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.
On Saturday, December 1, 2012, 12:00 noon, there will be a panel discussion on what Hurricane Sandy homeowners need to know about mold -- How to identify it How to treat it How to protect your family from it. Speakers will include Jack Caravanos of CUNY School of Public Health Jolanta Kruszelnicka of the LIU School […]
John Jay College’s Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS) will host a talk by Shemik Sengupta called Cognitive Radio for First Responders: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask on Friday, December 7, 2012, at 1:30pm. Sengupta is a RaCERS-affiliated researcher and a professor at John Jay College. He will […]
Dr. Nathan Harness will give a talk as part of Southwestern Adventist University's Scholars Lecture Series on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7:30pm. Harness is coordinator of international studies and assistant professor of finance at Texas A&M University. On September 11, 2001, he was on the 61st floor of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center when it […]
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 7:00pm, Dr. Robert Motta, Professor of Psychology at Hofstra, will discuss PTSD and psychological trauma, including common signs and symptoms, and what can be done to help. The evening is specifically geared towards those with symptoms from Hurricane Sandy, but is free and open to all. Please register at the […]
Fordham Law School and Georgetown Law School will present a discussion called “The Zero Dark Thirty Controversy: Torture, Art, and Politics in Today's World” on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 7:00pm. Since the release of the award-winning Zero Dark Thirty, many critics, including several U.S. Senators, have condemned the film, claiming it contains serious historical inaccuracies […]
On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 7:00pm, War Stories and Free Beer returns. Veterans share their stories. All are invited, questions are encouraged. Dress is casual, beer is free. Over a decade since 9/11, still too little is known about what it means to serve in a time of war. War Stories and Free Beer encourages […]