reuse once an item has been made as it offsets the environmental impact of the making of the garment but perhaps we need to encourage deeper discussion on brands. Please let us know your views!

reports that, as of yesterday, a number of brands have not agreed to pay their supply chain for orders including:

-Arcadia (, Evans,
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-Bestseller (includes brands such as Jack Jones, VeroModa, Mamalicious)

-C&A

-Edinburgh Woolen Mill ( )

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- (Old Navy, Athleta, Banana Republic)

-Li & Fung/Global Brands Group (which manages brands such as Tahari and the footwear of All Saints, CK, Karen Millen, Reiss and Frye)

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-URBN ( )

-Walmart/Asda/George

Petitioning does work as a number of brands have agreed to pay their workforce after petitioning including:

Next, Zara, M&S, H&M, Levi,'s Lululemon and ASOS

✍️Sign the petition https://www.change.org/p/unless-gap-primark-c-a-payup-millions-of-garment-makers-will-

02/07/2020

A snippet of the talk we organised as part of with and moderated by highlighting why behaviour change is needed in fashion and some of the ways we are changing how we interact with fashion. We discussed resale, take back schemes, renting, recycling and swapping.
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Matt Hanrahan from .clothing;
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29/06/2020

A few weeks back we joined forces with for our first online event for Circular Economy Week. At times where we have been more isolated than ever, it was exhilarating to see so many people coming together to discuss, share, and innovate solutions for a better circular fashion industry. Thank you to our stellar guest speakers .clothing and our moderator , founder of , and everyone who joined. and everyone who joined.

For us CE Week was also an opportunity to build an online bidding platform on our website which we used for our charity auction. We selected special items from the Swap Rebellion Wardrobe to raise funds in aid of the Care Workers’ Charity.

Thanks to the support of the Swap Rebellion community we raised £205 for The Care Workers’ Charity and gave some of you some ‘new’ items to wear over the summer. Thank you to everyone for your support.

We have now converted our page to allow you to contact us if you want an item please just submit a bid and let us know.

To check out CEWeek resources sign up at https://ceweek.london/registration/landing/

24/06/2020

Black Lives Matter protests have highlighted the systemic racism that forms and maintains inequalities within the UK and globally.

We have been reflecting on institutional racism and listening and learning, and wanted to share some resources that you might find useful.

Listening: About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge; The Speakeasier and Hot Take podcasts.

Learning: Sign up to free lectures on decolonity and colonisation here: http://modernitycoloniality.com/
Every sat at 2pm with reading list

Reading: Ritual, Malidoma Patrice Some; Between the world and me, Ta-Nehisi Coates; Why I am no longer talking to white people about race, Reno Eddo- Lodge; Middle Passage, Charles Johnson; In searching of Zion, Emily Rabouteau; Roots, Alex Haley; An American family, Khirz Khan

We would love to know what you are listening, learning and doing in respect of anti-racism and allyship.



Photo 1 is a repost of 's work in progress by - can't wait to see it finished on in Spitalfields.

04/06/2020

Thank you to everyone who joined our live panel last night and to our stellar guest speakers! It was great to see people coming together to discuss, share and innovate solutions for a better a circular fashion industry. Check Circular Economy Week London for more events ♻️👏

We are auctioning special items from the Swap Rebellion wardrobe to show support to the care workers on the frontline of the corona virus crisis. “The Care Workers’ Charity has set up a coronavirus care workers emergency fund to provide emergency financial aid to care workers who are self-isolating. We need our care and support workers; without them we will struggle to keep up with the huge demands now presented to the care sector. Should a care worker have to self-isolate show them they are supported and donate.”

“There are 1.5 million care workers in the UK, contributing to one of the largest workforces, and caring for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. For the UK's care workers, early starts, long hours and mentally draining work are part and parcel of the job. As a result, it's all too easy for illness, or other unforeseen circumstances, to push them beyond their financial limits.”

This is one of a number of items we will be auctioning to the highest bidder from our Swap Rebellion closet. By bidding you are supporting The Care Workers Charity corona virus emergency fund. The auction will close one Friday 5th at 8pm!

Visit swaprebellion.com now to start bidding and to find out more 🤩🤩
Or donate directly on our just giving page https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/swaprebellion

03/06/2020

We have thought long and hard about whether we continue with our panel discussion on people led change in fashion tonight. After much consideration, we will be proceeding not to undermine that but to highlight how important it is for us to do our part to educate, connect and work together to take steps to tackle huge issues.

Tune in to our live panel today from 6 to 7.30pm and meet our panel of guest speakers from , .clothing, , and . The panel will be moderated by , founder of the .

At the end of the panel, Swap Rebellion will close their charity wardrobe giveaway in aid of The Care Workers Charity corona virus emergency fund.

The event is free to register on Eventbrite, link in our bio.

We have circulated a zoom link for the panel talk to all those who have registered.

02/06/2020

Tune in to our live panel on Wednesday 3rd of June from 6 to 7.30pm and meet our panel of guest speakers from ASOS Marketplace, Reskinned, By Rotation: Rent Your Fashion and . The panel will be moderated by Kerry Bannigan, founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign. At the end of the panel, Swap Rebellion will close their charity wardrobe giveaway in aid of The Care Workers Charity corona virus emergency fund.

Today we introduce you to one of our panellists, Jil Carrara.

Jil Carrara is a social media manager and strategist focused on sustainability. After finishing her studies at UAL: University of the Arts London London College of Fashion, Jil has managed the social media accounts of Ananas Anam (developers of Piñatex®) and Eco Age, before going freelance. She now works on developing and implementing digital strategies for sustainable businesses such as the UK's largest peer-to-peer fashion rental app By Rotation, which she joined a year ago when it was still a Beta platform.

01/06/2020

Tune in to our live panel on Wednesday 3rd of June from 6 to 7.30pm and meet our panel of guest speakers from ASOS Marketplace, Reskinned, By Rotation, and Swap Rebellion. The panel will be moderated by Kerry Bannigan, founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign and curator of OHM Live. At the end of the panel, Swap Rebellion will close their charity wardrobe giveaway in aid of The Care Workers Charity corona virus emergency fund.

Today we introduce you to one of our panellists, Matt Hanrahan.

Matt is a co founder of Reskinned. Their mission is to enable the brands you love to get involved in selling preloved clothing and providing customers with the ability to trade in garments when they are done with them. Reskinned’s end game is to boost clothing reuse rates and make sustainable clothing shopping easier for all.

The event is free to register on

Join Swap Rebellion and and their special guests for an evening talking about people led behaviour change in fashion