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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.

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

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 !

Urban Food Policy Forum: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City

Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture—fresh food, green space, educational opportunities—can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve.

Environmental Justice: Then and Now

Take a look at the past, present, and future of the Environmental Justice movement. Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of The Principles, examine the progress of the Environmental Justice movement, and discuss what is yet to be achieved.

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

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.

Civic Art Lab | Sustainability + Performance

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.

Afrofuturism Conference 2016: #BLACKISVIRAL

A student-led conference on Afrofuturism as a cultural and aesthetic movement for the radical emancipation of people of color. Join us for a weekend filled with art, performances, lectures, panels, workshops, theater pieces, film music, scholarly works, and community events !