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MARK EXPLAINS: Proposed Climate Legislation in the Current Massachusetts Legislative Session
2025-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | https://youtu.be/nLzGLCWUIog
There are some very promising pieces of proposed legislation in the Massachusetts legislature right now! If they pass, it will make a significant difference in carbon emissions for years to come.
The first step is to learn about these bills. Once you know about them, you can join others to campaign and lobby for them.
Mark Dyen will do a presentation for JCAN explaining the different bills. He explains things in a way that you can understand them. And you can ask questions.
Mark Dyen is an energy efficiency and renewable energy advocate and retired energy efficiency entrepreneur. As an advocate since the early 1970’s Mark was involved in the creation and adoption of energy policy reforms, including the creation of Mass Save, reforms in electric rate design and adoption of consumer protections, such as the law that forbids utility shut offs during the winter. Since retirement, Mark has served as a consultant to the US Department of Energy, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and several energy efficiency and renewable energy companies.

To Forever Inhabit This Earth: An Ethic of Enoughness
2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin will discuss how human beings need to redefine their relationship to the earth, and how the wisdom found in our Jewish texts obligates us to the mitzvah of Yishuv Ha’Olam (Habilitability of the World). She will also discuss a new paradigm for reading Genesis, and how the ancient Jewish concepts of Ba’al Taschit (Do not waste) and Shmita (Rest for the land) inform us how we must treat the land and each other.
To purchase Rabbi Cardin’s book, go to Bookshop.org or through Berhman House. Please click here for more information about Rabbi Nina Cardin.

Co-sponsored with FJMC International www.fjmc.org

Midrash & Imagination: Writing the World We Want
2025-12-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-11 15:00 - 16:00
Join Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action for Midrash & Imagination: Writing the World We Want. In this interactive creative writing workshop we’ll ground in Jewish wisdom about resilience, practice imagining together, and create a collective vision for the world we are calling in.
Whatever your experience with art making and your involvement with Dayenu previously, this event is for you!

Celebrate Chanukah with Laughtivism!
2025-12-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual Event
Laughtivism is the use of humor to undermine authority and open minds. Satire and humorous events or social media have been used effectively to combat regimes around the world. When people laugh, they feel more brave and less alone.
There will be a short explanation of Laughtivism, followed by breaking into work groups to brainstorm and refine ideas about using this in an environmental context. At the end of the workshop, groups report back to each other.
Read more about activist humor here.
Musician Shira Kline will light our inner candles with Hanukkah music.

Midrash & Imagination: Writing the World We Want
2025-12-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Join Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action for Midrash & Imagination: Writing the World We Want. In this interactive creative writing workshop we’ll ground in Jewish wisdom about resilience, practice imagining together, and create a collective vision for the world we are calling in.
Whatever your experience with art making and your involvement with Dayenu previously, this event is for you!

From Dayenu www.dayenu.org

Eight Days of Reflection, One Night of Celebration
2025-12-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event
Join Us for a Week of Reflection and a Night of Celebration on Zoom
Eight nights to celebrate the abundance we have today–and to reflect on how conservation and preservation of our one earth is so important for future generations
The miracle that a small amount of oil lasted eight nights reminds both the Jewish people and the rest of the world that there have been many times throughout our history during which we had to make do with very little by way of natural resources and material comforts. However, our perseverance and faith have allowed us to both survive and thrive.
We ask that you reflect on what Chanukah means to you. Is it a time to celebrate abundance? Is it a reminder of the importance of conservation and preservation? What are some other themes you’ve seen in the holiday and the story of the Maccabean Revolt? What do we do with those insights?
We’ll share submissions throughout the week of Chanukah, then meet on Zoom on December 18 at 7 PM. Our program will include our founder, Rabbi Katy Allen, playwright and novelist, long-time member Thea Iberall, and the works of playwright and storyteller Judith Black.
Please try to keep submissions to under 400 words. We will also accept photos and videos. We’ll be sharing the reflections on our website during the Chanukah holiday.
Please submit your reflection here

Renewing the Face of the Earth: Ecology as Inquiry into Jewish Thought, Text, and Practice
2026-01-29 15:30 - 18:00
We are excited to announce that our friend Rabbi David Seidenberg will be teaching a course on Judaism and ecology at Harvard Divinity School this spring! The semester begins 1/26 and the first class will be on 1/29. It’s open to Hebrew College students for free and to auditors for a fee.

HDS 1445 – Renewing the Face of the Earth: Ecology as Inquiry into Jewish Thought, Text, and Practice
Semester: Spring 2026
Instructor: David Seidenberg
Meeting Time: Th 3:45-5:45pm
Dates: January 26 – May 16, 2026

In this course, we will ally creative theological exploration with scholarship to address pressing questions related to the fate of the Earth and her species, and to ameliorate the way that human beings have twisted that fate. We will carefully explore the basis in Torah and Scripture, rabbinic and medieval literature, and modern Jewish thought, for an organic, non-reductive, Earth-centered worldview and religious, ritual and spiritual practice.

