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The (il)legal trade in (e-)waste between Europe and West Africa: Lecture and discussion

New Building @ John Jay College 524 W. 59th St., New York

Monday, November 3, 2014, 4:15 .m., rm. 3.80, new building, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Dr. Lieselot Bisschop, SEJ Program faculty and member of Dept. of Law, Police Science & Criminal Justice Administration This presentation focuses on the etiology and control …

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Film screening and discussion: “The wisdom to survive: climate change, capitalism, and community”

Join filmmaker John Ankele for a screening of his new documentary "The wisdom to survive: Climate change, capitalism, and community" followed by a discussion.  The film starts from the point of view that climate change has already arrived, as scientists …

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Feature film: “Food Chains”

IFC Center 323 Sixth Avenue, New York, United States

IFC (Manhattan) is currently showing a documentary, "Food Chains," which exposes the abuse of farmworkers within the U.S. Farmworkers are the the foundation of our food industry, but routinely face abuse, including their wages being robbed. "Food Chains" explores the …

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Boots on the ground: Protecting rhinos in South Africa from poachers

John Jay College of Criminal Justice-- North Hall 59th St. & 10th Ave., New York, United States

Matt Bracken, a ranger who works to protect rhinos in South Africa will be giving a talk on his work at John Jay College of Criminal Justice on December 3 during community hour.  Please join us in room 3510, North Hall, …

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Confronting climate change: Insight from the nuclear disarmament movement

New School Auditorium 66 W. 12th St., New York, United States

This talk, on Thursday December 4, 204, at 6 p.m. at the New School (Manhattan), will focus on how to generate the political and social change necessary to confront climate change. The presenters include: Robert Jay Lifton, author of many books, including …

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On behalf of nature: A voice ensemble performance

Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY, United States

Meredith Monk has spent decades exploring the the human voice. She headlines at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this holiday season,  presenting a mesmerizing hymn to compassion.  Inspired by the Buddhist conception of oneness,  On Behalf of Nature represents our connection to the natural …

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