JUST BREATHE: A Community Forum on Brooklyn’s Health, Energy and Environment

Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Currently, New York City stands in violation of federal Clean Air standards.

As a result, asthma rates in some of New York City’s communities of color are four times the national average.

We invite you to come hear first hand from medical, environmental, academic and civil rights experts how to reverse this disturbing trend and to become stakeholders in New York’s environmental and energy future.

An event brought to you by:

SHARE (Safe Healthy Affordable Reliable Energy), Brooklyn Branch NAACP and Medger Evers College

Location:

Medgar Evers College
Presidential Conference Center, Room B1008
1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

RSVP to Craig Wilson at rsvp@shareny.org

Gotta love Earth Day. It doesn’t matter if you are 9 or 99 years old. Or 999 for that matter, but that might be pushing it.

Tomorrow (Friday, May 2nd) the Brooklyn New School (PS 146)/Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies is having an Earth Day event with all kinds of green activities, sustainable food, a biodiesel car, you name it.

Friday, May 2
6 - 8 pm
Brooklyn New School Cafeteria
610 Henry Street (between 3rd and 4th Place)

Attendees include:

• CENYC Office of Recycling Outreach and Education
• Green Parents Alliance
• Get Fresh NY
• Added Value Farm
• a Master Composter
• Green Builders
• And more!

Read on for more information about the Earth Day event, BNS/BCS, and definitely do not miss the BNS 2nd grade blog! More below the fold, click the link below…

If you missed GBK’s recent post about Thirteen.org and their green programming — including the video about my favorite artist Andy Goldsworthy — here is your chance to see some great local natural artwork.

The Audubon Center in Prospect Park is showing Jessica Baker’s Leaf and Circle exhibit on their second floor. So if you’re out in the Park one of these weekends go check it out.

See Leaf and Circle:

April 5 - May 26
Thursdays - Sundays, 12 - 5 pm
Prospect Park Audubon Center (MAP)

More on this unique exhibit and the artist below the fold (aka click the link below)…

An Expo the way that only ONLY ‘New York’s first solar powered restaurant’ and Eco-Eatery-extraordinaire can do. Habana Outpost hosts the Earth Day Expo with a celebration of all things green happening right here in Brooklyn.

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