S04 Episode 209 | THE ROOT | Episode 5 | Where Do We Go From Here?

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/99761/ep5-wheredowego-libsyn.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="600" /></p> <p class=""><a href="http://consciouschatter.com/the-root">The Root</a> Episode 5: Where Do We Go From Here? is a unique compilation of all 17 guests from the previous 4 episodes sharing a proclamation statement of how we intentionally move the fashion industry forward. </p> <p class=""><strong>PART 1, Historical Analysis & Paradigm Shift  </strong><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikomyco/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">MIKO UNDERWOOD</a><br /> <br /> “The American fashion community was born from the inception of indigo farms in America. The enslaved labor of Black Americans grew the cotton industry and built America’s fashion economy … we are required to be culturally accountable and culturally responsible.”</p> <div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/aditimayer/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ADITI MAYER</a><br /> <br /> “The future of fashion is one that understands the history and oppression that it’s built upon … What we need is an interrogation of power exists, why it exists and how we can disassemble and redistribute it for true equity.”<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikkilaes/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">NIKKI SANCHEZ</a><br /> <br /> “My vision for the future of fashion is a complete decolonization of the industry. From design to material sourcing to brand and marketing structure. This would mean a 180 turn from appropriation, exploitation, extraction and fast fashion.”<br /> <br /> <strong>PART 2, Systemic Awareness & Re-imagination</strong><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ibadona/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">IBADA WADUD</a><br /> <br /> “As we seek to restore equity, I feel we must look particularly to communities who have been historically oppressed. Unlearning biased knowledge within the sustainability sector which I refer to as the process of decolonizing our minds, is imperative in order to reimagine systems tha