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SUMMARY:Viking Economics: Life Lessons from the Nordic Countries - With George Lakey
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook \nWe’ve heard that the Scandinavian countries – Denmark\, Finland\, Sweden and Norway – have a better quality of life and less inequality than the United States. \nWhy is this so? And how did this “Nordic model” come about? What is relevant to a U.S. context? In his new book\, Viking Economics\, veteran organizer George Lakey explores the history of Nordic social movements that reduced poverty and inequality and the policies that foster such livable societies. Come meet Lakey and learn valuable lessons for the United States. \nSee a review of Viking Economics by Chuck Collins here. \nxxx \nxxx \nxxx \nAbout George Lakey\n \nGeorge Lakey\, 78\, recently retired from Swarthmore College where he was Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues in Social Change and managed the Global Nonviolent Action Database research project (nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu). Each of his nine published books has been about change and how to get it. He received the Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Peace Award\, the Paul Robeson Social Justice Award\, the Ashley Montague Conflict Resolution Award\, was named the Peace Educator of the Year in 2010\, and received the Giraffe Award for Sticking his Neck out for the Common Good. \nHe is a Quaker\, a gay man with four great-grandchildren\, and plays Broadway tunes for sing-alongs. His first arrest was for a civil rights sit-in\, he has served as an unarmed bodyguard for human rights defenders in Sri Lanka\, and recently walked 200 miles to protest mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. He has founded a number of social change organizations including Training for Change and\, most recently\, Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT.org). \nHe is a columnist for WagingNonviolence.org where he often shares lessons learned from leading over 1500 social change workshops on five continents.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/george-lakey-viking-economics/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160817T210000
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SUMMARY:How New England Can Feed Itself: Part II
DESCRIPTION:An update with the Food Solutions New England network\nCo-sponsored by the Boston Food Forest Coalition \nRSVP on Facebook! \n \n \nMany of us in JP and beyond are concerned about our food system. From unsustainable farming techniques to food deserts to widespread poor nutrition\, the problems can be overwhelming. The good news is that Food Solutions New England (FSNE) has presented us with a Vision\, A New England Food Vision for a regional food system that is sustainable\, equitable and resilient. And\, we all have a part to play in bringing this Vision to life. \nIn Fall 2014 the JP Forum hosted “Can New England Feed Itself” in order to explore the Vision in depth with folks from the FSNE network. Click here for a summary of the Vision and that conversation (including some recorded remarks). This summer on August 17\, we will check in with Karen Spiller from the FNSE network to learn about a systems strategy- a “pathway” for realizing the Vision. \nThis food system work continues to call for a diversity of contributions to transform our current system. What contribution will you or your organization make to collective change? Join us on August 17 to learn more and discuss how we can all create sustainable and equitable food system for New England. \nThe Food Solutions New England Vision: A Refresher\nIn case the details about the Vision are a little hazy in your memory\, check out these refresher materials before heading over to the event! \n\nNew England Food Vision website\nExplore the Vision\nVision (Full)\nVision (Executive Summary)\nVision Webinar
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/how-new-england-can-feed-itself-part-ii/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160730T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160730T150000
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SUMMARY:Biking Party\, Summer Gear Swap & Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:Located at the Festival Garden\nIn the Southwest Corridor Park across from the Stonybrook T\nRSVP on Facebook! \nThe JP Time Exchange is organizing a meet-up and swap for anyone interested in biking or ice cream! \n\nExperienced bikers will be on-hand to answer your biking questions and offer tips about bike maintenance and biking in the city\nBring summer gear you want to swap – outdoor toys\, bikes\, bike gear\, or sports equipment\nLearn about the Time Exchange – and sign up if you haven’t yet!\n\nThis is a bring-what-you-can\, take-what-you-like event. Feel free to just come and chat with neighbors\, enjoy some ice cream\, or jump into one of the activities. \nLet us know if you are an experienced biker and can offer tips – you will earn JP Time Exchange hours. Contact sarah@localcircles.org if you have any questions. \n— \n— \n \nThe Festival Garden is located in the Southwest Corridor Park across from Stonybrook T stop\, near Boylston Street in JP. It is a free-picking-for-the-public garden by the basketball court\, maintained by community effort and by JP neighbor Jennifer Jones.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/biking-party-summer-gear-swap-ice-cream-social/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160716T210000
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SUMMARY:Sacred America\, Sacred World: Fulfilling our Mission in Service to All
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook \nOn Saturday\, July 16th\, the JP Forum will host an exciting event with Stephen Dinan\, the founder of The Shift Network\, that brings our spirituality and our citizenship together in important new ways. \nStephen’s new book is called Sacred America\, Sacred World and it’s winning rave reviews from left and right because it charts a more unified path into a brighter future. It’s both visionary and practical. \nIn a year in which so our country is being torn apart by politics\, this finally offers a unifying vision. \nFor the event\, which will be much more than a typical author event\, we’ll gather from 7-9 pm for a combination of inspiration\, kirtan\, dialogue\, poetry\, and lifting our spirits to make our highest contribution to the world. Sacred Music will be provided special guests Kaeza Fearn\, Shakti Rowan and Tom Lena. \nLet’s create an amazing evening together and build energy for the American Evolution to help our country fulfill its promise!
