9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
Lynn Tierney, who survived the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, will speak following the Kiwanis Club’s monthly meeting and dinner on Monday, October 26, 2015 at 6:45pm. The talk is free and no reservation is required. Tierney was working as Deputy Fire Commissioner doing PR for the FDNY on September 11, 2001. She […]
Manhattan Youth's Downtown Community Center was flooded with almost 20 feet of water during Hurricane Sandy, so their interest in establishing resiliency plans for another hurricane is obvious. They are hosting “It Ain’t No Hurricane Party Resiliency Planning in Tribeca and Lower Manhattan” at 7:30pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 so locals can learn about […]
There will be a screening of the new documentary, Back from the Brink: Countering Violent Extremism, on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 6:30pm at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University in Washington. Back from the Brink: Countering Violent Extremism examines questions such as Why do marginalized youth join violent […]
Will Jimeno, a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) officer who was trapped in rubble during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will speak and donate a piece of steel from the World Trade Center to the Auburn University Veterans Resource Center on Friday, November 13, 2015. The donation of […]
The John Jay Center on Terrorism Friday seminar on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 3:00pm will feature Gary LaFree. His topic will be Black Swans and Burstiness: Countering Myths about Terrorism.The seminar will be held in New Building Room L2.84 of John Jay College. La Free is currently Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director […]
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals to a seminar entitled Cancer Treatment: How to Make Informed Choices about Standard Care & Clinical Trials. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Melville. The evening’s speaker will be Colleen […]