No. 62: The ultimate list of upcoming clothing swaps!

Hi, hope you’re doing well. There is a short section on the Maui wildfires that I highly recommend reading (although I’m sure you’re already aware), and if you have the funds, consider donating!

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FREE clothing swaps happening soon!

Credit: Freepik

Sorry, they are only in North America, but feel free to share others in the comments. For even more, check out Instagram (I use #clothingswap) and Eventbrite.

California

• Kids + teens gender inclusive clothing swap - Saturday, August 19, 11-2 @ 780 Lincoln Ave, Napa

• Vintage Clothing Swap - Saturday, August 19, 1-5 @ 986 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach

• Sunday, August 20, 10-2 @ The Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station

Canada

• Clothing and Gear Swap - Saturday, August 26, 10-5 @ Canmore Recreation Center, Bow Valley, Alberta

Colorado

• Tuesday, August 15, 5-8 pm @ Off the Bottle Refill Shop, Denver

D.C.

• Sunday, August 27, 12-2 @ Meridian Hill Park

Florida

• Sunday, August 20, 12-3 @ 5785 South University Drive, Davie

• Women’s Clothing Swap - Friday, August 25, 5-8 pm @ Heal The Planet Shop, Fort Lauderdale

• Saturday, August 26, 7-8 pm @ 918 W Sligh Ave, Tampa

Maryland

• Saturday, August 19, 8:30-12 pm @ 100 Del Rhodes Ave, Queenstown

New Mexico

• Saturday, August 19, 11-3 @ Santa Fe Title (515 Don Gaspar Ave)

New York

• Thursdays 8/17, 8/24, 8/31 and Saturdays 8/12 & 8/26

  • @ Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Brooklyn

• Sunday, August 20, 11-2 @ McCarren Park, Brooklyn

• Sunday, August 20, 3-6 @ Vers, 1329 Willoughby Av, Brooklyn

North Carolina

• Friday, September 29, 12-4 @ Local Cloth, Asheville

Ohio

• Sunday, September 24, 1-3 @ Greentown Volunteer Fire Department, Youngstown

Tennessee

• Saturday, August 26, 11-4 @ Anaconda Vintage, Nashville

Texas

• Clothes/Books Swap - Sunday, August 20, 3-4:30 @ Captain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse, Austin

• Clothing & Seed Swap - Saturday, October 7, 2-4 @ Nacogdoches Public Library

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Sixteen Young People in Montana Just Won a Historic Climate Lawsuit (Mother Jones)

The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Your Plastic Usage (Sustainable Baddie)

How Maui’s wildfires became so apocalyptic (Vox) - The death toll has now reached 99 people, with the physical damage at ~$6 billion, but, more importantly, this is the deadliest US wildfire in over a century. If you’re planning on visiting Maui or anywhere else in Hawaii, don’t. But, instead, considering donating funds or supplies (comprehensive list here).

From a separate CNN article,

• While the deadly fires spread rapidly into neighborhoods, the largest siren system in the world was silent. Emergency communications with residents were largely limited to mobile phones and broadcasters at a time when most power and cell service was already knocked out.

• The state’s main electric provider, Hawaiian Electric, is facing a lawsuit claiming power lines blown over by high winds helped to cause the destructive Lahaina wildfire, though an official cause of the wildfire has not yet been determined.

• Hawaii’s emergency management agency reported last year the risk posed by wildfires to human life was low. Officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, records show.

Complete Metamorphosis: The Overview (Atmos)

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Wrap-up

Thanks for reading!