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/the-american-evolution-an-important-book-launch/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160619T210000
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can't Change - With Director Josh Fox
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook \n \nJoin Director Josh Fox (GASLAND) at the JP Forum for a screening of his new film! \nIn How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change\, Oscar Nominated director Josh Fox (GASLAND) continues in his deeply personal style\, investigating climate change – the greatest threat our world has ever known. Traveling to 12 countries on 6 continents\, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks\, what is it that climate change can’t destroy? What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away?
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/film-screening-how-to-let-go-of-the-world-and-love-all-the-things-climate-cant-change/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lives at Stake: A Community Conversation On Mass Incarceration
DESCRIPTION:The Jamaica Plain Progressives are working with JP Forum and other local community organizations to host a conversation about the impacts of mass incarceration and what we can do about it. The forum will be held at First Baptist Church on Thursday\, June 16 at 7:00pm. \nThere is a growing recognition of the damage mass incarceration is doing\, especially in communities of color where 3 in 4 black men spend time in prison — not only impacting their families while they are imprisoned\, but making it extremely difficult to find housing\, employment and education after release. Some national leaders are acknowledging the mistake of “tough on crime” legislation. Many states have already started rolling back that legislation\, but Massachusetts has been slow to respond. We want to know why and how we can change that dynamic.  \nThis conversation will be keynoted by Rahsaan Hall\, the Director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program. He’ll be joined on the panel by Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz\, sponsor of several pieces of criminal justice reform legislation\, Sheriff Steven Tompkins\, who is leading reform in Suffolk County prison\, and Conan Harris\, the City of Boston Deputy Director of Public Safety Initiatives. The conversation will be moderated by Melissa Threadgill of the Crime and Justice Institute.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/lives-at-stake-a-community-conversation-on-mass-incarceration/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church\, 633 Centre St\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T180000
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SUMMARY:JP Green School: Open House and Foraging Walk
DESCRIPTION:JP Green School is a new learning center for the study of sustainability\, urban gardening and green building. We’re based at JP Green House–an urban homestead that’s energy positive (it makes more energy than it uses). We host events for all ages\, and camps for kids and youth. Learn more at jpgreenschool.org. \nOpen House\, Sunday June 12\, 3-6pm: We’ll be talking about the concept and plans for JP Green School\, giving tours of our energy-positive house (JP Green House)\, and taking a Foraging Walk in the neighborhood with expert urban forager David Craft. Plus\, fresh lemonade and snacks. This event is free and good for all ages. RSVP to jpgreenschool@gmail.org or on Facebook. \nJune Summer Camp\, June 20-24\, 9am-3pm every day: Designed for kids ages 8-12 to learn urban farming and green building\, while integrating art\, games and free time. We’ll be working on the site of JP Green House (Bourne St\, Jamaica Plain)\, but also taking field trips to farms and businesses to learn about the culture of urban agriculture. Contact us at jpgreenschool@gmail.com to enroll or learn more.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/jp-green-school-open-house-and-foraging-walk/
LOCATION:JP Greenhouse\, 133 Bourne Street\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160611T170000
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SUMMARY:The Resilience\, Resistance & Regional Equity Convergence
DESCRIPTION:Register!\nShare on Facebook \n \nKeynote Address by Richard Heinberg! \nAcross New England\, a new world is being built. Grassroots activists motivated by their love for community and the planet are building resilient local communities\, resisting fossil fuel projects\, and making sure that all people can thrive now and into the future\, regardless of race\, class\, income and more. On June 11 join a convergence of regional and local actors building this new world. You’ll connect with great people\, hear stories and lessons to strengthen your work\, help build the New England Resilience & Transition network\, and get inspired! \nThe morning will include a keynote address by Richard Heinberg and responses from members of the New England Resilience & Transition Network. In the afternoon we will have lunch\, workshops and network-building sessions. Read more and register here. \n\nConvened by the New England Resilience & Transition Network
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/the-resilience-resistance-regional-equity-convergence/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160611T120000
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SUMMARY:Richard Heinberg: Our Renewable Future
