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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fwd: NYU Green Screens: please forward to interested students
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

[http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/arrow_left.png] Center for Media, Culture and History Center for Religion and Media [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d/images/27d28a53-0d9…] THURSDAY, MARCH 23 6-8 PM: Screening of Sherpa Lipton Hall, NYU Law School 108 West 3rd Street Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> [sherpa-poster] Screening of the award-winning Discovery documentary, Sherpa<http://sherpafilm.com/>, about the 2014 Mt. Everest, Nepal climbing season from the Sherpas' point of view. Following the tragic loss of sixteen Sherpas caught in an avalanche, the Sherpas unite after the tragedy to reclaim their sacred mountain. Post-screening discussion with Sherpa director Jennifer Peedom and Pasang Yangjee Sherpa (Post-Doctoral Fellow for Sacred Landscapes & Sustainable Futures, The New School). Moderator: Angela Zito (NYU Center for Religion and Media). Reception follows discussion. FRIDAY, MARCH 24 12-2 PM: Climate Change, Governance, and Public Health NYU Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, Alumni Hall A [Not Without Us_Still] Screening of the documentary, Not Without Us<http://www.notwithoutusmovie.com/photography/#itemId=56d4f5e8f699bba7a12ea9…> (2016, Dir: Mark Decena), featuring the journeys of seven grassroots activists from around the world as they headed to Paris to challenge the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21). Post-screening discussion with director Mark Decena, sociologist and filmmaker Sabrina McCormick (Professor of Public Health, George Washington University), and Jerome Whitington (Anthropology, NYU). Moderator: Helena Hansen (NYU Medical Center & Anthropology). 3-5 PM: Traveling to the Ends of the Earth? Journalism, 20 Cooper Square, 7th Floor Commons Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> [http://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/wp-content/uploads/sites/695/2017/01/The-Venice-Synd…] Megan Epler Wood (Author, Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet; Director, International Sustainable Tourism Initiative, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard School of Public Health), founder in 1990 of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), will screen excerpts from her 1991 PBS documentary The Environmental Tourist, followed by a screening of The Venice Syndrome (52 min., 2012, Dir: Andreas Pichler). The Venice Syndrome explores the current state of tourism in Venice, host to 20 million foreigners a year in a city of 58,000 inhabitants. Discussion: Megan Epler Wood and Pegi Vail (NYU Center for Media, Culture and History). Moderator: Lynne Minnaert (NYU's Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism). 6:30 PM: Screening of Atlantic Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street, Theater 200 Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> [poster-3000x2000-atlantic_quad_master_final_v2a] Screening of the documentary Atlantic<https://theatlanticstream.com/>, narrated by Emmy-award winning actor Brendan Gleeson. The film follows the struggles of three fishing communities in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland as they battle with the oil explorers and international fishing companies for control of the resources in their waters. Post-screening discussion with Atlantic director Risteard O'Domhnaill with Jennifer Jacquet (Environmental Studies, NYU). Moderator: Niall McKay (Irish Screen America). Doors open fifteen minutes prior to event start time. SATURDAY, MARCH 25th Indigenous Activism in the Americas Cinema Studies, 721 Broadway, 6th Floor, Michelson Theater Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> 12 -1:30 PM: Digital Interventions from Latin America [still_capa_andorinhas1_0] Media selection presented by Amalia Córdova (Latino Digital Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage). Still, above: from the film, "Para onde foram as andorinhas?" (Instituto Catitu, Brazil) 2-4 PM: Environmental Justice in North America [Sacred Water_still] Screening of Sacred Water from the VICE series on Indigenous resistance, "Rise<https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/rise-series-trailer/584581036d0c733c221e…>" by Métis/Algonquin filmmaker Michelle Latimer and NYU Anthropology PhD students Angelo Baca's Shash Jaa: Bears Ears (2016) and Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso/The Day Our River Ran Yellow, excerpt (2017). Post-screening discussion with directors Michelle Latimer and Angelo Baca. Moderator: Teresa Montoya. 