The Salons @ Earth Week Celebrates Earth Week's Founding Themes

Earth Week is a full week of activities focused on environmental issues, and is celebrated across the globe. It is about raising awareness and encouraging people to make a practical difference. Small changes can have a big impact when they are added together.

Earth Week brings together numerous communities to rejoice in the environment, conservation and sustainability. It is based around Earth Day, held annually on April 22. Events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It takes place in than 196 countries each year.

Earth Day began as an environmental teach-in in 1970 in the USA, and began internationally in 1990. It is co-ordinated by the Earth Day Network, and works with more than 50,000 partners. The Network is focused on building environmental democracy; they offer a combination of education, public policy, and consumer campaigns.

Events include:

Earth Day Festivals

Tree Planting

Nature Walks

Earth Day Safaris

Hands on activities at Zoos

Camp Outs

And the Morning Salon at FIT!

The Morning Salon Event at FIT schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, April 19th

8:30-11:00 am Morning Salon @ FIT Presented by FIT Enterprise Studies, Digital Design, and the Sustainable Entrepreneurs Program Morning Salon Presenter: Rick Kilmer, CEO, FLOR [if !supportLineBreakNewLine] [endif]

Morning Salon brings together a unique cross section of professionals to share know-how, build relationships, and ask and answer big questions around sustainability.

The Morning Salon Program is designed to have people who would not normally be in each other’s orbits share thoughts, practices, and new ideas around sustainability. We’re out to create a curated environment where participant engagement is high and the unexpected and unusual happens. We’re driving new breakthrough conversations around implementing sustainable solutions.

Part TED Talk, part IDEO Considered Design—this groundbreaking series employs new ways to foster innovative thinking and interaction. Video

12:15- 1:45 pm Luncheon @ PRINT. Restaurant @ the Kimpton Hotel “What’s Next in Sustainable Food Culture” with Adam Block 653 11th Ave, New York, NY 10036 [if !supportLineBreakNewLine] [endif]

Adam Block, Principle and founder of Block and Associates, has advised, consulted, and developed some of the world’s most influential hotels, restaurants, and projects with iconic chefs like Alice Waters, Charlie Trotter, and Thomas Keller. Pssst! PRINT has a full-time forager on staff! This is going to be delicious. Article

2:30-4:30 pm Workshop @FIT The Sustainable Business: Workshopping Organizational Sustainability B Corporations Greystone Bakery and Threads for Thought will join supply chain engineers from the Pollution Prevention Institute to share their own stories and lead a workshop to help people and companies map out sustainable solutions to fit the unique needs of their business.

5:30-7:30 pm Get Happier: A Happy Hour and Conversation for Sustainability Florim Showroom (at 32nd St and Madison Ave) Please join us for drinks, heady conversation, and a gathering of inspiring, like-minded practitioners—what’s happier than that? Florim Flagship Store