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SUMMARY:RESIST: Charlie Derber & DACA Activist Katherine Asuncion
DESCRIPTION:Come hear Charlie Derber and other contributors discuss the new book Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times.\nSept\, 28th 7pm-9pm \nFirst Church JP | in the Parish Hall \n  \n\n\nCharlie Derber author of the new book\, “Welcome to the Revolution” with Katherine Asuncion\, Dreamer and DACA Activist will talk about their vision and strategy to resist Trumpism and extractive capitalism. The authors argue that a new universalizing wave\, a progressive and revolutionary “movement of movements\,” can counter the world-universalizing economic and cultural forces of intensifying corporate and far-right power. \n\n\n \n\n\nVivid and highly accessible\, this book is for activists\, students\, and all citizens concerned about the erosion of justice and democracy. It thoroughly illuminates the rationale\, theory\, practice\, humanism\, love\, and joy of the social transformation that we urgently need.\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn a guide to the new era of organizing that has emerged in response to Trump’s presidency\, Charles Derber argues that movements must come together to counter corporate and far-right power. Featuring “interludes” from Medea Benjamin\, Noam Chomsky\, Ralph Nader\, and Truthout’s own Maya Schenwar and Alana Yu-lan Price\, this book is for everyone concerned about the lack of justice and democracy in the United States.\n\n\n  \nInsightful Panel of Speakers: \n  \nCharlie Derber\, Professor of Sociology at Boston College and has written 20 books – on politics\, corporations\, capitalism\, climate change\, war\, the culture wars\, culture and conversation\, and social change. He writes for and has been reviewed in the NY Times\, the Washington Post\, the Boston Globe\, Truthout\, and other leading media. His books are translated into Chinese\, Korean\, Tamil\, German and Polish- and he is a bestseller in South Korea\, done extended book tours in German bookstores and blues coffee houses\, and has lectured in Italy for seven years. Derber is a public intellectual – shortlisted in 2006 for best book in current affairs – who believes that serious ideas should be written in an accessible and entertaining style. In addition to Welcome to the Revolution\, his most recent books include Sociopathic Society: A People’s Sociology of the United States; Capitalism: Should You Buy It?; and The Disinherited Majority: Capital Questions – Piketty and Beyond. \nKatherine Asuncion\, Dreamer and leader of the Student Immigrant Movement  \nMike Prokosch\, an organizer\, carpenter\, calligrapher\, and popular economics educator who co-founded Dorchester People for Peace and the short-lived New Priorities Network to move money from the Pentagon to our communities. \nModerator: Suren Moodliar\, coordinates encuentro5 [http://encuentro5.org] in downtown Boston. He is also the vice-president of the Liberty Tree Foundation [http://libertytreefoundation.org] and incoming editor of Socialism and Democracy [http://sdonline.org]. With co-author\, Joseph Nevins he is writing\, A People’s Guide to Greater Boston; he is also a contributor to Charlie Derber’s Welcome to the Revolution [http://UniversalizingRes \n\n\n \n\nLight refreshments will be served and let us know your coming here.\n\n \n  \n“Let us imagine the prospect… of a population united for fundamental change… It would be a new kind of revolution\,  \nthe only kind that could happen…” –Howard Zinn \n  \n  \nThis program is free and open to all. \nFor more information\, please contact Anny at anny@ips-dc.org or info@jamaicaplainforum.org \n  \n 
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/resist-charlie-derber-daca-activist-katherine-asuncion/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events 2017
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SUMMARY:On your Own But Not Alone
DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by JP@ HOME \n \nOlder adulthood presents unique challenges. Nancy Goldner (Ph.D\, LICSW) sh her clinical and personal experience identifying the resources and signature strengths that sustain physical and emotional wellbeing for those of us who live alone. \nAs we enter later life\, meeting these challenges requires single people to tap our remarkable human capacity to adapt to a life circumstance that may not have turned out as we expected. At the Forum\, JP resident Nancy Goldner (Ph.D\, LICSW) will draw on insights and practical suggestions gained both from her clinical experience and from being a single person for many years. She will identify the signature strengths and resources that sustain physical health and emotional wellbeing for those of us who live on our own. We will hear a brief presentation from Nancy and there will be plenty of time for discussion. \nDr. Goldner is an active member of JP@Home\, an organization that works to keep JP women and men in their homes as long as possible through social networks\, information and services. In her presentation\, she will note the role that a “village” like JP@Home plays in promoting emotional and physical health.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/on-your-own-but-not-alone/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T193000
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SUMMARY:Boston’s Future Buildings: How Do We Get To Net Zero?