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook \nThe JP Forum is thrilled to welcome back Richard Heinberg\, one of the world’s foremost experts on energy policy and community resilience. Join us for this special morning with Richard and members of the New England Resilience & Transition Network. \nRichard Heinberg is Senior Fellow-in-Residence of the Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost educators on peak oil\, energy policy and community resilience. At the Forum\, Richard will explore the opportunities and challenges in the transition to a fossil fuel free future. Several energy analysts and environmental organizations have formulated plans for transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy. Richard Heinberg and David Fridley\, staff scientist of the energy analysis program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\, have gathered and assessed those plans\, and in his talk Richard will discuss the future of clean energy and how the characteristics of ~100% renewable energy will shape our lives and economy. \nRichard’s new book\, Our Renewable Future\, will be available for purchase. Check out a short summary of Our Renewable Future here on YES! magazine. \nTwo members of the New England Resilience & Transition network will offer responses to Richard’s talk. \nThe Resilience\, Resistance & Regional Equity Convergence\nRichard’s talk will kick off a day-long gathering of activists and organizers from around the New England region\, folks building resilient local communities and resisting fossil fuel infrastructure. Stick around for lunch\, workshops\, and networking sessions. You’ll connect with great people\, hear stories and lessons to strengthen your community work\, help build the New England Resilience & Transition network\, and get inspired! Read more and register here. \nMore About Richard Heinberg\nRichard Heinberg is Senior Fellow-in-Residence of the Post Carbon Institute. He has authored scores of essays and articles and twelve books. Since 2002\, Richard has delivered over five hundred lectures to a wide variety of audiences in 14 countries—from insurance executives to peace activists\, from local officials to members of the European Parliament. He has been quoted and interviewed countless times for print\, television\, and radio. Richard has appeared in many film and television documentaries\, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s 11th Hour\, is a recipient of the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education\, and in 2012 was appointed to His Majesty the King of Bhutan’s International Expert Working Group for the New Development Paradigm initiative. Richard’s animations Don’t Worry\, Drive On\, Who Killed Economic Growth? and 300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Minutes (winner of a YouTubes’s DoGooder Video of the Year Award) have been viewed by more than 1.5 million people.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/richard-heinberg-our-renewable-future/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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SUMMARY:JP Time Exchange - Garden Party & Swap
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook \n \n \nThe JP Time Exchange is organizing a meet-up for anyone interested in gardening! \nThe Garden Party & Swap will take place on Saturday\, May 14th from 10am- 12pm. \n\nExperienced gardeners will be on-hand to answer your gardening questions\nBring seedlings\, seeds\, or plants to swap or plant!\nFolks who are interested can learn about the Festival Garden and help garden as needed\nLearn about the Time Exchange – and sign up if you haven’t yet!\n\nThis is a bring-what-you-can\, take-what-you-like event. Feel free to just come and chat with neighbors\, or jump in and get your hands dirty. \nThe Festival Garden is located in the Southwest Corridor Park across from Stonybrook T stop\, near Boylston Street in JP. It is a free-picking-for-the-public garden by the basketball court\, maintained by community effort and by JP neighbor Jennifer Jones. \nThe expert gardeners and workday volunteers will earn JP Time Exchange work hours. Contact us if you have any questions.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/jp-time-exchange-garden-party-swap/
LOCATION:Festival Gardens\, Southwest Corridor Park\, Across from the Stony Brook T\, Jamaica Plain
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T203000
DTSTAMP:20160421T132836Z
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SUMMARY:Soil and Survival: Soil Restoration to Help Reverse Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Potluck @ 6:30 and Program @ 7:00\nBring a dish to share if you can\, but come either way!\nRSVP on Facebook \n \nIn December\, Bill McKibben\, founder of 350.org\, tweeted that soil was “a rising star” at the Paris climate talks. Join us at this JP Forum to explore the reasons for that hopeful statement. We’ll consider the promise of soil restoration to capture carbon while providing benefits for food production and ecosystems. We will also discuss the opportunity to strengthen the climate movement by including nature as an ally and enlisting the agricultural sector. Please join us to find out how soil restoration can help mitigate climate change! \nOur speakers are include: \n\nSeth Itzkan is co-founder of Soil4Climate.\nQuinton Zondervan is president of the Climate Action Business Association.\nJean-Jacques Yarmoff\, PhD\, is Attaché for Science and Technology\, Embassy of France in the US.\nKannan Thiruvengadam runs a community farm in East Boston using permaculture principles.\n\n 
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/soil-the-rising-star-of-the-climate-movement/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T210000
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SUMMARY:State of Our Neighborhood 2016
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/state-of-our-neighborhood-2016/
LOCATION:Kennedy Elementary School\, 7 Bolster Street \, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160403T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160403T200000
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SUMMARY:This Changes Everything: Film Screening\, Refreshments\, & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:View the documentary based on Naomi Klein’s book of the same name that weaves together threads of climate\, racial and economic injustice and the movement of movements already rising for a new\, non-extractive economy. \n5:00 pm: Refreshments and conversation\n6:00 pm: Watch the film\n7:30 pm: Small group discussions. How can we take action?\n8:30 pm: Announcements & Close \nTo reserve: http://bit.ly/1QQlvew \nFor more info: 617-699-2348 \nSponsored by the Boston Node of 350 MA \nCosponsors: Boston Climate Action Network (BCAN) and JP Forum
