ABOUT US
Freedom and Fashion is a fashion orientated creative arts ministry and organization that serves as a resource hub for fair-trade businesses and non-profit organizations dealing with modern day slavery, human trafficking, child labor and human rights violations.
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THE BEGINNING…
In the spring of 2008, Ms. Kim decided to volunteer at Nightlight, an organization that fights human trafficking and the exploitative sex industry in Bangkok, Thailand. Seeing Nightlight’s immense need of material, human and financial support, Ms. Kim realized that fighting injustice was not as easy as she thought it would be. After her volunteer work was over, she learned about various organizations such as Not For Sale, Polaris Project, and others that were doing work on the front lines — fighting the same fight as Nightlight. But she found that all these organizations had a similar struggle — they all needed consistent marketing and financial support.
That winter, Ms. Kim decided to pray. After a long prayer time with God, she felt comforted to know that an idea was born. She realized that her passion for art and fashion could be used for a greater purpose. She decided to create an organization that would act as a hub for all these great groups; each group would be featured on the runway, and have space to sell their merchandise. At the same time, these groups would be generating awareness about their causes and potentially recruiting new volunteers, as well. Thus, the concept for Freedom and Fashion was born.
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OUR MISSION…
Freedom and Fashion is dedicated to educating society about the global social issues of modern-day slavery, sex trafficking, child labor, and human rights violations. FnF addresses these injustices through the purchasing power of conscious consumerism, by increasing the demand for socially responsible and ethically produced goods and ensuring they are readily available to consumers. Driven by our mission, FnF’s work is grounded in our three organizational goals:
Advocacy
Freedom and Fashion believes in educating the public about what social injustice looks like. There are more slaves today than in the Trans Atlantic slave trade. Trafficking made over 32 billion dollars alone last year. We want to show people how what we buy, watch, and participate in, affects those who are oppressed. We advocate using your freedom and purchasing power to give freedom to others and begin making your fashion statement against companies who violate the standards of fair trade.
Promotion
As a hub for fair-trade, Freedom and Fashion showcases organizations and companies that are already doing the front line work of educating, producing and empowering. Freedom and Fashion promotes these organizations and raises awareness for these shows on the runway, in our magazine, on our blog, and in our short films. In addition, people can purchase the merchandise on the day of the event in the various booths.
Love
At the core of Freedom and Fashion’s values is God’s love. We believe in the call to action — to love the poor, the needy, and helpless, as exemplified in His word. At our events, we want to create an atmosphere that empowers guests to act, not out of hatred, but out of an understanding that power in the wrong hands can produce injustice. We want all attendees to become educated about their own purchasing power and how it can be used to make a statement beyond just fashion.
Note: Our organization welcomes people of all backgrounds to still participate in our mission’s goals to help those who are in oppressive situations. While our goal is to render Christian service and share the message of Jesus, we do not impose our beliefs on our staff or our partners and learning about the Christian faith is a voluntary exercise.
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