Protecting knowledge systems and craft custodians worldwide.
The CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INITIATIVE® is designed to be a worldwide movement supporting the recognition of cultural intellectual property rights® for craftsmen and women who are the custodians and transmitters of traditional garments, traditional designs and traditional manufacturing techniques.
This Initiative was born in April 2018 from the need to eliminate culturally appropriative behaviour in the fashion industry with a vision to create a system that nurtures, sustains and protects Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions.
The Initiative's mission is to act as a mediator in relationships between different stakeholders in the fashion and craft ecosystem, and to support cultural sustainability as a form of education and promotion of cultural heritage and Traditional Cultural Expressions.
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EVENTS & MILESTONES
2018
13
DECEMBER
1st Cultural Sustainability in Fashion Workshop at the Swedish School of Textiles, Borås, Sweden
4
JULY
Talk by Monica Moisin on Luxury Craftsmanship and Cultural IP Rights, at Ethical Fashion Show, Berlin, Germany, with ABURY
2019
7
FEBRUARY
Monica presents the Cultural IP Rights Initiative as cultural entrepreneurship study case at the Swiss Cultural Exchange in Basel
25
OCTOBER
One six delegate speakers, Monica addresses the One Young World 2019 delegates in London, UK, in the Poverty Alleviation Plenary Session on the role of Cultural IP Rights and advocacy for equal partnership with artisan communities and indigenous creators in reducing poverty globally. She is introduced on stage by Ms. Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director of the Yunus Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
11
SEPTEMBER
Monica Moisin joins The Craft Catapult by Start-up Oasis as Mentor for the 2019/2020 cohort. The Craft Catapult is India's first craft start-ups accelerator working on technology facilitated disruptive solutions in the craft value-chain, to catapult India’s craft eco-system
2020
8
FEBRUARY
Signing Day in Bagru, India, for the Mahila Print #RoyaltiesforArtisans Contracts. A big step for the craft community in India.
15
MARCH
Raphael Schreiber officially joins the CIPRI Permanent Team as a Sustainability Consultant following our 2020 Fieldwork in India.
20
AUGUST
As a semi-finalist of the European Union Social Innovation Challenge #diogochallenge, CIPRI submits the "WhyWeCraft - Cultural Sustainability in Fashion" proposal for artisan-designer live immersive co-design experiences
18
FEBRUARY
Launch of the Cultural Sustainability Report "Profiles of Textile Artisans in Kutch, Gujarat, India"
7
APRIL
Official launch of the four CIPRI Action Pillars - Legal consulting, holistic Sustainability Consulting with focus on Cultural Sustainability, Advocacy and Fieldwork Research.
27
FEBRUARY
Monica gives a talk on "Cultural IP Rights and the Sustainability Development Goals" at CIIE.CO, Indian Institute for Management, Ahmedabad part of the Craft Catapult craft acceleration Program.