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Remembering Yesterday: Queens and Its World’s Fairs

Kingsland Homestead 143-35 37th Avenue , Queens, NY, United States

Remembering is both a collective and a personal activity. In this exhibition, both are on display in relation to two World’s Fairs that took place in Flushing, Queens in 1939/40 and 1964/65.

Within this exhibition, collective memory is represented by shared experiences of the Fairs and personal memory by the memorabilia drawn from the collections of people who attended and fondly recall the Fairs.

Open Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30 – 4:30 pm. Through May 31, 2015.

$3.00

The World’s Park Community Forum 1

Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United States

Do you want to participate in creative improvements to Flushing Meadows Corona Park?

Anyone interested in the future of Flushing Meadows Corona Park is invited to come to the Queens Museum for presentations as well as activities for all ages that will invite community members to thoughtfully engage with, and contribute, bold ideas for improving the access, circulation, and overall connectivity of the park with its surrounding communities.

Free

Busting the Green Myth: What is Sustainability?

Centre For Social Innovation 601 W 26th Street, New York, NY, United States

Look beyond the ‘green’ hype, get the deeper details on what the hell sustainability is and how it relates to professional practice and our personal lives. The Un-School of Disruptive Design NYC will address the ways in which we can all help achieve it.

$3535

Women, Climate and Cities: : An Intersectional Perspective

The New School, Orozco Room, Room 712, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12th Street , New York, NY, United States

This event will focus on women’s role in raising awareness as well as providing solutions to climate change issues specifically within the urban context.

Participants will examine what women have brought to the table in the climate movement as well as the specific benefits of having a gendered approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, namely, in terms of disaster risk recovery, green jobs and urban infrastructure such as public transport.

Free

Deconstructing the High Line: A Public Symposium

The New School 66 W.11th St., 5th floor , New York, NY, United States

A public discussion on the High Line's role in regards to urban design, ecology, public works, and creative practice with scholarly opinion from urban studies, art, architecture, geography, and cultural analysts.

Free

Climate Injustice: Are There Solutions?

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 E 65th St, New York, NY, United States

Climate change finally has the attention of the American public, but mainly as a generalized warning. To sharpen the focus, the Roosevelt House Public Policy…

New York City Safe Energy Coalition Meeting

New York Environmental and Justice Law Project Suite 701, 11 Park Place , New York, NY, United States

NYCSEC, New York City Safe Energy Coalition, is devoted to closing Indian Point and more. Started by Ken Gale to address three related issues: closing Indian Point, growing the renewable energy industry, and making NYC buildings more efficient.

The group meets the first and third Thursday of every month. at 6:30 pm for a potluck and 7:00 pm sharp for the meeting.

Free

Earth2Class Workshop: New Insights on Ocean Acidification

Columbia University Lamont Campus 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY, United States

Earth2Class presents "New Insights on Ocean Acidification", with Taro Takahashi,Taro Takahashi, Ewing Lamont Research Professor, Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute; Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES), Columbia University.

$25

TEDXManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat

TimesCenter 242 W 41st Street, New York, NY, United States

Union Square Hospitality Group CEO and Founder Danny Meyer and Food Tank co-Founder and President Danielle Nierenberg are among those who will take the stage at TEDxManhattan, “Changing the Way We Eat,” on March 7, 2015, in New York City.

With an exciting roster of experts and innovators, TEDxManhattan raises public awareness about critical issues facing the food system while fostering collaboration within the food movement.

In order to be inclusive, TEDxManhattan also invites communities, organizations, and individuals to organize viewing parties worldwide for the live webcast of this one-day TEDx event!

Free

Hearing on Proposal For Swimmable New York City Waters

US EPA Region 2 Office 290 Broadway, Room 27A, New York, NY, United States

Your voice is needed to call for swimmable (and paddle-able) water in NYC! The NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation has proposed to improve the quality…

Free

Superfund: A Citizen’s Guide

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

With the Environmental Protection Agency's designation of Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek, Superfund has become a colloquial term and a buzzword in New York City.

But what is a Superfund exactly?

This class will focus on citizen participation in the Superfund process and conclude with a discussion of current and future sites in the five boroughs.

$10