Earth Week 2021
In celebration of Earth Day, Think City Institute is happy to jointly present a week-long programme of webinars and film screenings. From the 20th to the 27th of April, tune in to Earth Week from the comfort of your home to learn more about how we can each contribute to sustaining our planet. All programmes are free. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn for further details.
FRIENDS OF BUKIT KIARA
Webinars
Youth Engagement in Climate Action
Date: 20th April 2021
Time: 9pm
Speakers: Jasmin Ilham (Climate and Environment Consultant, UNICEF), Mathini Arveena Ravee (Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY))
Moderator: Thary Gazi Goh (Urban Biodiversity Initiative (UBI))
The climate emergency will affect our collective future. So how can the leaders of tomorrow rise up to seize the future today? This webinar will explore how to amplify the voice that matters most – youths!
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Why Communities Are Important In Protecting Green Spaces
Date: 22nd April 2021
Time: 9pm
Speakers: Justine Vaz (General Manager, The Habitat Foundation), Peter Leong (Treasurer, Friends of Bukit Kiara)
Moderator: Kribanandan Gurusamy Naidu (President of the Friends of Bukit Kiara (FoBK); Managing Director, JTK Consult Sdn Bhd)
How do you balance the development of Greater KL while protecting urban green lungs? This webinar takes a look at the instrumental role of community-based organisations in advocating for the protection of urban forests and why your voice matters.
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Firefly Biodiversity, Mysteries & Ecology
Date: 24th April 2021
Time: 3pm
Speakers: Thary Goh (Urban Biodiversity Initiative (UBI)), Dr Nada Bt Badruddin (Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM))
Moderator: Leon Koay (Friends of Bukit Kiara, Save Taman Rimba Kiara)
Fireflies are mesmerising insects due to their ability to produce light. The congregating fireflies in our river banks are the most well-known of the species but solitary fireflies found inland are numerous in shape, size and light display patterns, reflecting their higher biodiversity and unique relationship with our forests. There will be a sharing of insights into these fascinating creatures.
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Restoring Our Earth
Date: 27th April 2021
Time: 9pm
Speakers: Sofia Castelo (Lead of Think City’s Resilience Community of Practice, Think City), Dr Dzaeman Dzulkifli (Executive Director, Tropical Rainforest Conservation & Research Centre (TRCRC))
Moderator: Baida Jane Hercus (Free Tree Society (FTS))
The theme of Earth Day 2021 is ‘Restore Our Earth’. What does that mean for Malaysia? This webinar explores the challenges faced in tackling the climate emergency locally.
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FASHION REVOLUTION WEEK 2021
Webinars
Waste Not, Want Not
Date: 22nd April 2021
Time: 11am – 12.30pm
Speakers: Najah Onn (Environmental Engineer, Kloth Lifestyle), Tracy Wong (Founder of VOOR)
Moderator: Melissa Tan (Country Coordinator of Fashion Revolution Malaysia & EarthDay.Org Ambassador)
An estimated 92 million tons of textile waste is created annually from the fashion industry – from every part of a garment’s life cycle. We discuss:
- Cutting waste (and unnecessary costs) out of the pre-production process when bringing designs to life
- The culture of waste and overconsumption of fashion in Malaysia, and its impact on the planet
- How textile recyclers are dealing with the effects of mass consumption
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How Can #SupportLocal Shape a Fair and Responsible Fashion Future
Date: 22nd April 2021
Time: 3pm – 4.30pm
Speakers: Datin TS. Dr. Norsaadah Zakaria (Malaysian Official Designers’ Association (MODA)), Ms Hasziah Mat Yazid @ Mohd Yazid (Senior Manager of Lifestyle & Life Science, MATRADE), Catriona Maddocks (Co-Founder of Catama)
Moderator: Sasibai Kimis (Founder of Earth Heir)
In an increasingly opaque and globalised fashion supply chain, we discuss:
- How local conscious brands can increase representation of our culture and help shift to a more equitable fashion industry (?)
