Celebrating NYBG: 125 Years
Join us for a photographic tribute by Larry Lederman to the Garden’s history and a prologue to its exciting future.
Free – $25
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Plant-Based/Raw Food Demo
Crossroads Seventh Day Adventist Church 410 W 45th St, New York, NY, United StatesDuring our class, you will discover how to prepare Healthy, Delicious and well-balanced Plant based meals that will bring mealtime enjoyment and may add years to your life ! Starts June 26th then every second Sunday until December 11th, 2016 !
Free
Prospect Park Moonlight Ride
Prospect Park 101 East Drive, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin us as we discover Prospect Park at night. Prospect Park is a 526-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn.
Free
ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE EXHIBITION
Westbeth Center for the Arts 155 BANK STREET, New York, NY, United StatesONE • ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE IS AN EXHIBITION OF ETHEREAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE DE CARBUCCIA THAT POWERFULLY DEPICT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE MAY LOSE.
Free
NextGen Climate Get Out the Vote
Help us call identified pro-climate action voters in the battleground states to ensure they know when, where, and how to vote!
Free
NYC Votes Get Out the Vote Phone Bank
Campaign Finance Board 100 Church Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesNYC Votes runs a Get Out the Vote program reminding New Yorker to head to the polls and vote on Election Day. GOTV will run from Sunday, November 6 through Tuesday, November 8. Call new voters to encourage them to vote in the General Election.
Free
Food Waste in the City – Waste Not, Want Not
Tisch Food Center at Teachers College, Columbia University 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAt this panel we will hear from experts working in the field in various capacities - academia, government, NGOs and practitioners at the corporate and the individual level. They will discuss their learnings and suggest actions we can take towards making our food waste foot print smaller. ‘When we throw away food, we’re also throwing away the land, water, and energy used to produce that food.’ That’s why it’s imperative to learn about food waste and take the necessary actions.
Free
Person Place Thing: Alicia Glen
Van Alen Institute 30 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United StatesAs deputy mayor for housing and economic development, native New Yorker Alicia Glen’s mandate includes more than 40 agencies and authorities. From empowering women entrepreneurs and…
$8
The Impact of Pesticides on Human and Environmental Health
Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium 2180 Third Ave at 119th Street , New York, NY, United StatesJoin the NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College for a presentation by Dr. Frederico Peres from the National School of Public Health in Rio de Janeiro,…
Free
Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Cornell University Architecture, Art, Planning 26 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesOn November 9th at Cornell Architecture Art Planning from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, for a presentation from author Jill Jonnes, and panel discussion with expert voices in American forestry; Fiona Watt, NYC Parks| Todd Forrest, US Forest Service| Joseph Gittelman, ALB Expert
Free
Van Alen Variety Show
WeWork FiDi 85 Broad Street, Manhattan, NY, United StatesJoin us for a post-Election Day celebration of the mandate of everyday city dwellers to improve one another’s lives. We’ll apply performance, satire, and rapid presentations to mix policy and play and proclaim the power of participation.
$7.00
Documentary-Drama Screening: A Year in the Life of First Green Bank
Patagonia Soho 72 Greene St, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us for a screening about an aspiring regenerative entrepreneur, Ken LaRoe, a seasoned banker and passionate environmentalist who founded Florida’s first “green” bank in a conservative community outside Orlando, who was inspired after reading Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard’s book Let My People Go Surfing.
Free