SOFFA - Social Fashion Factory

11/11/2026

Πώς λειτουργεί ένα swap bazaar; Πιο απλά δεν γίνεται. Ανοίγετε την ντουλάπα σας και διαλέγετε από 1 έως 5 ρούχα ή αξεσουάρ που δεν φοράτε πια, καθαρά και σε καλή κατάσταση. Στην υποδοχή παίρνετε ένα χαρτάκι για κάθε κομμάτι. Ψάχνετε στις ράγες, διαλέγετε ό,τι αγαπάτε και δίνετε ένα χαρτάκι για κάθε κομμάτι που παίρνετε μαζί σας. Πριν φύγετε, περνάτε από το Circular Fashion Styling Corner για δωρεάν συμβουλές από stylists και creators. Ό,τι περισσέψει πηγαίνει σε κοινωνικό φορέα.
Σας περιμένουμε την Πέμπτη 12 Νοεμβρίου (10:00–17:00) και την Παρασκευή 13 Νοεμβρίου (11:00–14:00), στο Εθνικό Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Γουλανδρή στην Κηφισιά, στο πλαίσιο της Κλιματικής Εβδομάδας Κηφισιάς 2026. Ελεύθερη είσοδος.
Περισσότερα: https://greece.fashionrevolution.org/gr/events/clothes-swap-bazaar/
How does a swap bazaar work? It could not be simpler. Open your wardrobe and pick one to five clothes or accessories you no longer wear, clean and in good condition. At the welcome desk you receive one token per piece. Browse the rails, choose what you love and give one token for every piece you take home. Before you leave, stop by the Circular Fashion Styling Corner for free advice from stylists and creators. Whatever is left goes to a social organisation.
Join us on Thursday 12 November (10:00–17:00) and Friday 13 November (11:00–14:00), at the Goulandris Natural History Museum in Kifissia, as part of Kifissia Climate Week 2026. Free entry.
More: https://greece.fashionrevolution.org/en/events/clothes-swap-bazaar/

10/11/2026

Ανταλλάσσουμε ρούχα. Αλλάζουμε συνήθειες. Σας προσκαλούμεπροσκαλούμε σε μια γιορτή κυκλικής μόδας.
Το The Great Fashion Revolution Clothes Swap Bazaar έρχεται στην Κλιματική Εβδομάδα Κηφισιάς 2026 Municipality of Kifissia Vasilis Xipolitas (Βασίλης Ξυπολυτάς) Amalia Vrachnou μαζί με την Έδρα UNESCO Chair on Green Innovation & Circular Economy of NTUA KONSTANTINOS ARAVOSSIS -ΑΡΑΒΩΣΗΣ για την Πράσινη Καινοτομία και την Κυκλική Οικονομία του ΕΜΠ την Πέμπτη 12 Νοεμβρίου (10:00–17:00) και την Παρασκευή 13 Νοεμβρίου (11:00–14:00), στο National Museum of Natural History Goulandris Εθνικό Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Γουλανδρή (Λεβίδου 13 & Όθωνος, Κηφισιά).

Φέρνετε από 1 έως 5 καθαρά ρούχα ή αξεσουάρ σε καλή κατάσταση (γυναικεία, ανδρικά, παιδικά) και τα ανταλλάσσετε ένα-προς-ένα με κομμάτια που θα αγαπήσετε ξανά. Στο Styling Corner, stylists και creators δίνουν δωρεάν συμβουλές, και στα Wardrobe Stories μοιράζεστε σε ένα σύντομο βίντεο την ιστορία ενός αγαπημένου σας ρούχου.

Κι αν έχετε περισσότερα ποιοτικά ρούχα να μας φέρετε για free swapping, τα δεχόμαστε με χαρά.

Κάθε ρούχο που αλλάζει χέρια αντί να αγοραστεί καινούργιο σημαίνει λιγότερο νερό, ενέργεια, απόβλητα και άνθρακα. Η είσοδος είναι ελεύθερη.

