Join us for a conversation with Dr. Robin Nagle, author of Picking Up and anthropologist-in-residence with the New York City Department of Sanitation; Commissioner John J. Doherty, NYC Dept. of Sanitation; Mierle Ukeles, artist-in-residence with the NYC Dept. of Sanitation;and Professor Rebecca Bratspies, director of CUNY Law's Center for Urban Environmental Reform (CUER).
The event is the first in CUER's planned series focusing on trash as a lens for considering issues of sustainability. The focus of the evening's conversation will be on trash as an issue of inter-generational equity. The discussion aims to create a public sense of connection to New York City's waste challenges by encouraging people to think past their trash cans and to appreciate the human cost of the vast quantities of material they "throw away." The event also aims to tap into specialized local knowledge held by sanitation workers. As front-line actors, sanitation workers see the culmination of our consumer-driven society—the sheer volume of detritus we generate on a daily basis. They also know the range that is possible—how much and how little waste a typical family can produce, how much usable material is discarded, and how successful (or not) recycling initiatives have been.
Presented in memory of New York sanitation worker Frank Justich.
Unable to attend? Watch a LIVE stream of the event, beginning at 6 p.m. EST, at http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6039884/tfot
Date:
November 14, 2013
Time:
6:00 PM
College:
CUNY School of Law
Address:
2 Court Square
Long Island City, Queens
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Phone:
alumnioffice@law.cuny.edu
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Admission:
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