The NES Colloquium was a resounding success. We welcomed over 225 people over the course of two 8-hour days of presentations, workshops, films and performance, replete with a free sustainable luncheon on the second day. Communal Table catered our meal, even going so far as secure a donation of eggs from Brooklyn Farmyards, a Brooklyn-based farming [...]
Read the rest of this entry »At our Colloquium, The Culture of Climate Change, we are not only facilitating discussion on Climate Change issues, but also promoting sustainable living practices. We are thrilled to be talking the talk and walking the walk this year! Tomorrow, Friday March 11th, we are hosting a Sustainable Luncheon, kindly sponsored by Ame and Deena of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »While our culture tends to discuss Climate Change in terms of how it will affect the planet and humanity over the upcoming decades, Seth Baum offers us a broad and intriguing outlook on Climate Change. Seth, a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at Pennsylvania State University, will present his research project, “A New [...]
Read the rest of this entry »A very exciting Panel Session on “Ecological Art” at this year’s NES Colloquium will bring together an international group of ecological artists whose practice involves the examination, exploration and representation of climate change issues to present a visual, aesthetic alternative to the usual discourse on the issue. We are very happy to have ecological artist David Haley, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »For my fellow volunteers and I, it’s been a full day of sitting at the computer, scheduling, formatting, impromptu meetings, hunting for funding, interfacing with presenters and each other, html coding, torrents of emails, blogging, and on and on and on… We’ve all committed to creating a top-notch experience for everyone , but with tight shoulders, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »With our Tenth Annual Colloquium: The Culture of Climate Change approaching, we will be providing a Behind the Scenes sneak-peek at the people who make this colloquium possible. Stay tuned for interviews with Colloquium speakers, presenters, artists and even NES committee members & volunteers to keep you up-to-date on the latest happenings! Share on Facebook
Read the rest of this entry »By now, you may have seen the Request for Proposals for our Tenth Annual Colloquium: The Culture of Climate Change. As you know NES is completely volunteer run and sustained by donations of all sorts. For nine years our corps of NES members has worked to produce the brilliant event that we know and love. For our [...]
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