|
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
|
March 22nd, 2017
Hello Go-Greeners!
Our weather has been so unpredictable these last couple of weeks, but we're confident that the Lion has made way for the Lamb. Our Go Green community is as active as ever, and steadily building momentum with the promise of consistently great weather to get outdoors! Check out all the wonderful activities and initiatives going on in the world of Go Green BK below! |
|
Local Hero: Ana Traverso-Krejcarek
With a background in sociology and urban planning, Ana Traverso-Krejcarek is a strong asset for El Puente’s The Green Light District where she serves as the Environmental Policy Coordinator & Green Jobs Green New York Program Associate...
Read More Here
|
|
Out of The Box Ways to Recycle
We all know that the ultimate goal should be to create as little waste as possible. Sometimes, there are household essentials that will, yes, eventually make it to the garbage. However, many of these items come with recycling options!
Read More Here
|
|
P.S. 31 Water Conservation Heroes
Authors: Israel Stahl and Kacper Modzelewski (5th graders in Ms. Tapper’s class) Sustainability Coach: Alison Schuettinger The P.S. 31 Green STEM Afterschool club spent the past several weeks learning about water: it’s significance as a natural resource, how we use it, and how we can conserve it in our homes and schools.
Read More Here
|
|
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Brooklyn Meeting
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization pushing for political action on climate change. Come join us for CCL Brooklyn’s fourth chapter meeting, as we get to work pushing for sensible climate action policy at the state and national level.
WHEN: Wed, March 22, 2017
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
WHERE:Friends and Lovers
641 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Read More Here
|
|
Compost Grant
In collaboration with the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board and Borough President Gale Brewer, Citizens Committee for New York City is awarding grants of up to $750 to start or expand compost projects in NYC.
WHEN: Applications are due March 24, 2017.
WHERE: Anywhere!
Read More Here
|
|
Request a Participatory Budgeting Absentee Ballot + Volunteer!
Your project – or one you are sponsoring – could be an award winner. Apply or encourage a student you know to apply for PEYA and see what a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a regional certificate of special recognition and a national Presidential award.Applications are now being accepted for the PEYA program. Applications are due March 1, 2017.
WHEN: March 25 at 8:00 am - April 2 at 5:00 pm
WHERE: District 33 and City-Wide
Read More Here
|
|
33rd Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Conference: Sustaining Garden Legacies
Come celebrate the official kickoff of the community gardening season in New York City! The day will be packed with 30+ workshops on garden-related topics including: food systems education, kids’ activities, vegetable growing techniques, and designing your community garden for the present and future.
WHEN: Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451 United States
Read More Here
|
|
Street Tree Stewardship Workshop
Join us for a crash course in street tree stewardship! We will be weeding, cultivating, and mulching tree beds. Get outside, help your community, and meet your neighbors!
WHEN: March 25 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: SE corner of Franklin St. & Milton St.
Read More Here
|
|
FRIENDS OF BUSHWICK PARK GENERAL MEETING
What’s going on with Bushwick Inlet Park after the successful outcome of our 2 year long battle to get the city to buy the CitiStorage site and complete Bushwick Inlet Park? Come find out!
WHEN: March 27 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
WHERE: Kent Ave @ N 9th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Read More Here
|
|
Guilt, Shame, and Climate Change: A Discussion with Jennifer Jacquet
Can you harness people’s guilt to affect positive changes for the environment? Jennifer Jacquet, an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at New York University, will lead a discussion on the use of shame to promote large-scale political and social reform. Her 2015 book, Is Shame Necessary? New Uses for an Old Tool, is “an intellectually stimulating discussion of shame and its enduring place in the digital age” (Kirkus Review).
WHEN: March 28 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
WHERE: Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222 United States
Read More Here
|
|
BK1 Neighborhood Briefing l DSNY’S Organics Collection
The NYC Department of Sanitation is expanding curbside organics collection service in your area. To learn out more about this program, DSNY will be holding a community briefing on Wednesday, March 29th at 7 pm to inform neighborhood groups, associations, and any other interested residents about what they can expect in the upcoming months.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 29 from 7-9 PM
WHERE: El Puente, 211 South 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Read More Here
|
|
Free Solar Schools PD Workshop
Please join Solar One and DEP for a two day professional development training workshop to explore the water quality and history of the Newtown Creek and the New York Harbor. During the workshop teachers will: – Learn to conduct water quality tests – Explore Solar One’s K-12 Water curriculum – Receive a classroom set of water quality testing supplies – Learn about the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant with NYC DEP
WHEN: Tuesday April 4, 2017 from 9am - 3pm
WHERE: 329 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Read More Here
|
| | |
|
Do you have an interesting story that needs to be heard, or an event that needs the support of the community? Submit news stories on our website:
http://gogreenbk.org/events/community/add. Shoot us an email at
Community@GoGreenBK.org for interview requests and stories.
The Go Green Brooklyn Hub expands upon the popular long-standing Go Green! Brooklyn Festival by Town Square, a volunteer community-based 501(c)(3) organization in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
We are a year-round digital hub connecting the North Brooklyn community through local green initiatives. This newsletter will provide resources to help you #GoGreenBK and to stay up on local eco news, stories and events. For more info, check out our site:
http://www.gogreenbk.org/
|
|
|
|
 |
Votes: 0
Voting..
|
|
|
|
|