10:00 AM ET (Connecticut) | 2:00 PM Ghana
Virtual | Public Panel Discussion

Is circular fashion truly circular?

As a part of our 2026 Sustainable Fashion Consumption Network series, this panel brings together scholars and on-the-ground experts to critically examine the environmental, economic, and social implications of second-hand clothing exports from the Global North to Ghana.

The conversation will explore environmental justice, waste colonialism, and the impacts of global secondhand trade on Ghana’s textile industry, water systems, and local economy.

Featured speakers include:

• Anika Kozlowski, University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Edward Atobrah Binkley, Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association (GUCDA) & Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA)

• Hobson Agyapong, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Ghana

• Judith Akoto, Landfills2Landmarks

• Mike Anane, Journalist (worked extensively with The Guardian on textile waste in Ghana)

The session will be moderated by Dr. Meital Peleg-Mizrachi (Yale University).

The format will include a moderated panel discussion followed by audience Q&A.

Registration link: https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/u_FjGhajTt6Nzg8n0cA67w#/registration

This webinar is open to the public.