Mark Schuller, editor of the new Kumarian Press publication Tectonic Shifts, will be at the Brecht Forum tomorrow in New York at 7:30pm.

Tectonic Shifts offers a diverse on-the-ground set of perspectives about Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake and the aftermath that left more than 1.5 million individuals homeless. Following a critical analysis of Haiti’s heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of foreign policy and most recently neoliberal economic policies, this book addresses a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and political changes that occurred during the relief and reconstruction periods.

I would like to invite you to this free, public event to meet the author and consider this book for review and/or feature coverage. If you would like me to send a review copy, I would be happy to do so. Please contact me if you have an interest in attending, and/or would like to receive a copy of Tectonic Shifts. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Grow NYC has a number of recycling events & you can check them out in their newsletter:
– http://www.grownyc.org/recycling/newsletter
Or on their website:
– http://www.grownyc.org

The Mac Support Store in Brooklyn accepts e-waste at their shop during open hours:
– http://www.macsupportstore.com/

And NYC.gov has a section dedicated to recycling:
– http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/recycle_what.shtml

The Salvation Army will also take electronics that are in working condition:
– http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf

I hope this information is helpful for you.

Check out the video here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/DannyPettry/monsters-are-fun-pledge-and-get-one

Checking into say that we are looking forward to the cleanup this Saturday. Safety first, special care will be taken in dealing with broken glass and sharp items. We will focus on floatables as much as the debris eroding from the site. Our goal is clean waterways, and an improved visitor experience, so we will place a special emphasis on the North and South end of the site where we can make a difference, and get it done safely. I expect that our work will allow for a greater apprecitaion of the windswept expanse of the Jamaica Bay Inlet and Deadhorse Bay. I hope that this effort, and ones like it, will not only improve the water quality of the estuary, but will also allow for improved programming at that location so that seining with a Park Ranger or landing a kayak could be part of the visitor experience. Thanks for the help!

Bottle beach will be no different than any other cleanup: we’re there to pick up trash, whether it’s shaped like an old toy, an old bottle, a tire, a ratty toothbrush or a plastic bag. But we might come across a few unusual finds along the way! And in response to your toxicity concerns, we are working with park rangers who have hosted many cleanups at this site (with small children) who have assured us that it’s not something we need to worry about at this site.

And you’re darn right all that trash was buried for a reason! If we didn’t put our trash in landfills, we’d leave it all out on the street where it would clog trains (causing flooding) or flow into oceans and waterways (killing marine life). Since the trash at Bottle Beach has become un-buried, we’re doing our part to keep as much trash as is humanly possible out of oceans and waterways.

It might not be what you call a hipster party, but it will definitely be a party! We make cleanups fun and keep our volunteers engaged with games and prizes. And you bet we want to clean up the environment! It’s why we’ve hosted over 50 cleanups at all kinds of sites and removed around 30,000 pounds of trash from oceans and waterways so that it doesn’t flow into marine ecosystems. There’s always a point to picking up trash—it’s the only way we can keep it from flowing into our precious water sources.

As we mentioned on our facebook wall, cleanups aren’t about making things prettier. They’re about reducing the amount of trash that ends up in our oceans, where it does a lot more damage than it does in landfills. We have done plenty of cleanups at areas that receive more foot traffic than bottle beach, but foot traffic isn’t usually one of the factors we consider when selecting cleanup sites.

We picked this location, and we are proud to stand by our decision to remove trash from oceans and waterways at Bottle Beach and at every other cleanup site we choose. If this site isn’t for you, you’re more than welcome to check out some of our other upcoming cleanups at http://www.unitedbyblue.com/cleanup-home! And shoot us an email at cleanup@ unitedbyblue.com if you have any other concerns!