This was passed on to me by a neighbor:

“Greening Libraries ==>Greener Communities”

Co-Sponsored by the Library Association of the City University of New York & the New York Public Library

DATE: Friday, October 31, 2008

WHERE: Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10458.
http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/bx/fdc.cfm

WHEN: 9:00 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.

Featuring Keynote Speaker:

Majora Carter, Founder, Sustainable South Bronx
http://www.majoracartergroup.com/

A MacArthur Genius Fellow, one of Essence Magazine’s 25 Most Influential African-Americans in 2007, one of the NY Post’s Most Influential NYC Women for the past two years, and a board member of the Wilderness Society

Also participating:
Raz Godernik, Ecolibris
Shannon Binns, Green Press Initiative
Andrew Van Der Laan,
Director, Senior Project Manager Publishing Operations Projects Group, Random House, Inc.
Daniel Heuberger AIA, Dattner Architects
Jim Lloyd, Assistant Vice President of Campus Operations, Baruch College
John Denham, DenhamWolf
Ines Sucre, Reference Librarian, Foundation Center

Afternoon Keynote:
Frederick W. Stoss  read more »

If you see me in a suit it generally means one of two things: I am going to a wedding or I am invited to an event with Bill Clinton.

The work I have done for Kiva, both as a lender and a blogger, has gotten some attention. My Kiva diaries are among the more popular ones I write. A little while back I was interviewed by BBC World News as a lender. And most recently, I was invited to a private panel discussion for the release of Bill Clinton’s latest Book, GIVING: How Each of Us Can Change the World. I do not have a copy of this book as of yet so this is not a book review, though that might come. Instead I want to discuss the event and some of the individuals and organizations that were highlighted.  read more »

Majora Carter is a rising star in NYC and nationally, focusing on environmental racism, urban planning and economic fairness. Here is a YouTube video from the Sundance Channel.