Join Us at Button Studios Brooklyn for Impact Oasis During NYC Climate Week!
We are thrilled to announce Impact Oasis, a series of immersive and thought-provoking events at Button Studios in Brooklyn, NY, as part of NYC Climate Week From 9/22/24 to 9/28/24.
Impact Oasis will be a space for learning, discussion, and action on the most critical issues of our time affected by climate change. On 9/26 and 9/27 we will be conducting a series of lectures, workshops, and community building events designed to bring people and ideas together. Or, if you’re just hungry and want to engage in meaningful discussions, join us for a pot-luck dinner on either of those nights and enjoy a movie screening on animal conservation.
Join climate experts, innovators, artists, and thought leaders as we explore sustainable solutions, raise awareness, and foster community-driven efforts to combat the climate crisis. From panel discussions to interactive workshops, this event promises to inspire meaningful change.
Come take a look at the prototype for Modular-Mobile systems designed by Button Studios, while engaging witmh sustainability groups using blockchain for financing real world impact. Learn about regenerative finance taking place in Brooklyn, and learn about open source frameworks that enable individuals to be more effective in the world around them. Impact Oasis is designed to be an inclusive environment cross pollinating various industries to bring collaboration to life across diverse communities. Whether you're a climate advocate, an industry professional, or just starting your sustainability journey, we invite you to be part of the conversation and take action.
Beautifully situated at the Treptower Park in the former bathtub factory Moosdorf & Hochhäusler (1st rocking bathtub in the world) is the moos. We still do not know what it is, but there are beings who work here, think, live, hang out, let go, be spontaneous, drink coffee, develop projects and so on. Maybe we'll come up with more about "What we are, what we do" in the future – just drop by and make your own picture!!!
The Product Ikigai, takes this concept and applies it to products. Ideally this should be done at a products inception - to ask clearly WHETHER A PRODUCT SHOULD EXIST AT ALL. Does it meet a need (or only desire), does it inhibit a need being met? But can also be used later to drive a products evolution within the marketplace.
Hyphal
Jay Cousins primary focus at the moment is Hyphall, an initiative working to shift us from a culture that produces desert by default to one that produces food forests as a byproduct.
Jay is an unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who took his Orikaso products to global markets after a successful appearance on Dragon's Den, selling over 3 million units worldwide.
Jay is an inventor entrepreneur working with multiple creative teams to bring his concepts to market.
Co-developing and crowdfunding Betabook with Gabriel Shalom and Patrizia Kommerell, raising 91K $ on kickstarter. He discovered the properties of Beenius Infinity Wax - an educational toy that facilitates making, recycling and building up material literacy, and seeded the idea of Infinity Stonepaper as a means of reusable paper to reduce deforestation with Solarpunk Now who are bringing these products to market. Beenius and Infinity Stonepaper are entry level artifacts of a larger game called context craft, where players are empowered to shape and change their own reality.
Jay identifies as a Community Catalyst, he has a natural talent for working with diverse groups of people to find common ground and develop collaborative initiatives. As a co-founder of Open Design City, Jay built a vibrant community from the ground up with no initial budget; today, it's an academy and multiple spaces launched by alumni including trial and error, werkstadt lastenrad, and D.Collective Space. His work extends to advising innovation hubs like icecairo and icealex, and Fablab Egypt in Egypt, and Yarl IT hub in Sri Lanka. Jay has also been instrumental in organizing and facilitating various festivals and workshops, such as Makerlabs, Makerplatz, and Felucca Festivals, along with numerous student-led projects, all aimed at fostering creativity and collaboration in maker communities through self organized or lightweight collaborative processes.
For the latest ideas Jay is working on, check out his podcasts on exploring how to Make Kindness Easier.
Join Us at Button Studios Brooklyn for Impact Oasis During NYC Climate Week!
We are thrilled to announce Impact Oasis, a series of immersive and thought-provoking events at Button Studios in Brooklyn, NY, as part of NYC Climate Week From 9/22/24 to 9/28/24.
Impact Oasis will be a space for learning, discussion, and action on the most critical issues of our time affected by climate change. On 9/26 and 9/27 we will be conducting a series of lectures, workshops, and community building events designed to bring people and ideas together. Or, if you’re just hungry and want to engage in meaningful discussions, join us for a pot-luck dinner on either of those nights and enjoy a movie screening on animal conservation.
Join climate experts, innovators, artists, and thought leaders as we explore sustainable solutions, raise awareness, and foster community-driven efforts to combat the climate crisis. From panel discussions to interactive workshops, this event promises to inspire meaningful change.
Come take a look at the prototype for Modular-Mobile systems designed by Button Studios, while engaging witmh sustainability groups using blockchain for financing real world impact. Learn about regenerative finance taking place in Brooklyn, and learn about open source frameworks that enable individuals to be more effective in the world around them.
