March 2019 - urbanstudiescircular@lists.qc.cuny.edu

[UrbanStudiesCircular] April 10th, 5-7 pm: Book Talk with Author Oren Yiftachel, Emptied Lands: A Legal Geography of Bedouin Rights in the Negev
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Book Talk with Author Oren Yiftachel _Emptied Lands: A Legal Geography of Bedouin Rights in the Negev_ April 10th 5-7 pm Brockway Room 6402 (CUNY Grad Center) _Emptied Lands_ investigates the protracted legal, planning, and territorial conflict between the settler Israeli state and indigenous Bedouin citizens over traditional lands in southern Israel/Palestine.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Apr 17: Queens Community Board 3
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Queens Community Board 3 Monthly Meeting Wednesday, April 17 | 7:30 PM *Bruno’s on the Boulevard* 88-25 Astoria Blvd. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 More information: http://www.cb3qn.nyc.gov/calendar?c_v=evt&c_dt=2458591&c_eid=1598703&c_mid=0 Agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mar 31: Celebrating Holi, the Spring Festival of Colors
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Celebrating Holi, the Spring Festival of Colors with Flushing Hindu Temple Sunday, March 31 | 2:30 - 4:00 PM Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam 45-57 Bowne Street Flushing, NY 11355 More information & RSVP: https://queensmuseum.org/events/celebrating-holi-the-spring-festival-of-col… All families and friends are invited to join us on Sunday March 31st, as we celebrate *Holi *at the Queens Museum. This colorful event is presented by the *Hindu Temple Society of North America <https://www.nyganeshtemple.org/>*, Flushing, NY. *Holi* marks the onset of Spring when the re-generation of Mother Earth also takes place. As the Earth fills the atmosphere with the vibrant colors of the flowers and greenery, so does *Holi*. Come and enjoy colorful multi-cultural dances and music. Performers from different nationalities and cultures will come together to express their joy of the changing season and their gratitude to Mother Earth for her bounty. This colorful event, which will be a feast for the eyes, ears and mind, is sure to put everyone in the spirit of spring and friendship. *Free and Open to all!* Traditional sweets and drinks are distributed to friends and foes alike — “even enemies are friends on *Holi*” is the theme of *Holi*. The usual social divides like gender, age and status are set aside and everyone mingles freely without malice; which helps ‘burn’ the evil thoughts in our hearts, bringing harmony among all. This is a good time to forge new friendships and renew old ones. For Further Information Please Contact the Temple at (718) 460-8484 ext 112

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mar 29: Constructing (Engaged) Practice
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Constructing (Engaged) Practice Friday, March 29 | 9:30 AM Columbia GSAPP 1172 Amsterdam Ave. Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall New York, NY 10027 More information & RSVP: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/1194-constructing-engaged-practice Constructing (engaged) Practice traces, the narratives of young firms from around the globe critically engaged in political, technological, intellectual, and environmental conflicts. The daylong symposium features case studies and dialogues on designing, establishing, and maintaining a practice in today’s contradictory climate. *Sustainability: From Environmental Awareness to Design* Moderated by *David Benjamin* *Johan Arrhov* and *Henrick Frick*, Arrhov Frick (Stockholm) *Marieke Kums*, Studio MAKS (Rotterdam) *Nguyen Hai Long* and *Le Thi Hanh Nguyen*, Tropical Space (Ho Chi Minh) *Technology: From Fascination to Construction* Moderated by *Laurie Hawkinson* *Jan Theissen* and *Sonja Nagel*, AMUNT(Berlin) *Maki Onishi* and *Yuki Hyakuda*, O+H (Tokyo) *Valle Medina* and *Benjamin Reynolds*, Pa.LaC.E (Basel) *Politics: From Observation to Engagement* Moderated by *Anna Puigjaner* *Mariam Kamara*, Atelier Masomi (Niamey) *Elizabeth Añaños*, Cotidiano (Lima) *Kim Bridgland* and *Aaron Roberts*, Edition Office (Melbourne) *Theory: from Discourse to Practice* Moderated by *Andrés Jaque* *Ana Luisa Soares* and *Filipe Magalhães*, Fala Atelier (Porto) *Isabel Abascal* and *Alessandro Arienzo*, Lanza Atelier (Mexico City) *Martin Jančok* and *Michal Janak*, Plural (Bratislava) Free and open to the public, RSVP <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/constructing-engaged-practice-conference-ticke…> recommended. Organized by Columbia GSAPP. 8 AIA CES

