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From Paris to New York: A People’s Agenda for Preventing Climate Change

Cathedral of St. John the Divine 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th St, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a discussion about plans to stop our reliance on fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy in New York. We’ll receive updates on what’s happening in Paris. And we’ll learn from community leaders about plans to divest from fossil fuels, stop fracking infrastructure, and create a just transition to clean energy.

Free

Film Screening: This Changes Everything

The Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall/Hoerle Lecture Hall, UL105 (lower level), University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world?

Join us for a film screening and discussion sponsored by The New School's Environmental Studies Program, Global Studies Program, and Tishman Environment and Design Center.

Free

COP21 – Protect What You Love/ Climate Justice Now! @ Liberty Island!

When world leaders meet at the COP21 global climate talks in December, we need to signal that our movement stands strong and united to protect all we love from rising seas and the tyranny of planet-warming fossil fuels.

Please join 350NYC, 350BK, 350NJ and allied groups on Saturday, December 12th (the day the Paris talks conclude) in a highly visible event, followed by a press conference at Battery Park, NYC!

Free – 0-1818

Holiday Concert 2015

Leandra's Garden at the Back Park 431 West 17th Street, Fulton Houses, New York, NY, United States

Join us for our annual merry holiday concert featuring a variety of local neighborhood performers, as well as a big holiday parranda finale with Aurora Flores and Zon del Barrio.

Free

The Union Square Holiday Market

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

Shop for the holidays at the Union Square Holiday Market – open every day until December 24th!

Wander through the holly-lined ailes and connect with local artisans who are selling their wares, from home goods and winter wear accessories to gourmet goodies and cute gift ideas.

Free

Lessons from Afar – Innovative Energy Efficiency Policies from Across the Atlantic

NYU School of Law (Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall) 40 Washington Square South , New York, NY, United States

On December 14th, the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and Urban Green Council, will hold a discussion on, “Lessons from Afar – Innovative Energy Efficiency Policies from Across the Atlantic.”

Themes for discussion include European building label schemes, energy audit regimes and public-private partnerships to catalyze building retrofits and promote energy efficiency entrepreneurs.

Free

350NYC Divest: Working Group

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

Join the 350NYC Divest Working Group to hear how fellow New Yorkers are combating climate change by encouraging the city to divest in fossil fuels.

Free

The Air We Breathe: Brain Function and IEQ

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

What if indoor air quality could improve decision making?

Join Urban Green Board Chair John Mandyck (United Technologies), Professor Joseph Allen (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), and Professor Usha Satish (SUNY Upstate Medical University) for a discussion on the design, execution, findings, and implications of this important study, and the impact of indoor environmental air quality on human health and performance.

$5 – $15

Seal Spotting with NYC Parks and Rec.

Orchard Beach Nature Center in Pelham Bay Park-Orchard Beach Section 2 of Orchard Beach, Bronx, NY, United States

Did you know that NYC is home to seals? Join rangers from the Dept. of Parks and Rec. as they lead a tour through the city's urban jungles, and explore an area of Pelham Bay Park that is popular for seal spotting!

Free

SciCafe: Amazing Anemones

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

Join Estefanía Rodríguez, associate curator in the Museum’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology, for an exciting underwater journey to meet sea anemones.

Free

MulchFest

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!

Free

Housing a Growing City

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Join a panel of leaders in New York City urban planning -- including housing advocates, community leaders and city officials -- to discuss these changes in our urban fabric and the potential solutions to ensuring the city remains a leader in affordable housing.