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!
China's suffered a high environmental toll for economic progress: water shortages, diminished biodiversity, desertification, ruined soils and poisoned waters.
How much room is there now for public discourse on the environment and its protection, and what form can it take? Can Chinese media, NGOs, celebrities and ordinary people make a difference? Jonathan Watts, the Guardian's Asia Environment correspondent and author of When a Billion Chinese Jump discusses.
The Bookworm Literary Festival
80 RMB
@ Studio X [map/address here]
Tuesday, March 15
8pm
