Conversation

Earth Day at 50: A Changing Climate

Wed, Apr 22, 2020

3:00 PM–4:30 PM

This event will take place online via Zoom. Please register below to access the link. This event will be ASL interpreted.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a watershed moment of national advocacy on behalf of our shared planet and the birth of the modern environmental movement. To celebrate, join The New York Public Library and the Climate Action Lab from The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY for a series of lightning talks showcasing the Library’s rich collections and the innovative research they support. RSVP free here for: Earth Day at 50: A Changing Climate

PROGRAM

Ashley Dawson, Professor of English, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Extreme Cities and Extinction: A Radical History presents “Stranded Assets: The Coronavirus Crisis, Fossil Capitalism, and Energy Transition“

Ian Fowler, Map Curator and Geospatial Librarian, The New York Public Library, presents “Cartographic Resources for Climate Change”

Aurash Khawarzad, artist, educator, urban planner, and author of The Upper Manhatta(n) Project, presents “Mapping Displacement in Times of Crisis: How maps can become tools for understanding the intersection between environmental and social crisis in contemporary NYC”

Meredith Mann, Librarian for Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books, The New York Public Library, presents “The Century Magazine and the Creation of Yosemite National Park”

Yates McKee, teacher of Art History at John Jay College (CUNY) and author of Strike Art: Contemporary Art and the Post-Occupy Condition, presents “Archive, Crisis, Action”

This program will take place online via videoconference. You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. Please check your email shortly before the discussion to receive the link and password. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet connection to join. For questions and other inquiries, please contact [email protected].

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