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Climate Countdown – Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium

Join us for the first screening event of the Climate Countdown webseries at Columbia University. The event will showcase episodes from the series, as well as two seperate expert panel discussions on the webseries and climate media at large.

Free

Growing the Urban Farm at New York Botanical Gardens

Ross Hall at New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, United States

Urban agriculture is growing rapidly in cities across America. Vacant lots, abandoned green spaces, and urban rooftops are being transformed into productive farms that provide fresh produce and opportunities for healthy activity, income, and many other benefits for urban families.

$20

Global Cities at the Crossroads

Studio 450 450 West 31st Street, New York, NY, United States

A symposium exploring the impacts of arts and culture investments by the corporate real estate sector.

Free

Climate Change, Cities and Youth Engagement

Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College, b500 65 West 11th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we examine the role of urban young people in promoting policy action on climate change. During this interactive event we will discuss how children and youth can and are providing solutions for greater resilience in the urban environment as well as fostering social inclusion.

Free

12th Annual Day after Thanksgiving Hike

Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

Join the Greenbelt educators for their annual day after Thanksgiving hike in the Greenbelt in serene woods, including a brief visit to the LaTourette house.

Free

Greening the Global Economy: Robert Pollin

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

Robert Pollin gives a lecture about his book, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel (editor, and publisher of The Nation). The event will be followed by a reception. Copies of Greening the Global Economy will also be on sale at the event.

Free

The Cost of an Urban Climate Crisis, A #BHeard Community Town Hall

BRIC 647 Fulton Street , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join us on December 9th for a #BHeard Community Town Hall on the high cost of climate change, and how we, as a community, can better arm ourselves for an increasingly unpredictable future. We’ll hear stories from local activists and journalists, challenge our local politicians, and start a new chapter for Brooklynites championing urban environmental activism.

Free

Paul Romer and Matthew Kahn: Chinese Urbanization and Environmental Quality

NYU Stern School of Business - Abbe-Bogun Faculty Lounge 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, United States

Renowned urban and environmental economist Matthew Kahn will sit down with Paul Romer on Wednesday, December 9th, 2015 for another installment of the Conversations on Urbanization series here at NYU. They will take China’s urbanization and the environmental dynamics of Chinese cities as starting points for the conversation.

Free

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