点废成绿 GREENING THE BEIGE

点废成绿 Greening the Beige (GtB) is an eco-minded arts collective and not-for-profit community network dedicated to nurturing awareness of environmental issues. 点废成绿 GtB promotes and celebrates earth friendly artists and organizations in Beijing.

GREEN QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Why are we being forced to choose between the economy and the environment? We tend to forget that without an environment we would not have an economy, as everything we consume and I mean everything comes from our environment."

~ Franke James (contemporary artist, photographer, writer)

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Green Ear Candy: Solar Shade

Lunar Eclipse, Beijing: 12.10.11

GtB creative volunteers are busy at work on a couple of new short mini-docs featuring our "trash to art" workshop led by Devin Allen, at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Nov 2010; as well as our recent grand finale event held during the spectacular lunar eclipse (pictured right).

As we go through the music of our many talented supporting artists, we thought we should share some of the tracks, starting with SOLAR SHADE.

But first, a request from Kyle Benjamin of Solar Shade:

"Because GtB is partly about preserving land, water, life -

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Better Late Than Never

The Garbage Cube 垃圾立方

Woops!

Although the voting deadline (Dec.12) slipped right past our radar, we are still proud to announce that the awesome short film (3.5 mins) that students from the Communication University of China made about The Garbage Cube was submitted into the Ford China 2011 Environmental Pioneer award category for film, photography, and graphic design.

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Thanks EVERYONE for a great GtB'5!

Sustainable Design Showcase Team @ The Center

A huge thanks to all the amazing people who helped celebrate GtB'5: Green eARTh for Everyone!

Please check-in again soon for full credits and a roll call of appreciation of EVERYONE involved. In the meantime, it'd be great to collect everyone's photos to share on our site here. Got pics? Send 'em over, pretty please: info@greeningthebeige.org

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How to get to Mako Live House this Saturday :o)

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If you know what's good and green for ya, then you'll get over to Mako Live House this Saturday for the GtB'5 Full Lunar Eclipse Finale!

The venue is less than 1km east of the Line 10, Shuangjing Subway Station. Check out this map (courtesy of Mobile Native) before you head out; if it's your 1st time, it can be tricky to find....or even if it's your 2nd time....

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Spotlight on LANE CHANGE - GtB'5 Guest MCs

Winter B-icicle Challenge

No doubt about it, Lane Change, the newest global non-profit bicycle gang on the block in Beijing, has by now become a household name for most GtB members.

Cruising into the scene just late last month, this empowering initiative is all about encouraging people to show off their love of bikes, and go 'the extra mile'. With a kick-off campaign like "The Winter B-Icicle Challenge", that dares everyone around the world to hop on their good foot and ride their bikes no matter the nasty weather, Lane Change seriously means business.

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Gift Shopping for GtB

GtB'5 Raffle Poster - FINAL - by NicNok

The Hutong is proudly sponsoring a sale from December 1 - 10 on all select merchandise to help benefit Beijing's local "eco-minded" collective, Greening the Beige (GtB).

Enjoy an array of green gift items from The Hutong, such as the Tea Journeys collection sourced from local farmers in Fujian and Pu'er Teas that support local farmers in Yunnan. Also, look for the all-natural, bio-degradable, bamboo chopsticks they sell to promote re-use instead of contributing to the piles of rubbish!

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GtB'5 Flashback: VEGGIE MIGHT - “素食就是力量”活动小记

Liu Yusi, GtB Volunteer Extraordanaire @ VEGGIE MIGHT, Nov 12th

“素食就是力量”活动小记

A huge thanks to everyone who participated and otherwise attended the premiere of "Veggie Might", a full day exploration of what it means to live without eating animals.

A special warm thanks goes to:

Laura Fanelli, The Veggie Table, Hostess with the Mostess
Yusi Liu, GtB5 Team Member, Event Manager, Musician
Angela Merriam, Green Earth Volunteers

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GtB'5 Give & Receive Fundraiser ... brought to you by The Hutong

The Hutong

Help us help "green" Beijing's cultural scene!

On December 1 - 10, 10am - 6pm daily, The Hutong will give 10% of all goods purchased to help Greening the Beige pay for annual expenses. Just mention"GtB" at the sale.

+++ PLUS, The Hutong will host its biggest raffle prize event ever with thousands of RMB worth in prizes. All proceeds will go towards GtB'5 costs and help seed more GtB events in 2012.

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Keepers of the Waters - Visions & Solutions

Betsy Damon, Keepers of the Waters

OH YAY!

In just less than 32 hours the 5th annual GtB event series will begin at The Veggie Table with 3 "green films" specially presented by the Beijing International Movie Festival.

For immediate gratification, you can click here for a sneak peak of "Upstream to Downstream", but of course it's better on a big screen and in a room full of "eco-minded" people. So go see it tomorrow night!

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GtB'5: Green e*ART*h for Everyone! ///// 点废成绿5周年活动 - GtB5: 绿色之光,点亮你我!

GtB'5 Visual Theme (((by AVA Creative)))

Green eARTh for Everyone!
Greening the Beige
5th Annual Event
Invitation

The problem is culture. We will never solve anything until we change the way we think.
~Tang Xiyang, Leader of China's Green Movement*

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