Our April meeting is underway! Terrific to see so many new and longtime members!
support and participate in the great compost project here in nyc!
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1/3 of all the residential waste in New York City is compostable food waste! We met with the Lower East Side Ecology Center to learn why composting is so important and how to properly compost in a city.
EARTH CELEBRATIONS ECOLOGICAL CITY PAGEANT, Saturday May 8th, 8am-6pm, La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C.
This is an ecological art and climate action project engaging the Lower East Side community through creative strategies and co-creating a theatrical pageant, to develop and bring together climate resiliency and ecological sustainability solutions throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and waterfront. Be aware that TIME'S UP pirate ships might plunder the pageant at different locations. earthcelebrations.com/ecological-city-projectearthcelebrations.com/ecological-city-project
Ecological City · Earth Celebrations
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ECOLOGICAL CITY – Art & Climate Solutions Action Project Cultivating community connection, culture, resilience and environmental action. Join us creating what is possible for a Read MoreApril 18th, make your voices heard!
You're Invited to the NYCCGC GrowTogether Conference with GreenThumb. Workshops from February 20 – February 27.
Register for the virtual conference here:
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37th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Conference
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Join us for the 37th annual GreenThumb GrowTogether conference - online! Photo: Keynote Speaker Sawdayah Brownlee (credit: Ryan C. Hamilton)
The credibility of De Blasio's plan to bulldoze East River Park for the corrupt boondoggle that is the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan took a big hit when it was recently disclosed that the Value Engineering report upon which the plan is based **doesn't exist**.
Community members are raising funds to fight the destruction of 1000 mature trees and every other living thing in the 26 acre park, slated to happen this year. Please read the story below and contribute if you can.
#SaveEastRiverPark www.eastriverparkaction.org
charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/lets-save-east-river-park1
East River Park ACTION – Don't kill a great park for a bad flood control plan
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Save East River Park We Need a Green Plan, Not an Environmental Disaster Hurricane Sandy Didn’t Kill East River Park. New York City Will Soon, New York City will demolish our big, beloved park on the unwealthy side of the Lower East Side and East Village. Everything must go–shady lawns, picnic a...
It’s INSANITY to think about touching that park right now-we need the little bit of green spaces we have to get through this crazy time!
It’s INSANITY to think about touching that park right now-we need the little bit of green spaces we have to get through this crazy time!
will wonders never cease...Have you heard about the wonders of seagrass? 🌱🌊 We've planted over 1 million seeds off the Welsh coast with WWF UK and Project Seagrass to help absorb carbon and protect our oceans. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2Mek0RH
Lower East Side residents can apply to community arts group FABnyc’s two fellowships, the Lower East Side Community Culture Council (apply by THIS Tuesday 1/5/21) and the LES Young Artist of Color Fellowship (apply by NEXT Saturday 1/9/21). Both fellowships offer stipends and give priority to NYCHA residents.
Lower East Side Community Culture Council
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LES Young Artist of Color Fellowship
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