Όλες οι πληροφορίες: https://greece.fashionrevolution.org/gr/events/clothes-swap-bazaar/

Διοργάνωση: Fashion Revolution Greece , σε συνεργασία με το ReMODE - Unlocking Circular Fashion Design Excellence του Athens University of Economics and Business ELTRUN George Lekakos Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, το CircuFash της SOFFA - Social Fashion Factory και με τις Πρέσβειρες του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμφώνου για το Κλίμα Sofia Gialama Σοφία Γιαλαμά και Marianna Rappou Μαριάννα Ράππου. Φιλοξενία: Δήμος Κηφισιάς – Νέας Ερυθραίας – Εκάλης (Κλιματική Εβδομάδα Κηφισιάς 2026) και Εθνικό Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Γουλανδρή. Με την υποστήριξη της Πρεσβείας της Ιταλίας.

We swap clothes. We change habits. You are invited to a celebration of circular fashion.
The Great Fashion Revolution Clothes Swap Bazaar comes to Kifissia Climate Week 2026 on Thursday 12 November (10:00–17:00) and Friday 13 November (11:00–14:00), at the Goulandris Natural History Museum (13 Levidou Street & Othonos, Kifissia). Bring one to five clean garment.
Every garment that changes hands instead of being bought new means less water, energy, waste and carbon. Entrance is free.
All the details: https://greece.fashionrevolution.org/en/events/clothes-swap-bazaar/

23/10/2026

🇬🇷 Women’s Empowerment in Action: Stories, Heritage and Creative Expression in Athens
How can cultural identity, personal stories and traditional craftsmanship become powerful tools for women’s empowerment?
In Athens, Greece, SOFFA – The Nest Social Cooperative Enterprise organised three participatory learning workshops within the European project WORICA, bringing together women from diverse cultural backgrounds to explore the connections between identity, creativity, gender equality and sustainable fashion.
Hosted at the AUEB Lab, the workshops welcomed 18 core female participants, including storytellers and fashion designers, who worked together through a collaborative creative process. The sessions combined physical and online participation, with multilingual interpretation supporting communication and inclusion.
The workshops followed the Wear Your Origin (WYO) co-creation methodology, which places women’s personal experiences, cultural knowledge and creative choices at the centre of the design process.
The three workshops explored different stages of this creative journey.
🎨 Workshop 1 – Stories, Identity & Cultural Heritage
Participants explored personal histories, memories, traditional crafts, symbols, nature and architecture. Through collaborative moodboards, women transformed their cultural references into visual narratives, sharing the meanings behind the images and traditions that shaped their identities.
🌈 Workshop 2 – Colours, Meanings & Creative Expression
Women explored the emotional, cultural and political meanings of colours, reflecting on how colour can communicate identity, belonging, freedom and personal experience. Working alongside designers, they developed colour palettes that respected their cultural references and individual choices.
🧵 Workshop 3 – From Cultural Inspiration to Sustainable Design
The final workshop connected storytelling and visual research with sustainable fashion. Participants presented their moodboards, refined their ideas and explored how cultural references could be translated into contemporary garments, textile details and accessories.
Throughout the process, women were recognised as knowledge-holders, storytellers and co-creators, actively shaping the creative decisions rather than simply providing inspiration.
The workshops also highlighted the importance of recognising women’s existing skills, including traditional craftsmanship, sewing, knitting and design knowledge, as valuable resources for creative development and potential professional opportunities.
By bringing together women from different backgrounds, SOFFA created a collaborative learning environment where cultural exchange, mutual respect and creative expression became part of a wider conversation about gender equality, social inclusion, belonging and economic empowerment.
These experiences contribute to WORICA’s wider mission: connecting practical knowledge about women’s rights with creative learning opportunities that strengthen confidence, participation and women’s voices.
💜 Because women’s empowerment is not only about learning new skills. It is also about recognising the knowledge, experiences and abilities women already possess — and creating opportunities for them to be seen, heard and valued.
Know your rights. Create. Connect. Strengthen your voice.
✨ This is WORICA. https://worica.eu/

