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Mike Harrington, the Director of Sustainability Engagement here at the Tishman Center, has recently had his photo series “Has Existential Crisis” selected to be part of the Human Impacts Insittute’s Creative Climate Awards exhibit. This annual exhibit showcases climate-inspired work from artists around the world, focusing this year on the theme “Inspiring a Climate Renaissance.”
Read MoreSolidarity to everyone leading the fight for justice at the frontlines. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been paraded as the first and best climate bill in the country, although it is not representative of the needs of those who will be harmed by this very bill, and is no climate bill at all. The economic benefits of the wealthy still take precedence over the lives of the most vulnerable. It is out of touch and can be seen played out across the nation. However, local power movements in states like New Jersey are taking the lead on making sure legislation like the New Jersey Environmental Justice Law is made to protect the dignity of all people.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce a number of staff promotions and new hires at the Tishman Center that will allow us to better serve the campus community, TNS sustainability goals, and President McBride’s Four Pillars of Fearless Progress. The Tishman Center recently received a catalytic grant from an anonymous, new climate funder that will support our strategic growth strategy over the next three years enabling us to hire a number of new employees engaged in campus programming serving faculty, staff and students and in growing our action-based research with frontline, grassroots partners in the tri-state region and around the country. Our expansion has been made possible through the great work and commitment of our staff, faculty and leadership. This illustrates the timeliness and urgency of the climate emergency and environmental justice work the Tishman Center undertakes.
Read MoreI grew up during the first Intifada. If you were a child in the late 1980s, you might remember images of Palestinian boys and young men hurling rocks at Israeli tanks and soldiers as they tried in vain to save their homes and families. I remember deeply; those images are etched in my brain because this was my first exposure to where my mother is from. I didn’t understand what was happening, but I would watch my mother watch the news and could tell how bad it was. She would sit on our couch, her hand gently tapping the wall above her head and sadness, fear and anger on her face. I never could understand how these young boys with their little rocks and stones could be considered terrorists and predators, while a well-armed and organized national military could be seen as the victims.
Read MoreAssistant Director Mike Harrington participated in a virtual roundtable that was co-sponsored with the Urban Systems Lab (USL). The panel featured USL Director Timon MacPhearson along with former Environmental Studies Chair Alan McGowan, Parsons faculty Ana Fisyak, Resilience quarterly contributor Jimmy Pan.
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