For more information, contact the Divinity School of Harvard University website

Celebrate Tu B'shvat
2026-02-01 17:00 - 19:00 | The Pryde, 59 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Join JCAN-MA to celebrate Tu B’shvat with a vegan seder. Loosely modeled after the Passover Seder, we’ll enjoy a light dinner which will include foods symbolizing the seven different species of food, drink four glasses of juice, as well as sing, reflect on how we can act locally to affect positive environmental change, and celebrate the bounty of nature and community.

What is Tu B’shvat? Sometimes called the Jewish Earth Day, it was first celebrated in the sixteenth century in Safed (pronounced Tz-faat), Israel. It is also known as the New Year of the Trees, and is observed on the 15th (tu) of the Hebrew month of Shvat.

You are invited to bring a plant-based dish (no meat, fish, poultry, dairy, eggs, or honey) to share if you would like, but are welcome to join without one.
REGISTER HERE. After you register, we’ll send you an email for you to let us know if you plan to bring a dish to share, and if you have any dietary restrictions.
Need a recipe or an idea? Let us know!
We are honored to host our Tu B’shvat seder this year at The Pryde, Boston’s first LGBTQ+ senior housing community.
February 1 at 5 PM
at
The Pryde
59 Harvard Ave.
Hyde Park, MA 02136

Jewish Earth Alliance 2026 Tu'Bishvat Lobby Day
2026-02-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
JCAN-MA is proud to once again co-sponsor the semi-annual Jewish Earth Alliance Lobby Days. Now more than ever, it’s imperative that we make our voices heard to our legislators at all levels of government.
Please register here to join the team lobbying Senators Warren and Markey. While we have speaking parts for those who want them, the most important thing is to show up (on Zoom!) and be counted.

Senator Warren’s office at 1 PM
Senator Markey’s office TBA

"Harm In The Water" - award-winning documentary
2026-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre, 525 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111
JCAN-MA is honored to be a sponsor of the Boston screening of the multi-award winning documentary, Harm in the Water. This powerful film examines the devastating impact of industrial water pollution on Black communities along the Mississippi River. Through intimate portraits of community members, environmental activists and scientific experts, the film reveals how historical patterns of environmental hazards have created a modern crisis.
Director Kendall Moore takes viewers on a journey through the affected communities, highlighting both the struggles and resilience of residents fighting for clean water and environmental justice. The documentary combines compelling personal stories with rigorous scientific evidence to create an urgent call for change.
The screening will be followed by a talkback with director Kendall Moore.

Admission is FREE. Tickets are required. This event is open to the public.

Walk-up tickets will be available at the Modern Theatre box office on the day of the event, one hour before the event’s scheduled start time, subject to availability.

If you have any questions or if you need assistance reserving tickets, please email boxoffice@suffolk.edu .

Jewish Ecopoetry
2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:30
Jewish ecopoetry is an expanding tool for spiritual resilience in the face of climate disaster and ecological collapse. Join JCAN co-founder Rabbi Katy Allen and ecofeminist writer Thea Iberall, along with other area ecopoets such as Carla Schwartz and Laurie Rosen for an evening of poetry, reflection, and response. Through prompts during the event, you will also write your own poem, no experience required.
Rabbi Katy Allen
Katy Z. Allen is a rabbi, chaplain, poet, and eco-chaplain whose lifelong love of the outdoors shapes her spiritual and creative work. From her early days exploring fields and streams in Wisconsin to decades of teaching, writing, and leading in Massachusetts, she draws wisdom from the natural world and helps others discover meaning there too.
She founded Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope, an outdoor congregation, much of whose programming has since moved to Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, and she co-founded the Jewish Climate Action Network-MA. Katy has also served as a hospital and hospice chaplain, bringing care and nature-based spirituality to those she served.
Her recent book, A Tree of Life: A Story in Word, Image, and Text, reflects her love of weaving poetry, story, text and image. She is also the editor of Earth Etudes for Elul and other works, and she previously shared reflections at www.mayantikvah.blogspot.com.
In her retirement, Katy has turned her focus to poetry and her work has appeared online at New Verse News and in The Jewish Poets Collective Journal. Forthcoming, her work will be included in the Art on the Trails chapbook and online at Bluebird Word.

