Runa Ray News Today

Stella McCartney presented the $1M Hult Prize to banana leather innovators Banofi at a ceremony ahead of Paris Fashion Week.

The plethora of tragic disasters in the industry helped Ray realize that she could not simply remain creative in the way she approached clothing design. She also needed to also help those less seen — such as migratory tailors and garment workers — and resolve the problem of waste in the fashion industry.

It took Haley Swem nearly half an hour to stitch the word “peace.” When she was done, she had a 10-by-10-inch canvas that read “Unity is peace and peace is thanks.” The Montara seventh-grader’s art piece was one of dozens submitted by local kids for a peace flag that now billows outside Half Moon Bay City Hall. The project, initiated by local activist and artist Runa Ray, was designed to encourage reflection about peace, following a summer that marked the resurgence of ...