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/this-changes-everything-film-screening-refreshments-discussion/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160330T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160330T133000
DTSTAMP:20160324T193331Z
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SUMMARY:Are Billionaires Fat Cats or Deserving Entrepreneurs? Theory Meets Data
DESCRIPTION:A Brown Bag Lunch Conversation with Didier Jacobs\, Senior Economist\, Oxfam USA \nSpace is limited – Please RSVP to chuck@ips-dc.org\nPlease bring your lunch –and we’ll have drinks to share \nJacobs is the author of the Oxfam Discussion Paper “Extreme Wealth Is Not Merited” \nExtreme wealth evokes images of both deserving entrepreneurs and fat cats. In his paper\, Didier Jacobs parses them out both theoretically and empirically and makes the ethical case against extreme wealth from the perspective of meritocracy. It reviews several sources of extreme wealth through an analytical framework dubbed “the ladder of demerit.” The six rungs of the ladder—from higher to lower—consist of crime\, cronyism\, inheritance\, monopoly\, globalization\, and technology. The higher rungs are clearly not meritocratic. The lower ones reward talented people multiple times what can be justified based on merit. Empirical evidence\, drawn largely from Forbes’ list of billionaires\, provides a tentative indication of the relative importance of each rung. Fifty percent of the world’s billionaire wealth is found to be non-meritocratic owing to either inheritance or a high presumption of cronyism. Another 15 percent is not meritocratic owing to presumption of monopoly. All of it is non-meritocratic owing to globalization. By contrast\, crime and technology are found to be negligible sources of extreme wealth.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/are-billionaires-fat-cats-or-deserving-entrepreneurs-theory-meets-data/
LOCATION:JPNET Office\, 30 Germania St.\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160320T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160320T143000
DTSTAMP:20160210T182624Z
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SUMMARY:And Still We Rise – A Dynamic Theatrical Performance
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: $12 at the door\nRSVP on Facebook!\nAnd Still We Rise is a collaborative theater project featuring former prisoners and their loved ones. Join us for a performance that will weave the personal experiences of actors—stories of imprisonment\, survival and re-entry—into a gripping afternoon of theater. Q&A session will follow. \nAnd Still We Rise is dedicated to healing\, public awareness\, and social change through empowering the voices of formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones. \nWith the establishment of a safe and creative training environment and the use of theater exercises and therapeutic techniques\, we aim to: \n\nHelp participants gain skills and self-confidence in shaping and asserting their personal stories.\nWeave their story-telling together into performances that move audiences to greater understanding and compassion for the struggles of these and other individuals who spend years incarcerated and then strive to integrate back into society.\nCreate a vital public forum where participants bring greater awareness and engagement to pressing criminal justice issues.\n\nJoin us for what promises to be a rich afternoon of theater and discussion. Suggested donation is $12 at the door\, but no one turned away due to lack of funds.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/and-still-we-rise-a-dynamic-theatrical-performance/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160227T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160227T180000
DTSTAMP:20160127T183946Z
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SUMMARY:JP Time Exchange Birthday Party and Stuff Swap
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook! \nBring What You Can\, Take What You Need\n\nFree JP Time Exchange T-Shirt for the first 25 Members to arrive! \nThe JP Time Exchange is turning 1\, and it’s time for a party! Members and non-members\, please join us for a Birthday Party and Stuff Swap on Saturday\, February 27 at Urbano in the Brewery Complex near Stony Brook. No need to bring anything – feel free to come\, browse the stuff\, and take what appeals to you – or take nothing at all! You’ll also have a chance to learn more about the Exchange\, brainstorm your own gifts and needs\, enjoy music and chat with great neighbors. \nJoin us to: \n\nGive away unwanted items to your community (See guidelines below.)\nPick up stuff that you do want\nLearn about the Time Exchange and hear stories about how it can help you\nGet help with the Time Exchange website\nShare info about your gifts and needs on our Gift and Need Wall\nJoin the Exchange!\n\nMembers can earn Hours for volunteering at this event! Contact Sarah if you can help\, sarah@localcircles.org. \nWhat to Bring: Small appliances\, lamps\, arts and craft supplies\, tools\, kitchen items\, small functional electronics\, books\, DVDs\, CDs\, toys\, baby gear\, home décor\, gardening tools and supplies\, or other useful small items. \nWhat NOT To Bring: Please do NOT bring furniture\, clothes\, linens\, towels\, or broken electronics. \nItems that do not find a home with be donated elsewhere at the end of the day. \nAbout the JP Time Exchange: In a Time Exchange\, members share skills and provide services for each other\, such as cooking\, sewing\, carpentry\, pet care\, health care\, and much more. When you provide an hour of service\, you are credited with one “TimeHour” in your online account. You can use that Hour for services you need or want that other members are offering – like child care or massage! Read more: http://jptransition.org/time-exchange. \nRSVP on Facebook!