Thea Iberall
Thea Iberall has been called ‘a shimmering bridge between heart and mind.’ She’s performed poetry and storytelling since 1998, representing LA at the National Poetry Slams. An inductee into the International Educators Hall of Fame, she is featured in the documentary GV6: The Odyssey – Poets, Passion and Poetry. OC Weekly said Thea “tells narrative stories using simple words that mask hidden layers of meaning and emotion.” The host of Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse, she has performed in Massachusetts and Southern California at Story Space, Limmud, Menino Arts Center, Rozzie Reads, Ugly Mug, to name a few. Her book of contextual poems, The Sanctuary of Artemis, traces the roots of patriarchal domination. Her musical We Did It For You! Women’s Journey Through History tells the story of how women got their rights in America. And her ecofeminist novel The Swallow and the Nightingale is a way to wake people up to the real moral issue of today: not who you love, but what we are doing to the planet. She has a Master’s Degree in Writing and a Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience. www.theaiberall.com

Retire Your Lawn: Plant Hope with Judith Black
2026-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event
30-40% of all land is privately owned. What if the faith groups, businesses, local governments, schools/universities, and individuals with purview to this earth took responsibility for its’ and planets’ health? This program offers 5 models for transitioning from a traditional manicured lawn to the one that could:
– Save the efficacy of your lower back
– Eliminate mowing
– Limit watering
– Help our earth and waterways by eschewing added nutrients and lawn chemicals
– Support all rungs of the food chain, by promoting biodiversity
– Up the ante significantly for both carbon and water absorption
– If you choose, grow enough highly nutritious food to feed friends family and community
We have that power to do this!
This event is free.
About Judith Black
Judith Black is an American professional storyteller, who has toured internationally, telling stories to a wide ranging audience in the United States, Europe, and the Near East. She has produced thirteen CDs, and won a variety of awards, such as the coveted Oracle Award. Her work has been featured in venues such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Montreal Comedy Festival, and has been featured seven times at the National Storytelling Festival. In addition she has produced a variety of seminars and workshops for storytellers. She has been commissioned by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Public Radio, religious institutions, and non-profit organizations to create original stories that strengthen their respective missions.
Black studied education at Wheelock College, and drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. During her 24-year tenure as an adjunct professor with the Lesley University Graduate School, Black developed and implemented instruction in the use of storytelling to extend cognitive, curricular, social and emotional objectives in the educational setting. Black has also been instrumental in introducing story slams in Amsterdam, Finland, and Sweden, emphasizing personal experience and authenticity in shaping stories for public telling.

The Truth About Rare Earth Elements Mining with Dr. Jeremy Williams
2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event
Rare earth materials play a crucial role in solar panels and electric vehicles. These materials possess unique properties that optimize the absorption and conversion of sunlight into electricity. All essential for electrification and decarbonization–but where are the rare earth materials coming from? What is being taken, and how does it impact the sites it’s taken from? More importantly, how does it impact the people? Is there a way to mine without creating new sacrifice zones?
This event is free.
About Jeremy C. Williams
Dr. Williams is a geoscientist who utilizes geochemical and geophysical techniques to understand the fluid migration of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs, investigate the role of redox conditions and mineral resources, and understand the significance of acid-base reactions and their environmental effects. He is a Assistant Professor, Department of Geology at Kent State University.

The Gardener's Gathering
2026-03-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Northeastern University, Curry Center
After you attend *Transition Your Lawn* on March 16, celebrate the start of the gardening season with The Trustees! The 50th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering brings Boston-area growers of all kinds together for a free day full of informative workshops, engaging exhibitors, networking, and inspiration.
Celebrate the start of the gardening season! The 50th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering brings Boston-area growers of all kinds together for a free day full of informative workshops, engaging exhibitors, networking, and inspiration. The event will feature an array of garden skills workshops, and a day long exhibitor’s hall with opportunities to network with local urban agriculture and garden groups. There will be at least one workshop each session that is offered in Spanish or with Spanish translation.
This event is free.
About the Trustees
The Trustees care for nearly 52,000 acres, including 120 special places – all around Massachusetts. For more than a century, The Trustees has been on the ground in communities across Massachusetts, working to protect special places, providing loving care of our reservations, building creative new programs to engage people, and sharing our expertise with neighbors and partners across the state.
The Trustees of Reservations preserve, for public use and enjoyment, places of exceptional scenic, historical, and ecological value.

