{"id":35444,"date":"2025-04-10T03:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T02:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/creatively-tackling-fast-fashion\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T03:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T02:04:03","slug":"creatively-tackling-fast-fashion","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/creatively-tackling-fast-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Creatively Tackling Fast Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No4 Youth Service presents a <strong>10-week creative project<\/strong> for <strong>at-risk young people (ages 17-25) in Galway City<\/strong>. Designed for those facing <strong>homelessness, unemployment, cultural barriers, mental health challenges, or identifying as LGBTIQ+<\/strong>, this initiative offers a <strong>safe, supportive space<\/strong> to <strong>learn sewing, upcycling, and garment repair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will meet <strong>weekly for two hours<\/strong>, starting with basic sewing skills and progressing to <strong>hemming, zippers, buttons, and full outfit creation<\/strong>. Using <strong>charity-sourced and upcycled materials<\/strong>, they\u2019ll gain hands-on experience while addressing the impact of <strong>fast fashion<\/strong> and <strong>climate anxiety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Where?<\/strong> No4 Youth Service, Augustine Street, Galway<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>When?<\/strong> April \u2013 June 2025<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>How?<\/strong> Led by a professional tutor and youth worker, with access to sewing machines and materials.<\/p>\n<p>This project fosters <strong>creativity, sustainability, and empowerment<\/strong>, equipping young people with valuable skills while promoting <strong>mental well-being and environmental awareness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":35445,"template":"","class_list":["post-35444","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Creatively Tackling Fast Fashion - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"No4 Youth Service presents a 10-week creative project for at-risk young people (ages 17-25) in Galway City.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/creatively-tackling-fast-fashion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Creatively Tackling Fast Fashion - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No4 Youth Service presents a 10-week creative project for at-risk young people (ages 17-25) in Galway City. 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