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/jp-time-exchange-birthday-party-and-stuff-swap/
LOCATION:Urbano\, 29 Germania Street\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160130T160000
DTSTAMP:20151222T125033Z
CREATED:20151222T123030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151222T125033Z
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SUMMARY:Managing Time Mindfully: A Workshop/Retreat Led by Pam Kristan
DESCRIPTION:Come for the full event or any part\nFree will donation requested \nLife is a gift whose moments are shaped by time management choices. When we manage mindfully\, we make the most of those choices.  \nMindful management loosens the hold of distressing feelings such as \n\nanxiety or guilt from not doing enough\ndespair from feeling powerless to make real change\n\nGames\, exercises\, and discussions help you \n\ndissolve individual and culturally received patterns that no longer serve\npractice new ways of being\, thinking\, and feeling\ngive substance to visions for yourself and the world\nlay groundwork for continuing the work\n\n“There is so little time\, we must go slowly” (traditional Taoist saying)  \nPam Kristan\, author of Awakening In Time: Practical Time Management For Those On a Spiritual Path\, has been giving consultations and workshops in spiritually-oriented time management for 30 years. She moderated speak-outs for National Take Back Your Time Day. More at www.pamelakristan.com.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/managing-time-mindfully-a-workshopretreat-led-by-pam-kristan/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160114T210000
DTSTAMP:20151212T150910Z
CREATED:20151208T142353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151212T150910Z
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SUMMARY:Science\, Addiction and the Changing Context of Treatment - with Rep. Liz Malia and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Today in Massachusetts\, opiates kill three people per day. These numbers have been skyrocketing–in 2014\, the number of confirmed cases of unintentional opioid overdose deaths climbed 63% over 2012 levels and 20% over 2013. \nJoin us at the JP Forum on January 14 for a conversation about new approaches to addiction and treatment. We’ll learn that while headlines have focused on the growing numbers of overdose deaths from opiates and the related trends of prescription drug abuse\, there have been dramatic shifts in our understanding of both addiction and treatment options. \nOur panel will include four professionals who have distinctive experiences with key aspects of this change: \n\nMA State Representative Liz Malia (D-Jamaica Plain)\, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use\nHonorable John E. McDonald\, Jr.\, Boston Municipal Court\, East Boston Drug Court Division\nHenrietta Robin Barnes\, M.D.\, JP resident\, primary care physician\, and author of the newly released Hijacked Brains: The Experience and Science of Chronic Addiction\nWindia Rodriguez\, North East and Boston Regional Coordinator of Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)\n\nJamaica Plain’s own State Representative Liz Malia\, a longtime activist in this area and House Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use will join Dr. Robin Barnes and other substance abuse specialists to share their perspectives on this important social and health issue. Dr. Barnes\, also a resident of Jamaica Plain\, has been a primary care physician treating people with addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance for more than twenty years. She brings her scientific knowledge and experience to share on the topic in her newly published book Hijacked Brains: The Experience and Science of Chronic Addiction.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/science-addiction-and-the-changing-context-of-treatment-with-rep-liz-malia-and-friends/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160111T201000
DTSTAMP:20151214T173604Z
CREATED:20151214T173223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151214T173604Z
UID:3604-1452537000-1452543000@jamaicaplainforum.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening: This Changes Everything
DESCRIPTION:Tickets Required! Buy yours here: https://www.tugg.com/events/77140  \nCost: $11 \nWhat if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years\, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Directed by Avi Lewis\, and inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything\, the film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines\, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands\, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. \nPromoted by Grassroots International and co-hosted by Alternatives for Community & Environment
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/film-screening-this-changes-everything/
LOCATION:AMC Lowes Boston Common 19 & IMAX\, 175 Tremont Street\, Boston\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151130T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151130T210000
DTSTAMP:20151119T174837Z
CREATED:20151119T174208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T174837Z
UID:3589-1448866800-1448917200@jamaicaplainforum.org
SUMMARY:Celebrate JP's "Cancer-Free Economy" Work
DESCRIPTION:Read more \nToxics Action Center Annual Activism Celebration\nFrom retiring old\, dirty power plants to increasing recycling\, there’s so many great victories to celebrate this year! \nThis year’s event will be raising funds to support Toxics Action Center’s work in Moving Towards a Cancer-Free Economy.   \nEvery year more and more studies come out linking chemicals in our products\, in pesticides and in our work-places to different cancers. We’ve teamed up with JPNet and the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production to move businesses in our neighborhoods away from toxic chemicals and towards safer alternatives. \nLearn more from the experts about how we’ve already started to build the new cancer-free local economy and how you can help. Food and drinks served. \nThanks to our food\, drinks and raffle prize donors!
