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CERC Seminar Series  
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009  
4-5PM, Schermerhorn Extension Room 1015 (10th Floor)
Refreshments Will Be Served.  

Living in the Edge: Community Based Governance in the Aquatic Terrestrial Zone - Nancy Dammann, E3B PhD Candidate

Abstract:  
    Based on an ongoing study begun in 1996, I examine community-based governance (CBG) in the aquatic-terrestrial zone in the Peruvian Amazon. Debate regarding the potential and practicalities of CBG systems has been polemic and, within the Amazon, sometimes violent. Extractive activities such as fishing, timbering, and hunting provide for the subsistence needs and the bulk of income to both rurally located households and to poor residents of poor urban centers. The national government views CBG efforts as illegal and counter to regional economic development throughout the region.  With this study, I seek to elucidate the factors that drive community-based governance decisions and the landscape level effects of these decisions. I argue that recognizing the hyper-dynamic and hyper-diverse nature of the Amazonian landscape provides a foil to test our theoretical understandings of both resilience and CBG.      
    Combining analysis of field data from nine rurally located towns with regional data regarding demographic changes and fisheries landings, I find that CBG provides the study communities with a means to moderate rapid levels of regional change and provides the residents and communities with greater voice. Throughout the region and study communities, fisheries have been declining drastically. Those areas under CBG, however, have experienced a moderated rate of decline. By 2006, catch per unit effort (the best available measure of population density) was significantly higher than in areas without CBG. Catch also included significantly larger fish with higher average trophic levels.  
    Understanding the underlying dynamic nature of this landscape, in which both the majority of species and households are involved in various migration patterns, highlights the landscape level effects of CBG efforts. Residents of the study towns engaged in CBG have been more able to meet their basic needs in times of crisis and to resolve both emergency and long-standing problems un-addressed by the national and regional governments. In addition, even in periods of scarcity, they have been able to ship fish to urban-based members of their households, thus, helping to meet the needs of the urban poor. The aquatic terrestrial zones under study serve as nurseries for the vast majority of fish species; as a result, CBG efforts maintain areas from which fish can then migrate throughout the system. Results from this study suggest that we must begin to understand the role of these CBG systems at this landscape level and that we must re-examine our understanding of resiliency.  

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Water Under Attack: Does Natural Gas Drilling Threaten NYC Drinking Water?

Thursday, 30 April 2009, 7 pm

@ The Community Church Assembly Hall 40 East 35th Street , Manhattan between Park Madison Avenues

$10 suggested donation

Did you know that plans are underway to drill for natural gas in the vast Marcellus Shale layer, which spans Pennsylvania , parts of New York , Maryland , West Virginia , and Ohio ? In New York State alone, tens of thousands of wells are being proposed over the next few years. Those who own the mineral rights stand to make millions of dollars, while gas companies would reap billions, yet they would be exempt from many environmental protection regulations, thanks to the Bush administration. The hydraulic fracturing process for extracting natural gas uses a toxic, dangerous brew of over 275 chemicals. If these plans go through, New York 's most precious resources - one of only 5 pristine/unfiltered water systems in the US - would be contaminated.

Josh Fox is the founder and Artistic Director of International WOW Company, a theater and film company with over 150 actors, dancers, artists and musicians in 31 countries. In 2008, Josh premiered his first feature film, Memorial Day, at the CineVegas film festival to rave reviews. Josh will present excerpts from his film-in-progress about the horrific environmental effects of Natural Gas Drilling in the United States . www.waterunderattack.com

Barbara Arrindell holds a degree in Bioengineering from Columbia University 's School of Engineering . She is co-founder, Director and Chief Science Officer of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability. http://damascuscitizens.org

Joseph Levine is co-founder of DCS and NY-H2O, groups which are working to prevent upstate gas drilling. He is an architect/partner with Bone/Levine Architects, which conducts research involving New York City 's essential infrastructure.

