kaciegh@yorku.ca

Kacie G. Hopkins (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate with expertise in community economies, feminist social enterprises, and geographies of rural women’s handmade crafts and creativity. Kacie is a storyteller, creative writer, designer, and entrepreneur. She is a member of these research networks: Community Economies Research Network, Rural Women’s Studies Association, Women, Gender and Social Justice, and Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation. Outside of her Ph.D. studies she is active in the social enterprise, Wildflower Enterprises at WildflowerConnection.com, that she and her twin sister founded to connect rural women through crafting, design, and empowerment services. She has been an advocate for fair trade and ethical trading of fashion and continues to write on ethical fair-trade practices, specifically decolonizing the field, ethical and decolonial marketing, and advocating against toxic charity structures.