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/celebrate-jps-cancer-free-economy-work/
LOCATION:Urbano\, 29 Germania Street\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T203000
DTSTAMP:20151027T021956Z
CREATED:20151014T135316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151027T021956Z
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SUMMARY:Tim DeChristopher\, Wen Stephenson & Friends: What We’re Fighting for Now is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice
DESCRIPTION:  \nJamaica Plain Forum presents: \nTim DeChristopher\, Wen Stephenson\, Marla Marcum\, Jay O’Hara \nWe are facing catastrophic climate change and yet our political system is incapable of responding. The powerful fossil fuel industry is blocking policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and continuing to build fossil fuel infrastructure even though science is clear that we should keep coal\, oil and gas in the ground. \nA growing movement for Climate Justice is adopting nonviolent direct action and strategies of active resistance. What will you do to protect the earth and one another? At this program\, we will celebrate the publication of Wen Stephenson’s new book and hear from three leaders featured in the book who have co-founded the new Climate Disobedience Center.\n \n  \nTim de Christopher\, climate activist and co-founder of Peaceful Uprising\, also known as “Bidder 70\,” served 21 months in 2012 and 2013 in prison for bidding on oil and gas leases in Utah to block their development. \nWen Stephenson\, Nation correspondent and author of What We’re Fighting For Now is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice. \nMarla Marcum\, co-founder\, Better Future Project and 350Mass.\, and co-founder\, Climate Summer.\n \nJay 0’Hara\, Quaker\, and captain of the Henry David T\, a lobster boat that blockaded coal ship\, the Energy Enterprise\, in front of the Somerset\, MA coal plant.  \nRSVP on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1653416858240304/ \n \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/what-were-fighting-for-now-is-each-other-dispatches-from-the-front-lines-of-climate-justice/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151118T200000
DTSTAMP:20151108T002358Z
CREATED:20151108T002358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151108T002358Z
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SUMMARY:Time Exchange Potluck and Welcome Session
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a home improvement project hanging over your head? Do you need a babysitter? Do you enjoy cooking or gardening? Are you short on cash but not on time? Want to share your skills and help build an alternative economy while connecting with your neighbors? \nIf so\, you’re in luck! You can join JP’s new Time Exchange! Membership is open to all – you don’t need to live in JP. \nJoining the Time Exchange allows you to share your skills and provide services for your neighbors such as such as cooking\, sewing\, carpentry\, pet care\, health care\, and much more. For each hour of service you provide\, you are credited one “TimeHour” in your online account. You can trade your TimeHour for services you need or want that other members are offering- like childcare or reiki. \nJoin us at JP NET’s Offices on November 18 at 6:30pm to learn more and sign up. You’ll see how the Time Exchange works\, brainstorm your own skills and needs\, find out what others are offering\, and learn how to use the software platform that powers the Exchange (called hOurworld). \nThe Time Exchange is a great way to meet neighbors and help build an alternative economy that serves people and the planet over profit. Hope you’ll join us on November 18th to learn more. Bring a dish to share if you can\, but come either way. \nRead more and sign up at http://jptransition.org/time-exchange
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/time-exchange-potluck-and-welcome-session/
LOCATION:JPNET Office\, 30 Germania St.\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, 02130\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="JPNET":MAILTO:sarah@localcircles.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151104T203000
DTSTAMP:20150901T234103Z
CREATED:20150827T162833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150901T234103Z
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SUMMARY:Pricing Carbon to Fight Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Climate change caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels is probably the most important issue that humanity faces in this century. One effective way to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is to put a price on them\, a price high enough to motivate residents and businesses to find ways reduce their output of these gases. \n \nBills have been introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature to put a price on greenhouse gas pollution\, but they have not yet been voted on. \nThe panelists\, all of whom are actively working to prevent climate change\, will discuss the need for a price on carbon in Massachusetts and beyond\, and how to press the Legislature to make Massachusetts the first state to put it into law. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. \nThis event is co-sponsored by 350 Massachusetts/Better Future Project and the Coalition for a Clean Energy Future. \nRSVP for the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/665949623540980/
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/pricing-carbon-to-fight-climate-change/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151022T203000
DTSTAMP:20150928T122541Z
CREATED:20150928T122541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T122541Z