Azos is a blockchain-based platform that aims to revolutionize impact finance by creating a stablecoin fully backed by tokenized impact assets. The platform focuses on bridging the gap between decentralized finance (DeFi) and impact investing, providing a transparent, secure, and stable financial ecosystem. Azos offers innovative financial tools and protocols designed to unlock capital for projects that drive positive environmental and social change. By integrating advanced DeFi features, Azos ensures liquidity, transparency, and stability, making it a key player in the future of impact finance.
https://appletreemeditation.com/
Apple Tree Meditation offers meditation coaching tailored for visionary leaders, innovative teams, and inspired individuals. Founded by Eve Marenghi, a former data scientist turned meditation coach, the company focuses on helping clients access abundant energy, align with their true path, and foster synergy within teams. The coaching aims to regenerate individuals and teams from within, promoting personal and professional growth through meditation. The services cater to those looking to enhance their well-being, creativity, and leadership capabilities.
ReFi Local Node based in Brooklyn, New York, with a focus on long-term goals such as water restoration, resilient energy and food systems, thriving arts and culture, community health, and Web3 education
ReFi Red Hook is uniting regenerative forces in Red Hook, Brooklyn through the power of emerging tech - AI, blockchain & web3. Red Hook is a diverse neighborhood with a rich history of regeneration & renewal. ReFi Red Hook supports the many organizations that already exist here to flourish. We are guided by the principle of Reciprocity, or Ubuntu - “I am because you are.”
https://x.com/ReFiRedHook https://www.instagram.com/refiredhook
Our two current initiatives are the Pink Muhly Garden restoration with Beautify Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment with NYCEDC & local communities. We are listening carefully to understand the social, economic & political dynamics at play, how we can best serve our neighbors, & how we can responsibly steward our beautiful patch of Earth here in Red Hook.
https://www.instagram.com/refiredhook
ReFi Red Hook is partnering with ReFi Bay Area to collaboratively implement regenerative projects on the East & West coasts of the United States.
Al Cabal
ReFi Bay Area incubates and finances organizations dedicated to regeneration, focusing on mobilizing capital to tackle global challenges like affordable housing and environmental degradation. By merging holistic approaches with capitalism, we aim to allocate resources efficiently and drive high-impact solutions, working toward a symbiotic society in an 'Infinity Economy' where humanity thrives while regenerating the planet.
Currently, we are incubating Atmosphereum, a network marketplace for Architecture, Engineering, Solar, and Real Estate development. The network facilitates transactions and generates revenue through commissions. A portion of this revenue is reinvested into regenerative projects, creating a compounding cycle of growth. With blockchain and tokenomics, the process becomes transparent, measurable, and impactful.
ReFi Bay Area is partnering with ReFi Red Hook to collaboratively to implement large-scale regenerative projects across the continent
https://x.com/ecoterium https://www.refibayarea.com/ https://x.com/ReFiBayArea
https://www.mariahewilson.com/
Mariah Wilson is an Emmy-winning documentary producer and director with a focus on wildlife conservation whose work has taken her to six continents. She has worked on content for PBS, Amazon, Netflix, National Geographic, Vice, A&E, Al Jazeera, History, Mongabay, Discovery, and more. Her feature doc producing credits include Amazon Studios’ WILDCAT (2023 Emmy Winner, Sundance Doc Fund, Telluride Film Fest, AFI, IDFA, National Board of Review Top 5 Documentaries of 2022), MADINA’S DREAM (SXSW, Telluride Mountainfilm), END OF THE LINE (DOC NYC), and MARY JANES (Woodstock, Mill Valley). Her 2019 feature documentary SILENT FORESTS is about the fight to save forest elephants from ivory trafficking in Africa’s Congo Basin. It screened at Santa Barbara, Big Sky (Finalist – Feature Competition), Jackson Wild WWD (Winner – Stories of Hope) and is a One World Media Award Winner.
Join us for a discussion with founder of Ecophilic, Josh Van Zak, for an informative discussion. Ecophilic uses AI and bioelectronics to communicate with plants — reducing agriculture's environmental impact while delivering unprecedented yields. We have developed bioelectronic devices that enable precision organic farming, without GMOs, pesticides or herbicides, and over 95% reduction in water and fertilizers. Ecophilic's devices can also accelerate plant growth, maximize yield, alter flavor profiles and micronutrient density, and help plants grow in unfavorable environments. We use AI (Artificial Intelligence) and an advanced organic electrochemical device network to autonomously manage an optimized polyculture.
https://www.holochain.org/foundation/
Holochain is an open-source framework for creating peer-to-peer applications that are secure, reliable, and fast. Instead of depending on servers, Holochain applications connect user devices directly to each other in secure networks. This gives users the best of both worlds — the autonomy and availability of locally installed software, with the power and redundancy of cloud software. Application developers, in turn, no longer have to maintain and pay for cloud hosting.
Lianna is motivated by the desire to influence, inspire, and empower people to develop and express their creativity, to find fulfilment, and to leave a positive impact in their lives and in the world.
Collaborating with Lianna is an investment in innovation and growth. Her commitment to positive change in the Web3 space translates into actionable strategies that empower companies, creatives, and artists to not only navigate the evolving landscape but to thrive and leave an enduring mark. Connect with Lianna to embark on a transformative journey, where discovery, empowerment, and innovation converge.
KlimaDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization focused on driving climate action through the tokenization and trading of carbon credits. By leveraging blockchain technology, KlimaDAO aims to create a more efficient, transparent, and accessible carbon market, enabling individuals and institutions to participate in carbon offsetting efforts. The organization operates its native token, KLIMA, which is backed by carbon credits, making it a tool for both climate-conscious investing and reducing the global carbon footprint. Through its ecosystem, KlimaDAO seeks to align financial incentives with environmental sustainability, fostering a regenerative economy that combats climate change.
Vanessa Albury
Underwater
Eco-Art
Creating underwater eco-friendly contemporary art with marine scientists and under-represented artists to support the rewilding of coral, oyster and mussel populations in the world’s waterways and oceans!
Coral Projects is an artist-run, site-specific art exhibition underwater. The motivation and urgency for the project is inspired by the rapidly deteriorating coral reef life along Jamaica's shoreline. Though this is a global issue, Coral Project's intitial inspiration came from visiting our first partner site, Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary (pictured below) because of their massive milestones and community-minded work.
Coral Projects is the brainchild of Vanessa Albury. She believes art is a powerful catalyst for change and healing. Her background in science and passion for the oceans, curating, artistic practice, project management, art writing, sustainability and going green the easy way culminate in Coral Projects.
The goals of Coral Projects is to support the growth of corals, oysters and mussels in the oceans where they are in decline, inspire local communities to engage with contemporary art and the planet, and provide opportunities to artists to create work in a new context: under the sea!
With eco-contemporary art sculptures and art activism in collaboration with marine scientists and underrepresented artists, we at Coral Projects create the more beautiful, integrated and ecologically sustainable world we all deserve together.
SolarPunk Now is a Berlin-based Social Impact Startup spreading the seedlings of Jay Cousins. Denny Ehrlich and Agnes Friedrich are aiming for a Learning and a Humus Revolution by applying Jays method of Contextcraft and the system of permaculture together with analogue Infinity Tools (Infinity Stonepaper: Rewritable Paper from Limestone and Beenius: An infinite construction kit on the basis of beeswax) that can be produced anywhere in the world. Connected to AI it opens up new worlds of possibilites of collaborative learning and co-creation and allows for people of all ages to solve contextual real-life challenges through play.
Agnes and Denny are crafting a pilot project using the method and Contextcraft and Infinity Tools to seed learning spaces for permaculture in Uganda, where teachers in workshops learn, how to use local materials such as bamboo to create real learning spaces for permaculture out of self-created analogue 3D-Models.
https://mastermind.starseedvillage.com/
A 385-acre sustainable community in Guatemala
Starseed Village is a 385-acre sustainable community in Guatemala focused on holistic living, environmental regeneration, and wellness. It integrates permaculture, alternative education, and wellness centers within a village designed for both residents and tourists. The project features residential zones, community spaces, and commercial areas, all aligned with principles of sovereignty, freedom, and environmental stewardship. Investors can purchase land or tokens to participate in this regenerative project, which includes a 10-year masterplan and partnerships with global leaders in sustainable living.
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY DESIGN FOR A WATER RESILIENT FUTURE
A Watershed Revitalization Community-building Strategy Session
hosted by the WaterUnity Networks
New York City recently took control of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal including the Red Hook and Columbia St. waterfronts. Local communities are organizing on the ground to advocate for appropriate due diligence and water stewardship in the planning process with NYCEDC. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to speak up and influence the future of our waterways, our communities and our city.
The WaterUnity Networks is an emerging online and onshore community organizational framework, guided by the Watershed Wisdom Councils Concept, which serves as an educational portal, wisdom aggregator, capacity-builder and navigational charts for activating Water Stewards and eco-restoration practitioners working in hyper-radical collaboration and focused on Watershed Revitalization and long term community resiliency.
Professionally, Eliza has worked in film, and video media production for over 30 years primarily as a freelance editor, cameraperson, graphics and web designer. She intentionally chose this profession, recognizing media as a powerful method through which humans communicate, learn and impact.
Having been nourished by one of the Sacred Water Hearts of the World, Da ow ga (now known as Lake Tahoe) Eliza's journey is defined and guided by a deep sense of Watershed Stewardship in relationship with Water. Remembering Water as the Essential Source of All Life, she has committed her life to communicating the message and wisdom of Water ~ cherishing Water both within and without.
From this passion for Water, Eliza has founded the WATERUNITY NETWORKS (WUN), as guided by the Watershed Wisdom Councils Concept. WUN is a global online and in-place community of Water Stewards supporting local regenerative eco-practitioners.
WUN striving to facilitate collaborations between key strategic allies to initiate living system solutions within local communities to champion scalable, replicable Watershed Revitalization projects -- connecting at a bioregional level and networking globally -- offering humanity our most accessible, cost-effective, high impact strategies with longest-term benefits to mitigate the looming consequences of the global Climate Crisis.
By generating an organizational framework for community action groups, WUN serves as an educational portal, wisdom aggregator, knowledge repository and framework for radical collaboration, supporting co-creation of deep resiliency and revitalization in Watersheds communities all around the world for generations far into the future.