James L. Simpson is Staff Attorney for Riverkeeper, Inc., a non-profit organization working to protect the ecological integrity of the Hudson River and safeguard the drinking water of New York City and the lower Hudson Valley . www.riverkeeper.org

Albert Appleton is a former NYC DEP Commissioner and world-wide watershed expert

Sponsored by:

Neighborhood Energy Network

Sierra Club NYC Group http://www.nyc.sierraclub.org/

Tristate Food Not Lawns http://www.tristatefoodnotlawns.org/

NYC Peak Oil Response Meetup Group

http://www.meetup.com/peakoilnyc/

Riverkeeper http://www.riverkeeper.org/

The Green Sanctuary Committee, The Community Church of New York, Unitarian Universalist http://www.ccny.org

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CENYC's annual plant sale pickup is this week, and we need your help!

April 30, May 1, May 2

Trucks of flowers and vegetables will be coming to Hattie Carthan Community Garden at 654 Lafayette Ave in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn on Thursday, and community gardeners will be picking them up on Friday and Saturday, so we need help all 3 days!

Thursday we'll be at the garden from 7am to 3pm, unloading plants from trucks.

Friday we'll be at the garden from 9:30am to to 3pm, helping gardeners get their plants and Saturday we'll be at the garden from 7:30am to 1pm, helping gardeners get their plants.

This is a great opportunity to meet a lot of community gardeners - this year we'll help distribute over $29,000 in plant material to community open space projects.

RSVP to  mrezny@cenyc.org .  Groups are more than welcome, just check in with me.

Mike Rezny
mrezny@cenyc.org
212.788.7935 | 917.453.6247 (cell)
Open Space Greening Program
Council on the Environment of NYC
51 Chambers Street , Rm 228
New York , New York 10007

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The 350 Climate Conference will bring together the world's foremost minds to describe, discuss, and debate how to lower carbon dioxide levels in a timely manner. And you should be there too!

Saturday, May 2nd

Speakers:
Dr. James Hansen
Director of NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies

Majora Carter
Sustainable South Bronx & The Majora Carter Group  

Dr. Johannes Lehmann
Department of Soil Science at Cornell University

Dr. Daniel Hillel  
Senior Research Scientist at NASA GISS

Prof. Richard Heinberg
Senior Fellow at The Postcarbon Institute

Prof. Michael Gerrard, JD
Director of the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University

Dr. Gernot Wagner
Environmental Defense Fund

Recent research by keynote speaker Dr. James Hansen, Director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, suggests the need to reduce atmospheric levels of CO2 concentrations from the current 385 parts per million (ppm) to 350 ppm or lower in order to avoid climate change. The question of “the safe upper limit” is perhaps the most important research question of the century.  

While the exact limit–whether it be 550, 450, 350, or even lower–is subject to debate, the need for proactive strategies to climate change is clear. Vital issues directly relating to climate change, such as alternative energy and carbon sequestration, are likely to drive domestic and international policies for the decades and centuries to come. This conference will discuss the scientific, political, social and economic challenges and opportunities associated reducing emissions and lowering atmospheric carbon levels.  

You must register at:   http://350conference.org/
Students-Free
Pre-Registration $25
At the door $30

Directions:
Five bus lines (M4, M5, M11, M60, M104) and one subway line (the #1 local) serve the Columbia neighborhood. The Columbia stop is 116th Street on the #1 local train.

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Earth Week (April 20 - 26)

Earth Week at Grand Central will be comprised of several special events, the Giant Earth Images in Grand Central and EarthFair. In addition to the approximately 700,000 people that pass through Grand Central on an average day, we hope to draw thousands more from NYC and its surrounding communities through a multi-tiered advertising and marketing campaign.

Grand Central Terminal is an extraordinary Beaux Arts landmark in the heart of New York City. Grand Central Station is served by Metro-North commuter trains, 31 commuter and 15 city bus routes, 7 subway lines, buses to and from the area’s three airports and two million taxis a year. Vanderbilt Avenue is located on the west side of the main concourse.

The Giant Earth Images: April 20th-26th; 10am-8pm

The week-long show will illuminate the historic landmark’s soaring main concourse with inspiring environmentally themed quotes, messages, photographs and graphic images contributed by artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, and Rafal Olbinski, among others. The show, projected onto two of the north columns in the concourse, will run ten hours a day and will include sponsor logos between three and six times an hour. To view last year’s show, go to Giant Earth Images

“The Take Action for Earth Day Campaign”: April 18th

In partnership with New York City Parks and MillionTreesNYC, Earth Day New York will facilitate volunteer projects in several New York neighborhood parks as part of our Nurturing Nature Program. Volunteers will perform “tree stewardship” to help promote a greener and healthier New York City. To volunteer or provide in-kind donations for our events email us at Earth Day Volunteer with "Volunteer" in the subject, along with your availability and contact information.

