Community Conversations on the great issues that shape our neighborhood and our planet
It’s under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
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The Jamaica Plain Forum was started by members of First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist to encourage conversation and social action. Most events are held at the Church. firstchurchjp.org
The Institute for Policy Studies turns Ideas into Action for Peace, Justice and the Environment. We strengthen social movements with independent research, visionary thinking, and links to the grassroots, scholars and elected officials. I.F. Stone once called IPS "the think tank for the rest of us." ips-dc.org
The Jamaica Plain Forum is new to the Jamaica Plain community, but comes out of the "Chautauqua" movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. For more information: forumorganizing.org
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