ENDANGERED! Extended to March 3, 2017 ©Nick Brandt, Ranger with Tusks of Killed Elephant, Amboseli, 2011 Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich John Jay College – President’s Gallery Haaren Hall, 899 Tenth…
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Endangered! – Extended Until March 3
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Africa, Art, China, Environmental Crime, Environmental Justice, Events, Sustainability, Wildlife
Eco-Fashion Show
Great report on a recent Eco-Fashion Show held at John Jay College by Milena Popov and her students. Please check out the link to see more pictures of the incredible articles our students made. EcoFashionShow-MilenaPopov-article
Eco Fashion Show
Eco Fashion Show at the John Jay College By Milena Popov Photo by Carolina Fernandez Photo by Elijah Wilson John Jay’s first ever Eco Fashion Show happened on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 during community hour on the Jay Walk…
Radio Plays a Great Success
Radio Plays Performed by John Jay Students Address Climate Change By Rebecca Fullan and Kaitlin Mondello From November 30 to Dec. 5, 2015, Professor Karen Malpede and her Sustainability and Environmental Justice and Theatre and Justice classes produced…
Public talk: “Oceans: Fixable messes? How we can help”
As part of the Sierra Club’s Sustainability Series, a panel discussion on ocean pollution will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Seafarers & International House, 123 E. 15th St., Manhattan. Door open at 6:30 for refreshments and the talk starts…
Geology of Fifth Avenue walking tour
On June 7, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., NYC H20 is sponsoring a walking tour of the city’s geological materials. New York has an abundance of building stones -in lobbies, on facades, sidewalks and curbstone. These materials used in…
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“EcoCinema Cafe”: 3-day environmental film festival at John Jay
From April 21 through 23, 2015, in the John Jay Cafeteria, Lindsey Kaymen (Director of Environmental Health and Safety) will present the annual “EcoCinema Cafe” film festival a joint project of the college’s Sustainability Committee, the Environmental Education Fund (EEF) and…
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South Bronx Unite environmental justice bike tour
Participants of all ages will visit sites along the community-designed Mott Haven-Port Morris Waterfront Plan, including the proposed Lincoln Avenue waterfront park, the 132nd Street pier and the historic Port Morris gantries. Participants will also learn about local organizing campaigns…
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Brooklyn beach clean-up
join NYC H20 and NYC Audubon for a beach cleaning event at Plumb Beach, Brooklyn, on Saturday, April 18, from 10am-1pm. Free tranportation by bus from Union Square (Manhattan provided). Click here for more information and to register.
The (il)legal trade in e-waste between Europe and West-Africa
By Lieselot Bisschop Contemporary society generates ever higher quantities of waste as a result of increased consumption and production. The use of chemicals in manufacturing products has also contributed to a higher toxicity of waste (Pellow, 2007). E-waste – waste…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Africa, E-Waste, Environmental Crime, Environmental Justice, Europe, Events, Green Criminology, Health, Heavy Metals, International, Recycling, Solutions, Sustainability