DESCRIPTION:Second part of our mini-series TRANSITION TO GREEN LIVING covers sustainable ways to retrofit the energy and space of our buildings.\nShare on Facebook \n  \n  \n\nBostonians have a tremendous opportunity to show how our state and our nation can accelerate this transition by maximizing energy efficiency and local\, renewable sources of energy. \n  \nCo-hosted by Boston Clean Energy Coalition. \n  \nThe dynamic panel of speakers include: \nMatt O’Malley—Boston City Council Chair\, Environment & Sustainability Committee (Moderator) \nCammy Peterson—Director of Clean Energy\, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) \nJoan Fitzgerald—Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs\, Northeastern University \nJohn Cleveland—Executive Director\, Boston Green Ribbon Commission \nStephanie Horowitz—Managing Director\, ZeroEnergy Design\n \nHenrietta Davis—former Mayor of Cambridge \n\nThe most effective work to create a clean energy future needs to happen in our cities and towns. We can be more nimble\, targeted\, and successful than the federal government and move our country forward by taking steps locally to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Boston has a tremendous opportunity to show how our state and our nation can accelerate this transition by maximizing energy efficiency and local\, renewable sources of energy. The initial Imagine Boston 2030 report describes a major construction boom but does not call for the state-of-the-art efficiency requirements essential to keeping this development from locking us into new fracked- gas infrastructure to power new buildings and decades of dependence on fossil fuels. \nWe urgently need net-zero carbon requirements for all new buildings in Boston. This forum asks the question: How do we make net-zero carbon construction happen in Boston? There are certainly technical\, financial\, legal\, and political challenges\, but how do we get to YES?\nBoston Clean Energy Coalition (BCEC)\nBCEC is currently comprised of leaders from the groups below. We hope to accelerate the transition to a clean\, green economy by fostering collaboration among sectors that include city development\, community development\, architecture\, finance\, academia\, labor\, environmentalists\, and faith-based organizations. We seek strong\, democratic political leadership and a process that develops sound public policy—both of which must have a constant and concerned eye on our future.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/bostons-future-buildings-how-do-we-get-to-net-zero/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170607T190000
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SUMMARY:Retrofitting Our Residences: Beyond Fossil Fuels
DESCRIPTION:First part of our mini-series TRANSITION TO GREEN LIVING covers sustainable ways to retrofit the energy and space of our homes.\n \n  \nCo-hosted by our very own social innovators\, Mother’s Out Front. \n  \nBoston’s Climate Action Plan includes the ambitious goal of cutting our collective carbon footprint 80% by 2050. How will this be possible? Since most of the buildings that will be in use in 2050 are already built\, we will not be able to meet this goal without dramatically rethinking how we heat and power our existing homes and other buildings. \n  \nHow is an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 possible? \nWhat technological breakthroughs would we need (and expect) to see to achieve reductions of this scale? \nWhat can homeowners do today\, within the next few years\, and as a longer term plan to sharply reduce their use of fossil fuels? \nWhat is the role for tenants? \nWhat are some of the most exciting opportunities on the horizon that will help speed a more rapid transition to a fossil fuel-free future? \nWhat city and state legislation and policy initiatives must we actively support? \n  \n*Remember to bring your own set of questions. \n  \nA panel of experts on how to save energy and reduce the carbon footprint of your home —while helping achieve the Boston Climate Action Plan. \n  \nPaul Eldrenkamp: founder of Byggmeister\, a Boston-area home remodeling company. \nEdith Buhs: Mothers Out Front\, consultant with AchieveMission. \nJohn Dalzell: Senior Architect at the Boston Planning and Development Agency \nEugenia Gibbons: Director of Clean Energy Programs at MA Energy Consumers Alliance. \n  \nHospitality of drinks and snacks will be provided. \n  \nPlease\, note no RSVP necessary.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/retrofitting-our-residences-beyond-fossil-fuels/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170604T190000
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SUMMARY:Disrupting the System - The Valve-Turners Direct Action Panel
DESCRIPTION:On October 11\, five climate activists shook the North American energy industry by closing the emergency shut off valves on all five pipelines bringing Canadian tar sands oil into the US. It was an unprecedented act of non-violent direct action that shut down 15% of US crude oil imports for nearly a day. \n  \nNow\, the “Valve Turners” face felony charges with sentences of up to 90 years in prison and hundreds of thousand of dollars in fines and legal fees. Come hear three of the “Valve Turners” Ken Ward\, Annette Klapstein\, and Emily Johnston discuss why they felt morally compelled to take this action and risk their freedom. \nLearn more HERE \n  \nAlso joining us\, from Climate Disobediance is Marla Marcum and Jay O’Hara. We will hear from them on the crucial and intricate role that organizing and continuing to educating the public plays in the fight for environmental justice. \n  \n\nKen Ward: co-founder of U.S. PIRG\, Environment America and Fund for Public Interest Research.\nAnnette Klapstein: retired attorney and Valve Turner\nEmily Johnston: environmentalist and Valve Turner\nMarla Marcum: co-Founder of both Better Future Project and 350 Massachusetts\nJay O’Hara: founder Climate Summer & co-­founder Young Adult Friends Climate Working Group\n\n  \nOur collective commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience is the most powerful force on the planet. \n 
