Air Quality, Heating Oil and Recycling Environmental Workshop on April 22
Join CIVITAS and the NYC Clean Heat program for an educational workshop to help improve air quality in the neighborhood. There will also be a short informational discussion regarding the Apartment Building Recycling Initiative (ABRI) and what you can do to help.
Monday, April 22 at 6 pm
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
331 East 70 Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
331 East 70 Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Tree Stewardship Workshop on May 4
Join CIVITAS and Trees New York on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (Raindate Sunday, May 5).
Meet at East 120th Street and Paladino Avenue at the entrance to the pedestrian overpass to the East River Esplanade. Learn about tree stewardship and advocacy as we mulch, weed, and clean up street tree beds on East 120th Street, Pleasant Avenue and East 119th Street.
Harlem Earth Day Environmental Justice Panel
CIVITAS Executive Director, Hunter Armstrong, will be participating in the Harlem Earth Day Environmental Justice: How Our External Environment Influences Our Internal Environment panel discussion. Co-panelists include: Donnel Baird, Founder, BlocPower; Tony Hillery, Founder, Harlem Grown; Peggy Shephard, Environmental Activist, We Act.
Harlem Earth Day
Environmental Justice Panel
Wednesday, April 10 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM
MIST (My Image Studios)
46 West 116 Street (between Lenox Avenue and 5th Avenue)
Environmental Justice Panel
Wednesday, April 10 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM
MIST (My Image Studios)
46 West 116 Street (between Lenox Avenue and 5th Avenue)
The event is free though space is limited.
Register here: www.harlemearthday2013.eventbrite.com
Register here: www.harlemearthday2013.eventbrite.com
Save The Date
On May 14, CIVITAS Executive Director Hunter Armstrong will speak at House of the Redeemer on East 95 Street (Fifth and Park Avenue). A NYC landmark, the House of the Redeemer was designed by acclaimed architect Grosvenor Atterbury and constructed for the Fabbri family between 1914-1916.
Upcoming Community Events
A Public Forum on The Urgent Need For Public Open Space on Manhattan's Upper East Side
Panelists in order of their presentation:
Holly Leicht, executive director, New Yorkers for Parks
Fred Kent, founder and president, Project for Public Spaces
Dan Barasch & James Ramsey, founders, The Lowline park project
Dan Garodnick, Member, New York City Council
Holly Leicht, executive director, New Yorkers for Parks
Fred Kent, founder and president, Project for Public Spaces
Dan Barasch & James Ramsey, founders, The Lowline park project
Dan Garodnick, Member, New York City Council
Co-sponsored by the Parks Committee, Community Board 8, Manhattan and New Yorkers for Parks
Thursday, April 25, 6:30 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, ground level of the Uris Center
Entrance at Fifth Avenue and East 81 Street
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, ground level of the Uris Center
Entrance at Fifth Avenue and East 81 Street
Admission will be free.
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