Party for Earth – Earth Day 2011 Festival by Ground-Up Initiative [Events]
April 8, 2011 by Eugene
Filed under Education and Environmentalism, People and Lifestyle, Singapore
About Earth Day 2011 Festival
With the theme “A Beautiful Connection” it aims to reconnect people to the land while inspiring them with art, music and cultural mediums orchestrated by artists.
This event is free of admission to the public. It will be a full-day event at Bottle Tree Park, in Yishun, with creative workshops, art performances and a market place consisting of merchandise (organic, natural and eco-friendly) and plant-based food stalls.
These activities are designed to put across the message of environmental sustainability and the importance of sustainable practices. From engaging human senses in appreciation of Nature to participating to hands-on activities, everyone will get to play a part, no one will be a bystander!
Title of Event: Party for Earth
Date: 22nd April 2011 (Good Friday)
Time: 09:30 – 18:00
Venue: Bottle Tree Park, Yishun, at 81 Lorong Chencharu Singapore 769198 (10min walk from Khatib MRT station)
Cost: Free Admission
Website: http://earthdaysg.blogspot.com/
Contact: earthdaysg@gmail.com or Kian Seng 91120517 Read more
Eco-Trek Episode 2: Vertical Garden, Eco-Artist and FedEx Bicycle Fleet
February 21, 2011 by Eugene
Filed under Design and Buildings, Education and Environmentalism, Energy and Transportation, Nature and Biodiversity, People and Lifestyle
Eco-Trek is a new weekly video news magazine developed by CCM News, and dedicated to documenting the coolest green stories from around the world.
The second episode features:
- The spectacular living wall on the Musée du Quai Branly
- French eco-artist Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy
- Paris’s FedEx bike powered fleet
The Warriors of Qiugang
January 17, 2011 by Eugene
Filed under China, Education and Environmentalism, People and Lifestyle
The Warriors of Qiugang is a 39-minute short video co-produced by Yale Environment 360 with filmmakers Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon. The video tells the story of how the villagers in the Qiugang village, Anhui province in China, worked with an environmental NGO, Green Anhui, and fought together to protect their environment and health against chemical pollution from the nearby Jiucailuo Chemical plant.
The unlikely hero in the video is farmer, Zhang Gongli, who leads the villagers’ fight to shut down the chemical plant by using China’s federal environmental laws to put pressure on the factory owners and the local government. He is a reluctant hero:
I feel scared, I really don’t want to be a hero. But the next generation will suffer. We risk our lives for their happiness.
Watch this moving and powerful short video. China is still struggling to balance environmental protection and economic development. But China’s future looks green with the help of concerned citizens and committed NGOs.
Source and image credit: Yale Environment 360
Sustainable Luxury Design Workshops
November 2, 2010 by Eugene
Filed under Business and Organisations, Education and Environmentalism, People and Lifestyle, Singapore
Key players of Singapore’s sustainable luxury fashion industry are coming together in November for a collaborative effort to raise awareness on the importance of sustainable and ethical practices in the fashion industry.
Sustainable artisanal jeweller Choo Yilin, ecological apparel label Jujube, and ethical and sustainable footwear retailer Terra Plana Singapore agree that this is a timely issue, and have put together two consumer workshops featuring talks and a panel discussion between designers Choo Yilin, Jujube Li, and Green Drinks Singapore Founder Olivia Choong. Titled Sustainable Luxury Design Workshops, these sessions mainly examine what makes a product sustainable and ethical, the importance of sustainable design in fashion, and offers tips on shopping sustainably.
Love Letters To Earth
October 21, 2010 by Eugene
Filed under Education and Environmentalism, Nature and Biodiversity, People and Lifestyle, Singapore
Love Letters To Earth is a new 6-part TV series featured on OKTO, and tells the stories of how environmentalists and nature lovers helped to protect and conserve the remaining nature reserves and wildlife in Singapore. Love Letters To Earth is shown on OKTO every Sunday at 9:30pm, with repeat telecast on Wednesday at 11:30pm.
The first episode shown last Sunday featured how four bird lovers managed to conserve Sungei Buloh. The four heroes from the then Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch) included:
- Richard Hale who discovered the site in 1986 (former CEO of HSBC in Singapore)
- Dr Ho Hua Chew (Chairman of the Nature Society Singapore Conservation Committee)
- Subaraj Rajathurai (wildlife expert and guide)
- Dr Rexon Ngim (plastic surgeon)
They found Sungei Buloh to be a place where many migratory birds visited and decided that the place is worth conserving. So they wrote a proposal to the government titled ‘A Proposal for a Nature Conservation Area at Sungei Buloh’, and sent it to all the ministers, including the late President Wee Kim Wee.
President Wee made a personal visit to Sungei Buloh to take a look for himself and perhaps helped to convince the government to designate Sungei Buloh as a nature park in 1989. In 2001, Sungei Buloh was gazetted as a nature reserve and renamed as Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
Remember to catch Love Letters To Earth for more stories of these amazing and dedicated nature lovers and environmentalists who contributed to nature conservation in Singapore. The second episode this Sunday is about Pulau Semakau.
Source credit for Love Letters To Earth image: OKTO (image from their Facebook page)
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