4:30-6:30 PM: Screening of Angry Inuk [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d/images/2bb77b78-2a6…] Screening of the documentary Angry Inuk <https://www.nfb.ca/film/angry_inuk/> (2016, 82 min), directed by Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Though most commercial sealing is conducted by Inuit in the Arctic, anti-sealing activism has created a perception of the industry that denies their central role in the sealskin market. Seal meat is a staple food for Inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit communities are pushing for a sustainable way to take part in the global economy, but in opposition stands an army of well-funded activists and well-meaning celebrities. Post-screening discussion with Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (via Skype) with Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Film & TV, NYU). This showcase was supported by an NYU Green Grant from the Office of Sustainability and a Visual Arts Initiative Award, New York University Arts Council Co-sponsors: NYU's Asian/Pacific/American Institute (A/P/A), Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism, Center for Latin American and Caribbean (CLACS), Center for Religion and Media, Cinema Studies, Environmental Studies, Glucksman Ireland House, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, Journalism, and the Native American and Indigenous Students' Group; with Irish Screen America, NY Wild Film Festival, NY Royal Norwegian Consulate General, and Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. All events are free and open to the public but seats are limited. Seating is first-come, first-served. Please bring photo ID. MARCH 2017 THURSDAY-SATURDAY 23-25 MORE INFO<https://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/event/2017/3/23/green-screens/> [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/arrow_right.p…] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/arrow_left.png] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/icon_twitter.…] FOLLOW ON<https://twitter.com/CMCHnyu> TWITTER [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/icon_facebook…] FRIEND ON<https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Center-for-Media-Culture-and-History-at-…> FACEBOOK [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/icon_forward.…] FORWARD TO<http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d&id=403…> A FRIEND The Center for Media Culture and History - cmchnyu.org<http://www.cmchnyu.org> 25 Waverly Place, 5th Floor NYC 10003 The Center for Religion and Media - crmnyu.org<http://www.crmnyu.org> 726 Broadway, Suite 554, NYC 10003 Copyright (c) 2014 All rights reserved Unsubscribe<http://cmchnyu.us4.list-manage2.com/unsubscribe?u=0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d…> * Update subscription preferences<http://cmchnyu.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d&id=c…>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] SPQ - Intersectionality, Art & Activism Panel - March 28th
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Greetings, Social Practice Queens (SPQ) would like to invite you to a panel discussion next week, March 28th at Queens College CUNY Klapper Gallery. The discussion will be led by a current graduate student in the company of fellow NYC-based artists/activists. I hope to see you there! Please spread the word! Jeff THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE EXHIBITED Intersectionality, Art & Activism Panel Discussion March 28, 6-8pm Klapper Gallery, Klapper Hall 4th FL. Queens College (CUNY) Special guests: . Daisy Bulgarin (Semillas Collective Co-founder) . Fernanda Espinosa (People´s Collective Arts Member) . Amin Husain (G.U.L.F., MTL, NYC Solidarity with Palestina Co-founder and Gulf Labor Coalition Member) . Kerbie Joseph (ANSWER Coalition and Party for Socialism & Liberation Organizer) . Zelene Pineda Suchilt (Political Organizer, Artist Activist & Storyteller) . Charlie Urichima (Kichwa Hatari Co-founder and NICE organizer) . Lino Wampusrik (NYC Shuar Organization President) Organized & Moderated by Alejandro Salgado Cendales Sponsored by Social Practice Queens MFA Concentration Generously supported by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/276044992823557/ Jeff Kasper, et al. jeff-kasper.co<http://jeff-kasper.co> MFA Social Practice Department of Art Queens College CUNY Website<http://socialpracticequeens.org> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/spqueens/>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fwd: NYU Green Screens: please forward to interested students
