Earth Month 2023 Event Hub
Join us during the month of April for a number of events that will feature discussions, films, information sessions and more related to confronting the climate crisis from a lens of justice and community building. You can find out information about and register for events here. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at tedc@newschool.edu. We look forward to seeing you in April!
You can RSVP below for all upcoming events and you can reach us at @newschoolTEDC on Twitter and @tishmancenter on Instagram.
ONLINE | An Integrated Approach to Material Health in Affordable Housing
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Awareness around healthy materials continues to grow – within the architectural industry and product manufacturing community, within our clients’ industries and the mind of the general public. Materials matter. They are the fabric of our built environment. A growing body of environmental health research has shown that building materials often contain chemicals known or suspected to be hazardous to human and ecological health. As designers, we have the potential to impact material health outcomes.
Join these leading practitioners from Mithun, winner of the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award, to learn about opportunities to further the use and prioritization of healthy materials in affordable housing. Discussion will focus on the firm’s interdisciplinary approach to design for health frameworks, internal and external processes, and strategies for implementation and overcoming barriers through a variety of project case studies.
The Blue Commons Rescuing the Economy of the Sea: Guy Standing
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London, will speak about his new book, The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea.
Planet Earth is mostly blue - about 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by the oceans, which provide half of the oxygen we breathe and three-quarters of all life on Earth. But who owns the sea?
About 40% of the world’s population lives in coastal communities and depends on ocean resources. They are in trouble. Since the twentieth century governments and corporations around the world, often corruptly, have pushed a fatally flawed maxim of ‘blue growth’, destroying fish populations and plundering vital ocean ecosystems.
The sea has been extensively enclosed for private gain, generating multiple inequalities. A system of rentier capitalism now dominates the marine economy, based on privatization, rapacious financial capital and a remorseless drive for profit over people and ecosystems.
The Blue Commons peels back the veil of the boundless exploitation and inherent criminality in the ocean economy. Written by an economist responsible for much of our contemporary understanding of inequality and possible solutions, this book not only reveals the scale of the challenge but points to a transformative alternative: building a blue commons, dismantling rentier capitalism and prioritizing the world’s commoners and the health of our oceans.
Hybrid | Sustainability Town Hall (The New School Only)
Thursday, April 13, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Are you curious about what we do at the Tishman Center or how you can get involved? Are you curious about how the university itself handles things like waste, energy and water usage? Do you have questions about Environmental or Climate Justice or want to know about our student and faculty grant programs? Have questions about the Environmental Justice Movement Fellowship? Do you have suggestions for improving sustainability at the university?
Join this informal online info session to learn about sustainability at the university and how you can get involved as a student, staff or faculty member. We welcome all of your questions!
IN PERSON | And the Worlds that Surround Film Screening
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
For American architect and filmmaker Eric Franklin Romeo, better understanding the nuances of the environments that surround us has always served as a primer to designing within it. Over the last five years he has been observing the forgotten and underestimated areas of New York City through the moving lens of film.
His new documentary, And the Worlds That Surround, combines these striking visuals with experimental sound design, compelling interviews and captivating musical compositions to create a journey into a world within the world’s greatest city, while highlighting the impact that this urban development has had on the natural environment.
Join us for a screening at The New School’s Tishman Auditorium featuring a live performance of American composer Fritz Myers’s visceral score featuring cellist Evelyn Wadkins and violinist Andie Tanning.
IN PERSON | Rhythms of the Land Film Preview
Thursday, April 20, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Over two decades ago Dr. Gail P. Myers, the co-founder of Farms to Grow, Inc and director of Rhythms of the Land, interviewed her first 92-year-old elder on life and legacy of a sharecropper. During the summer of 2012, Dr. Myers toured 10 southern states -- Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida -- interviewing over 30 farmers, sharecroppers, and gardeners and a 5th generation coil basket weaver. Several of these interviews are with elders, 98, 92, and 109.
Rhythms of the Land fills the gap of the missing narrative after emancipation and honors black farmers as stewards of the land, love of family and community despite the overwhelming odds of life as a sharecropper.
In this event, we will have a film screening followed by a conversation with the film's director Dr. Gail P. Myers and a subsequent panel discussion featuring farmers, chefs, food systems activists and scholars.
IN-PERSON | Doc Talks: Bugs, Beasts, and other Bodies with Alexis Kyle Mitchell
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Join us for a screening and presentation with Alexis Kyle Mitchell to discuss her films, Bugs & Beasts before the Law, Special Works School, and The Treasury of Human Inheritance (in progress).
Bugs & Beasts before the Law explores the medieval practice of putting animals on trial, an aspect of colonial law-making that forged political and sometimes profane relationships between humans and animals. Special Works School investigates the connections between artistic practice and surveillant technologies, honing in on the psychic, embodied and material dimensions of surveillance - both from the position of the surveillor and the surveilled. Mitchell will also present her current film-in-progress, The Treasury of Human Inheritance, about a rare neuromuscular genetic disease that runs in her family.
ONLINE | Energy & Equity Talks: climate technology
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
6:00PM - 7:45PM
Join the Tishman Center and the NYC 2030 District for a talk about the hows and whys of energy and equity in the NYC area. This event will feature speakers with expertise on technology that is designed to help people contest the climate crisis and how we can make sure these technologies are accessible to all.
Speakers will be announced soon.
The panel will be moderated by Mike Harrington, Director of Sustainability Engagement at the Tishman Environment and Design Center.
IN PERSON | Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management/Tishman Center Mixer
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the Milano School's Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management (EPSM) program for an Earth Month mixer at the new Tishman Center space at 79 5th Avenue. We will have snacks and refreshments on hand.