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.
"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)
Beijing's landfills are getting full fast! Reduce the "trash" you throw away by purchasing products with minimal packaging. Look for reusable, recyclable, and biodegrable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!
GtB and Acupuncture Records are pleased to introduce the DJ line-up for the next edition of ECO=CHIC: Re-loved, coming soon on Thursday, May 20th.
Featuring the recently opened green-hearted gem of a shoppe Brandnü, Re-Loved is also a special fundraiser for the Hua Dan Sichuan Earthquake programme. The Green Garage Sale will re-open (9pm - 1am) to raise funds for Yushu Earthquake Relief Aid, so please bring your cash with your clothes this time and help us trade up for the build up of this area in need.
Re-Loved special guest DJs include DJ Stregatto (or as the kids call him il gatto) [pictured above] and his good friend Tommy aka DJ NAW-T from the UK.
Born in the US and educated in Germany, Stregatto has ridden the global boomerang from Boston to Beijing and everywhere in between. After getting his mind calibrated by the technik experts in Berlin, this DJ evolved his style to stimulate any audiences from the “lounge gattas on Centro couches to them hustler gattos sippin on that rum and sizzurp up in the cut.” He has worked alongside world-class DJs like Dub Gabriel, dropped beats for the unstoppable World Street Dance Champion, and will be delighting our ears in a few weeks!
Listen to a preview of the remix/mash-ups in store for the evening here: http://virb.com/stregatto. See you on the dance floor!
