Movie screening – Rhino Man
We are pleased to announce the movie screening of “Rhino Man” in this upcoming Feb. 11th., 2025! We will meet in our dear John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in the Moot Court). The movie will be screened from 6:00 …
Tag: Environmental Crime
Interview with former John Jay Sustainability and Environmental Justice Program member Lieselot Bisschop
Watch this youtube video of former John Jay MPA student Wendy Chavez interviewing former John Jay Sustainability and Environmental Justice Program faculty member Lieselot Bisschop about environmental justice struggles of local communities dealing with powerful external forces.
Voice4Lions meme & Mary Ting poem
The non-profit Voice4Lions created a meme using a poem by EJS faculty member Mary Ting. Click here for the original post. For the full series of artwork and poetry, Our Hive is Sick, from which Mary’s poem is taken, click …
The Last Fish Swimming, Book Talk with Gohar Petrossian
Room: 6.68 Free Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/LastFishSwimming Gohar Petrossian is an Assistant Professor in John Jay’s Criminal Justice department, and Director of the International Crime and Justice Masters Program. Her research interests include crimes against wildlife and environmental criminology. Humans are deeply …
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Two victories in fight against toxic pesticides; EPA must enforce ban
a jury ruled that Monsanto’s weed killer round up caused cancer and order the company to pay the victim $289 in damages. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6049007/Roundup-cancerous-jury-declares.html Chlorpyrfios, an insecticide which damages children’s brains, must again be banned by the EPA, which had stopped …
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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 …
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 …
SEJ students forage in Central Park, make salads from gathered greens
By Staci Strobl Central Park can feed you if you know what to pick. Environmental Crime (SUS 240) students toured with Widman Steve Brill, a foraging expert, in Central Park on Saturday May 9, 2015. Exploring the deviant behavior of …
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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, …
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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 …
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