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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

Edge Sustainability: The Future of Architecture in a Changing Climate

The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, United States

This event will explore how architecture must undergo a paradigm shift in order to respond to climate change and address the ambitious 80 by 50 plan set to mitigate it by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Freshkills Park Series: Planning and Designing the Park

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

The ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.

Learn about the planning process and conceptual design that NYC Parks is making a reality in this talk by Freshkills Park Manager for Programs, Arts and Grants, Mariel Villere.

$8

Recycle-To-Art

Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx

Have fun turning discarded materials into usable works of art in this free, family-friendly event.

Free

Sustainable Development Seminar Series: Ethical Issues in Responding to a Global Disease Crisis – Ebola and Beyond

Columbia University Morningside Campus Alfred J. Lerner Hall, Satow Room 1150 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, United States

This session explores the ethical issues in dealing with infectious disease threats in a global environment. Issues from the current Ebola crisis are explored to understand the nature of these issues, and to generate lessons to guide future responses.

Free

United Nations Habitat: the City We Need

Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium United Nations Plaza First Avenue at 46th Street, New York, NY, United States

How do we create the City We Need for the future where women and girls will reach their potential and realize their human rights?

Free