22/10/2026

🇦🇹 Knowing Your Rights: Women Learning Together in Austria
What does gender equality look like in everyday life — at work, at home, in relationships and in the choices we are able to make?
As part of WORICA – Women inclusion and empowerment through collage art, ÖJAB brought women together in Austria for a series of participatory learning sessions embedded within B2 German language courses at its Vocational Training Institute.
Through movement, discussion, teamwork and practical exercises, participants explored what gender equality means to them and connected new concepts with their own experiences. A Mood Barometer invited women to physically position themselves in response to statements and then share why they agreed or disagreed. Glossary activities transformed words such as equality, discrimination and empowerment into topics for collective reflection.
The conversations moved from concepts to everyday realities. Women discussed gender stereotypes, equal pay, domestic and care work, parental leave, career opportunities, the glass ceiling, safety and women’s health. Comparing Austria with their countries of origin also opened a wider discussion about how cultural expectations can continue to shape women’s lives even where strong legal protections already exist.
But knowing that discrimination exists is only part of the journey. The sessions also introduced women to equal-treatment legislation and support services in Austria, and explored practical steps for recognising, documenting and responding to discrimination. This practical approach reflects one of WORICA’s central principles: information about rights becomes more meaningful when women can connect it with situations they recognise in their own lives.
The women questioned, compared perspectives, worked together and sometimes disagreed — creating space for a deeper understanding of the difference between equality on paper and equality in lived experience.
Their feedback confirms the value of this approach. In the third session, 100% of participants rated the workshop 5/5, all said they would recommend it to other women, and all reported that they understood their rights better and felt more self-confident.
One participant captured an important lesson from the discussions:
“Even when the structure is well set up, inequality persists in people’s minds.”
Knowing your rights is a beginning. Understanding them, discussing them and knowing how to act can turn information into agency.
Know your rights. Question stereotypes. Find support. Strengthen your voice. 💜 https://worica.eu/

21/10/2026

🇸🇪 Women’s voices, rights and empowerment in Umeå, Sweden
What happens when women come together in a space where they can share, reflect, learn and be heard?
As part of WORICA – Women inclusion and empowerment through collage art, Folkuniversitetet Umeå brought together local and migrant women for three participatory learning sessions at Klossen in Umeå. The sessions created a space where gender equality moved beyond theory and became connected to women’s own lives, rights and everyday experiences.
🌊 Sharing our stories.
Through the “River of Life” method, women visually mapped their personal journeys, reflecting on moments of safety, belonging, migration, work, family, exclusion and change. Drawing before speaking made it possible for women with different literacy and language levels to participate and share at their own pace.
🏙️ Understanding equality in everyday life.
Working together on a collaborative city map, participants explored what gender equality means at home, at school, in the workplace, in healthcare, in public services and in public spaces, comparing their experiences in Sweden with those in their countries of origin.
💜 Knowing your rights — and knowing where to turn.
In the final “HOW-TO” session, simplified and translated information, real-life cases and practical support resources helped women explore legal rights, workplace discrimination, different forms of abuse and the services available to support them.
Across the three sessions, 12, 13 and 16 women participated respectively, building knowledge through visual activities, discussion, peer translation and shared experience. The workshops showed that accessible information matters — but so do confidence, solidarity and belonging.
As one participant reflected:
“Even though we come from different countries, many of our experiences as women were similar. I felt understood and supported.”
This is what WORICA is about: creating women-centred spaces where knowledge becomes confidence, experience becomes connection, and women’s voices help shape the learning itself.
Know your rights. Create. Connect. Strengthen your voice. 💜 https://worica.eu/

16/10/2026

Αύριο Σάββατο 17 Οκτωβρίου είμαι στη Θεσσαλονίκη 🧵

Ο ΦΟΔΣΑ Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας διοργανώνει το 2ο Φεστιβάλ Επιδιόρθωσης & Επισκευής στο Δημαρχείο Θεσσαλονίκης, με τη χρηματοδότηση του Πράσινου Ταμείου και σε συνδιοργάνωση με τον Δήμο Θεσσαλονίκης: 9 θεματικοί σταθμοί, 16 βιωματικά εργαστήρια για μικρούς και μεγάλους και το REPAIR TALK 90' — μια ανοιχτή συζήτηση για το δικαίωμα στην επισκευή, τα επαγγέλματα που επιστρέφουν και τις ιστορίες που δίνουν δεύτερη ζωή στα πράγματα.

