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Our Land: Local Action, Global Impact

Fashion Institute of Technology Seventh Avenue at 27 Street , New York, NY, United States

FIT’s Ninth Annual FIT Sustainable Business and Design Conference.

This conference is free and open to the public.

Free

The Sustainability Summit at New York Build Expo 2017

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 W. 34th St, New York, NY, United States

The Sustainability Summit at the New York Build Expo 2017 - 15th & 16th March, Javits Center is the leading construction and design event for New York. It's completely FREE to attend, so why not register yourself now?

Free

Trinity Institute 2017: Water Justice

Marriott New York Downtown 85 West Street, New York, NY, United States

Be part of Trinity Institute 2017: Water Justice, a global conference held in New York City and webcast all over the world. With a sharp focus on the need for water justice initiatives in areas of access, droughts, pollution, rising tides, and flooding, Trinity Institute aims to offer actionable guidance for individuals, congregations, and the larger faith community surrounding these issues.

$100 – $300

Ideas in Action Summit: Reform Refugee Response

New York University School of Law 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

The topic of this year’s Ideation Worldwide’s annual summit is Reform Refugee Response. We will be joined by various diplomats, representatives from the United Nations, eminent architects, and academics from Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, NYU amongst others, to present and discuss displacement issues faced by individuals living in refugee settlements.

Free – $35

Celebrate Earth: Sustainable Living, Meditation and Yoga

United Nations Headquarters 45th Street 1st Avenu, New York, NY, United States

This event will be a continuation of the ‘UN International Day of Yoga’, which was proclaimed by the United Nations on 11 December 2014 (Resolution 69/131), to be celebrated on 21 June every year. Special guest Ms. Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, the first female and non-Indian Siddha Master in history, will be gracing the event as the keynote speaker to promote methods of meditation that develop Mindfulness and that facilitate individual awareness.

Free

Resilient New York

Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, New York

Join North Star Fund and our partners on May 20 for Resilient New York, a forum to advance grassroots organizing as a key strategy to protect the dignity and rights of all New Yorkers. The event is a call to community members, organizers, donors, and grantmakers to unite around a proactive shared vision to support the grassroots for the next four years and beyond.

As the Trump administration escalates multi-front attacks on our communities, New York’s grassroots organizers bring decades of experience fighting against inequity and oppression. In this moment when communities are being targeted, we must sustain our commitment to longstanding campaigns and the Movement for Black Lives, while embracing new and emerging work.

Free

Paths to Climate Action

The New School University 65 5th Avenue, Room 502 - 503, New York

Much progress in sustainability is underway, so why aren’t we seeing sweeping results? Why aren't corporations, consumers, and policy makers exercising their power enough? The…

Free

International Conference on Sustainable Development

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The theme for this year is The World in 2050: Looking Ahead for Sustainable Development.  Please also note that there will also be additional side events on September…

International Conference on Sustainable Cities

Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus 113 W 60th St 12th Floor, New York City, NY, United States

Creating sustainable cities has become one of the most pressing issues facing the United States and the global community. As Dr. Steven Cohen, Executive Director…

Free