Sharing is good.
Sharing means getting more people to understand what you are doing.
Sharing means opening up your heart.
I was recently interviewed by Channel News Asia (thank you, Lianne!) and the response to the interview was very positive. Rewind 3 years back and the response to an interview then was extremely lukewarm - people didn't understand why I would want to pick up a needle and thread to upcycle my wardrobe. I am amazed by how the whole environmental movement in Singapore has transformed. People are starting to realise that it all starts with them!
We now have so many ground-up initiatives, and just last week we had the Singapore Eco Film Festival. Being on the panel discussion on Minimalism, it was amazing to see so many people were eager to know how to incorporate environmental actions into their lives.
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The movement is even spreading into our schools. My good friend, Lara of Secondsguru, organised a sharing session on sustainable fashion with the UWCSEA Dover Parent Teacher Committee. I do hope people see the need for reducing their consumption, caring for their clothes and finally making do with less. It would be interesting what the environmental scene is like in another 3 years. Watch this space!
My absolute favourite recycling venue is vintage, sewing machines. Those old machines are so well built, they are still working after 50 to 100 years. My sister is teaching her grandchildren to sew on a treadle machine. They callit the Flintstone machine. The plastic machines do not have the strength for heavy projects or the durability and repairability of the old macchines. Domething to consider...
ReplyDeleteThat's so great that you can start to see a difference and progress in people's attitudes and way of thinking! Good for you Agy - you're doing a great job getting the message out there!!
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