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Begin forwarded message: From: Angelo Baca <ab6088(a)nyu.edu<mailto:ab6088@nyu.edu>> Subject: NYU Green Screens: please forward to interested students Date: March 21, 2017 at 7:52:17 PM EDT To: Melissa Checker <Melissa.Checker(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Melissa.Checker@qc.cuny.edu>> [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/arrow_left.png] Center for Media, Culture and History Center for Religion and Media [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d/images/27d28a53-0d9…] THURSDAY, MARCH 23 6-8 PM: Screening of Sherpa Lipton Hall, NYU Law School 108 West 3rd Street Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> [sherpa-poster] Screening of the award-winning Discovery documentary, Sherpa<http://sherpafilm.com/>, about the 2014 Mt. Everest, Nepal climbing season from the Sherpas' point of view. Following the tragic loss of sixteen Sherpas caught in an avalanche, the Sherpas unite after the tragedy to reclaim their sacred mountain. Post-screening discussion with Sherpa director Jennifer Peedom and Pasang Yangjee Sherpa (Post-Doctoral Fellow for Sacred Landscapes & Sustainable Futures, The New School). Moderator: Angela Zito (NYU Center for Religion and Media). Reception follows discussion. FRIDAY, MARCH 24 12-2 PM: Climate Change, Governance, and Public Health NYU Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, Alumni Hall A [Not Without Us_Still] Screening of the documentary, Not Without Us<http://www.notwithoutusmovie.com/photography/#itemId=56d4f5e8f699bba7a12ea9…> (2016, Dir: Mark Decena), featuring the journeys of seven grassroots activists from around the world as they headed to Paris to challenge the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21). Post-screening discussion with director Mark Decena, sociologist and filmmaker Sabrina McCormick (Professor of Public Health, George Washington University), and Jerome Whitington (Anthropology, NYU). Moderator: Helena Hansen (NYU Medical Center & Anthropology). 3-5 PM: Traveling to the Ends of the Earth? Journalism, 20 Cooper Square, 7th Floor Commons Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> [http://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/wp-content/uploads/sites/695/2017/01/The-Venice-Synd…] Megan Epler Wood (Author, Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet; Director, International Sustainable Tourism Initiative, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard School of Public Health), founder in 1990 of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), will screen excerpts from her 1991 PBS documentary The Environmental Tourist, followed by a screening of The Venice Syndrome (52 min., 2012, Dir: Andreas Pichler). The Venice Syndrome explores the current state of tourism in Venice, host to 20 million foreigners a year in a city of 58,000 inhabitants. Discussion: Megan Epler Wood and Pegi Vail (NYU Center for Media, Culture and History). Moderator: Lynne Minnaert (NYU's Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism). 6:30 PM: Screening of Atlantic Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street, Theater 200 Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> [poster-3000x2000-atlantic_quad_master_final_v2a] Screening of the documentary Atlantic<https://theatlanticstream.com/>, narrated by Emmy-award winning actor Brendan Gleeson. The film follows the struggles of three fishing communities in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland as they battle with the oil explorers and international fishing companies for control of the resources in their waters. Post-screening discussion with Atlantic director Risteard O'Domhnaill with Jennifer Jacquet (Environmental Studies, NYU). Moderator: Niall McKay (Irish Screen America). Doors open fifteen minutes prior to event start time. SATURDAY, MARCH 25th Indigenous Activism in the Americas Cinema Studies, 721 Broadway, 6th Floor, Michelson Theater Please RSVP to: cmch.info(a)nyu.edu<mailto:cmch.info@nyu.edu> 12 -1:30 PM: Digital Interventions from Latin America [still_capa_andorinhas1_0] Media selection presented by Amalia Córdova (Latino Digital Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage). Still, above: from the film, "Para onde foram as andorinhas?" (Instituto Catitu, Brazil) 2-4 PM: Environmental Justice in North America [Sacred Water_still] Screening of Sacred Water from the VICE series on Indigenous resistance, "Rise<https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/rise-series-trailer/584581036d0c733c221e…>" by Métis/Algonquin filmmaker Michelle Latimer and NYU Anthropology PhD students Angelo Baca's Shash Jaa: Bears Ears (2016) and Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso/The Day Our River Ran Yellow, excerpt (2017). Post-screening discussion with directors Michelle Latimer and Angelo Baca. Moderator: Teresa Montoya. 4:30-6:30 PM: Screening of Angry Inuk [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d/images/2bb77b78-2a6…] Screening of the documentary Angry Inuk <https://www.nfb.ca/film/angry_inuk/> (2016, 82 min), directed by Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Though most commercial sealing is conducted by Inuit in the Arctic, anti-sealing activism has created a perception of the industry that denies their central role in the sealskin market. Seal meat is a staple food for Inuit, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit communities are pushing for a sustainable way to take part in the global economy, but in opposition stands an army of well-funded activists and well-meaning celebrities. Post-screening discussion with Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (via