Earth & Diversity Week 2025 - Ripple Effect: Our Bonds with Water

Have you ever thought about the cycle of your relationship with clothing? The E&D Week clothing swap aims to encourage students to pause and think about the cycles of consumption that they engage in and how we can make more sustainable decisions. The annual Clothing Swap fosters an environment where we can exchange clothes within our community and prevent perfectly good clothing items from entering the landfill. Choosing to adopt used clothing rather than purchasing new is a better choice for our community and the environment as a whole.  Particularly for the 2025 clothing swap we are encouraging our community to learn more about water usage in the textile industry. We hope that students will reflect on their own relationships with fashion, consumption, and its effects on waterways. 

Two ways to participate:
1) The PLU Community is invited to drop off clothing that is in good condition to contribute to the clothing swap. We are looking for clothing that will meet the needs of our diverse community. This means that we are excited to accept wearable clothing and accessories (bags, hats, shoes, etc.). We are looking for clothing for interviews, casual clothes for day-to-day, and clothing that is culturally diverse and size inclusive. Drop off locations are in every resident hall and in front of the Center for DJS(office). There is a clothing swap sign on each bin. 

2) Come to our clothing swap! On 4/23-4/24 pick out a free new outfit or two for yourself.