My group and I did a lot of hands on work where we helped clean up our community. We all live in this one world- there’s no such thing as Planet B. So, when it can to Social Justice and taking care of our home, we made sure to make a change. Whether it be…
Billion Oyster Project @ Governor’s Island 1/29
by Michelle
On Friday, January 29th, my group and I took the ferry all the way to Governor’s Island. We met with the Billion Oyster Project (BOP). The Billion Oyster Project is an organization that works with bringing oysters back to NYC. You may wonder, what is the importance of saving oysters? Sure they are delicious,…
MLK Idlewild Park Clean Up 1/18
by Michelle
On MLK day, Ciro and I went on a clean up in a dedication of MLK day. It was quite frigid but definitely worth it. We met up with NYC Parks at Idlewild Park, Queens. This coastal park was packed with trash, ever since Hurricane Sandy. Our goal was to try our best to…
Making Compost and Gardening with Gowanus 1/14
by Michelle
On January 14th, our group met up with Michael Wasserman (Gowanus Canal Conservancy). We did some gardening and cleaning up. These plants were in pretty bad conditions. Most of them were dead, piled with trash, and some were even frozen! We knew immediately we had to get down to work. It was awfully cold,…
Albany Climate Change Walk 1/13
by Michelle
Early Wednesday morning, our group and the Change Climate Change group took a bus all the way to Albany! We were on our way to a climate change walk. Although it was very cold, it was definitely worth it. We held signs and made noise to raise awareness of what NY State is doing to…
Racing Extinction Film 12/2
by Michelle
Our group watched a very moving documentary that covered various topics involving environmental issues. It covered overcomsumption, sustainability, pollution and global warming. This documentary was called, “Racing Extinction” on Discovery Channel. I learned several heartbreaking facts that made me look at the world and what we humans are doing to it differently. I learned that…
3rd Gowanus Canal Conservancy Clean Up 12/4
by Michelle
On December 4th, my group and I went on a fieldwork with Gowanus Canal Conservancy. We met Michael Wasserman. Altogether we held a clean up in a garden near a storage facility which was piled with trash. We found water bottles, candy wrappers and even coat hangers! Whilst cleaning up, we recycled plastics. We were very…
