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The Coming Population Crash: Our Planet’s Surprising Future

Event info: Friday 16 April 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Fred Pearce, Author of When the Rivers Run Dry
For more than two centuries there has been mounting concern that rapidly growing populations are putting an unsustainable strain on the Earth’s resources. However, much has been misunderstood about the current rate of population growth and its effect on the environment. Though the global population is four [...]

Tagged as: author's reading, community, economics, urban sustainability

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Special Guest: Ralph Nader

Event info: Friday 30 October 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

America’s stalwart fighter against corporate abuse, best selling author and presidential candidate will talk about new strategies to build economic equality and his new book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us.
In his first work of fiction, Nader tells the story of what would happen if the country’s richest and most powerful decided to act for [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, economics, politics, social movements

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Our Military Budget: Does More Make Us Safe?

Event info: Friday 25 September 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Twenty years ago, a miracle happened when the Cold War ended peacefully.  We were handed the chance to walk away from the nuclear nightmare and redirect billions of Cold War dollars to neglected needs at home.
Now we are spending more money on the military than we ever did during that War. But we also have the best [...]

Tagged as: economics, militarism, military spending, peace, social movements

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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 our
vulnerability: debt, [...]

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

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Dean Baker: Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy

Event info: Thursday 30 April 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Dean Baker was one of the economists who saw it coming as early as 2005. He warned about the housing bubble, lack of regulation and corruption at the root of the economic meltdown. Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC and the author of several books, including [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, economics, recession, social movements

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Mandate for Change: An Assessment of the Obama Administration’s First 100 Days

Event info: Thursday 23 April 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Presented by the Jamaica Plain Forum & Institute for Policy Studies

Click here for location and directions!
In its first 100 days in office, President Obama has begun to move the country forward. Bold plans for economic recovery, drawing down troops in Iraq, and reforming health care have been put on the table. But is this the [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, economics, Obama, social movements

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Beyond Bailouts: Transforming the Economy

Event info: Sunday 5 April 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Today’s economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows, the steps being taken to address it – including pouring trillions of dollars into bailouts for the Wall Street institutions that created the mess – do nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system.
Korten identifies the [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, economics, environment, social movements

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Mike Lux: Lessons from History for the Obama Years

Event info: Friday 13 March 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Barack Obama, a liberal-leaning centrist Democrat was elected with the energetic support of progressive activists. Post-election enthusiasm remains high amongst progressives who believe that President Obama may be in a position to redefine the political center in just the way that Franklin Roosevelt did.
Mike Lux, author of the new book “The Progressive Revolution” offers a [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, economics, Obama, political campaigns

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Kim Bobo: Wage Theft in America

Event info: Thursday 29 January 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid-And What We Can Do About It

Kim Bobo, the co-founder of Interfaith Worker Justice discusses her new book (“Wage Theft in America”) about how billions of dollars worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers.
Each year, billions of dollars’ worth of wages are stolen from millions [...]

Tagged as: capitalism, community, economics, workers' rights

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Closing the Racial Wealth Divide

Event info: Friday 23 January 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

with Meizhu Lui, Dedrick Muhammad and Amaad Rivera
Three national experts join us to both celebrate the election of Barack Obama and discuss the persistent disparities of wealth that still exist along racial lines. The forum corresponds with the release of “State of the Dream 2009,” a timely study examining racial wealth disparities.
Over the past few [...]

Tagged as: community, economics, race in America, social movements, wealth

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All I Want for Christmas: Unplugging Consumption During the Holidays

Event info: Friday 14 November 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

As the holiday shopping season looms ahead, is the “Shop-ocalypse” inevitable?  Join us for an inspiring film and discussion about deescalating the consumption frenzy. We will show the hilarious film, “What Would Jesus Buy?” featuring performance-artist, the Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping Choir.  Through retail interventions, corporate exorcisms, and some good [...]

Tagged as: art, community, consumption, economics, recession, Singing

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“There Are No Illegal People” with photojournalist David Bacon

Event info: Tuesday 9 September 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, with David Bacon
“David Bacon is the conscience of American journalism; an extraordinary social documentarist in the rugged humanist tradition of Dorothea Lange, Carey McWilliams, and Ernesto Galarza.”
—Mike Davis, author of No One Is Illegal

Jamaica Plain has a rich history as a “landing pad” for [...]

Tagged as: art, capitalism, community, economics, immigration, politics, race in America, social movements

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Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times: Amy Goodman, David Goodman and You

Event info: Friday 16 May 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! visits the Jamaica Plain Forum on Friday, May 16th at 7:00pmÂ

This event is a Fundraiser for the Jamaica Plain Forum. Tickets are $5.00
Doors open at 6pm, event begins at 7pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis
Tickets are on sale at Rhythm and Muse [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, community, economics, local hero, media, militarism, politics, social movements

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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. Across the country, [...]

Tagged as: community, economics, local

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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!  We still have plenty of space for you!

Scientists overwhelmingly agree that human activity is dangerously warming the earth. Heat is being [...]

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

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“Bearing Witness in Darfur: Who Will Be My Sister’s Keeper?”

Event info: Thursday 29 November 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, Sanctuary
6 Eliot St. (Across from the Monument)
Since her first visit to southern Sudan in 2001, Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, co-pastor of Jamaica Plain’s Bethel AME Church, knew that she wanted to stand in solidarity with the women of that country. She had served as a medical missionary during several [...]

Tagged as: Africa, economics, genocide, politics, report-back

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“SiCKO” Documentary Screening and Discussion

Event info: Thursday 8 November 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist Parish Hall
6 Eliot St. (Across from the Monument)
Please come join us for the screening of Micheal Moore’s film “SiCKO,” followed by a discussion led by members of the Boston Liberation Health Group. We will discuss bill HR 676, the Expand and Improve Medicare For All Act.
This event is [...]

Tagged as: Cuba, economics, health care

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Stacy Mitchell, Author of “Big Box Swindle”

Event info: Thursday 28 June 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church of Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall.
Presenting Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, author of “Big Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses ”

We are blessed with specialty restaurants and independent food markets, gift shops, hardware stores, local relaters, medical professionals, clothing boutiques, [...]

Tagged as: book for sale, capitalism, community, economics

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