Volunteers Needed at GIGA
July 19th, 2008 by Adam
GIGA: Green Ideas: Green Action
greening the world we make…
Mission statement: We live in a designed world. Everything we make, use and discard has been designed by someone, somewhere. Most of it is unsustainable and designers are the source.
Our mission is to make design green: empowering designers with the right tools to accelerate change.
ACTION TOOLS:
BASE: An online database of green materials, empowering designers with well researched, impartial and actionable information.
PEDIA: A green encyclopedia of definitions and basic design concepts.
IDEAS TOOLS:
EVENTS: Lectures and events that presents the work of a designer that leads by example: the challenges and the solutions. The lectures serve as a platform for sharing ‘best of practice’ knowledge and ideas about local solutions to sustainability.
CASE: A series of case studies showcasing projects to learn from.
OUTREACH: Lectures and education in universities, workshops and more on the boards.
Structure: GIGA is a non-profit group created and managed by professionals and supported by volunteers and sponsors.
Short term needs
After the incredible feedback generated by the first website, GIGA is expanding as an organization and currently working on the website’s second iteration. Its aims to be more interactive, user-driven and easy to use. With the second website up in September, a course at Tongji University and key upcoming lectures, GIGA will be in a strong position to receive sponsorship. However, we need the help of volunteers to get us there.
- Marketing Volunteer: Putting together a package to approach potential sponsors and donors.
- Programmers: Assisting on the construction of the website.
- Content Research: Researching, assessing and rating products. Researching and reviewing case studies.
- Category manager (for material database)
- Lecture / Event Organizer
- Translation of website content into Chinese
If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact us at: action (at)giga-china.com
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March 4th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Adam,
this is clearly something that the central party does not want to continue, and getting back to my posts of progress, I found this article in my RSS reader.
China migrant labourers learn the law to win rights
why is this important? simple.. as china’s legal system begins (particularly on a local level) to become a trusted channel, I believe many of the flares will be replaced.
The only question is which is the chicken, which is the egg, and how close to the fryer are both?
But my guess is that the party again is acutely aware of this, and that is why they brought in the 3000 migrant workers to represent their views at the national level… another good step
August 13th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Our world is faced with serious environment problem and the problem is especially serious in China which is a manufacturing superpower. I believe GIGA is very meaningful and I am willing to be a voluteer.
In addition, I think the economic environment is also not good and the historical tragedy is taking place repeatedly. I am afraid it perhaps will happen in China.
I am worry, and simultaneously I find I do not have the ability to express the economic problem which exists in China. I can not do anything.
However, I believe I can do something to help your program. Maybe through the experience, I can see the fact and the economic problem more clearly.