A panel with Prof. William Moreto, University of Central Florida; Prof. Stephen Pires, Florida International University, and Prof. Mary Ting, John Jay College on October 15, 6pm at John Jay College, Room 630 Haaren Hall. The Event is co-sponsored by…
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2018 EcoCinema Cafe Marathon Film Festival
Join us at the 2018 EcoCinema Cafe Marathon Film Festival 5th Annual EcoCinema Cafe Film Festival Website John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W. 59th St, NY, NY 10019 Tues, April 24 through Thurs, April 26, 2018 Daytime films are…
Posted in Announcements, Events, In the News Tagged with: Activism, Climate Change, environmental, Environmental Justice, Events, Exhibit, Festival, Film, Solutions, Sustainability, Wildlife
Endangered! – Extended Until March 3
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…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Africa, Art, China, Environmental Crime, Environmental Justice, Events, Sustainability, Wildlife
Endangered Species
by Alexnder Schlutz Right by the barricades on the north-east corner of 5th avenue and 57th street, where the unending throng of protesters united in the NYC Women’s march was dispersed by the NYPD, just a few tantalizing blocks short…
Environmental Justice: Art and Protecting Wildlife
By Yichun Luo In 2008, I started my academic experience at John Jay College. While exploring the study of justice, I found myself also becoming interested in visual art. My first studio art class was Introduction to Drawing taught by…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Art, China, Green Criminology, New York City, Wildlife, wildlife crime
Racing Extinction – Film Review
Joanne Guerra Racing Extinction Racing Extinction, directed by Louie Psihoyos, is a 2015 documentary in which undercover activists illustrate the mass extinction of animals due to human activity. These activists traveled globally and brought to light issues of the…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Ecology, Environmental Crime, extinction, Poaching, Wildlife, wildlife crime
Bear gall bladder trafficking for traditional Asian medicine
By Sacha Chadwick A surprisingly unheard of phenomenon in many Western countries, bear gall bladder consumption is very popular in the Eastern and Southern Asian regions, most notably in Japan, China, and South Korea. What Westerners would consider ‘strange’ and peculiar,…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Asia, Bears, Bhutan, China, Environmental Crime, Environmental Law, Health, International, Japan, Mongolia, Poaching, Wildlife
Our Earth’s future: One-day course at the Natural History Museum
In a special one-day event , Dr. Debra Tillinger will lead an exploration of the science of the Arctic and Antarctica, examining how changes in these two regions of Earth reflect and shape the impacts of climate change. Participants will hear from guest speakers…
Posted in Tagged with: Antarctica, Arctic, Climate Change, Events, International, Nature, Science, Solutions, Water, Wildlife
Species loss and the need for environmental education are common themes discussed by SEJ experts
By Joan Hoffman Human predation is rooted in the financial gain to be made from selling various species and their parts. Four of our wildlife and environmental specialists from our prior brown bag lunch talks at John Jay College: Julie…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Africa, E-Waste, Environmental Justice, Galapagos, Green Criminology, India, International, New York City, Poaching, Rhinos, Solutions, South America, Waste, Wildlife
Paradigm Shift Festival at Baruch College
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