“Greenpeace believes that electronic companies, who have benefited from sales of their products, should manufacture toxics-free products and take full responsibility in recycling and discarding products that have reached the end of their lifecycle. However, in order to do this, we need public pressure, and before that public awareness,” said Jamie Choi, campaigner for Greenpeace’s toxics campaign.
Choi added that a cappella’s “unplugged” nature, which does not use any electronic instruments, coincides with Greenpeace’s campaign to protest against the irresponsible electronics industry.
Greenpeace believes that the concert will draw between 500-1,000 people, a crowd mostly comprised of college students and young adults. Unfortunately, Greenpeace will not be able to fund the airfare for the a cappella groups due to budget constraints. However, free housing will be provided for the groups.
This concert will be the first time a cappella music will be performed in mainland China.
Interested groups please contact Jamie Choi. Also, for more information concerning Greenpeace’s hi-tech campaign, please go to http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics.
Greenpeace is a non-profit organization, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants. As a global organization, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.
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