Mott Haven’s Mychal Johnsonand Hunts Point’s Tanya Fields and will be among the panelists discussing reporting on last spring’s international conference on climate change at the People’s Council on Climate Justice on Sept. 18. Both attended the conference in Bolivia. The discussion at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, between Bank and Bethune, will begin at 6 p.m. Admission is on a sliding scale of $6, $10 or $15.
Classic New York school buildings have a family resemblance for a reason: they were designed by the same man– C.B.J. Snyder. The Bronx has preserved a much higher percentage of its Snyder schools than Manhattan, and on Sept. 4, the Bronx Historical Society will conduct a tour of eight of them, built from 1897 to 1922, ending with Snyder’s 1904 masterpiece, Morris High School. The tour will meet at 11 a.m. at the Brook Avenue stop of the #6 train, on the northwest corner of East 138th and Brook Avenue (in front of a discount beauty supply store). The fee is $10 for members of the Society, $15 for non-members. Call 718-881-8900 to RSVP.
Hunts Point Riverside Park will host the Bronx River Alliance’s annual fundraiser, the Upstream Soirée will be on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. Longwood resident Roberto Garcia, the outgoing chair of Community Board 2, and Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe will be honored. Tickets are $100, or $200 for a patron ticket that includes a listing in the program. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bronxriver.org or reserved by calling 718-430-4665.
SoBRO’s South Bronx Leadership Forum will introduce local business to the services of the Small Business Administration at a breakfast at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at Betances Community Center, 465 St. Ann’s Avenue. Pravina Raghavan, who heads the New York office will be the speaker. A $5 donation is requested. Reserve by contacting Linda Yantz, 718-732-7522 or lyantz@sobro.org.
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