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SUMMARY:Ecological City: Procession for Climate Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Earth Celebrations\n  \n\n\nEarth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY – Procession for Climate Solutions – SATURDAY MAY 9\, 2026 – 11am-5pm @ Lower East Side\, NYC \n\n\n\n\nECOLOGICAL CITY – Procession for Climate Solutions is an urban ecological pilgrimage and an art and climate action. Ecological City features a spectacular procession of visual art\, giant puppets\, costumes and 21 site performances celebrating climate solution initiatives throughout the community gardens\, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront of the Lower East Side. \nSATURDAY MAY 9 – 11AM-5PM (raindate May 10 ) \nSPECTACULAR PROCESSION – Visual Art\, Giant Puppets & Costumes \n21 SITE PERFORMANCES – GARDENS to WATERFRONT \nMusic\, Dance\, Theater & Poetry \nBECOME A CLIMATE SOLUTION – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to wear our spectacular climate costumes\, help with puppets and other marshal roles. \nCostumes\, Puppets\, Marshals – 8am Call Time Volunteers join us – 10am \nSTART LOCATION @ 638 E. 6th Street (btw Aves B & C) \n10AM- Volunteer Check in Table – Entry \nVOLUNTEER – SIGN UP FOR A ROLE – Message us through Eventbrite \nMORE INFORMATION – https://www.earthcelebrations.com \nPARTNERS – ECOLOGICAL CITY Earth Celebrations in partnership with – LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens – representing 48 Lower East Side Gardens)\, NYC Community Garden District\, Elizabeth Street Garden\, Green Map\, Loisaida Inc. Center\, Lower East Side Girls Club\, Lower East Side Ecology\, Solar One\, Waterfront Alliance\, East River Park Coalition\, East River Alliance\, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council\, Goles\, University Settlement (PS63)\, Henry Street Settlement (Jacob Riis Cornerstone & Boys and Girls Republic)\, Clemente Center\, The Children’s Workshop School (PS361M)\, The Earth School (PS364)\, East Side Community School\, Sixth Street Community Center\, Arts Loisaida\, Theater for the New City\, East Village Community Coalition\, Educational Alliance\, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, Gaia Institute\, Grace Exhibition Space\, FABnyc\, New York Cares\, BMCC-Cuny\, Hunter College\, New School\, and New York University. Numerous groups and residents throughout the neighborhood are invited to join. \nThis program is made possible with support from Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation\, City Parks Foundation\, W Trust\, Joseph Robert Foundation\, Bluestein Family Foundation\, private foundations\, and individuals. This program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \n___________________________________________________________________________________ \nEarth Celebrations’ Ecological City: Cultural & Climate Solutions Action Project applies the arts to build community\, diverse sector collaboration and action on climate solution and ecological sustainability initiatives throughout the community gardens\, neighborhood and waterfront on the Lower East Side of New York City. \nThrough cultural strategies Ecological City reconnects people to each other and the natural world within their neighborhood and builds emotional connection\, engagement and action on climate solutions\, an urban sustainable ecosystem and the importance of local efforts to city and global climate challenges. \nGardeners\, artists\, residents\, youth and over 50 community partner organizations collaborate through 5 months of creative engagement workshops developing visual art and performances exploring local sustainability sites and their climate solutions. Visual art and performance projects are presented in the culminating Ecological City: Procession for Climate Solutions on Saturday May 9\, 2026 featuring visual art\, giant puppets\, costumes and with 21 sustainability site performances affirming a shared vision for a sustainable future.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/ecological-city-procession-for-climate-solutions/
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event
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