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We are excited to announce the first virtual talk of our “Wearers from Everywhere” series: Wearing Human Rights. Yes people, we all NEED to have this conversation. Our guest speaker, Chilean-Arab soon-to-be lawyer and fashion independent researcher Marti Barroeta has spent the last 4 years studying the intersections of fashion and Human Rights. During this conversation, Martin will be sharing her thoughts on the universality of the very overlooked human right to adequate dress with Mexican cultural manager and activist Cristina Peregrina, who will be leading the session.
Putting our clothes on every day is something most people just give for granted. Most individuals in privilege don’t necessarily question what would it be like to face social, physical and cultural challenges every time we reach our closets and we definitely do not talk enough about the role that legislation plays in such challenges. Wearing Human Rights will dig into the freedom of dress as a civil and political right and what happens when this right is transgressed.
This is a conversation about the groups that are especially vulnerable when it comes to dressing practices: How does policy affect the lives of people who dress according to their religious beliefs, especially in Western countries? Should the government be responsible to provide appropriate garments for disabled people? What are the tensions between freedom of dress and the use of uniforms? What’s the role of clothes in the journey of the immigrant? What happens when dress becomes an obstacle for refugees to integrate into their new home countries? Why should we all be concerned about this?
We can not think of a more relevant moment in history to address these questions, so sign up ASAP because tickets are limited and it is not every day that Marti shares her research in English. Just saying.
The invitation is simple: if you wear clothes, sit back and listen, or better yet, grab the bloody mic and share your thoughts with us. After all, we are all wearers.
Access Features
This event is designed in a webinar format, meaning all event attendees will be off camera and allow for the event to be recorded. The conversation will take place over an hour, with a maximum of 30 minutes of questions and comments from the public.
About our guest speaker
Martina Barroeta Zalaquett is a Chilean-Arab independent researcher dedicated to the analysis and study of the intersections between clothing, fashion and human rights since 2017. She holds studies in Law at the University of Chile. She founded the first Chilean platform on critical fashion studies, Fashionerd.cl. (2019). She has published articles on the right to body privacy of prisoners, the criminalization of certain garments by the States and the human right to adequate clothing. Marti hosts the Fashionerd podcast and is currently giving a virtual course on Dress and Human Rights from her platform.
About our moderator
Cristina Peregrina is a Mexican cultural manager and activist studying an MA in Arts, Policy & Cultural Entrepreneurship. She has done training on cultural diversity with the IFCD and on Human Rights advocacy in immigration contexts, a seminar on minority rights and conflict transformation with Sehir University, and a course on gender studies at Colmex (Mexico). She has worked as a research intern for a commissioned investigation for the Human Rights organization CEJIL and in the International Cooperation area of the Mexican Embassy in Morocco, as well as working as a volunteer for several Mexican human rights organizations.
*The Zoom link will be sent out to attendees the morning of the event day.
About Wearers Festival
Wearers Festival is a permanent multidisciplinary festival that explores and celebrates the intersections of dress, culture and identity among the diverse communities of London, UK and the world.
About the Wearers from Everywhere series
This event is the first one of our Wearers from Everywhere virtual series, a sequence of conversations with wearers from all over the world highlighting their perspectives on relevant dress-related topics.