EarthNight: April 22nd; 6pm-10pm

Earth Day New York will host a special social networking party with Green Drinks at Environment Furniture in honor of Earth Day. EarthNight is designed to bring New Yorkers together to celebrate Earth Day and strengthen ties within the City’s environmental community in a fun and informal setting.

EarthFair: April 24th and April 25th

A two-day festival of art, music and the environment on Vanderbilt Avenue & in Vanderbilt Hall. A large exhibit area highlighting our sponsors, other green businesses, organic food and environmental groups will include interactive displays that will not only educate, but provide an opportunity to take positive action for our environment. EarthFair also features live musical entertainment including numerous well-known performers and New York City-based bands.

FREE ADMISSION TO MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ON EARTH DAY, APRIL 22, 2009: LAST DAY OF   GROWING AND GREENING NEW YORK

 Exhibition Explores Future of New York City and Sustainability

The Museum of the City of New York will offer free admission to all visitors on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in honor of Earth Day, which is the final day of   Growing and Greening New York:  PlaNYC and the Future of the City , an exhibition exploring greater sustainability in the city by 2030.

The exhibition takes viewers through an imagined day in the life of the city to make the complexities of greater environmental sustainability in New York City vivid, compelling, and understandable, and by bringing environmental concerns to life on an individual, human scale.  Organized in terms of the hours of a typical day in the life of a New Yorker—8 a.m., for example, discusses traffic and transportation—the exhibition explores six essential areas addressed by the Bloomberg Administration's ambitious five-borough plan for sustainability by 2030:   water ;   transportation ;   energy ;   open space ;   land ; and   climate change .   Growing and Greening New York   features architectural models, interactive displays, diagrams, renderings, photographs, hands-on examples of new materials, videos, and more, many of which have been created expressly for the exhibition.

Contact: Barbara Livenstein

212-534-1672, ext. 3337

Alyson Cluck

212-534-1672, ext. 3396

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Green Schools NYC Conference Unites NYC Schools to Take Action on Sustainability and Climate Change

Sat April 18, 2008 - The Green Schools Alliance (GSA), a leading non-profit program focused on taking action for a greener environment, along with Collegiate School will welcome students, faculty, parents and administrative representatives from nearly 200 schools in New York and the Northeast U.S. to the first ever Green Schools NYC Conference on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Collegiate School in Manhattan. The student-run event will be focused on greening local schools and helping them lead the charge in sustainability efforts.

John Shea, Division of School Facilities (DSF) Executive Director plans to announce the partnership between New York City Department of Education and the Green Schools Alliance-Climate Commitment to reduce the carbon footprint in NYC schools. Through the partnership they will measure energy consumption and carbon emissions from school buildings and take steps to reduce them 30 percent by 2017, part of the mayor's PlaNYC initiative.

Billy Parish, Co-Founder and Coordinator of the Energy Action Coalition and the young new face of environmentalism will be the keynote speaker at the conference. He will discuss current U.S. Government plans for the creation of a Clean Energy Core- a green national service program.

“The idea for the event builds upon three years of intense collaboration among K-12 schools to become more environmentally sustainable,” said Harrison Monsky, lead organizer for the event and a senior at Collegiate, “The rationale and commitment to sustainability exists; now schools want to know how to do it. The event will be a place to learn, share, and get energized about sustainability.”

At the heart of the event will be a resource fair where students, faculty, parents, and administrators will be able to meet green companies, non-profits, and other schools all with the common goal of taking action on climate change and the environment. Each organization will have dedicated booths where one-on-one dialogue can take place.

In addition to the resource fair, there will be a variety of classroom discussions and technical workshops on issues including recycling, carbon footprints, green energy, environmental curriculum, student action, green roofs, sustainable food, and technology for green schools.

