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• Event: Henry Cohen Lecture - Van Jones

  The 2015 Henry Cohen Lecture Series, Public Policy in Action, is devoted to advancing social equity in America and is hosted by Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, Center for New York City Affairs, and Tishman Environment and Design Center. Van Jones, President of Dream Corps Unlimited, presented the speech: “Rebuilding the Dream: Framing Civil Rights for the 21st Century.”
• Event: Bill McKibben On The Fate Of The Earth

  This is the first annual Jonathan Schell Memorial Lecture Series on the Fate of the Earth, which was delivered by Bill Mckibben.
• Event: Better Worlds Ahead: Realizing Our Brighter Climate Futures

  This event featured a conversation with s Stacey Abrams and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about imagining better futures, finding hope and motivation for continued action, and where climate solutions are already taking root.
• Event: US Climate Leadership: Equity and Justice in the Green Transition

  Recording of event from Mother Jones, Grist, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School for a discussion about equity, infrastructure, jobs, and the urban energy transition. Featuring the “father of environmental justice,” Dr. Robert Bullard (Texas Southern University, Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice), Jade Begay (Indigenous Rights Advocate and Climate Researcher), and Leah Thomas (Intersectional Environmentalist), we’ll dig into the issues, opportunities, and solutions driving an equitable transformation for America.
• Event: Magdalena: a Threatened River of Music, Knowledge, and Culture

  Join the Tishman Center, Pratt Institute GCPE and Bomba Estero for a conversation about the environment, history and culture of the Magdalena River, the main river of Colombia. This event will feature people speakers that have intimate knowledge of how the river has shaped the not only the history and culture of Colombia, but also the world.
• Event: Reflections on the Limits of Architecture Recording

  Event recording of the event Reflections on the Limits of Architecture: Critical Regionalism Revisited, a talk by architect Kenneth Frampton.