- How localising and shortening supply chains can increase transparency and allow greater control over the welfare of its workers
- The benefits and challenges to local production
- How supporting local contributes reverse commercialism and helps reduce the fashion industry’s contribution to climate change
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Is Sustainable Fashion More Resilient?
Date: 23rd April 2021
Time: 11am – 12.30pm
Speakers: Wong Xiao Cheng (Founding Partner and CEO of Earth Heir), Najmia Zulkarnain (Co-Founder of UNPLUG), Jacqueline Fong (Founder of Tanoti)
Moderator: Ambika Sangaran (CEO of Biji Biji Ethical Fashion)
Is the fast fashion industry facing an existential crisis?
The pandemic has highlighted recurring issues in the fashion industry to a greater degree; with cancelled orders, supply chain disruptions, and unsafe working conditions making headlines.
With the rising trend of consciousness among consumers and a waning appetite for fast fashion, we explore how ethical brands are weathering the pandemic, and the learnings we can takeaway to inform how we move forward from here and apply it towards the inevitable and more devastating impact that climate change will bring to the industry
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Batik – Thriving or Merely Surviving?
Date: 23rd April 2021
Time: 3pm – 4.30pm
Speakers: Amy Blair (Founder of The Batik Boutique), Maryam Shamsuddin (Managing Director of Cotton and Sago), Fern Chua (Founder and Creative Director of FERN)
Moderator: Nik Faiz Nik M Amin (President of Malaysian Craft Council & Founder of Gahara)
Batik is an iconic part of our culture – but is its preservation mainly for tourists or our national pride?
It matters for us to know how, where, who makes the clothing we buy; in this session we discuss the environmental issues surrounding batik making in Malaysia and challenges faced by those working in the sector.
Will batik technique fade away with the accelerated pace of fashion seeing more of the market move into printing?
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Viewing Parties
Fashion Revolution Week 2021 Viewing Party 1: Made In Bangladesh
Date: 21st April 2021, Tuesday
Time: 9pm to 10pm
A lot of our clothes bear the label ‘Made in Bangladesh’. But before the deadly collapse of Rana Plaza, a garment factory there in April in 2013, most of us never thought about the people who make them. After clothes bound for popular, mainstream brands were found in the rubble of Rana Plaza, these companies reacted with surprise – how could such a tragedy happen?
This documentary tracks down workers who say they are still forced to make clothes in dangerous conditions and goes behind bars for an exclusive interview with the jailed owner of one of the biggest factories inside Rana Plaza, who details his long-standing, multi-million dollar connections to some of the world’s best known brands.
Made in Bangladesh won the 2014 International Emmy® Award for Current Affairs programming.
This session will follow with an open community conversation moderated with Fashion Revolution.
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Fashion Revolution Viewing Party 2: The Clothes We Wear
Date: 23rd April 2021, Friday
Time: 9pm to 10pm
We live in an age of hyper-consumption, and nowhere is this more obvious than the fashion industry. New collections are arriving on the market at an ever increasing rate – many of them at rock-bottom prices.
And if you believe the information campaigns run by some of the textile giants, consumers can now buy with a clear conscience. It’s become trendy for clothing labels to tout their green credentials, advertising eco-friendly labels allegedly made according to strict environmental standards.
But is it all genuine? Two reporters go undercover to find out what’s really happening in the textile factories where many clothes destined for the European market are made. They discover the extent of the environmental devastation caused by the industry and how companies are making a profit from the fact that sustainability sells.
This session will follow with an open community conversation moderated with Fashion Revolution.
Register Now: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/339/4v0vvt47
HABITAT PENANG HILL
As part of Think City Institute’s Earth Week 2021 campaign, attendees will be receiving a 30% discount voucher for The Habitat Penang Hill made possible by The Habitat Penang Hill and Habitat Foundation.
Terms & Conditions
– This discount is available until 31 Dec 2021.
– This discount is only applicable to Standard Entrance tickets.
– Each discount voucher is applicable for max 4 tickets.
How To Redeem?
– Attendees must attend the webinar in full to receive this discount voucher which will be given out at the end of the webinar.
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