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/disrupting-the-system-the-valve-turners-direct-action-panel/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T190000
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SUMMARY:Kate Raworth on Economics as if People and the Earth Mattered
DESCRIPTION:Come hear Kate Raworth discuss her new book Doughnut Economics at the JP Forum.\n\nMay 7th 7pm-9pm\nFirst Church JP | in the Sanctuary\n\n\n\nUK Economist Kate Raworth\, author of Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist \n\n\nWe cannot hope to address extreme inequality\, racial divisions\, and ecological destruction without a new worldview. We cannot use the economic models that caused our crises to solve them. \nIn Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist\, Kate Raworth of Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute reminds us that economic growth was not\, at first\, intended to signify wellbeing. The aim of economic activity\, she argues\, should be “meeting the needs of all within the means of the planet”. Instead of economies that need to grow\, whether or not they make us thrive\, we need economies that “make us thrive\, whether or not they grow”. This means changing our picture of what the economy is and how it works. \nKate Raworth is “the John Maynard Keynes of the 21st century: by reframing the economy\, she allows us to change our view of who we are\, where we stand\, and what we want to be.” –George Monbiot\, The Guardian
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/kate-raworth-think-like-21st-century-economist/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thomas Shapiro on Toxic Inequality
DESCRIPTION:Come hear Thomas Shapiro discuss his new book Toxic Inequality at the JP Forum! \nThursday\, April 20th | 7pm-9pm\n First Church JP \nRSVP on Facebook\n \nSince the Great Recession\, most Americans’ standard of living has stagnated or declined. Economic inequality is at historic highs. But inequality’s impact differs by race; African Americans’ net wealth is just a tenth that of white Americans\, and over recent decades\, white families have accumulated wealth at three times the rate of black families. In our increasingly diverse nation\, long-time LP resident and sociologist Thomas M. Shapiro argues\, wealth disparities must be understood in tandem with racial inequities-a dangerous combination he terms “toxic inequality.” \nToxic Inequality reveals how these forces combine to trap families in place. Following nearly two hundred families of different races and income levels over a period of twelve years\, Shapiro’s research vividly documents the recession’s toll on parents and children\, the ways families use assets to manage crises and create opportunities\, and the real reasons some families build wealth while others struggle in poverty. The structure of our neighborhoods\, workplaces\, and tax code-much more than individual choices-push some forward and hold others back. A lack of assets\, far more common in families of color\, can often ruin parents’ careful plans for themselves and their children. \nRacialized pandering in the current political climate mobilizes support for racist policies and detracts from fundamental causes. \nToxic inequality may seem inexorable\, but it is not inevitable. America’s growing wealth gap and its yawning racial divide have been forged by history and preserved by policy\, and only bold\, race-conscious reforms can move us toward a more just society.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/thomas-shapiro-on-toxic-inequality/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170216T190000
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SUMMARY:The Revolution Where You Live: Local Power in the Age of Trump
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Van Gelder \nYes! Magazine Co Founder and Editor\nThe Revolution Where You Live: Local Power in the Age of Trump \n \nThe election of Donald Trump is taking us into uncharted territory. Local action is where we can resist the dangers\, reconnect to each other and to the earth\, and re-conceive the world we want. \nYES! Magazine co-founder and editor at large Sarah van Gelder drove 12\,000 miles\, living in her tiny truck camper\, interviewing people on Native reservations\, in rust belt cities\, Appalachian hamlets\, and southern cities. Her book\, The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12\,000 Mile Journey Through a New America\, tells the stories of broken economies\, devastated ecosystems\, and communities divided by racism and conflicting worldviews. But the focus of her sharing is on the extraordinary work of ordinary people who are transforming their communities\, even in the places that seemed to have run out of hope. Find details here: https://revolutionwhereyoulive.org/the-book-the-revolution-where-you-live/ \nIn her talk\, van Gelder will tell stories and show photographs from her road trip and from her reporting trips to Standing Rock\, the unprecedented gathering of Native peoples fighting to prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/the-revolution-where-you-live-local-power-in-the-age-of-trump/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T210000
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SUMMARY:Book Party: “Born on Third Base” by Chuck Collins
