Where art, fashion, and sustainability collide
Did you know that clothing industry has been labeled the second largest polluter in the world? The only industry that pollutes more is OIL! (http://www.alternet.org/environment/its-second-dirtiest-thing-world-and-youre-wearing-it) So what can we do about it? Wearing used clothing is one option. Not obsessively following fashion is another. Something else that we can do which is much more fun is… making Trashion! Trash+Fashion=Trashion. Students have begun to work on Trashion in their art classes in preparation for the first Futuro Verde Trashion Show!
Wondering what you can do to help our students with their fashion creations? We need all your cool, interesting, weird trash and any used clothing that you no longer want.
Visiting the beach? Bring along a plastic bag to fill with all the strange and amazing trash treasures that the ocean deposits on our shores.
Have a business which produces clean trash, like boxes, or bottles, or other packaging material? We can transform your packaging garbage into stylish wrappings!
Want to clean out all that old computer/technology junk lying around that you don’t know what to do with? Our students can turn that junk into fashion gold!
Futuro Verde’s Trashion Show will be held on the Day One of the 3rd Annual BHS Conference, on Thursday, June 29th, 2017. We will also host the Preview (dress rehearsal) on Thursday, June 22nd, before the mid-year vacation begins. We welcome one and all to cheer our students as they vogue down the runway in their finest Trashion!
On April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day, a day entirely dedicated to nature and all its ecosystems, to the protection of our natural resources and to finding sustainable solutions to mitigate the pollution of our planet. The prosperity of every community on earth depends on the presence of water, fresh air, forests and the scenic beauty found in its natural spaces. In this day and age, we actually lead such hasty lives that we have become oblivious to the fact that we need nature to survive, in the same way a plant needs a rich soil to be able to grow. Confronted by a myriad of environmental conflicts, we often feel overwhelmed and doubtful about how to contribute to a possible solution to the environmental problems around us. It can be useful to reflect on the environmental problems we witness on a daily basis and, consequently, take the decision to make some changes in our homes, offices, schools and all other community spaces. For this reason, Futuro Verde is committed to helping with our community´s waste management and has accepted the challenge of functioning as a recycling center both for our institution and our students´ homes. As an institution, we feel proud to be in the position to contribute to the search for sustainable solutions to the problems of waste production and its ill management. We aim to make our students aware of these problems and of the need to Reject, Reduce, Reuse, and, lastly, Recycle. We truly appreciate your support in making our community more sustainable every day!
