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Margaret Mead Film Festival

American Museum of Natural History 200 Central Park W, New York, NY, United States

The 2016 Margaret Mead Film Festival (October 13 - 16) celebrates the groundbreaking spirit of legendary Museum anthropologist Margaret Mead. An installation by Samoan artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin,…

$10 – $15

NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo

The NYC Outdoors! Expo is public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City. Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizations and find out about programs, teacher resources, internship and job opportunities, and much more. We will have light refreshments and door prizes!

Civil Disobedience and Climate Change: Legal and Ethical Issues

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street, Room 105, New York, NY, United States

The Sabin Center develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains students and lawyers in their use, and provides up-to-date resources on key topics in…

Free

CFR Back-to-School Event: “Deforestation in the Amazon”

58 East 68th Street, New York, NY, United States

The event will focus on the Amazon, featuring a presentation of CFR’s most recent InfoGuide “Deforestation in the Amazon,” and a panel discussion with several noted speakers !

Free

Open House New York Weekend

Open House New York 1133 Broadway, Suit 802, New York, NY, United States

For two days each October, the annual Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York.

Free

Central Park Youth Basketball Clinics

North Meadow Recreation Center

Take your kids outside to enjoy the Park and to learn and enhance their athletic skills through small group instruction and competitive games in these…

Free

Exhibiting Culture: The New Lens of Virtual Reality

American Museum of Natural History 200 Central Park W, New York, NY, United States

This Dialogue is part of the Margaret Mead Film Festival. From acclaimed Montreal-based Felix & Paul Studios, the Nomads virtual-reality series transports you across the Earth into…

$10 – $12

Stop ‘N’ Swap® Brooklyn

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Norte Dame Hall 60th St b/t 5th & 6th Aves, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Need to get rid of some clutter? Or maybe you're just looking for some interesting finds. At Stop 'N' Swap®, take recycling to a new level, and let you're unused items become treasures for someone else!

Free

Liquid Assets: Can Wall Street Save the Water Crisis?

Civic Hall 156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY, United States

In 2007, Atlanta came within 90 days of running out of water. This past January, Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency, and the current drought in…

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The Biophilic Workplace – What’s Old is New Again

Pratt School Architecture 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a lively discussion with practitioners on the leading edge of biophilic design. How can biophilic principles support a healthier, more resilient urban environment? What does a biophilic workplace look like? Does it really provide tangible benefits to productivity and the bottom line? What bioinspired innovative strategies and products are being developed? Come find out.

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The Future of Urban Coastal Resilience: Red Hook and Beyond

AIA Center for Architecture Hines Gallery, 435 LaGuardia Place , New York , NY, United States

More than 600 million people call coastal cities home, but those areas are facing dramatic change from rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions. How can we rethink resilient design—for Red Hook and beyond—to strengthen sustainability, habitat, and community? And what will it take to transition from a reactive state to one of true preparedness?

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