WHAT: Green Schools NYC 2009 Conference

WHEN: Saturday April 18, 2009 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

WHERE: Collegiate School, 260 West 78 th Street, New York , NY

CONTACT: To attend the event or to receive more information, please contact:

Tracy Memoli tmemoli@lakpr.com

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cfradkin@lakpr.com sdawson@lakpr.com

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Earth Day Events in NYC:

The Role of Design in the Clean Energy Revolution
Wednesday, 03/25/2009
Time: 5:30-8:30 PM
Price: $50
Location: NY Designs, 45-50 30th Street [Between Thomson Ave. and 47th Ave.], Long Island City, New York 11101.

In the next 5 to 10 years, renewable energy will grow by a projected 30 to 40% each year. This rapidly developing energy sector presents design firms with limitless opportunities to grow their businesses and stand out from competitors in the fields of product design and architecture. NY Designs, a non-profit business incubator for design firms, is hosting an event geared toward designers and architects who are involved or interested in renewable energy. Join expert panelists from the wind, solar, and other alternative energy sectors for a discussion of the opportunities for designers and architects to develop renewable energy products. The panel discussion will be moderated by Neil Chambers, LEED AP, and will be followed by a Q and A session and a networking reception. Short interviews with the panelists will be available for online listening prior to the event.

Speakers: Neil Chambers, LEED AP (Moderator); Bill Becker, CEO, Aerotecture International; Shayne McQuade, Founder, Voltaic Systems Inc.; Samuel Cochran, Partner & Co-Founder, SMIT- Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology.

Event website: http://www.nydesigns.org/DesignCleanEnergy/

Organized by NY Designs (www.nydesigns.org) and sponsored by NYSERDA.

To register, contact:
Frederick John
718.663.8404 fjohn@lagcc.cuny.edu

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The Educated Eater, Greenmarkets' series on Good Food and the Environment

From February 28, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

First Presbyterian Church
12th Street & 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10011

Did you know there are eggs and wheatgrass from Brooklyn, rooftop beehives in the Bronx, a thriving 2.5 acre community farm in Red Hook and livestock roaming on 47 acres in Queens? These are just a few examples of what urban pioneers are doing to revive agriculture in the city. Join us for an engaging conversation with leaders and innovators in the urban agriculture movement followed by a Q&A, moderated by Greenmarket Director and Co-founder of Added Value (Red Hook Community Farm), Michael Hurwitz.

Panelists include Greenmarket farmer and wheatgrass grower Stewart Borowsky of Greener Pastures, Greenmarket farmer and beekeeper David Graves of Berkshire Berries, Greenmarket farmer Michael Robertson of Queens County Farm Museum, Dan Wood of Work Architecture Company and Red Hook egg farmers Maria Mackin & Declan Walsh

$5, including New York State wine and light Greenmarket snacks

Purchase tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/56625

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SOLAR ONE

Green Renter Series:

February 2, 2009

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Green Renter: The ‘Other Solar': Understanding the Technology and Economics of Solar Thermal Heating and Cooling in the Five Borough Context with Chester Birchwood, Bernie Klinger and Susan Sommers, New York Solar Systems LLC.

All Green Renter lectures will be held at Solar 1 unless otherwise noted For more info, you can also check the Green Renter page on our website: http://solar1.org/events/greenrenter.

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Time's Up!

Upcoming Events:

CRITICAL MASS: MANHATTAN
Friday, January 30th, 7 p.m.
Union Square, North Side

RIVERSIDE RIDE
Saturday, January 31st, 10 p.m.
Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park, at the intersection of Broadway, Central Park South 59th Street, and Central Park West)

CENTRAL PARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Friday, February 6, 10 p.m.
Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park, at the intersection of Broadway, Central Park South 59th Street, and Central Park West)

BROOKLYN CRITICAL MASS
Friday, February 13th, 7 p.m.
Grand Army Plaza, the northern entrance of Prospect Park where Flatbush Ave., Eastern Pkwy, Union St. and Prospect Park West intersect and Brooklyn Side of the Williamsburg Bridge

LOVE YOUR LANE RIDE
Saturday, February 14th 7 p.m.
Astor Place

VALENTINE'S DAY/ LOVE YOUR LANE RIDE AND AFTER-PARTY
Saturday,  February 14th, 8:30 p.m.
The Autumn Bowl, 73 West Street in Greenpoint
This is a Time's Up ! Fundraiser- $10

WEEKLY BIKE REPAIR WORKSHOPS
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Workshops will be held at ABC No Rio which is located at 156 Rivington Street between Suffolk and Clinton Streets.