Skype) with Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Film & TV, NYU). This showcase was supported by an NYU Green Grant from the Office of Sustainability and a Visual Arts Initiative Award, New York University Arts Council Co-sponsors: NYU's Asian/Pacific/American Institute (A/P/A), Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism, Center for Latin American and Caribbean (CLACS), Center for Religion and Media, Cinema Studies, Environmental Studies, Glucksman Ireland House, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, Journalism, and the Native American and Indigenous Students' Group; with Irish Screen America, NY Wild Film Festival, NY Royal Norwegian Consulate General, and Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. All events are free and open to the public but seats are limited. Seating is first-come, first-served. Please bring photo ID. MARCH 2017 THURSDAY-SATURDAY 23-25 MORE INFO<https://wp.nyu.edu/cmch/event/2017/3/23/green-screens/> [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/arrow_right.p…] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/arrow_left.png] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/icon_twitter.…] FOLLOW ON<https://twitter.com/CMCHnyu> TWITTER [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/icon_facebook…] FRIEND ON<https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Center-for-Media-Culture-and-History-at-…> FACEBOOK [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0d61bb2ec9002f0e9872b8c36/images/icon_forward.…] FORWARD TO<http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d&id=403…> A FRIEND The Center for Media Culture and History - cmchnyu.org<http://www.cmchnyu.org/> 25 Waverly Place, 5th Floor NYC 10003 The Center for Religion and Media - crmnyu.org<http://www.crmnyu.org/> 726 Broadway, Suite 554, NYC 10003 Copyright © 2014 All rights reserved Unsubscribe<http://cmchnyu.us4.list-manage2.com/unsubscribe?u=0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d…> • Update subscription preferences<http://cmchnyu.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=0d33df8173d96b4ebcfdb732d&id=c…>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Natural Areas Conservancy PAID Summer Internships
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

<mailto:Ruth.Rae@parks.nyc.gov> Good Morning, I hope your spring semester is going well. This summer the Natural Areas Conservancy is able to provide several paid internship opportunities for enrolled CUNY students to collect ecological data in NYC Parks at citywide locations. The job announcement is attached and copied below. Please distribute widely. Happy to talk with any prospective interns or give you more details. Helen Helen M. Forgione Senior Ecologist T 212.360.1451 C 917.304.7185 E helen.forgione(a)parks.nyc.gov<mailto:helen.forgione@parks.nyc.gov> [NAC_parks_lockup-02.jpg] Natural Areas Conservancy 1234 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 naturalareasnyc.org We appreciate your support! DONATE TODAY<http://naturalareasnyc.org/donate/> Follow Natural Areas Conservancy on: Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/NaturalAreasNYC> | Twitter<twitter.com/NaturalAreasNYC> | Instagram<http://instagram.com/naturalareasnyc> Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) Paid Summer Internship Announcement Job Title: Summer 2017 Ecological Assessment Paid Internships Job Location: Graduate Positions and Undergraduate Positions available with reporting locations in New York City (Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn) Duration: 8-12 weeks, 35 hours/week, during June 4 - August 24, 2017 Internship: The Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) will lead an ecological assessment of the natural resources of NYC Parks. Student interns will be trained and will work under the supervision of NAC ecologists. All interns will collect vegetation and site condition data in forests, wetlands, and grasslands. This position is approximately 90% field work (outdoors) and 10% office work. Main tasks include: * Report promptly and directly to field sites and work as part of a team of three interns conducting ecological site assessments as directed * Accurately locate assessment plots using Trimble GPS on foot and carrying 30 lbs. packs * Accurately collect data such as understory plant species identification, percent cover vegetation, woody species identification, tree diameter, tree height, tree canopy health, coarse woody debris, human use and impacts and additional site attributes according to assessment protocols * Document, download, and edit field data daily or as needed on computer data recorders or paper datasheets * Assist in data entry as needed To apply send: A. Statement of interest & career goals (SICG). Please indicate the Borough(s) in which you are willing to work. B. Resume (R) C. Copy of unofficial transcripts (UOT) To: Helen.forgione(a)parks.nyc.gov<mailto:Helen.forgione@parks.nyc.gov> All applications must be submitted prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on: April 7, 2017 Please send all materials electronically as PDF files with each labeled follows: A. 2017_last name_first init._SICG (i.e. '2017_Jones_J_SICG.pdf'); B. 2017_last name, first init_R (i.e. '2017_Jones_J_R.pdf'); C. 2017_last name, first init_UOT (i.e. '2017_Jones_J_UOT.pdf')

