Sustainapalooza is an annual event for young people engaged in efforts to facilitate enhanced urban resiliency and sustainability. Our theme is sustainable consumption; our goal is to engage and organize community members and students to discuss and address the issue of sustainable consumption. In addition to a panel discussion, breakout sessions, and a keynote address, students will present projects in need of funding focused on transitions to more sustainable, just, and resilient cities. We will close the day with a group discussion, and participants will have the opportunity to vote on which projects receive seed funding.

The day’s schedule is as follows:
I. 10:30 – 11:00
Welcome & coffee

II. 11:00 – 12:00
Panel Discussion: What does Sustainable Consumption Look Like?
Timon McPhearson (Environmental Studies, The New School)
Raz Godelnik (Parsons School of Design, The New School)
Bipasha Chatterjee (Hunter College)

III. 12:00 – 12:45
Seminar sessions on sustainable consumption
Wastewater Management in NYC
Zero Waste Living
Business as a Force for Good
Environmental Justice & Sustainability
Open Source Landscapes & Urban Public Gardens
…and more!

IV. 1:00 – 1:30
Lunch

V. 1:30 – 2:30
Keynote address by Debby Lee Cohen of Cafeteria Culture

VI. 2:30 – 3:30
Presentations of student projects
VII. 3:30 – 4
Closing Discussion
Voting on seed money recipients