Business seminar: Social enterprise in rural India

Presenter: David Goldsmith, PhD in Textile Management

Abstract: David Goldsmith, PhD in Textile Management, will introduce his research related to a social enterprise in rural India that, through the production and domestic and international sales of handloomed fabric, endeavors to improve the economic and social lives of otherwise impoverished women.

David will give a short presentation of the people, purposes, and outcomes of WomenWeave with reference to notions of equity, slowness, and aesthetics. We will take a hands-on look at some of their products, and also discuss WomenWeave’s The Handloom School project that helps create a business path forward in the global fashion market for “next-generation” handloom weavers.

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