Fathoms Below: What the New York Harbor Teaches us about Successful Activism | Waterfront Alliance

Fathoms Below: What the New York Harbor Teaches us about Successful Activism
Host: Cortney Worrall (President and CEO) and Maggie Flanagan (Director of Education and Outreach), Waterfront Alliance
When: Thursday, March 18th from 1pm - 2pm ET

Join us for this case study from the Waterfront Alliance about how the work of activists, environmentalists, individuals, government, and business brought about positive change for the New York harbor. These tools of activism -- coupled with a passion to conserve, protect, and restore the places we love -- can be used to continue to protect the harbor and other great places around the country.

The New York City metropolitan region, one of the most densely developed parts of the United States, is home to a vibrant harbor – a harbor bustling with commerce, trade, recreation, ferries, wildlife, and clean water. This vibrant estuary is home to whales, seals, seahorses, eels, birds migrating to and from the Arctic, and many other animals that come to visit or stay.

This session will uncover many unknown and fun facts about New York harbor, and the water and life that surrounds it, while we explore the methods used to impact change - from supporting legal action, to simply clicking on that button to sign a petition, to writing a letter to the editor. You’ll leave inspired to lend your voice, in ways large and small, to the causes you care about most during challenging times.