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United States Social Forum 2015

emple University's Howard Gittis Student Center 1755 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The US Social Forum taking place in Philadelphia, June 25-28, 2015 is a convergence driven by the understanding that people’s movements are what create social change. It is an opportunity for regional and issue-specific social justice projects to work toward broader unity. The goal is to map out action plans for a cohesive movement and organize to be on the offense against all forms of oppression.

$10 – $100

Noxious New York: Race, Class and Garbage

The New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, at 103rd Street, New York, NY, United States

Historian Julie Sze examines the link between race, class, and garbage and explores how culturally and politically disenfranchised communities re-work long-standing conflations between polluted places and peoples.

The talk will address case studies around NYC garbage politics in the 1980s and 1990s, while also considering at previous historical moments and sites outside the city.

Free

Photo credit: South Bronx Community Food Coalition

Food for the Soul: Self-Care and Social Justice in the South Bronx

New Settlement Community Center 1501 Jerome Ave. 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY, United States

The South Bronx Community Food Coalition invites you to our first conference, Food for the Soul: Self-Care and Social Justice in the South Bronx. Join us for a free day of facilitated workshops on how we can practice self-care as we strive to create changes in our food system and beyond.

Free

Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions

The Yale Club of New York City 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Come hear current experts from a range of sectors discuss climate change and share their solutions-based approaches.

$10.00

Book Launch: Ecological & Social Healing – Multicultural Women’s Voices

THE NEW SCHOOL

Join us for the launch of "Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women's Voices," with a panel discussion moderated by Milano Dean Michelle De Pass, featuring editor Jeanine M. Canty and contributors Prof. Ana Baptista, Prof. Nina S. Roberts and Prof. Ju-Pong Lin.

Free

Environmental Justice: What’s Race Got to Do With It?

Columbia Law School, Jerome Green Hall, Room 104 W 116th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Columbia Journal of Race and Law ("CJRL") was founded in 2010 with the purpose of deepening the legal community’s discourse on historic and contemporary notions of socio-political and legal challenges facing racial and ethnic minorities. Join us as experts shed greater light on legal issues that impact communities of color !

Free

The End of the Line Film Screening

Repair the World NYC 808 Nostrand Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United States

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

The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY, United States

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.

Free

Humanizing Data: Data, Humanities, and the City

Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

This day-long symposium examines how we can use data and digital strategies to enhance and disrupt the kinds of research questions, methods, and narratives that…

Free

Earth Week: Going Beyond “Green”

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, Room I-202, New York, NY, United States

Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center for an interactive showcase of community-based participatory research led by New School faculty and students addressing the impacts…

Free

Climate, Jobs and Justice Accountability Forum

Ethical Culture Society Concert Hall 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY, United States

Let's translate the energy of the People's Climate March and the Trump resistance into political impact in NYC: join a mass people's interview of NYC Mayor de Blasio, Public Advocate James and Comptroller Stringer. Come learn about the issues, and then hear our city's leaders' views, question them on the big issues, hold them accountable, and urge them to take the bold policy action we need!

Free

Impact Hour: Sustaining Effective Action

Brooklyn Art Museum 28 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Helping people navigate the current climate of information “clutter” is more important than ever. Our 2017 Impact Hours series will dig into ongoing environmental and social justice work, while sharing tools for more effective personal and organizational action. Each Impact Hour will include perspectives from an artist, activist, and academic on issues of communication, engagement, action, and impact. Together, we will challenge each other’s assumptions and share practical tactics for sparking social change. Join us in-person in NYC (space is limited) or online from around the world.

Free