ABOUT OFN by TOM LA PORTE

 

Our mission is to teach and lead environmentalism by example. By bringing technique and sensibility to large scale music gatherings, we transform them into venues for learning and celebration without intruding on the entertainment. We demonstrate the local nature of solutions while bringing technology into the realm of art and poetry.



The Situation


The United States is the largest per capita consumer of resources on the planet, and the biggest producer of greenhouse gases. 


Our festivals are models of waste and needless disposability.  That's something we can change. By making big music events more Green and Aware, we can reach music devotees far and wide, turning their favorite events into exemplars of responsible environmental practice. If our art and execution is good enough, they take these ideas home with them to create change in their communities.


Green challenges are upon us.  The whole world waits to see what we will do.


Time for Change


There is no shortage of Green messages out there, but they often fail to reach millions of people because they are delivered as science, or education—or as ethical imperatives.  By approaching people on their terms and coupling Green values with their art, we accept that care for our planet is as much about social relationships and respect for each other as it is about Green techniques.


Our Opportunity


By bringing enlightened method to the staging of big music and entertainment festivals, we make them living laboratories, and invite attendees to share authorship with us.  We also can make the methods so artistically cool they will be memorable and worth discussing and adopting by all who see them.  This approach draws artists and musicians into a commitment they might otherwise not make.  Everyone wins on their own terms, and Our Future becomes brighter.