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Workshop

The Ice Cream Social Experiment: A Workshop on Bridging the Two JPs

Event info: Thursday 22 March 2012 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Hosted by the Racial Healing and Reconciliation Team of Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center & The Equity Collaborative! March 22, 7-9 PM ***Nate Smith House, 155 Lamartine St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130*** RSVP & Invite Your Friends on Facebook Led by youth and adults working together for racial healing and reconciliation in JP, The Ice [...]

HarvestFest: A Food Preserving Workshop with Annie Cardinaux and CityGrowers

Event info: Friday 10 September 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Looking for some inspiration to preserve some tomato sauce or other sweet tastes of summer? Join us for this food preservation workshop where we will learn various methods of preserving tomatoes and other produce. You can also order a case of hyper-local organic tomatoes to pick up at the workshop through City Growers. Visit http://citygrowers.wordpress.com/bulk-tomatoes/ [...]

Tagged as: community, food, preparation, urban sustainability

The Beehive Collective: The True Cost of Coal: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Our Future

Event info: Wednesday 6 October 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Come view the Beehive Collective’s amazing new portable mural called the “True Cost of Coal” and a discussion. Long-exploited as a resource-extraction colony within the U.S., the Appalachian Mountains are home to a fight for survival whose outcome will determine in part the industrial might of this country. Our insatiable demand for cheap power has [...]

Tagged as: capitalism, climate change, environment

350.org Day of Action at the J.P. Greenhouse

Event info: Sunday 10 October 2010 – 2:00pm to 8:00pm

Join us for an Open House at the JP Green House, a zero-carbon demonstration home and garden in Jamaica Plain, which also serves as the hub for 350.org in Boston. They will be opening our doors from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM , with a variety of activities and demonstrations, a meal, and an evening [...]

Tagged as: climate change, community, environment, urban sustainability

Buttoning up for Winter: A Weatherization Workshop

Event info: Friday 12 November 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Save on your energy bills, save the climate, and be more comfortable in your home: How’s that for a win-win-win for the winter? This Weatherization Forum will start with the basics of how heat gets lost in your home. Then we’ll look at ways to reduce the energy that gets used intentionally and unintentionally, starting [...]

Tagged as: climate change, community, economics, greening, local, urban sustainability

The Time Trade Circle: A local, recession-proof economy

Event info: Sunday 21 February 2010 – 4:00pm to 6:00pm

What’s a time bank? A time bank is an organization where members have a bank account of time, and exchange time-based services with other members. It’s a pool of members, and operates like a circle, not a one-to-one swap or barter. In a time bank, for example, Lara makes a cake for Aldo, Keren gives [...]

Tagged as: climate change, community, Potluck

Yes, We Can! Preserving the Bounty of the Harvest

Event info: Friday 11 September 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

With anticipation of New England’s short growing season drawing to a close, those who have been bitten by the localvore-bug are in a panic: what will they eat over the winter?! Well, have no fear – the Fresh Girl is coming to town to teach us how to pack the summer’s bounty into those neat [...]

Tagged as: canning, DIY, environment, food preservation

Winterizing Workshop: Making a more efficient home

Event info: Friday 6 November 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

With November fast approaching, homeowners and renters alike begin to anticipate the frozen pipes and leaky windows of winter, as well as the financial strain of keeping the winter’s cold at bay. As part of our continuing Urban Sustainability Series, the JP Forum joins with the Massachusetts Municipal Association to present a 1-hour workshop on [...]

Tagged as: climate, DIY, energy efficient, environment, greening, preparation

“Dismantling Monoculture” with the Beehive Collective

Event info: Friday 26 June 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The Beehive Collective come to Jamaica Plain with their giant, portable murals that are used as a tool for popular analysis, education and organizing! The bees create collaborative, hand-illustrated posters of dizzying intricacy which are patchwork “quilts” of personal stories, historical and policy narrative, and bottom-up resistance. In anticipation of the much-awaited “Globalization in the [...]

Tagged as: agriculture, art, colonialism, environment, social movements

Common Security Clubs: Neighbors Coming Together to Prepare for Economic Change

Event info: Wednesday 10 June 2009 – 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Come learn about a mini-movement of “common security clubs,” people coming together to increase their economic security. This J.P. Forum will be an overview of how the clubs work and an opportunity to join one or help start one in your neighborhood and community. These are uncertain times. The economic crisis has reminded us of [...]

Tagged as: community, economics, mutual aid, recession, social movements

Planning Local Vacations

Event info: Friday 3 April 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Two JP-based travel experts visit to share tips on regional gems, great local getaways for children, and the rediscovering New England. With an eye towards slimming our ecological footprints, this is a perfect way plan your summer vacation. Come and share your favorite local vacations, trips, jaunts, and getaways. Residents of Boston, Michael Blanding and [...]

Tagged as: food, kids, local, New England

Urban Sustainability Series: Growing Container and Urban Plots

Event info: Tuesday 3 March 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The first is our Urban Sustainability Series, this hands-on workshop will explore many options for growing your own food in the city. From container gardening to raised-beds, Gabriel Erde-Cohen of Green City Growers will share basic skills and tips to help you grow the most local food possible – directly from your front yard, porch, [...]

Tagged as: environment, food, greening, local, social movements

“Sustainable City Living” Talk with Scott from the Rhizome Collective

Event info: Friday 3 October 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

With a warming globe and diminishing oil, it is critical that we begin to live with a dramatically different way. Bike-power, rain water collection, permaculture and relocalization of our communites are just the beginning. We will discuss the creative methods that â€œurban environmental stewardsâ€ have been testing out to live within the earthâ€™s limits and [...]

Tagged as: climate, community, DIY, environment, greening, preparation, social movements

Building a More Equitable Community/Creando una Comunidad Equitativa

Event info: Saturday 17 May 2008

Save the date! Saturday, May 17, 2008, English High School The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation invites you to join us in a day speakers, workshops, and films exploring what the Jamaica Plain community currently looks like, and what kind of a future we envision for our neighborhood. JAMAICA PLAIN IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE. [...]

Tagged as: community, economics, local

The Global Warming Cafe: Concrete Steps to Decreasing your Carbon Footprint

Event info: Saturday 29 March 2008 – 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Please note that the day and time of this event is different than other Jamaica Plain Forum Events Saturday, March 29th from 1:00-5:00pm If you were not able to RSVP for this event, please come!Â We still have plenty of space for you! Scientists overwhelmingly agree that human activity is dangerously warming the earth. [...]

Tagged as: climate, community, economics, greening, local, politics, social movements, urban sustainability

Defending Kids from Corporate Marketers

Event info: Friday 8 February 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

In a world where we increasingly see marketing in every nook and cranny, it is not surprising that there are advertisements targeted to children. However, what is surprising is the extent and reach of that marketing. For example, current statistics show us that children see more than 40,000 commercials on television, contributing to a [...]

Tagged as: kids, marketing, parenting

Effective Parenting for a Dynamic Family

Event info: Wednesday 23 May 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall. Presenting Dr. Beth Roy; author of “Parentâ€™s Lives, Childrenâ€™s Needs: Working Together for Everyoneâ€™s The evening will feature an interactive workshop for parents by Dr. Beth Roy, noted psychologist and author of the new book â€œParentsâ€™ Lives, Childrenâ€™s Needs: Working Together for Everyoneâ€™s Well-Being.â€ Appropriate for [...]

Tagged as: community, kids, parenting