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Made in New York City: The Reinvention of Local Manufacturing

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

For decades, American and urban manufacturing charted a steep decline, a byproduct of globalization and outsourcing. Today, however, manufacturing is returning to our shores and entering a renaissance in major cities.

Come learn about what's being made in NYC today and what you can do to support local manufacturing. We'll cover industrial policy, business incubators, R&D, hybrid manufacturing, and the craft food movement, among other highlights.

$10

Women, Climate and Cities: : An Intersectional Perspective

The New School, Orozco Room, Room 712, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12th Street , New York, NY, United States

This event will focus on women’s role in raising awareness as well as providing solutions to climate change issues specifically within the urban context.

Participants will examine what women have brought to the table in the climate movement as well as the specific benefits of having a gendered approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, namely, in terms of disaster risk recovery, green jobs and urban infrastructure such as public transport.

Free

The New New York Activists: Urban Green Innovators

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue 10029, New York, NY, United States

To mark the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, the Museum of the City of New York will discuss how citizens, entrepreneurs, and policy makers are making an impact on our city's environment, today and for the future.

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

Civic Art Lab | Sustainability + Performance

Creations Gallery Pop Up 89 Avenue C, New York, NY, United States

The evening will feature performances that reflect on the intersection of sustainability, community, and the arts. Sliding scale donations for drinks and performances. All donations for this evening support the performers. Artists to be announced.

Free

Ensuring Urban Resilience, Come Hell Or High Water

Columbia Law Schoool Jerome Greene Hall, Room 106, New York, NY, United States

Urban resilience also means changes in land use along with better and more equitable ways to protect a city's people. Realizing these innovations requires that New York and other great cities must give high priority to advancing the emerging capacities to foster and make the most of new approaches to climate risk management.

Free

Urban Sustainability Day!

Common Ground Compost East 11th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A, New York, NY, United States

Get your “hands dirty” and join us outdoors at the East Side Outside Garden with Common Ground Compost to prepare the urban garden for the fall and to learn about their business’ environmental sustainability based model.

Free

Urban Bay: Eyes Wide Open Under Rio de Janeiro’s Ocean

Schapiro Hall 605 W 115 Street, New York, NY, United States

In alignment with the United Nations Ocean Conference in June in New York City, the Columbia Global Centers I Rio de Janeiro, the UNDP World…

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Urban Bay: Eyes Wide Open Under Rio de Janeiro’s Ocean

Schapiro Hall 605 W 115 Street, New York, NY, United States

In alignment with the United Nations Ocean Conference in June in New York City, the Columbia Global Centers I Rio de Janeiro, the UNDP World…

iLANDing: Researching Urban Ecologies with Movement Based Scores

Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United States

iLAND (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature, Dance) invites participants for an outdoor workshop for the creation of movement-based scores designed to explore local urban ecologies.…

Free