For the Amnesty International campaign "The Empty Chair", Dutch designer Maarten Baas made the symbolic empty chair to support Amnesty in their fight for freedom of expression. Dr. Liu Xiaobo was convicted for his role in drafting "Charter 08", a proposal for legal and political reform in China. Liu Xiaobo was the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate but during the cermony his chair remained empty as he was sentenced to a 11 years imprisonment. "The empty chair" is a symbol for Liu and many others who're in jail for expressing their opinion.
The chair will be presented during the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International tomorrow in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.

The Green Miles started to create awareness among the general public for the problems of our oceans. In addition, Arjen and Florian want to inspire people to interact with the world and the oceans in a green way. Therefore they sailed around the world on a limited budget, as sustainable as possible over a period of just under two years The Green Miles is collaborating with various prominent development organizations in the field of climate change and the protection of the oceans. Hereby an impression of their amazing trip!

The Snooshies are handmade from a soft and beautiful fabric, unlike any other. Hidden from most of the world by its remote location in the mountainous Himalayan regions of Western China: 100% yak down. The fibers are hand-combed from the yaks that dwell there, whose ancient existences continue to serve as a life source for the Tibetan herders. Snooshy co-operates with Shokay who aims to source the yak fiber directly from Tibetan herders, enabling them to earn a long-term sustainable living while preserving their traditional lifestyle. They also work with a team of handknitters in ChongMingIsland off of Shanghai to bring the Snooshy collection to fruition. The organisation helps to build their skill-set in a safe and healthy work environment, rewarding them fairly for their beautiful knitting talents. Kuyichi supports Snooshy in a sustainable wardrobe! Check for more information: Snooshy

They are doing some good work already for a while: Dutch favela painters Haas & Hahn. These Dutch artists have adorned several concrete landscapes in Brazil with their colorful paintings, and now they’ve taken on the transformation of a blighted neighborhood. The area, Santa Marta, is one of Brazil’s notorious favelas, or shantytowns. They call this urban explosion of color Favela Painting, and it has become a local source of pride.
Haas & Hahn is the working title of Dutch artistic duo Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn. They started working together in 2005, when they filmed a documentary about hip hop in the favelas of Rio and São Paolo for MTV. Inspired by this visit, they embarked on a journey to bring outrageous works of art to unexpected places, starting with painting enormous murals in the slums of Brazil together with the local youth.

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Dutch supermodel Rianne ter Haken takes her clothes off for a better climate. This video is taped for the Global Day of Climate Action. While the one-day event was called 'the most widespread day of political action in the planet's history, Studio 4A knows that not everyone reads the newspapers. So they figured they would try to get the point across the best way we know how--with clothes, or really, with the lack of clothes. Decide yourself!

More info:
350.org

Several (world) premieres, Q&As with international directors and an after party with awesome DJs make the event complete. This all takes place at The Ketelhuis cinema in Amsterdam.

Strawberry Earth at the Movies will be opened by minister Jacqueline Cramer and alderman Marijke Vos on the 5th of June - World Environmental Day. French movie HOME - by director and photographer Yann Arthus-Betrand and Luc Besson - will have its world premiere this night. Next to that, the curators bring the English hit The Age of Stupid and its director Franny Armstrong to The Ketelhuis.

All Strawberry Earth events contribute directly to a greener world. The Ketelhuis save up 100% of the festival's profit to make their cinema eco-friendlier. Besides that, they also donate their savings on the energy bill to Greenpeace - for the next ten years! Of course, Kuyichi will be there to support this great event. You can check out movie trailers in the Kuyichi Van on the 6th of June.

On top of that, you also have the chance to win this recycled PET Kuyichi jacket!

This jacket is made out of 25 recycled plastic bottles. That's what we call reducing the waste belt in style! Click here for the complete festival programme.

Strawberry Earth at the movies from Strawberry Earth on Vimeo.