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Panel on Indigenous Mobilization in the Americas
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Brecht Forum, 431 West Street in NYC
Indigenous Peoples' Mobilizations and Resistance: The Case of 3 Andean Countries

Featuring Forest Hylton, Mario A. Murillo & Gerardo Renique

During the past several months, Indigenous Peoples in Latin America have again occupied center stage in the struggle for democratic rights and defense of national resources and autonomy. In Bolivia, Indigenous peoples recently mobilized against the right's attempts to overthrow the democratically elected President Evo Morales. Now they are getting ready to vote for an historic referendum on the future of Bolivia.

After a successful ten-day uprising, Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in Peru forced the government to overthrow laws privatizing communal lands and natural reserves. It was a major victory for the indigenous population of Peru.

And in Colombia, thousands of Indigenous Peoples marched throughout the country, and into the capital city of Bogotá in a dramatic six-week mobilization, demanding respect for their territorial and democratic rights, and calling for the creation of a broad-based movement for social change.

Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15 (Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers)

The Brecht Forum is located at 431 West Street between Bank and Bethune in Manhattan.

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Meet Norreida Reyes, Conservation Director
Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter

Friday, Jan. 23, 7 PM
Lean Café, back room
583 Sixth Avenue between 16 th and 17 th Streets, New York, NY 10011

Norreida Reyes will be in town this weekend for the Chapter ExCom meeting.  While she's here, Norreida would like to meet Sierra Club members in New York City, to learn about their priorities and concerns, and discuss how Albany and NYC can best support each other. 

She is coordinating Sierra Club's Statewide Lobby Day on Thurs., March 5, in which club members will be invited to meet with state legislators in their local district offices.  Learn how you can participate.

If you would like to join Norreida and I for dinner at 7 PM, or just come to meet with her, please RSVP to beyondoilnyc@yahoo.com or contact me at 917.319.2924.

Dan Miner, SC NYC, chair

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Advancing Climate Justice: Transforming the Economy, Public Health & Our Environment
January 29 – 30, 2009

Want to get more involved in the ACJ conference? Great!

Basic information (including a copy of the conference agenda), can be found in our Student Involvement Opportunities flyer.

For more information on Volunteer Opportunities, you can contact our Conference Volunteer Coordinator, James Subudhi, at the following address: James@weact.org .

And for more information on the Student Planning Committee or on serving as a Homestay Host for student conference participants from outside the NY metro region, please contact Ogonnaya Dotson-Newman at Ogonnaya@weact.org .

http://weact.org/Programs/ MovementBuilding/ TheWEACTforClimateJusticeProje ct/ AdvancingClimateJusticeConfere nce/InformationforStudents/ tabid/358/Default.aspx

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Indigenous Voices Series

Thursday, January 29th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested

Screening: Chip Richie “Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006, 94 minutes)
Come out for “Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy,” a documentary about President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced displacement of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. The film is simultaneously showing at the World Social Forum in Brazil. Afterward, join a video-conferenced discussion with filmmakers and viewers in New York and Brazil. Hosted by WBAI's Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Indigenous Voices is a monthly series about ethnic identity, sovereignty, and the possibilities for Indigenous peoples to direct their own destinies.

Bluestockings Bookstore

172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington :: 212.777.6028

www.bluestockings.com

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EcoBizNYC Sustainable Business Workshops:
All workshops are FREE unless otherwise noted

Waste Reduction and Recycling Workshop
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 from 5-6:30 pm
Sustainable NYC , 139 Avenue A between 8th & 9th

This workshop will show you how to reduce your business's waste and provide resources to help you get started. We will provide you with the must-know information to understand and comply with the environmental regulations. You will hear from business owners/managers in NYC who have successful waste reduction and recycling programs. Come to this workshop and walk away with the skills to implement earth-friendly and money saving recycling programs at your business. Attendee's will also receive a vendor/resource guide to help your business save money and grow green. Registration recommended.

