The Gaia Institute will participate:

 

Environmentalism in NYC

Thursday March 8, 7PM

NYU Kimmel Center Room 802

Washington Square South

 

Attending will be:

 

Gallatin Professor Donna Goodman (Panelist)

Paul Steely White - Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives (Panelist)

Robert Hammond - Co-Founder of Friends of the High Line (Panelist)

Maggie Greenfield - The Greenway Coordinator from the Bronx River Alliance (Panelist)

Ariella Rosenberg - Senior Policy Advisor on Sustainability for NYC's Long Term Planning and Sustainability Office (Panelist)

Kim Estes-Fradis - Director of Education at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Tony Killeen - Volunteer Projects Coordinator from Partnerships for Parks

Liz Carollo - Greenmarket Publicity Coordinator from the Council on the Environment of New York City

Sally Mercedes - Program Event Manager from the New York Restoration Project

George Haikalis - Chairman of Auto Free New York and President of the Institute for Rational Urban Mobility, Inc.

Marni Horwitz - Outreach Coordinator for the Gaia Institute

 

How can the average person, especially students, help make New York City and the global community more ecologically sound and endurable? How can we educate and motivate the public?  How can we best direct our individual energies? What groups are already doing meaningful work?

 

This Spring, Gallatin's Student Council and The Gallatin Consciousness will be hosting a series of events in conjunction with the Mayor's Volunteer Center of NYC.  On Thursday, March 8, students and faculty are invited to meet with leaders from non-profit organizations in New York City that focus on the environment and sustainable development.  We will begin with an open conversation on the status of NYC's ecological challenges and the impact of initiatives for change.  Following the discussion, refreshments will be served and everyone in attendance will be able to network with various non-profits and public programs stationed throughout Room 802 of the Kimmel Center.