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“From Indonesia with love! Raptor watch! We wait [for a] migratory raptor from China and Japan!”
Picture and quote posted by Iwan Londo on the KEEN Facebook page.
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From Indonesia with Love! Raptor watch!
Thursday, October 28th, 2010Help 1KG More Deliver Books to Children in Rural China
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
1KG More is an organization that delivers goods + supplies to provinces in Western China by encouraging everyone to bring along a 1kg of paper, pencils and books.
Following the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008, KEEN donated thousands of shoes and money to aid in disaster relief efforts in China. While delivering the shoes, KEEN worked with Hybrid.Care partner 1KG More at a tent library they established for earthquake refugees. Upon returning to the United States, KEEN continued to aid relief efforts with outdoor industry and product fundraisers.
1KG More is an organization that delivers goods + supplies to provinces in Western China by encouraging everyone to bring along a 1kg of paper, pencils and books. See how KEEN and 1KG More (short video) have partnered for change.
A year after the earthquake 1KG More relief efforts are still in progress…
A Note from Vivian at 1KG More
Dear friends,
I am writing to introduce you the latest public-interest program of 1KG More. Learn more here: Chinese Version, Google Translate Version
"CARRY ON WITH LOVE" postcards support literacy. Each postcard purchased means that one children's book will be delivered to one rural student. The Post Office of Chengdu, Sichuan is supporting this effort.
It’s the 1-year anniversary of the 12 May Quake, and we hope our efforts put on education in the disaster area will keep on sustainably. Hence we cooperated with the Post Office of Chengdu, Sichuan, to develop such a program that is easy for everyone to participate.
One postcard is sold, on the purchaser’s behalf, one children’s book will be delivered to one rural student. Each postcard costs $.15 USD (or 10 Chinese Yuan Renminbi), including postage fee.
We believe that love would be gathered by these small postcards, and we hope to collect 300,000 books for the children in rural schools or schools in the disaster area. Love is always the most powerful thing that brings in hope and heals any sad memories.
“CARRY ON WITH LOVE” postcards have come into the market since 10 May, 2009, we are looking forward to your support, and you will be rewarded as following:
- Decision making: on-line selecting one school where your book will be donated to;
- Supervision: tracking the collection, delivery and making use of the books on www.1kg.org
- Communication: find out who are concerned about the same school, and share your experience and feelings.
If you are interested, please:
- Purchase online at Toabao Shop (Chinese)
- Remit to:
Account holder: YU ZHI HAI 余志海
Account: 6226 0901 0258 6795
Account bank: China Merchants Bank, Beijing Subsidiary Bank, Dayuncun Branch.
**Please email vivian.1kg@gmail.com after the remittance.** - Notes: One postcard inlcudes postage, which could only be posted in mainland, China. For overseas order, the book donation can also be carried out through internet; You can also ask us to post the postcards directly to your friends in China, or you can authorize your friend to donate the books on your behalf.
If interested, you are most welcome to join us and spread your love to the children.
Thanks for your time and we are looking forward to your reply.
1KG MORE, Vivian
vivian.1kg@gmail.com
Movie Review – Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured Landscapes
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Changing our world through consumption
What if we looked at the changing landscapes caused by industry, material and waste debris without criticism or a frantic search for solutions? What if we looked through the lens of an artist such as Edward Burtynsky, one with the ability to show us the immense, unsettling world of industry in a way that makes us stop and think about it?
Manufactured Landscapes succeeds in this goal. With haunting images, Burtynsky shows us a world of mass production, e-waste, shipyards, coal as energy, the Three Gorges Dam in China and environmental consequences with minimal commentary. The images pass slowly before our eyes, letting us create our own voiceover. The film moves at a thoughtful (some might say pedestrian – the opening scene consists of one single eight minute dolly shot in a huge manufacturing facility. One such factory has 23,000 employees) pace, forcing the viewer to absorb the image and digest its meaning.
Through this process, Burtynsky succeeds in shifting the conversation, allowing us to think about our lifestyle which is based primarily on consumption. We buy things, discard or recycle the packaging, use the item then either recycle, donate or trash what we consumed. Burtynsky offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain normally shrouding product life; from birth at production to the mountains of recycled material and waste at the end of product usefulness. He is primarily concerned with engaging the link between the life we live and the environments resulting from this lifestyle. The question is not whether we should care about the environment. The real question might be; are we even aware of what currently exists? A corollary question might be; what comprises the “good life?” As long as quality of life is measured on an economic scale rather than on other means of fulfillment, our collective striving will forever be motivated by what we consume, be it housing, energy or consumer goods.
over and out.
