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Ideas in Action Summit: Reform Refugee Response

New York University School of Law 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

The topic of this year’s Ideation Worldwide’s annual summit is Reform Refugee Response. We will be joined by various diplomats, representatives from the United Nations, eminent architects, and academics from Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, NYU amongst others, to present and discuss displacement issues faced by individuals living in refugee settlements.

Free – $35

Polar Bear C02 Earth Day Bike Ride

Union Square North Broadway and E. 17th, New York

Come celebrate Earth Day on your bicycle dressed up as your favorite animal with Time's Up and CO2 Green Drive. As we know earth day is every day. Let's celebrate and support New York City's new sustainable infrastructure, bike lanes, greenways and auto-free plazas. It's just the beginning. Most importantly we are creating awareness of simple things that we can do everyday to prevent cliamte change. Let's not forget the polar bears are suffering and so is our planet. Time's up! We need to start taking action today for the future of our planet.

Free

Portia Munson: Earth Rites

NYU Langone Medical Center Art Gallery 550 First Avenue , New York City, NY, United States

This exhibition features works by artist Portia Munson which serve as a reminder of the profound impact we have on our environment and a call…

Free

Earth Week: University Center Sustainability Tours

The New School 66 W 12th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the New School Buildings for a special Sustainability Tour of The New School University Center. The University…

Free

Join Justin Davidson Author of Magnetic City In Conversation with Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young at MCNY

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Join Davidson and Untapped Cities founder Michelle for the pre-launch of Magnetic City and a discussion about the book. Untapped Cities readers get a special discount code to the event: CITIES17 for $10 tickets (normally $20). Author signing to follow at the event. Get your advance copy of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion!

$15 – $20

Earth Week: Going Beyond “Green”

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, Room I-202, New York, NY, United States

Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center for an interactive showcase of community-based participatory research led by New School faculty and students addressing the impacts…

Free

Is New York’s Future Sustainable?

The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 6103, New York, NY, United States

The Gotham Center for New York City History, presents a program on 'A History of Environmental Impact, and Planning for More Growth' Ted Steinberg, author…

Free

Telling a coherent story: climate & public health

Icahn School of Medicine | Mount Sinai Medical Center 1468 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we discuss the future of public health in a time of climate change. This event is open to the public.

Birding By Boat in Newtown Creek

North Brooklyn Boat Club’s Broadway Stages Boatyard 51 Ash St., Brooklyn, United States

Curious about who lives on the water? Join Audubon New York and the North Brooklyn Boat Club for a birding by boat adventure on the…

Free

The Great Subway Race of 1967

Hunter College West Building SW corner of 68 St. & Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United States

THE GREAT SUBWAY RACE OF 1967 See a 5-minute preview video here: https://vimeo.com/212423979 Fifty years ago this month an M.I.T. computer whiz kid named Peter…

Free – $15

March for Science New York City

The March for Science is a celebration of our passion for science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. Recent policy changes have caused heightened worry among scientists, and the incredible and immediate outpouring of support has made clear that these concerns are also shared by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. The mischaracterization of science as a partisan issue, which has given policymakers permission to reject overwhelming evidence, is a critical and urgent matter. It is time for people who support scientific research and evidence-based policies to take a public stand and be counted.

Free

Tree Giveaway with SCA

Riverbank State Park West 145th Street and Riverside Drive, New York, NY, United States

Join Student Conservation Association and the New York Restoration Project to help ConSERVE New York City this Earth Day!
Together, they will giveaway 250 trees to NYC residents like you! Sign up to take home one of nine native tree species, including Tulip Poplar, Serviceberry, Black Tupelo, and more!

Free