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SUMMARY:Free Medicare Benefits Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free Medicare Benefits Workshop. This event is sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Forum and JP@Home\, a new aging-in-place initiative of Ethos. JP@Home helps Jamaica Plain residents remain in their own homes as they age and stay connected to their friends and neighbors. \nThe workshop is being presented by the SHINE Program (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone) and is tailored for older adults and those who advocate or provide care for seniors or disabled persons. \nAttendees will receive an overview Medicare as well as answers to common questions such as:\n• What does Medicare Pay for?\n• What is “Medigap” insurance?\n• Which Medigap policy is best for me? When can I buy a Medigap policy?\n• Where can I get help paying for my prescription drugs?\n• What is “Medicare + Choice” or a “Medicare Health Plan”?\n• How do I appeal a denial of service under Medicare or a Medicare HMO?\n• What do “balance billing” and “accepting assignment” mean?\n• Is an HMO better for me?\n• If I join a Medicare HMO\, will I have to change physicians?\n• Does Medicare or Medigap insurance pay for nursing home or home health care?\n• When can I sign up for Medicare Part B?\n• Can I get help paying for the monthly premium?\n• Where can I find a SHINE counselor?\nThis event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend; however attendees must register in advance. Click the button below to register. \nPlease visit www.ethocare.org or e-mail jpathome@ethocare.org for more information. \nRSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1523398691284612/
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/free-medicare-benefits-workshop/
LOCATION:English High School Auditorium\, 144 McBride St.\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="JP@Home":MAILTO: jpathome@ethocare.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151018T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151018T190000
DTSTAMP:20151005T172631Z
CREATED:20151003T160749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151005T172631Z
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SUMMARY:¿Cómo JP NET puede ayudarle?
DESCRIPTION:RSVP en Facebook \nJP NET ayuda a las personas en el vecindario a conectar y mejorar sus vidas y la comunidad. (Read about this event in English here.) \nEstas son las labores y responsabilidades de JP NET: \n\nProvee ayuda para las empresas locales\, en particular negocios de immigrantes\nCultiva la comida local en el ” Bosque de Alimentos “\nAyuda a los vecinos a prepararse para emergencias – como las tormentas de invierno\nConecta vecinos entre sí a través del “Intercambio de tiempo” para que la gente pueda ayudarse unos a otros (ver mas)\nOrganiza y dirige eventos educativos\nLleva a cabo el programa de “Líderes comunitarios” para promover el desarrollo profesional y apoyar la carreras de los vecinos que participan\n\n¿Como puedes conectarte con estos esfuerzos y beneficiarte de ellos? Unete con nosotros en este evento en español\, el 18 de octubre\, para conectar con vecinos\, disfrutar de comida\, y conectarse a la gran programación que JP NET ofrece. Ofrecemos cuidado de niños.\n \nPuedes traer un plato de comida para compartir (no es necesario). \nAcerca de JP NET: JP NET quiere construir una comunidad próspera \, segura y divertida para todos. Únete a nosotros para construir una economía local flexible que es justa y en armonía con el planeta. Lee más en http://jptransition.org.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/como-jp-net-puede-ayudarle/
LOCATION:Hyde Square Task Fore\, 355 Centre Street\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151015T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151015T203000
DTSTAMP:20151001T154738Z
CREATED:20150828T154514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151001T154738Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainable is Possible: Lessons from Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a potluck at 6:30 and Program at 7:00pm \nWhat might a livable\, low-carbon future look like? The folks at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage have been living into that question for more than 17 years. They are building a village-scale sustainable town in the rolling hills of Northeast Missouri\, aiming to create a vibrant\, thriving community while using 10% of the resources of average Americans. \n \nMa’ikwe Ludwig\, Executive Director of Dancing Rabbit\, Inc\, will visit the JP Forum as part of a nationwide speaking tour\, presenting an expanded and updated version of her popular TEDxCarleton talk in 2013. \n“Sustainable is Possible” shows how Dancing Rabbit residents are living rich\, full lives using only 10% of the resources of the average American. It includes a new section about climate disruption and the choices we can make to respond to this most pressing of environmental and social problems. Please join us! \nRSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1640805652825297/? \nSee more at: http://www.dancingrabbit.org/speakingtour/
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/dancing-rabbit/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151003T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151003T200000
DTSTAMP:20150921T175120Z
CREATED:20150828T185446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150921T175120Z
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SUMMARY:TedXJamaicaPlain
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSold Out! \nThis event is sold out.\n\n\nJP’s Theme: Joy & Purpose\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJamaica Plain – known to locals as JP – is one of Boston’s most unique\, creative and dynamic neighborhoods. JP’s inaugural TEDx event will bring together the community for a day of connection and ideas worth spreading. \n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more and to purchase your tickets: http://www.tedxjamaicaplain.com/ \nEvent: 1-5pm\nFirst Church of Jamaica Plain\,\n6 Elliot St. Jamaica Plain\, MA 02130 \nAfter-Party: 5-8pm\nThe Loring-Greenough House\,\n12 South St.\, Jamaica Plain\, MA 02130
