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POV: Environmental Justice, Feminism, and Indigenous Voices at Climate Week NYC
POV: Environmental Justice, Feminism, and Indigenous Voices at Climate Week NYC

Imagine you are a young minority woman living in the most expensive city in the United States (New York City), and Mayor Mamdani just won! You grew up in the Hudson Valley, but now work two jobs while simultaneously navigating your senior year at Parsons to complete an MS in Strategic Design and Management. Put yourself in those shoes — my shoes — and paint a picture to contemplate what the future may look like. Do you see a city bustling with character, surrounded by lush lands, with ecosystems of people, plants, and animals, living in peace and prosperity?

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climate justice, United Nations, Indigenous Activism, Climate Week, Student BlogTishman CenterEnvironmental Justice, Indigenous Rights, United Nations, Student Worker, Climate Justice, Just Returns, No False Solutions, Just Solutions, Land Rights, Climate Change, Rising Sea Levels, Collective Action, COP30, WECAN, Climate Week, UN Climate Week, NYC, ANMIGA, Ponca Nation, Taproot Earth, The Chisholm Legacy Project, Athabasca Chipewyan
[RE-BLOG] Sustainability Town Hall Highlight
[RE-BLOG] Sustainability Town Hall Highlight

In recognition of Climate Week 2022, The Tishman Environment and Design Center (TEDC) hosted an online town hall to discuss sustainability at the New School. The format of this discussion was an attempt to bring faculty, staff, and students together to exchange knowledge and voice concerns about energy consumption and waste management. As the school aims for goals such as being “net zero” by 2050, it is essential that everyone is involved in the process of not just figuring out the when, but also the how.

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Events, Students, Climate WeekTishman CenterEvents, Sustainability at The New School, energy, waste, campus sustainability, climate weekComment
Climate Week 2021 Recap
Climate Week 2021 Recap

This year’s Climate Week at The New School featured some great conversations about the political economy of COVID featuring a noted epidemiologist, a panel of people from across the African diaspora talking about impacts of the climate crisis and the launch of the Resilient Urban Futures book from the Urban Systems Lab. You can check out the full videos below for some of the events and feel free to leave us comments about what you think!

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