About this episode:
Rachel Faller, an artist and entrepreneur, grew up with firsthand knowledge of how much time and effort goes into making things, clothes especially. Though she didn’t set out to helm a business, her relentless dedication to community, inclusivity, reciprocity and zero waste sets her company, tonlé, apart in the fair trade fashion space.
About our guest:
Rachel Faller is an entrepreneur by trade and a creative at heart. She dedicates most of her time to rectifying harm within the garment industry using a systemic approach- encouraging people to think about the root of systemic injustice and tackling these issues at their core rather than simply treating the symptoms. Rachel is a co-creator of tonlé – a zero waste, ethical and sustainable fashion line that is both a brand and a manufacturer.
Where to find Rachel Faller online:
Other Resources Mentioned:
- Sweatshop Protests in the late 1990s
- DIY Movement
- Labor Rights in the Garment Industry
- Fair Trade & Sustainability
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Cambodian Genocide
- Trauma & the Nervous System
- Complex Trauma
- Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS)
- PTSD
- Whiteness
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Credits:
- All content Copyright ActuallyQuiteNice, Inc & TCOM Studios, 2022
- Cover art by @jacksonfall
- Music by Ray Wyssman, The Simoleons, and Kristen Cerelli