Online: Earth Day at 50: A Changing Climate

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 CUNY’s Climate Action Lab for a series of lightning talks showcasing the Library’s rich collections and the innovative research they support.  

PROGRAM

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

• Ian Fowler, Map Curator and Geospatial Librarian, The New York Public Library: "Cartographic Resources for Climate Change"

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

• Yates McKee, teacher of Art History at John Jay College (CUNY) and author of Strike Art: Contemporary Art and the Post-Occupy Condition: "Archive, Crisis, Survival"

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

• Q&A

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 publicprograms@nypl.org.

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