Celebrating NYBG: 125 Years
Join us for a photographic tribute by Larry Lederman to the Garden’s history and a prologue to its exciting future.
Free – $25
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Plant-Based/Raw Food Demo
During our class, you will discover how to prepare Healthy, Delicious and well-balanced Plant based meals that will bring mealtime enjoyment and may add years to your life ! Starts June 26th then every second Sunday until December 11th, 2016 !
Free
Prospect Park Moonlight Ride
Join us as we discover Prospect Park at night. Prospect Park is a 526-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn.
Free
ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE EXHIBITION
ONE • ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE IS AN EXHIBITION OF ETHEREAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE DE CARBUCCIA THAT POWERFULLY DEPICT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE MAY LOSE.
Free
5 events,
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In the Land Bank: Borrowing, Bankruptcy & Bailouts, Fast-Paced Presentations and Discussion
In the Land Bank: Borrowing, Bankruptcy & Bailouts, Fast-Paced Presentations and Discussion
Who holds the strings to the public purse that pays for crucial services and ultimately determines a city’s financial survival? From grassroots land grabs and infrastructure collapse, to Community Development Block Grant programs, we’ll pinpoint the state and federal policies and land-use loopholes that have major implications for municipal money.
$7
8 events,
Climate Change and Sustainable Investment in Natural Resources: From Consensus to Action
As the world seeks to move from consensus to action on climate change, one burning question remains: can natural resource investments be sustainable in the…
Free
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Book Talk – Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
Book Talk – Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
Join authors Kristin Reynolds and Nevin Cohen for a discussion of their new book: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City.
Free
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Disruptive Energy Futures
Disruptive Energy Futures
Featuring Distinguished Guest Speaker Physicist Amory Lovins, consultant to business and government leaders, is co-founder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute. The RMI Headquarters…
Free
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Black Gotham Walking Tour
Black Gotham Walking Tour
Journey to New York City’s early history—the colonial mandate by British governors—as Black Gotham founder Kamau Ware guides participants on an evening tour of how…
$10
6 events,
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Strange Bedfellows: Real Estate, The Arts, and the Value of Space
Strange Bedfellows: Real Estate, The Arts, and the Value of Space
As government funding for the arts vacillates with the ping-pong of dual-party politics, and as periodic recessions strip many wealthy donors of their giving capacity, the precarity of the creative community has become the norm. Join us for a discussion as we devise new ways to fortify the arts through New York City’s one true constant: the ever-rising value of space.
$7
7 events,
NextGen Climate Get Out the Vote
Help us call identified pro-climate action voters in the battleground states to ensure they know when, where, and how to vote!
Free
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The Power of Community Gardens in New York City
The Power of Community Gardens in New York City
The New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College is partnering with the New York City Community Garden Coalition to host a breakfast seminar exploring…
Free
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2016 BF+DA Positive Impact Awards
2016 BF+DA Positive Impact Awards
Join the Brooklyn Fashion+Design Accelerator for their 2nd Annual Positive Impact Awards! The gala will serve as a who’s who of ethical fashion and honor pioneers in the sustainable fashion industry including ethical powerhouses Patagonia, EILEEN FISHER and Canopy Planet as well as rock star collaborator, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
Free
6 events,
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Greenwich Village Mandate: St. Vincent’s Revival
Greenwich Village Mandate: St. Vincent’s Revival
What does it take for the public to make a new park and memorial a reality? Join us for an onsite exploration of how community…
Free
7 events,
NYC Votes Get Out the Vote Phone Bank
NYC Votes runs a Get Out the Vote program reminding New Yorker to head to the polls and vote on Election Day. GOTV will run from Sunday, November 6 through Tuesday, November 8. Call new voters to encourage them to vote in the General Election.