DESCRIPTION:Featuring special guests!\nCome join a book launch party and reading to celebrate the publication of JP resident Chuck Collins’ new book Born on Third Base. Books provided by Papercuts JP. \nWith the heart of an agitator and the soul of a storyteller\, JP resident and inequality expert Chuck Collins upends our assumptions about America’s deep wealth divide—one that\, for the first time in recent history\, locks the nation’s youth into a future defined by their class and wealth at birth; limits our ability to address crises like climate change; and creates a world that no one\, not even the rich\, will ultimately want to live in. In Born on Third Base\, Collins busts the myths that define our views of rich and poor\, and offers bold new solutions for bridging the economic divide and re-engaging the wealthy in rebuilding communities for a resilient future. \nPraise for Born on Third Base\n“I have never read a story remotely like the one Chuck Collins has to tell. Born to the one percent\, he grew an outsized conscience and gave up his inherited wealth for a life of fighting the vicious inequality that is destroying our country. Somewhere along the way\, he came to understand that the rich can be part of the solution instead of the problem and started organizing them to join in the struggle for a fair economy. The result is an electrifying challenge to the affluent as well as the one percent. —Barbara Ehrenreich\, author of Nickel and Dimed \n“A call to action for America’s wealthy and a warning shot across the bows of their yachts if they fail to act\, Born on Third Base offers a clear and compelling case for why the privileged and powerful must act to reverse widening inequality of income\, wealth\, and political power in America.” —Robert B. Reich\, former US Secretary of Labor \n“Born on Third Base explodes the myth of the self-made man\, but it also celebrates true achievement in the classic American sense. …Collins has thought seriously about what it means to be a citizen\, and to be a patriot. . . . This book would give Ayn Rand nightmares.” —Nick Hanauer\, coauthor of The True Patriot   \n“What Collins does even better than describing the challenge is outlining significant and specific solutions. . . . Wherever readers fall on the economic scale\, this is a worthwhile book to read\, digest\, and share.” —Publishers Weekly
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/book-party-born-on-third-base-by-chuck-collins/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160929T190000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: On Your Own But Not Alone
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \nThis event unfortunately had to be CANCELLED due to an unexpected non-life threatening dental emergency. We hope Dr. Goldner makes a speedy recovery and will be able to reschedule.  \n  \n  \nAs we enter later life\, being single has its own unique challenges and opportunities. Meeting these challenges requires single people to tap our remarkable human capacity to adapt to a life circumstance that may not have turned out as we expected. At the Forum\, JP resident Nancy Goldner (Ph.D\, LICSW) will draw on insights and practical suggestions gained both from her clinical experience and from being a single person for many years. She will identify the signature strengths and resources that sustain physical health and emotional wellbeing for those of us who live on our own. We will hear a brief presentation from Nancy and there will be plenty of time for discussion. \nDr. Goldner is an active member of JP@Home\, an organization that works to keep JP women and men in their homes as long as possible through social networks\, information and services. In her presentation\, she will note the role that a “village” like JP@Home plays in promoting emotional and physical health.
URL:https://jamaicaplainforum.org/event/on-your-own-but-not-alone-enhancing-health-and-well-being-in-later-life/
LOCATION:First Church JP\, 6 Eliot St\, Jamaica Plain\, 02130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160908T210000
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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
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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
DTSTAMP:20160714T152929Z
CREATED:20160630T140902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160714T152929Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20160610T141048Z
CREATED:20160606T113739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160610T141048Z
UID:3708-1466362800-1466370000@jamaicaplainforum.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160616T210000
DTSTAMP:20160526T121124Z
CREATED:20160526T121052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160526T121124Z
UID:3703-1466103600-1466110800@jamaicaplainforum.org
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
DTSTAMP:20160526T121321Z
CREATED:20160526T121321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160526T121321Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20160505T114211Z
CREATED:20160504T140913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160505T114211Z
UID:3693-1465639200-1465664400@jamaicaplainforum.org
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
DTSTAMP:20160412T162334Z
CREATED:20160404T144143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T162334Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160514T120000
DTSTAMP:20160505T123700Z
CREATED:20160427T192326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160505T123700Z
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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
CREATED:20160218T180650Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
DTSTAMP:20160329T135734Z
CREATED:20160127T163510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160329T135734Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20160314T205338Z
CREATED:20160218T180535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160314T205338Z
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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
CREATED:20160324T193331Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
CREATED:20160210T182536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160210T182624Z
UID:3633-1458478800-1458484200@jamaicaplainforum.org
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
CREATED:20160119T153946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160127T183946Z
UID:3614-1456585200-1456596000@jamaicaplainforum.org
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
UID:3596-1452798000-1452805200@jamaicaplainforum.org
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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