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GreenThumb Events & Workshops

Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, United States

Join over a thousand community gardeners and greening professionals from all over New York City for a day of learning, sharing, networking, and greening inspiration at the 32nd Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether!

This year's conference features exciting new workshops and returning favorites, including many hands-on and youth-focused workshops, for gardeners of all ages.

$7

Film Screening and Discussion: Chasing Ice

Patagonia 72 Greene St. (between Spring and Broome), New York, United States

Small-group screening of this amazing movie, followed by a discussion about  up-to-date information and ways to take immediate action so that anyone can make a difference. About…

Free

BSC Event: Future of Sustainable Fashion

Interface NYC Showroom 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Join Be Social Change on March, March 22nd for a panel discussion and pop-up shop to discover and explore the Future of Sustainable Fashion - How Socially-Conscious Companies & Consumers Are Creating Impact.

$16.82 – $22.09

A Changing City: Weather and Climate

Join us as MTA engineers, scientists, policy makers, and emergency planners must work together to navigate these changes and their impact on the transit system.

$10

Nuclear Energy and the Clean Energy Future

NYU School of Law - Lipton Hall, D'Agostino Hall 110 West 3rd Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us to examine the role of nuclear energy in America’s transition towards a lower-carbon energy system as well as legal and policy options for supporting nuclear energy.

Free

Protecting New York’’s Water

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Hamilton Hall, Room 717 116th St & Broadway, New York, NY, United States

This class session will consider the use of advocacy, science, the law, and sustainable infrastructure design in safeguarding or restoring watersheds and estuaries.

Free

Designing more sustainable food systems

Greenhouse Innovation Space 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Did you know that one third of the food produced in the world is wasted every year? Join us to find out more about our food system.

Free – $10

West African Ebola Epidemic: Governance & Preventing Epidemics

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs 170 E 64th St., New York, NY, United States

Learn more about the role of governance in preventing epidemics, detect threats early, and respond rapidly and effectively with social science and political actors with leading scientists and Ebola specialists. Explore how educational, governance and health care resources can be better deployed against future outbreaks at the conference.

Free

Timelapse Videography: An Introduction with Canon Powershot

The Gowanus E-waste Warehouse 469 President Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Learn the ropes of recording a time lapse video with a Canon Powershot point and shoot, a great alternative to braving the elements during a take !

Free

Double VELA: Tour of Recycling Plant

Pratt Industries Paper Mills 4435 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY, United States

Embrace your inner kid and join us on a trip to Pratt Industry's recycling plant on Victory Boulevard. Ogle at immense machinery, marvel at the automation, and get a peek at a massive recycling operation, right in our own backyard.

Free

The Road From Paris: An Agenda for Action

Pratt - Manhattan Campus 144 West 14th Street, Rm 213, Manhattan

What is the role of community development and the community design professions in addressing climate change?

Free

Center for Sustainable Design Strategies Sustainability Crash Course 2016

Pratt Institute - Engineering Building 200 Willoughby Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices. On Saturday, April 2, 2016, Pratt’s CSDS will present the sixth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere. Click to find out additional info!

Free