Your Guide to New York City Climate Week

What started in to seek out atmosphere commitments from business and establishment leaders attending the United Nations September General Assembly State Week now includes hundreds of events citywide both official and grassroots Here s how to get involved A youth-led protest in April urging bank giant Citigroup to divest from fossil fuels Adi Talwar It s that time of year again the air is crisper the leaves will soon be changing and New York City Weather Week is descending upon the Big Apple once more The week of Sept - will be packed with events that draw attention to environment change and the strategies in which communities are coming together to fight it You can check out the full list of events here Hosted by the international nonprofit Setting Group the annual event started in as a series of round table discussions with cabinet heads and elite members of the business neighborhood who attended the United Nations General Assembly in September The idea was to drum up commitments from them to tackle conditions change function d u ac var s d createElement 'script' s type 'text javascript' s src 'https a omappapi com app js api min js' s async true s dataset user u s dataset campaign ac d getElementsByTagName 'head' appendChild s document 'u kmqsczew vunxutxmd' While it still hosts high-profile talks with global leaders Situation Week NYC has grown to include programs by region organizations on the front lines of fighting context change which can post their events in the week s official agenda It has also inspired local groups to launch their own versions after the official event in contemporary years was criticized for including business leaders tied up in supporting fossil fuels Adam Lake head of communications at Environment Group says that pretty much any initiative can be featured in their events activity as long it has a positive role to play in their mission to drive context action We are trying to be a sort of catalyst for communities to do what they feel they need to do Lake explained With over events on the docket this year s line up of community-led events includes a panel discussion on tackling basement flooding by the Waterfront Alliance and a walking tour of West Harlem hosted by WE ACT for Environmental Justice Then there is Black Earth Bright Futures a series of film screenings presented by the Black Hive and Situation Justice Alliance to put group resilience in the spotlight I often joke that even if we decide to cancel Context Week it s still going to happen anyway because the public s got it Lake pointed out I think that s what makes Setting Week NYC genuinely unique because it s the only event of its kind that has that locality element driving every single part of what we do And locality groups have indeed made Conditions Week their own They also hold the State Group to account One of last year s panel discussions for example Can an Oil Company Lower Its Emissions which featured the CEO of the American oil company Occidental Petroleum was heavily criticized for involving the producers of the polluting fossil fuels that drive state change Context week has become more of a moment for corporation after corporation to pretend they re acting on state stated Keanu Arpels-Josiah a surroundings justice organizer with Fridays for Future NYC But it has also led smaller groups to craft alternatives to the official version s higher profile invite-only events with global leaders at a time when President Donald Trump is undermining state progress on the federal front A rally last month against fracked gas pipelines in New York which the Trump administration is looking to revive Adi Talwar City Limits The president suspended new leasing and permitting for projects that generate clean electricity from wind And his Big Beautiful Bill now signed into law rolls back billions in clean potential investments for situation programs and power tax credits Among the local efforts to counter that environmental justice group Uprose is hosting the Weather Justice Lives Here festival in Brooklyn from Sept - The event will be an act of resistance and a way to show the world that State Week is more than just bringing together global leaders members say New York City is more than big corporations and the United Nations It is neighborhoods and communities like Sunset Park Red Hook and Bed-Stuy that are on the frontlines of making plans to address the conditions situation announced Annecia Steiniger conditions justice organizer at Uprose So this festival is a reminder that we are here and we can be in public together and discuss the future of fighting setting change she added City Limits put together a list of community-led events including those that made it into the official Setting Group s roundup and those that didn t for those looking to get involved International Coastal Cleanup at the Castle Hill YMCAWhen Sept What Help remove trash from the East River in the Bronx Context justice marches When Sept and What Three marches will be held during environment week to protest latest attempts by the Trump administration to embrace fossil fuels the Make Billionaires Pay March the New York Stands Up To Trump On State Town Hall and the Sun Day Festival Sulfur BottomWhen Sept What An off-Broadway play staged at the Theater Center in Midtown on how the effects of waste impact the lives of multiple generations of a family of color Atmosphere week performances will include post-show talks with local environmental justice groups E-Waste Drive at Battery Park CityWhen Sept What Dispose of electronic waste properly by dropping it off at Battery Park City Street Works Earth When Sept What A street arts and atmosphere action festival in Jackson Heights Queens that will feature opportunities to make art in collaboration with local artists and talk about conditions justice Resilience Rising at RockawaysWhen Sept What A area effort to add native plants and restore the dunes on the Rockaways coastline to make it more resilient to sea-level rise storm surges and erosion The th Annual BIPOC Context Justice Summit Power ShiftWhen Sept What A full-day general event at Columbia University that will feature panels interactive booths led by environment organizers in frontline communities researchers and masses servants to advance setting justice Black Earth Bright FuturesWhen Sept What Three film screenings about situation justice and locality resilience that will also include conversation and good food Uprose s Situation Justice Lives Here FestivalWhen Sept - What From film screenings to lunches workshops and even a clothing swap this area festival will put environmentally friendly practices in center stage From Pitfall to Resilience Tackling Basement Flooding Through Equity and ReformWhen Sept What A virtual panel that will look at the growing matter of basement flooding and discuss opportunities to tackle the issue Rebuild by DesignWhen September - What Several days of lectures walking tours and group celebrations led by the research hub Rebuild By Design will highlight strategies to merge design with protocol and collaboration to build more weather resilient cities How to Tell the Methane Story Making the Invisible VisibleWhen Sept What A panel discussion in Tribeca with Rollie Williams creator of the YouTube channel Weather Town West Harlem Environmental Justice Walking Tour When Sept What Walking tours of historic West Harlem that will point out environmental justice issues residents face thanks to environment change To reach the reporter behind this story contact Mariana citylimits org To reach the editor contact Jeanmarie citylimits org Want to republish this story Find City Limits reprint approach here The post Your Guide to New York City Surroundings Week appeared first on City Limits