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Early Spring: Talking to Your Kids About Climate Change

Event info: Friday 15 May 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Ecologist and mother Amy Seidl examines climate change at a personal level through her own family’s walks in the woods, work in their garden, and observations of local wildlife in the quintessential America of small-town New England, deep in the Green Mountains of Vermont.  She explores this changing landscape, and her family’s relationship to it, [...]

Tagged as: author's reading, cliamte, environment, kids, social movements

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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

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Earth Day Community Songfest

Event info: Sunday 19 April 2009 – 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Singing together helps to bring us into community, learn history, and share a folk-language that can pass through the ages. They give us a way to build and express community, calm the heart, and share emotions that defy ordinary conversation. This special Earth Day program will focus on songs about our big blue planet! Lead [...]

Tagged as: community, environment, kids, Singing

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Singer-Songwriters of the Seventies: Community Songfest

Event info: Sunday 22 March 2009 – 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Singing together helps to bring us into community, learn history, and share a folk-language that can pass through the ages. They give us a way to build and express community, calm the heart, and share emotions that defy ordinary conversation. Local musicians Ken Ward and Peter Thornton will bring down the house with their rousing [...]

Tagged as: community, kids, Singing

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JP Family Songfest & Singalong

Event info: Sunday 16 November 2008 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Singing together helps to bring us into community, learn history, and share a folk-language that can pass through the ages. They give us a way to build and express community, calm the heart, and share emotions that defy ordinary conversation. As we head into the winter darkness, let’s join together and light up from the [...]

Tagged as: community, kids, local, Singing

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“Pete Seeger and The Power of Song” Film and Singing

Event info: Sunday 19 October 2008 – 5:00pm to 7:30pm

Communities are created and strengthened through singing together: no one knew this better than one of America’s most beloved folk singers, Pete Seeger. Come watch parts of the inspirational film, “The Power of Song” and observe Seeger’s ability to bring great social issues into popular discussion through song. and sing a few tunes about social [...]

Tagged as: art, community, elderly, kids, Singing, social movements

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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

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“Please Vote For Me” Documentary Screening

Event info: Friday 12 October 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall Want to find out how democracy really works? Then head to China. Three eight-year-old students—a charismatic challenger, a ruthless incumbent, and a thoughtful outsider—all campaign for the coveted position of class monitor in a third grade classroom in Wuhan, China. Hot debates. Backstabbing. Alliances. Move over [...]

Tagged as: China, democracy, kids

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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 “Parent’s Lives, Children’s Needs: Working Together for Everyone’s The evening will feature an interactive workshop for parents by Dr. Beth Roy, noted psychologist and author of the new book “Parents’ Lives, Children’s Needs: Working Together for Everyone’s Well-Being.” Appropriate for [...]

Tagged as: community, kids, parenting

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