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Indoor Composting Workshop

University Settlement at the Houston Street Center 273 Bowery, New York , NY, United States

Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use worms to turn your kitchen scraps into a rich organic fertilizer!

$5

The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer and More Open World

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Altschul Auditorium, Room 417 420 W 118th St, New York, NY, United States

Andrew Winston will explore "the mega challenges of climate change, scarcity, and radical transparency that threaten our ability to run an expanding global economy and that are profoundly changing business as usual."

Free

Earth Day New York @ Union Square

Union Square Union Square, New York, NY, United States

Celebrate the 44th anniversary of Earth Day in New York City in 2014!

Free

Turning Vacant Acres into Community Resources

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, New Yoerk, NY

This two-day event will engage advocates, policy makers and scholars in New York City land policy workshops, discussions focusing the history of vacant land in New York City and a symposium in which land transformation facilitators from around the world will share best practices.

Free

Climate Change Demands We Change. Why Aren’t We?

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

There is no issue more urgent than climate change, yet government, corporations, and the public are reluctant to change. The Center for Public Scholarship at The New School for Public Research presents the 31st Social Research conference, "Climate Change Demands We Change. Why Aren't We?.

Free

T.A. Immersive Activist Training

TransitCenter 601 W 26th Street Room 325-4, Manhattan, NY, United States

Come and meet activists from all five boroughs leading the charge for safer streets and Vision Zero!

Free

NYC Third Annual Green Festival

Pier 94 711 12th Avenue , New York, United States

Come to the largest and longest-running sustainability event in the country, and celebrate Earth Month with the best in green living.

$5 – $20

The Law of the Land: Our Conflicted Tussle Over Nature

New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United States

The struggle for advancement in environmental protection is complicated by the emergence of competing narratives each tied to a set of closely held values and beliefs. What are these underlying values, and how can we enter into discussions with one another and seek common ground without sacrificing our highest ideals?

Free