Earth Week: Going Beyond “Green”
by The New School
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Theresa Lang Student Center
55 West 13th Street
Room I-202
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“”Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center fo an interactive showcase of faculty and student research addressing the impacts of climate change and other environmental threats to community well-being and social justice. Faculty grant winners and student scholars will share their Tishman Center-funded research that applies policy, design, and social justice to address current and future environmental issues generated by the ever-increasing impacts of climate change. This day-long festival will highlight the work of faculty and students from across the university, as well as their community partners.””
The event schedule is as follows:
11:15 pm – 12:00 pm
Fabio Parasecoli & Rachel Knopf with NY Food Bank – “Urban Food Security in Context”
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm (Group Panel)
Stephen Metts – “Environment and technology: Mobilizing Maps for Sustainable Communities,” Barent Roth – “Testing the Waters,” & Mehdi Salehi – “Drones for Refugees”
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Ivan Ramirez with El Puente – “Addressing Environmental Health Risks through Community Action Research and Local Knowledge”
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Student Scholar Research Panel)
Corey Chao, Marriele Robinson, & LaChaun Moore
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tanya Kalmanovitch – “Tar Sands Song Book”
This event is part of Earth Week at The New School, sponsored by the Tishman Environment and Design Center.