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Children's Garden Spring Intern 2017
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Hello, We have some internship openings in our wonderful Children's Garden program this spring on Saturday afternoons. Please help us spread the word or let us know if you know anyone. Thank you, Rebecca Rebecca Wolf Director of Education & Garden Operations/Assistant Director | Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 Email: rwolf(a)queensbotanical.org<mailto:rwolf@queensbotanical.org> Phone: 718-886-3800, ext. 237 | Fax: 718-463-0263 Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/queensbotanical> | Instagram<https://instagram.com/queensbotanicalgarden/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/queensbotanicl> | E-News<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001_Ke66uLjz75jWC0zOWaER0…> Make a tax-deductible donation to QBG's Annual Fund!<https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=queensbot&id=…> Buds, Explorers, Naturalists! Register children ages 2 through 14 for fun nature programs at QBG!<http://www.queensbotanical.org/kidsprograms>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Squam Conservation Internship
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Squam Conservation Internship Still accepting applications! More info: https://www.squamlakes.org/sci We are still accepting applications for the 2017 SCI Program, but applications received on or before March 6, 2017 will receive preference.<http://www.squamlakes.org/2017-squam-conservation-internship-application> About the SCI Program The Squam Conservation Internship provides skills and experience for future conservation professionals while working as the driving force behind the SLA's conservation mission. This volunteer internship provides hands-on conservation work experience and certifications over a broad range of activities. Interns serve as campsite hosts and caretakers at our backcountry campsites, work toward the eradication of variable milfoil, help preserve loon populations on Squam, engage both youth and adults in environmental education, and perform other conservation duties such as shoreline restoration and trail maintenance and construction. This is an unpaid volunteer internship, with a food and travel reimbursement, and housing provided. Interns will be required to spend nights out on the islands. We select eight interns each year all with a great attitude and commitment to the SLA's mission who enjoy hard work and aren't afraid to get dirty. The real benefits to interns are the training and experience along with the location here on beautiful Squam Lake. On days off interns swim, explore the White Mountain National Forest, paddle or sail (boats available at our Resource Center), or head out for a bike ride on quiet back roads or some of the area's single track. Our past interns have gone on to great things! Here are a few examples: Graduate study at Plymouth State University's Center for the Environment; NOAA-certified research diver; Biologist, Loon Preservation Committee; Wildlife Law Officer (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources); Conservation Intern Manger, SLA; Principle, Milfoil Extractors, LLC; Field Investigator at Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Outdoor Education and Outreach Coordinator at Texas Parks and Wildlife; Fish Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska; PhD Candidate in environmental chemistry, University of Vermont; Program Director, Newfound Lake Region Association; NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) Wilderness First Aid Instructor; Naturalist, Naturalists-At-Large, California; Program Leader, Wilderness Ventures, Camp Director, SLA. Squam Conservation Interns will receive the following as a part of this volunteer internship: * Scuba diving certification * Weed control diver certification * Lake Host certification * NH Safe Boating certification * NH Commercial boating license * Wilderness First Aid & CPR certifications * Housing with kitchen facilities * Travel reimbursement (intern location dependent) * Weekly Food reimbursement Internship Candidate Qualifications: * Must be 18 years of age by May 23, 2017 * Must be a competent swimmer * Able to lift 50 pounds * Able to carry and use heavy tools while hiking * Able to hike at least 8 miles in a day * Able to work independently and with a group * Available from May 23, 2017 through August 23, 2017 (interns can request special permission to leave no earlier than August 18, 2017, if they have school related commitment) * Must apply online * Must pass all certification exams

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Wed, Apr. 19: Is New York's Future Sustainable?