Θα μιλήσω στην ενότητα REPAIR IN ACTION για τη δεύτερη ζωή των ρούχων: πόσο μεγάλη είναι η νέα αγορά της κυκλικής μόδας στην Ευρώπη, τι κάνουν ήδη πόλεις όπως το Άμστερνταμ, το Παρίσι, το Μιλάνο και το Βερολίνο, και πώς το SOFFA και το Fashion Revolution Greece το κάνουν πράξη στην Ελλάδα — με επισκευή, upcycling και δουλειά με αξιοπρέπεια για γυναίκες.

📍 Δημαρχείο Θεσσαλονίκης
🗓 Σάββατο 17 Οκτωβρίου · REPAIR TALK 90' στις [ώρα]
🎟 Είσοδος ελεύθερη

Ελάτε να συναντηθούμε, να μάθουμε να επισκευάζουμε και να χτίσουμε μαζί μια κουλτούρα φροντίδας και διάρκειας. Η δεύτερη ζωή των πραγμάτων είναι το μέλλον μας.

Πρόγραμμα: https://www.facebook.com/events/1378171200709113/

#ΦΟΔΣΑ #Θεσσαλονίκη

16/10/2026

🇮🇹 Women’s Empowerment in Action: Campobello di Licata, Italy
What can happen when women are given a space to meet, speak openly, create and feel heard?
As part of WORICA – Women inclusion and empowerment through collage art, CEIPES brought together local and migrant women in Campobello di Licata, Sicily, for three participatory learning sessions connecting women’s rights and gender equality with creativity, dialogue and mutual support.
In this rural context, the workshops became much more than learning sessions. For women experiencing social isolation, unstable employment, language barriers or difficult personal circumstances, they offered a rare listening space outside everyday domestic and family responsibilities.
The journey began with women’s rights in Italy. Working in small groups, participants explored rights related to equality, education, work, health, work-life balance and participation, and transformed them into fanzines using images and visual storytelling. Creative methods helped women participate even when language or shyness made verbal expression difficult.
The women then became co-creators of knowledge. Instead of simply accepting formal terminology, they discussed concepts from the Gender Equality Glossary, simplified definitions and connected them with their own realities. Through collage, each woman gave visual meaning to concepts such as intersectionality, care work, mental load, consent, parental leave and gender perspective. This participatory approach is central to WORICA: women are not only recipients of information; they contribute words, definitions, experiences and creative decisions themselves.
In the final session, the conversation moved towards different forms of psychological, economic and physical violence. Through role-play, mapping and debate, participants explored how to recognise difficult situations, imagine possible responses and identify gaps in local support. Creative reflection then brought the focus back to the women themselves and to the community they had built together.
Across the sessions, visual methods helped overcome language barriers and supported expression, while local and migrant women developed strong mutual support. This reflects one of WORICA’s core principles: accessible learning is not only about simplifying information. It is also about creating conditions where women can participate, contribute and belong.
The participant evaluations reinforce this picture: women repeatedly highlighted sharing opinions, talking openly, creative expression, collage and exchanging ideas with other women as some of the most useful parts of the experience. Many also asked for more opportunities to meet and continue this kind of exchange.
From rights to expression, from listening to connection, from knowledge to empowerment.
Know your rights. Create. Connect. Strengthen your voice. 💜 https://worica.eu/

15/10/2026

🇫🇷 Women’s Empowerment in Action: Vitry-sur-Seine, France
How can images, movement, discussion and creative expression help women explore their rights and speak about inequality?
As part of WORICA – Women inclusion and empowerment through collage art, Brûlant·e·s brought together local and migrant women in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, through a series of participatory learning sessions designed to create a safe space for dialogue, reflection and expression.
The journey began by building trust. Through group activities such as the Similarity Circle, Cultionary and Moving Debate, women explored prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination, connecting these concepts with situations from everyday life. Visual expression offered another way to communicate, helping participants overcome shyness and language barriers and creating space for different perspectives.
The sessions then moved from stereotypes to gender, identity and women’s rights. Through Photo-Language, participants selected images to reflect on femininity, the roles assigned to women and their hopes for future generations. They also reconstructed milestones in the history of women’s rights in France and discussed an important question: when rights exist in law, are they always experienced equally in everyday life?
These discussions became increasingly connected to work and economic independence. Women explored workplace sexism, the gender pay gap, glass ceiling, child and care penalties, unpaid care work, double workdays and retirement inequalities, creating shared definitions that made complex concepts easier to understand and connect with their own realities. The workshops showed a strong level of self-awareness around inequalities such as unpaid care burdens and systemic salary gaps.
In the final session, the conversation expanded towards violence, conflict, inequality and peace. Photo-Language and creative embroidery gave participants ways to transform reflection into visual expression, before sharing the meaning and messages behind their work with the group.
Across the workshops, participation and confidence grew. Women shared experiences, supported one another across linguistic and cultural differences and developed a stronger understanding of the inequalities that can affect their personal, family and professional lives.
This is what creative learning can make possible: turning complex ideas into something we can see, discuss, question and understand together.
Know your rights. Express your experience. Share knowledge. Strengthen your voice. 💜https://worica.eu/

