Join us for Impact Oasis at Button Studios in Brooklyn during NYC Climate Week 2024, going on through September 22-28!  

Button Studios will be hosting events on September 26th and 27th with thought-provoking discussions, interactive workshops, and discussion driven dining before  movie screenings on animal conservation. Experience a modular housing prototype in the studio, discover how blockchain is being used for real-world impact, and connect with climate experts, artists, and thought leaders. Whether you're a climate advocate or just beginning your sustainability journey, Impact Oasis offers a welcoming space to learn, collaborate, and inspire meaningful change.

Event Highlights

*See the schedule at the bottom of this page*

When you start with Crisis Relief as the fundamental principal behind designing modular housing you get a better product than when you start with looking at maximizing profits. As natural disasters increase in frequency and intensity, the need for rapid, reliable housing has never been greater. Modular housing offers an essential solution by providing secure, adaptable shelter that can be deployed quickly in crisis situations. These systems ensure displaced communities have safe spaces to rebuild, offering speed, scalability, and sustainability in response to global emergencies. With modular housing, we can meet the urgent need for shelter, no matter where disaster strikes.

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.

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!!!

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.

Jay Cousins is an 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. He also crowdfunded Betabook, raising 91K, which has since grown into a thriving small business, where he remains a shareholder. 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 a hub for spaces launched by alumni. His work extends to advising innovation hubs like icecairo and icealex in Egypt. Jay has also been instrumental in organizing and facilitating various festivals and workshops, such as Makerlab, Makerplatz, and Felucca Festival, along with numerous student-led projects, all aimed at fostering creativity and collaboration in maker communities.

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.

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.

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.”  

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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. 

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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 

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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.

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.

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.

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. 

Associated Initiatives

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.

In order to cover costs and support the events we ask you to make a generous donation that will go towards food and bevrages during the event…

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