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Indoor Worm Composting Workshops:

Saturday, January 24, 1 pm - 3 pm
worm bin basics
Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas

Learn how to set up and maintain a worm bin in your apartment. Worm condos and worms will be available for purchase for the discounted price of $40. Registration required.

Wednesday, February 4, 3 pm - 5 pm
brewing compost tea for landscapers
The Verdisian, 211 North End Ave, Battery Park City

This workshop for landscapers will provide step-by-step instructions for making compost tea, as well as explain application techniques and benefits of incorporating compost tea into your business plan. The Battery Park Conservancy maintains the artfully landscaped Battery Park City Park and will be hosting the class on location. Registration required.

Compost update:

All workshops are FREE unless otherwise noted

Indoor Children's Worm Composting Workshops:

Thursday, February 12, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
composting for little hands: children's wormshop
Whole Foods Bowery, 95 E Houston Street, upstairs culinary center

Children's workshop will cover the process of decomposition, worm anatomy, and caring for the worms. Each participant will have the chance to make and bring home their own mini worm-bin. For ages 5 and over. Registration required.

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Gallery Exhibit Featuring Freshkills Park to Hold Reception

Organization: Freshkills Park, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Freshkills Park and Claire Oliver Gallery

February 5, 2009

6:00pm to 8:00 pm

Please join us on February 5th to view artist Stephanie Lempert's GeoBiographies featuring Freshkills Park. GeoBiographies examines the history of land that has been converted from city landfill into parkland in both the Boston and New York City areas. The photographs reflect on the history of each carefully selected site and look at how our culture of consumption and waste has laid the foundation for each park. The intention is not to chide our culture of disposability, but to proffer examples of how certain communities have been able to band together to affect positive change. Each site's redevelopment is an act of optimism. By interviewing those who took charge of the problems and found the solutions, this series exemplifies our ability to take responsibility for past actions in our society and to move forward and educate ourselves so that we may become more responsible to the land. Although the Freshkills Park reception is on February 5th, GeoBiographies will be open until February 19, 2009. A portion of each sale will go to directly benefit Freshkills Park .

Claire Oliver Gallery , 513 West 26th Street , New York , NY 10001

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JOIN & PARTICIPATE
Earth Celebrations Hudson River Pageant
in partnership with Manhattan Youth

An ecological parade and performance art event to raise awareness for the restoration of the Hudson River and address the future effects of climate change on the river and our shoreline
in New York City

SEE GARDEN PAGEANT SLIDE SHOW: http://www.earthcelebrations. com/springslideshow.htm

HUDSON RIVER PAGEANT - PUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS- FREE (Adults & Teens)
FEB 25 - MAY 6
Create Spectacular Costume and Puppets for Hudson River Pageant
Wednesdays 6-9pm: Costume Workshops with artists Michele Brody & Chris Rumery
Saturdays 12-4pm: Puppet Workshops with artist Lucrecia Novoa & Spica Wobbe

@ Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center,
120 Warren Street, just off the Hudson River, below Chambers Street

For more information contact: Earth Celebrations
Call (212) 777-7969 or email mail@earthcelebrations.com
http://www.earthcelebrations. com


Children ages 8-12 can contact Manhattan Youth regarding the schedule and sign-up for after-school
Hudson River Pageant costume workshops (212) 766-1104 / info@manhattanyouth.org

Workshops engage community participants (teens & adults)- to create spectacular giant paper-mache puppets with artist/puppeteers' Lucrecia Novoa and Spica Wobbe & River Species Costumes with ecological artist, MicheleBrody. and Chris Rumery. Workshops culminate in The Hudson River Pageant to raise awareness for the restoration of the Hudson River and address the effects of climate change.
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Ongoing Events Promoting Sustainability & Mutual Aid

Composting Lower East Side Ecology Center accepts organic material for
composting (fruit and vegetable peelings, cut flowers and similar organic
material). LESEC has drop-off bins at the Union Square Greenmarket (Mon,
Wed, Fri, & Sat. from 8am-5pm), or drop off at the center on E. 7th St.
btwn. Aves. B & C any time through the opening in the gate. For more info
see www.lesecologycenter.org . The W. 181st St. Beautification Project has
compost drop-off at 880 W. 181st St. (Bronx) in the garden.


