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
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.
Join us for this educational forum on a wide range of issues related to putting a price on carbon.
Join the NYC Fair Trade Coalition for an evening of Fair Trade learning, shopping and celebrating!
NY Renews is an unprecedented statewide coalition of 90+ organizations fighting for climate policies grounded in equity and justice for communities and working people.
This year we are asking all New York State elected officials to stand with their constituents and their communities and not with the big polluters. It's time to tackle the climate crisis and pass the nation’s most ambitious climate legislation, the New York Climate and Community Protection Act -- a bill that will move New York’s economy off of fossil fuels entirely in the next 34 years, create thousands of good jobs, and give real protection to workers and low-income communities.
The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College will be hosting a presentation by Eric Sanderson to discuss the Mannahatta and Welikia Projects.
Autumn is here and it’s time to put the garden to sleep for the season. Join QBG Farm staff to learn how to care for your soil during fall and winter. We’ll discuss soil testing, cover crops, mulch, and compost application.
Presented by NYC Parks, Lake Placid, I Love NY, and I Ski NY, Winter Jam NYC is the ultimate snow day: a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages! Our partners at Gore Mountain will blow lots of fresh snow in the heart of Manhattan, so there will be plenty for all to enjoy!
Food related issues touch nearly every aspect of our society including the economy, health, transportation, and land and water use. Urban planners analyze these sectors in order to achieve strategic, policy, and sustainability goals with the intent of making cities work more effectively. With food playing such a pivotal role in the life of cities, planners are increasingly looked upon to take more of a central and active part in shaping the urban food environment. This forum looks at ways this is happening in New York City as illustrated by the recently released Five Borough Food Flow report and the upcoming Fourth Regional Plan.
Building on the strengths of the “teach-in” model, " Not Going Back" is organized around four types of interventions: Historical & Cultural Context/Learning As We Build; Practical Knowledge and Skill-Building; Strategic Advocacy; and Self-care and healing spaces.
Queens Library in partnership with Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz presents the 50 Years of Integration program series with generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Starr Foundation.
Join a panel of Flushing experts to share stories and memories about Flushing, and engage in discussion about our neighborhood’s past, present, and future.
Make a one-of-a-kind e-waste mobile sculpture. By participating in this session, you will have a wide variety of materials at your disposal such as CDs,…