Free
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Van Alen Book Club Graphic Novel Edition: Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City
Van Alen Book Club Graphic Novel Edition: Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City
Lionized and loathed, Robert Moses’ complex legacy is one that we live with every day, and it retold as a graphic novel by Pierre Christin…
Free
8 events,
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Food Waste in the City – Waste Not, Want Not
Food Waste in the City – Waste Not, Want Not
At this panel we will hear from experts working in the field in various capacities - academia, government, NGOs and practitioners at the corporate and the individual level. They will discuss their learnings and suggest actions we can take towards making our food waste foot print smaller. ‘When we throw away food, we’re also throwing away the land, water, and energy used to produce that food.’ That’s why it’s imperative to learn about food waste and take the necessary actions.
Free
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Person Place Thing: Alicia Glen
Person Place Thing: Alicia Glen
As deputy mayor for housing and economic development, native New Yorker Alicia Glen’s mandate includes more than 40 agencies and authorities. From empowering women entrepreneurs and…
$8
7 events,
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The Impact of Pesticides on Human and Environmental Health
The Impact of Pesticides on Human and Environmental Health
Join the NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College for a presentation by Dr. Frederico Peres from the National School of Public Health in Rio de Janeiro,…
Free
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Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
On November 9th at Cornell Architecture Art Planning from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, for a presentation from author Jill Jonnes, and panel discussion with expert voices in American forestry; Fiona Watt, NYC Parks| Todd Forrest, US Forest Service| Joseph Gittelman, ALB Expert
Free
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Van Alen Variety Show
Van Alen Variety Show
Join us for a post-Election Day celebration of the mandate of everyday city dwellers to improve one another’s lives. We’ll apply performance, satire, and rapid presentations to mix policy and play and proclaim the power of participation.
$7.00
6 events,
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Documentary-Drama Screening: A Year in the Life of First Green Bank
Documentary-Drama Screening: A Year in the Life of First Green Bank
Please join us for a screening about an aspiring regenerative entrepreneur, Ken LaRoe, a seasoned banker and passionate environmentalist who founded Florida’s first “green” bank in a conservative community outside Orlando, who was inspired after reading Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard’s book Let My People Go Surfing.
Free
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Bill McKibben on the Fate of the Earth
Bill McKibben on the Fate of the Earth
On Thursday, November 10, Bill McKibben will give the inaugural Jonathan Schell Memorial Lecture on the Fate of the Earth at the New School in New York City.
Free
5 events,
SWALE: A floating edible forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Swale, a floating food forest built on a 130-foot by 40-foot barge made from repurposed shipping containers by artist Mary Matting, will be docked for just…
Free
6 events,
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Bushwick Compost Workday
Bushwick Compost Workday
Join New York Restoration Project as we continue building a compost windrow in our storage facility. Learn about compost as we add food scraps, from our local partners at BedStuy Fresh and Local and Saraghina Restaurant, and garden clippings from our many gardens throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
Free
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Covering Crisis: Real-Time Communication & Superstorm Sandy
Covering Crisis: Real-Time Communication & Superstorm Sandy
Join panelists from MTA external communications, data journalists, and transportation planners for a discussion about documenting the effects of Superstorm Sandy in real-time and the power of social media as a tool for crisis management and recovery.
Free – $15
5 events,
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Healthy Food for Upper Manhattan General Meeting
Healthy Food for Upper Manhattan General Meeting
Join members of Upper Manhattan's food community, including healthy food advocates, activists, consumers, producers and scholars to discuss our food environment. This session's panel will focus on youth food justice programs that empower youth to make a positive change in Upper Manhattan's food environment.
Free
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Infrastructure for a Cooperating City
Infrastructure for a Cooperating City
We invite you to our second workshop and salon. Explore with us the digital, physical and cultural infrastructure needed to facilitate social and economic cooperation at…
Free
4 events,
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NY Background: Robert Bowen Screening and Performance
NY Background: Robert Bowen Screening and Performance
Through sensations of depth, sound, and movement, this uniquely collaborative experimental media work is an instrument to view the city, as it examines the iconic geopolitical landscape of Lower Manhattan in ways not previously experienced. New York City is revealed to be a panopticon of frenetic urban renewals culminating in postmodern hyperspace, geopolitical tragedy and the entropic effects of climate change.