Weekly Bike Repair Workshops   Times Up! bike repair workshops are
continuing in the basement of ABC No Rio, at 156 Rivington St. in the
Lower East Side. Details @ www.times-up.org .

Women & Trans Bicycle Repair Night: Every Mon, 6:30pm. No previous
experience required. Bike Repair Workshops: Every Tuesday, 6:30pm. Come
learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at the bike
mechanic skill share.

Fix Your Bike Workshop: Every Thursday, 6:30pm. Share skills and fix up
your own bike.

Textile Recycling at Second Chance Saturdays and Material Mondays  Of
course, the best thing to do with clothes and other textiles is to reuse
them! BUT, if you have scraps and rags that can't be used even one more
time, there is textile recycling every Saturday, 8am-4pm at the Grand Army
Plaza Greenmarket in Brooklyn, and every Monday, 8am-6pm at the Union
Square Greenmarket. Sponsored by Goodwill; they also take usable clothes.

Food Not Bombs offers a vegetarian meal share (using donated food that
would otherwise be wasted) Sundays at 3:30pm in Tompkins Sq  Park. Help
cook @  ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. btwn. Clinton & Suffolk beginning at
1pm. More info: fnb@abcnorio or (212) 254-3697 ext.395

Brooklyn Food Not Bombs prepares food from 12-3PM on Saturdays at 123
Community Space (123 Tompkins Ave @ Myrtle Ave.  G train to
Myrtle-Willoughby)  and  serves food just outside of Von King/Tompkins
Park (on the northwest corner, at Lafayette Ave and Marcy Ave) at 3pm.

Grub Community Building Meal  1st & 3rd Sunday of every month. A mostly
freegan dinner for strangers and co-conspirators in a relaxed environment.
There is no charge but donations are requested. At Rubulad, 338 Flushing
Ave. (btwn. Classon & Taaffe) in Brooklyn. Doors at 6:30pm; dinner around
7PM. www.suckapants.com/grub.html

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Bring unwanted electronics and textiles to drop-off locations in each borough:

Find out what is accepted, directions, and more info.

Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm
West 23rd Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, Manhattan

Sunday, January 11, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm
Fulton Street & S. Portland Avenue, Brooklyn

Computer and Electronics Recycling Per Scholas is a recycling facility in
Hunts Point that allows individuals to drop off residential computer &
electronic equipment. They accept equipment Mon. to Fri. 9am-4pm at 1575
Bronx River Ave. in the Bronx. For more info see   http://perscholas.org/ .
Lower East Side Ecology Center has e-waste recycling days,  See
http://lesecologycenter.org for more info.

Plastics Recycling at Park Slope Food Co-op The Park Slope Food Co-op
accepts many plastics for recycling that are NOT collected by the city.
They accept: #1 & # 2 plastics (but NOT bottles, which NYC recycles), #4
plastics, #5 plastic tubs, cups & specifically marked lids and caps
(remove any paper labels), plastic film and bags. All plastics must be
CLEAN AND DRY. They accept these recyclables every month on the 2nd Sat,
10am-2pm; the 3rd Thurs, 7pm-9pm; & the last Sun, 10am-2pm. The co-op is
at 782 Union St. (btwn. 6th & 7th Aves.) in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For
details, see: www.foodcoop.com/go.php?id=112

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EVENTS AT THE AUDUBON CENTER

Introduction to Birdwatching - Every Saturday, 12 - 1:30 p.m.

FreeExplore the Park's natural areas and learn how to look for amazing birds.

Nature Crafts - Every Saturday & Sunday, 1 - 3 p.m.

FreeMake amazing crafts with all-natural materials at the Boathouse.

Discover Tours - Every Saturday & Sunday, 3 - 4 p.m.

FreeDiscover the Prospect Park you never knew! Meet birds and other wildlife on this walk, guided by a naturalist.

http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/audubon_center_events

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BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM EVENTS:

the museum is currently closed for renovations, but "On-The-Go" events will take place at local libraries, schools and cultural centers. check the website for more details: www.brooklynkids.org

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