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Is New York's Future Sustainable? A History of Environmental Impact, and Planning for More Growth Wednesday, April 19 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM The Graduate Center, CUNY Elebash Recital Hall (Ground Floor) 365 Fifth Avenue More info: http://www.gothamcenter.org/isnysfuturesustainable.html Ted Steinberg author of Gotham Unbound, talks about the environmental history of greater New York, and the limits of "sustainable" planning. ?Michael Sorkin (City College, CUNY), award-winning president and founder of Terreform, a non-profit dedicated to just and sustainable urbanism, shares his recommendations for a greener Big Apple. Nilda Mesa (Columbia University) reflects on her experiences as NYC's first Director of Sustainability, and the challenges ahead. Janet Babin Economic Development Reporter for WNYC, moderates. ?No RSVP required Questions: gotham(a)gc.cuny.edu Co-sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York and Terreform Books will be available for sale

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Wed, Mar. 29: Celebrating Innovative New Work In Anthropology
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Book Launch: Celebrating Innovative New Work in Anthropology Wednesday, March 29 5:00 - 6:00 PM: Discussion at Skylight Room (9th Floor) 6:00 - 7:30 PM: Reception at Room 6304.01 The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue More info: ?http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/events/329-book-launch-celebrating-innovative-new-work-in-anthropology/? Spatializing Culture, by Setha Low (CUNY Graduate Center) The Seduction of Quantification, by Sally Merry (New York University) In conversation with: Emily Martin (New York University) Katherine Verdery (CUNY Graduate Center)? ?Co-sponsored by the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mon, Mar. 27: The Unbanking of America
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Book Launch: The Unbanking of America Monday, March 27 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor More info: https://ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-launch-unbanking-of-america/? NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to join us for the book launch of Lisa Servon's The Unbanking of America. The author will be in discussion with Tamara Draut and Jonathan Morduch. What do an undocumented immigrant in the South Bronx, a high-net-worth entrepreneur, and a twenty-something graduate student have in common? All three are victims of our dysfunctional mainstream bank and credit system. In The Unbanking of America, Lisa Servon exposes the ways in which banks have quietly abandoned lower and middle-class consumers in favor of servicing only the wealthiest. Today, nearly half of all Americans live paycheck to paycheck, as income volatility has doubled over the past thirty years. Banks, with their monthly fees and high overdraft charges, take advantage of these fluctuations rather than help their customers manage them. The author will discuss her provocative dispatches from inside a range of banking alternatives as new players rush in to do what banks once did. After working as a teller at RiteCheck, a check-cashing business in the South Bronx, and as a payday lender in Oakland, California, listening to the stories of the alternatives bankers as well as their consumers, she delivers hopeful portraits of the entrepreneurs who are counting on a permanent "unbanking" of America. ________________________________ Lisa Servon is Professor and former dean at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the New School. She is the author of Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology, Community, and Public Policy and Gender Planning: A Reader, among others. She has contributed to several publications, including the New Yorker, the Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal. Tamara Draut is Vice President of Policy and Research at Demos, where she has developed the organization's groundbreaking work on household indebtedness, middle-class insecurity and the economic challenges facing young people. She is the author of several articles and books, including Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead, and Sleeping Giant: How America's New Working Class Will Transform America. Her research has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines and she has appeared on The Colbert Report, The Today Show, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. Jonathan Morduch is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Executive Director of the Financial Access Initiative there. His research focuses on finance and inequality with a current emphasis on the financial lives of low-income families, and on the economics of markets and social action. His latest book, The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty (with Rachel Schneider) is due out in April.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mon, Mar. 20: New York Sea Level Rise Projections
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14 Mar '17

New York Sea Level Rise Projections Monday, March 20 | 7:00 PM Columbia Law School Jerome Green Hall, Room 106 435 West 116th Street More info: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/658-new-york-sea-level-rise-projection… As required by a 2014 state statute, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has just issued official sea level rise projections. They reflect a range of possible scenarios; at the high end, sea level in the New York City area could rise 75 inches (6.2 feet) by the year 2100. This program will explore how these projections, now that they are embodied in a formal regulation, will affect a broad range of decisions in building and infrastructure siting, design, construction and materials; insurance and financing; environmental impact review; and securities disclosure. MODERATOR Michael B. Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School SPEAKERS Kate Orff Associate Professor & Director, Urban Design Program, Columbia GSAPP Mark Lowery Office of Climate Change, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (tentative) Pippa Brashear Director of Planning and Resilience, SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC; Columbia GSAPP Urban Design Thaddeus Pawlowski Senior Urban Designer, New York City Department of City Planning; Columbia GSAPP Urban Design

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