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Cortada will present Native Flags at the 6th Annual South Florida Tree Summit
May 10, 2012 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Xavier Cortada will present Native Flags at the 6th Annual South Florida Tree Summit. Native Flags is a participatory eco-art project created by Xavier Cortada, FIU College of Architecture + The Arts | Office of Engaged Creativity artist-in-residence. Native Flags participants plant a native tree next to a green flag at home and ask their neighbors to do the same. On April 10th, a Native Flag green flag and sapling were be planted at every school in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
| 5/10/2012 | |
| When: | Thursday, May 10th From 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Where: | Graham Center Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida 33199 United States |
| Contact: | Miami-Dade Office of Community Image casadc@miamidade.gov |
Sponsored by:
Miami-Dade Community Image Advisory Board
Florida International University
May 10, 2012
9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Graham Center Ballroom
11200 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
Join us for our 6th Annual Tree Summit!
Students, Industry, Government, Non-Profits, and Interested Parties all welcome
Students, Industry, Government, Non-Profits, and Interested Parties all welcome
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Kathleen Wolf
University of Washington College of the Environment
Dr. Wolf will present recent research results on the economic relationship between urban forests and healthy communities, and measures the social impact of urban forests in the context of economic growth.
Carrie Gallagher
Alliance for Community Trees
Xavier Cortada
Director and Artist-in-Residence
FlU College of Architecture + The Arts | Office of Engaged Creativity
Native Flags (www.nativeflags.org)
Native Flags (www.nativeflags.org)
To RSVP, please contact the Miami-Dade Office of Community Image at
(305) 375-2103, or by e-mail at casadc@miamidade.gov by May 4, 2012
Breakfast and refreshments will be provided at 9:00 a.m.
Park on the top floor (roof) of the Gold Garage – the roof is reserved for the Tree Summit
More details at: http://milliontrees.miamidade.gov
Details
- Date:
- May 10, 2012
- Time:
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Event Categories:
- 2012, Native Flags
Organizer
- Miami-Dade Office of Community Image
- casadc@miamidade.gov
Venue
- Graham Center, FIU
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11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199 United States + Google Map