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/tedxjamaicaplain/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150824T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150824T203000
DTSTAMP:20150804T140746Z
CREATED:20150804T135757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150804T140746Z
UID:3515-1440441000-1440448200@jamaicaplainforum.org
SUMMARY:The Power of Nonviolent Direct Action
DESCRIPTION:6:30pm Potluck\, bring a dish to share\, all are welcome!\n7pm Program \nAuthor and Activits Rivera Sun will speak on building a culture of active nonviolence\, the Movement of Movements\, and how to nonviolent direct action has been used around the world to make change. In her lively\, invigorating speaking events\, Ms. Sun connects the dots between the issues we face\, relates stories from historic nonviolent struggles\, covers groundbreaking new understandings of nonviolent struggles\, and brings a pertinent and timely message to youth\, elders\, students\, and ordinary\, extraordinary people everywhere! \nRivera Sun is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection\, Billionaire Buddha\, and Steam Drills\, Treadmills\, and Shooting Stars\, the cohost of Occupy Radio\, and the cofounder of the Love-In-Action Network. She is also the social media coordinator for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Sun attended the James Lawson Institute on Strategic Nonviolent Resistance in 2014 and her essays on social justice movements appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. www.riverasun.com
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/nonviolent-direct-action/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church\, 633 Centre St\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150615T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150615T200000
DTSTAMP:20150508T204845Z
CREATED:20150508T162004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150508T204845Z
UID:3444-1434393000-1434398400@jamaicaplainforum.org
SUMMARY:Risky Business or Economic Boost?: The Real Cost of the Boston Olympics with Andrew Zimbalist
DESCRIPTION:RSVP on Facebook  \nPapercuts JP and the Jamaica Plain Forum welcome Andrew Zimbalist\, author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup. Zimbalist will discuss his new book in relation to Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. \nAndrew Zimbalist is an international expert on the financing of big-league and global sports events. His latest book explores the economic impact of hosting the Olympics and the World Cup.  He has found that\, in most cases\, host cities have reaped no economic benefits from hosting. Zimbalist recently testified before a joint session of the Massachusetts legislature about Boston’s potential bid to host the 2024 Summer Games. In an op-ed he published in The Boston Globe\, Zimbalist takes issue with the “American exceptionalism” argument\, advanced by Boston 2024\, that Olympics staged in the U.S. have historically performed better economically than other countries.  Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College in Northampton\, MA.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/andrew-zimbalist/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150608T203000
DTSTAMP:20150508T172630Z
CREATED:20150508T164443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150508T172630Z
UID:3446-1433790000-1433795400@jamaicaplainforum.org
SUMMARY:Blessing the Hands that Feed Us: Lessons From a 10 Mile Diet with Vicki Robin
DESCRIPTION:Could you live – for even a month – eating only food grown within 10 miles of your home? Why would you even want to? Vicki Robin\, bestselling author of Your Money Or Your Life\, will join the Jamaica Plain Forum and share her experience of pledging to only eat food sourced within a 10 mile radius of her home. \nRobin’s new book\, Blessing the Hands that Feed Us\, is part personal narrative and part global manifesto. Her sustainable diet not only brings to light society’s unhealthy dependency on mass-produced\, prepackaged foods but also helps her reconnect with her body and her environment. By Challenging herself to eat and buy local\, Robin exposes the cause and effect of the food business\, from the processed foods laden with sugar\, fat and preservatives to the trucks burning through fuel to bring them to a shelf near you. Robin’s journey is also one of community as she befriends all the neighboring farmers who epitomize the sustainable lifestyle. \nVicki Robin is co-author of the perennial best-seller\, Your Money or Your Life. Called the “prophet of consumption downsizers” by the NYTimes\, Robin’s radical common sense approach to money\, food and life inspires people to think deeply and act with integrity. She’s a prolific social innovator\, having helped launch Sustainable Seattle\, Awakening the Dreamer Symposium\, New Road Map Foundation\, Conversation Cafes\, and Transition Whidbey\, among many other projects. Robin designed and launched the 10-Day Local Food Challenge for eaters who want to kick-start their shift to local eating.  She’s an entertaining and inspiring speaker\, and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets\, including Oprah\, NPR\, NYTimes\, WSJ\, Utne\, People. Her popular TEDx talk is on “Relational Eating.” \n 
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/vicki-robin/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church\, 633 Centre St\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2015
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