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mar 27: Racial Categories in Machine Learning
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Racial Categories in Machine Learning Wednesday, March 27 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor New York, NY 10003 More information & RSVP: https://ipk.nyu.edu/events/racial-categories-in-machine-learning/ The Co-Opting AI series <https://ipk.nyu.edu/announcing-new-event-series-co-opting-ai/> and Race and Public Space Working Group <https://ipk.nyu.edu/working-groups/race-and-public-space/> at NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge invite you to join for a discussion of Racial Categories in Machine Learning, with *Sebastian Benthall* and *Bruce D. Haynes*. Controversies around race and machine learning have sparked debate among computer scientists over how to design machine learning systems that guarantee fairness. These debates rarely engage with how racial identity is embedded in our social experience, making for sociological and psychological complexity. This complexity challenges the paradigm of considering fairness to be a formal property of supervised learning with respect to protected personal attributes. Racial identity is not simply a personal subjective quality. For people labeled “Black” it is an ascribed political category that has consequences for social differentiation embedded in systemic patterns of social inequality achieved through both social and spatial segregation. In the United States, racial classification can best be understood as a system of inherently unequal status categories that places whites as the most privileged category while signifying the Negro/black category as stigmatized. Social stigma is reinforced through the unequal distribution of societal rewards and goods along racial lines that is reinforced by state, corporate, and civic institutions and practices. This creates a dilemma for society and designers: be blind to racial group disparities and thereby reify racialized social inequality by no longer measuring systemic inequality, or be conscious of racial categories in a way that itself reifies race. We propose a third option. By preceding group fairness interventions with unsupervised learning to dynamically detect patterns of segregation, machine learning systems can mitigate the root cause of social disparities, social segregation and stratification, without further anchoring status categories of disadvantage.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] City Parks Foundation Internship Opportunities
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

Internship opportunities are now available for summer including many through NY City Government. Of particular relevance are those through NYC Parks. City Parks Foundation offers internship and apprenticeship opportunities each year for high school and college students. These opportunities connect students to tangible work and life skills as they work alongside our staff to teach younger students in our gardens, lead marine ecology lessons, support Summer Stage programming, and provide logistical support to our team. Our staff works with all students throughout their experience to support and encourage their self-confidence and identify the next steps on their paths to a successful future. For more information, go to https://cityparksfoundation.org/internships/

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Mark your calendars for April 10, 2019: The Green New Deal and New York City
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

The Queens College Department of Urban Studies presents: The Green New Deal and New York City April 10, 2019 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Kiely Hall 270 Free Kosher Pizza Served Speakers will address the movement for climate justice, the federal Green New Deal resolution, NYC legislation to reduce GHG emissions from large buildings, and the proposed New York State Climate and Community Protection Act. Andres Bernal, advisor to U.S. Representative Ocasio-Cortez Costa Constantinides, New York City Council Member (22nd District) Leslie Cagan, People's Climate Movement Annel Hernandez, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance ?? Natalie Bump Vena, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Urban Studies Queens College CUNY

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] The Center for Urban Pedagogy Seeking a Summer Intern
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

The Center for Urban Pedagogy Seeking a Summer Intern Dates for the internship are flexible, but we're looking for someone who can work in the office for a minimum of 3, 8-hour days a week, for 10-weeks. Please include your availability in your cover letter. The internship pays $15 per hour, or you can choose to receive school credit if your school offers it. Please send a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for two references as one PDF (max size 3MB) to apply(a)welcometocup.org by noon, EST on Monday, March 25th. Please use the subject line "CUP Summer 2019 Intern." http://welcometocup.org/NewsAndEvents/CUPIsSeekingASummerIntern2019?

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] March 18th: Q & A Session With Emmy Award Winning Myles Miller
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

The Knight News & Journalism Department Present: ?Q & A Session with Emmy-Award Winning Myles Miller March 18th 12:15-1:30 pm Rosenthal Library 230 Free Refreshments!

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] March 20, 2019: APPLYING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE LEGACY OF LEAD IN SOIL
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

APPLYING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE LEGACY OF LEAD IN SOIL Sara Perl Egendorf, PhD Candidate in Earth & Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, Advanced Science Research Center, Brooklyn College Urban Soil Lab Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM Commoner Center Conference Room Remsen Hall, Room 311 ?

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