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Every year April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day!
It marks the anniversary of the modern environmental movement. In spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, created Earth Day as a way to integrate environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Following the first Earth Day celebration, President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency. In New York City, the first Earth Day was marked by thousands who participated in various events, Fifth Avenue was closed to traffic from Union Square Park to Central Park, and 14th Street between Third and Seventh avenues was transformed in to an “ecological carnival.” Earth Day continued to be marked during the 1970s and was resurrected in 1990 and again in 2000. Today, Earth Day is celebrated by billions of people, and it is one of the largest secular observances in the world.
8 a.m.–4 p.m. CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY
NYC Parks Green Thumb will host its 35th annual conference to kick off the city’s community gardening season.
6–8 p.m. 241 Library
Join us for the screening of Paris to Pittsburgh, a new film from National Geographic, produced by RadicalMedia in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This documentary focuses on the incredible actions taken by individuals, communities, businesses, and local government in the United States to combat the threat of climate change. The film is narrated by Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actress and activist Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel). Watch the trailer.
Hosted by BC Sustainability Club; co-sponsored by Pre-Dental
Noon–2 p.m. East Quad
Come learn about energy conservation, green choices, recycling, sustainable products, renewable energy, local and sustainable food choices, habitat restoration, and more! Join nonprofit organizations, city agencies, and others that will have tables with information about environmental conservation and sustainability.
2:45–5:15 p.m. 241 Library
Hear from organizations participating in the fair and join in the discussions on such topics as grassroots organizing, documentary making, horseshoe crabs, and resiliency in New York City presented in TED-style talks, and in facilitated discussions.
5:30 p.m. Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse Faculty Dining Room
Enjoy a panel discussion about the Earth Day 2019 Protect Our Species project and our local sustainability issues.
Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn
Celebrate sustainability and civic engagement by participating in lectures, workshops, faculty panels, and the film screening of Plastic Paradise.
Presented by BC Sustainability Club
12:30–3 p.m. 4411 Ingersoll Hall
Hear from organizations that participated in the BC Sustainability Fair and join in discussions on such topics as environmental education, environmental stewardship, horseshoe crab conservation, marine science, and more!
John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 West 59th Street New York, New York
Enjoy a three-day marathon of award-wining films that not only entertain but also build awareness and inspire dialog and action.
10:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) Room E-500, E Building 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City, New York
Join representatives from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection for a presentation about how to dispose of hazardous household waste, follow by LaGuardia’s faculty panel discussion on human activity and global climate change.
Noon–3:30 p.m. LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) E Building Atrium 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City, New York
Recycle your e-waste during the college’s Earth Day celebration and learn mote about environmental activism and going green.
Noon–4 p.m. Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) Richard Harris Terrance/South Lobby 199 Chambers Street New York, New York
Enjoy hands-on sustainable activities, exhibits, food, community organizations, prizes, the screening of This Changes Everything, and much more.
11 a.m.–4 p.m. City Tech Library Building 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, New York
ECOfest is a college-wide event and Earth Day celebration. It is a forum for the campus community to share ideas about City Tech and environmental sustainability and have fun in the process.
9 a.m.–3 p.m. Broadway, Washington Heights, all five boroughs
This annual event is held the Saturday after Earth Day. It opens 30 blocks of Broadway from Times Square to Union Square for people to explore on foot.
Hunter College (CUNY) 695 Park Avenue New York, New York
This weeklong event engages the CUNY community in issues related to the environment. Every day will have a different theme, including food, energy, biodiversity, etc. There will be games, giveaways, and plenty more. Anthony Bourdain.
A refashionNYC bin will be permanently installed in the Boylan Hall cafeteria. Every year, New York City residents throw away approximately 200,000 tons of clothes, towels, blankets, curtains, shoes, handbags, belts, and other textiles and apparel. refashionNYC is the city’s official clothing reuse program, in partnership with the New York City Department of Sanitation and Housing Works, to make textile donations as easy as possible through a convenient in-building service. Call extension 5400 for more information or to report a bin issue.
Brooklyn College is bringing a weekly farm share to campus, in partnership with Corbin Hill Food Project. For only $15, you can subscribe to a farm share of six to eightitems featuring fresh, healthy, locally grown vegetables and fruits. Signing up online is easy, and flexible payment options make it easy for you to cancel at any time. Be sure to sign up (make sure to select “BKC – Brooklyn College”) one week in advance to guarantee pickup for the following week. Credit cards, checks, EBT, and Health Bucks are accepted. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to access fresh, high-quality produce grown in the Northeast. Our distributions are Wednesdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the Boylan Hall Cafeteria. E-mail us for more information.
12:30–2 p.m. Occidental Lounge, fifth floor, Student Center
Panelists include:
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts presents the 11th Annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration. Enjoy live music, arts and crafts, and street performers at this free community festival, where interactive family activities highlight the need for creating a more sustainable future and caring for the earth.
Noon–2 p.m. West Quad
More than 20 organizations will have tables with information about environmental conservation and sustainability. Hosted by the Geology Society, STAT (Students for a Sustainable Today and Tomorrow), the Urban Sustainability program, and the Campus Sustainability Council.
2:15–4:15 p.m. Penthouse, Student Center
Organizations participating in the fair will deliver lectures and facilitate discussions.
10 a.m. Front steps of Ingersoll Hall
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Michael Menser leads a tour of the Brooklyn College campus. Participants will have the opportunity to meet the college’s head landscaper as well as a local native plants gardener.
2:15–2:15 p.m. 4428 Ingersoll Hall
Noon–3 p.m. Hunter College (CUNY) 695 Park Avenue New York, New York
This conference will help bridge communication between the undergraduate student club The Sustainability Project with other sustainability-minded faculty and students in an effort to network through discussion about past and present sustainability efforts on New York City campuses.
12:30 p.m. West Quad, between James Hall and the security gate
A short ribbon-cutting ceremony will open up this convenient service on campus.
12:15 p.m. Boylan Hall Cafeteria
Join Professor of Sociology Tammy Lewis for a viewing of the film Wasted! The Story of Food Waste.