Gwangju International Center

Enhancing Community through Gifting

Speaker:  Lianne Bronzo & Adam Greenberg (United States of America)

Reviewer: Jeremiah Azurin

Date: March 15, 2014

             Last Saturday was a special day for the Gwangju International Center. Lianne Bronzo (United States of America), organized the Freecycle event in tandem with Create & Gift, a local organization headed by Adam Greenberg (United States of America). Gifting, Lianne says, is a way to not only bring the community together through free exchange of items and services but reduce waste while maximizing the efficiency of various products. Couch surfing is another form of gifting that can uncover a different part of a culture that, without the connection of a couch surfing host, a traveler may not have discovered otherwise. Her personal accounts and photos brought her to Mongolia, China, various parts of the USA, and South Korea, amongst others, through the generosity and mutual interest in cultural discourse through couch surfing.  Adam’s portion of the GIC Talk portrayed his desire for others to try their hand in art. While many tend to resist, he believes that everyone’s art is important if they simply try. Create & Gift has allowed others to share their art pieces not only in Gwangju but around the world (for free!). By spreading other’s work around, it lives the spirit of gifting. The joint talk showcased their experiences in gifting through many photos and even a news clip from Adam’s previous project, Tonightswatercolor.com, which was the underpinning of Create & Gift. Please visit the Facebook pages for more information on both the Gwangju Freecycle and Create & Gift.

Check out the photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.223768681146688.1073741843.181572228699667&type=3&uploaded=64

Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiDasoVe4h4&list=UUw22s4ed3HHu1d7g-teo_yw