10/10/2026

🌿 Χτίζοντας το ελληνικό Κέντρο Επαγγελματικής Αριστείας για την Κυκλική Μόδα
👥 Τον Ιούνιο του 2026, περίπου 35 εκπρόσωποι από το εμπόριο, τη μόδα, τη μεταποίηση, τη δημόσια πολιτική, την έρευνα, την επαγγελματική εκπαίδευση και την κυκλική επιχειρηματικότητα συναντήθηκαν στην ΕΣΕΕ, στην Αθήνα, για να συμβάλουν στη δημιουργία του ελληνικού CoVE του ReMODE – Unlocking Circular Fashion Design Excellence.
🇪🇺 Με αφετηρία τον διάλογο πολιτικής και αγοράς «Fashion Beyond Waste» του FABRIX, η συνάντηση έθεσε ένα κρίσιμο ερώτημα:
Πώς μπορεί η Ελλάδα να μετατρέψει το νέο ευρωπαϊκό πλαίσιο για τον οικολογικό σχεδιασμό, το Ψηφιακό Διαβατήριο Προϊόντος και τη Διευρυμένη Ευθύνη Παραγωγού σε δεξιότητες, υποδομές, καινοτομία και ανταγωνιστικό πλεονέκτημα;
♻️ Η συζήτηση συνέδεσε την πολιτική με πραγματικά κυκλικά μοντέλα:
🔹 Συστήματα συλλογής και επιστροφής
🔹 Ιχνηλασιμότητα και δεδομένα προϊόντων
🔹 Επισκευή, επαναχρησιμοποίηση και μεταπώληση
🔹 Αξιοποίηση ξενοδοχειακών υφασμάτων
🔹 Μετατροπή αστικών αποβλήτων σε ανθεκτικά προϊόντα
🔹 Προστασία της χειροτεχνίας και της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς
🔹 Αναβίωση της τοπικής παραγωγής
🤝 Η ΕΣΕΕ, το ΙΝΕΜΥ–ΕΣΕΕ, το Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, η SOFFA, ο Σύνδεσμος Ελλήνων Σχεδιαστών Μόδας, το Πράσινο Ταμείο, ο ΣΕΚΕΕ, η ALTEX–Funky Buddha, το Impact Hub Athens, η 3QUARTERS, η This Was a Sheet, η Branding Heritage, η Amaltheia Athens, η Ten Million Hands, εκπαιδευτικοί, σπουδαστές και εκπρόσωποι της αγοράς ένωσαν διαφορετικές γνώσεις και εμπειρίες γύρω από έναν κοινό σκοπό.
🎓 Το συμπέρασμα ήταν σαφές: η μετάβαση δεν μπορεί να πραγματοποιηθεί από έναν φορέα μόνο. Η Ελλάδα χρειάζεται ένα ζωντανό οικοσύστημα που θα συνδέει την εκπαίδευση, τις επιχειρήσεις, τη δημόσια πολιτική, την τεχνολογία, την πολιτιστική κληρονομιά και την κυκλική επιχειρηματικότητα.
✨ Αυτός είναι ο σκοπός ενός Κέντρου Επαγγελματικής Αριστείας: όχι απλώς να διδάξει το μέλλον της μόδας, αλλά να το δημιουργήσει συλλογικά.

28/02/2026

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