Free
4 events,
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Gotham Greens Observation Deck Tour
Gotham Greens Observation Deck Tour
Our rooftop greenhouses are closed to the public due to food safety restrictions, but each week we offer free tours from our observation deck outside our Gowanus greenhouse where you can learn more about sustainable urban agriculture and taste our products.
Free
6 events,
Holiday Train Show
For the 25th anniversary of NYC's favorite winter tradition, enchanting model trains zip through a display of 150 landmarks, each re-created with bark, leaves, and other natural materials under the twinkling glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Free – $25
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Friends of Brower Park: 3rd Annual Leaf Crunch
Friends of Brower Park: 3rd Annual Leaf Crunch
Join Repair the World and Friends of Brower Park as they partner with the NYC Composting Project this November! Volunteers will help rake up Brower Park's fall leaves. The leaves will be used to fill their Leaf-Mold bins to replenish last years leaf-mold crop that is used to add a blanket of nutrients to Brower Parks plant and tree beds.
Free
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NYC DOT Access to Opportunity Workshop III
NYC DOT Access to Opportunity Workshop III
Help the New York City Department of Transportation design future streetscapes in the Rockaways and get updates on the Access to Opportunity transportation study. Food…
Free
6 events,
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Flight Quilt Show
Flight Quilt Show
Join the Prospect Park Alliance to see the wonderful work of The Brooklyn Quilters' Guild. This year’s exhibit features the artist’s personal interpretations of “Flight”.…
$3
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Floral Design Workshop: Holiday Centerpiece
Floral Design Workshop: Holiday Centerpiece
Try your hand at creating your own holiday centerpiece! Participants will be introduced to tips and techniques used by pros, and take home their own centerpiece. Fee includes Garden admission.
$27.24
6 events,
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Environmentalism After The Election 2016: Where Do We Go From Here?
Environmentalism After The Election 2016: Where Do We Go From Here?
The 2016 election happened. Many of us are still reeling from the shock. Join environmental law Professors Michael Gerrard (Columbia), Michael Herz (Cardozo) and Dale…
Free
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Jane Jacobs Centennial Lecture: Janette Sadik-Khan
Jane Jacobs Centennial Lecture: Janette Sadik-Khan
Janette Sadik-Khan, former NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner who introduced pedestrian plazas, bike lanes and bike sharing, will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose work changed the way the world views and understands cities. Award-winning author and preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz will introduce Sadik-Khan.
Free
4 events,
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350NYC Monthly Meeting
350NYC Monthly Meeting
350NYC’s Monthly Open Meeting is on the 4th Wed of each month. It is held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Room #507…
Free
4 events,
4 events,
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Winter on a Flatbush Farm
Winter on a Flatbush Farm
Get ready for winter as they did in the 19th century farming village of Flatbush. Learn how to make a candle, watch a master spinster…
Free – $3
5 events,
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NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo
NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo
The NYC Outdoors! Expo is public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City.
Who should attend? Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizations
Free
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Food, Power, and Politics
Food, Power, and Politics
One of The New School Art Collection’s most significant works will be installed on campus: Roxy Paine’s Dinner of the Dictators, 1993-95 fromNovember 19, 2016…
Free
5 events,
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ORGANIZING URGENCY: The Climate Crisis & What Should CUNY Do About It?
ORGANIZING URGENCY: The Climate Crisis & What Should CUNY Do About It?
Bring your friends, colleagues and students and hear from community and CUNY environmental justice activists and climate scholars. Participate in shaping our shared role in addressing the climate crisis.
Free
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The End of the Line Film Screening
The End of the Line Film Screening
Are you passionate about social justice? Are environmental issues important to you? Repair The World NYC is hosting a film screening of The End of the Line, a feature-length documentary about a diverse coalition that recently rose up to defeat the controversial Bluegrass Pipeline in Kentucky.
Free
4 events,
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“How Change Happens” Book Launch with Duncan Green
“How Change Happens” Book Launch with Duncan Green
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, and the UNDP Innovation Facility are pleased to invite you to join us at the launch of the book: “How Change Happens”, in which author and innovation thought leader Duncan Green shares his insights on how we can better navigate complex systems, power, and social norms to create change.