Author and Activist Gerry McGovern discusses his latest book, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology
2026-03-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
Our current ways of life are unsustainable, and we–and generations after us–are already living with the consequences, in spite of decades of warnings. Gerry McGovern’s new book, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology, examines how we got here as well as what we can do for future generations. In his words, “we must protect and resist”.
Collapse is coming. Driven by AI, data centers, bitcoin, greed. All the devouring mining, the relentless toxic waste. And ‘great’ men’s fragile egos and insatiable need to dominate. What will we leave those who must come after us? How did we get here?
“The timing is perfect: just as the public is waking up to the human and environmental toll of big tech and its ballooning infrastructure, along comes this book. In 99th Day: A Warning About Technology, journalist Gerry McGovern takes us around the globe—from Ireland to Spain to Brazil and West Africa and beyond—to share stories of those whose lives have been upended by mining, chemical dumping, and corporate land grabs. Deeply researched and written with heart, 99th Day is essential reading as we grapple with what a “green transition” really means.”
Judith Schwartz, author of The Reindeer Chronicles
This event is free.
About Gerry McGovern
Gerry McGovern has spent most of his career focused on reducing data waste, particularly with his method Top Tasks. He has published nine books. His upcoming one, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology, deals with a rapidly oncoming environmental and civilizational collapse driven by the excesses and wastes of our abusive technological society, and particularly by white male supremacy culture. His 2020 book, World Wide Waste: How digital is killing the planet and what to do about it, focused on reducing digital waste. His new book, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology, will be published in February 2026.

Caring for the Caregivers
2026-03-27 16:00 - 2026-03-29 19:30 | Cambridge Cohousing
A weekend retreat for those doing emotional labor—such as therapists, healthcare workers, and climate justice organizers—using the Work That Reconnects spiral to process climate grief and build resilience together. The workshop features an anti-oppression approach, focuses on resistance actions, offers vegan and gluten-free meals, is wheelchair accessible, and accommodates neurodivergent needs.
This gathering is for anyone who identifies as doing emotional labor in their daily work or activism, including:

Mental health, social work, and healthcare professionals
Climate and social justice organizers and activists
Caretakers, mutual aid workers, and community support roles
Anyone who regularly holds space for the pain of others or for the pain of the world

We offer this workshop specifically for people who do emotional labor because this work has been consistently forgotten, undervalued, and disrespected under capitalism. It is work that disproportionately falls to women, people of color, queer and trans people, and disabled people. We believe a just world is one in which emotional labor is taken seriously, fairly compensated, and supported by care for those who carry it. This workshop is our small and humble contribution toward bringing that world into being.
Cost is sliding scale ($0–$500) with free scholarships for BIPOC and low-income participants. Full attendance, including an integration call, is expected.
For more information, click here
About the Co-facilitators
Julia Levine (she/her) is a New York-based social worker with theatre roots. She brings drama therapy into her social work practice to address mental health implications of the climate crisis with individuals and groups. Julia currently provides therapy and case management for people across the lifespan, prioritizing trusting and collaborative relationships as the foundation for healing. She is drawn to practicing Work That Reconnects because of the integrative, iterative, and transformative nature of the spiral to support life on earth. You can reach Julia via Signal at 314-313-1914 or via email at juliaslevine@gmail.com
Alex Chambers (they/them) is a climate justice organizer who engages in direct action and civil disobedience to mitigate the worst impacts of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Living outside the gender binary taught them to notice where systems draw hard lines between people from different walks of life, and between humans and the living world. They’ve been facilitating climate grief circles for the past five years and are currently developing their Work That Reconnects facilitation skills. You can reach Alex via Signal/text at 774-804-2270 or email at alex@foragedlandscape.com

No Kings Rally
2026-03-28 08:00 - 17:00
We cannot institute just and science-based energy and climate policies if we don’t live in a democracy. This is why we continue to stand with No Kings, and will stand with them on March 28.

Please check here to find an event near you.

Climate Justice Passover Seder
2026-04-02 18:00 - 21:00 | The Pryde, 59 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA, 02136, United States
Join us for a Climate Justice Passover Seder on April 2 at The Pryde!
Everyone who says climate change and energy empires can’t be overcome can look to Exodus for guidance on how to do the impossible. (And if we could leave Egypt under the guidance of that hothead Moses, maybe perfection isn’t a necessary condition for progress.) Our seder will focus on lessons that speak to how we can emerge from bondage, throw off our multiple pharaohs, and build something worth preserving–for all of us.
This will be a vegetarian potluck (no beef, pork, chicken, or fish). Vegan preferred if possible (no dairy or eggs). Please do not bring anything made with wheat flour aside from matzah or matzah meal. Please let us know if you can bring charoset, maror, or karpas (bitter herbs).

REGISTER HERE. After you register, we’ll send you an email for you to let us know if you plan to bring a dish to share, and if you have any dietary restrictions.
Need a recipe or an idea? Let us know!
We are honored to host our Passover seder this year at The Pryde, Boston’s first LGBTQ+ senior housing community.
April 2 at 6 PM
at
The Pryde
59 Harvard Ave.
Hyde Park, MA 02136
PARKING: There is on-street parking, and also a municipal parking lot in front of the Boston Public Library next door to the Pryde.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Commuter rail stations on the Franklin Line (Hyde Park Station) and Fairmount Line (Fairmont Station) are a few blocks away. So are Boston busses #39 and #24.

2026 MassEnergize Community Climate Leaders Conference
2026-04-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Bentley University, 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA, 02452, United States
Join us for the 2026 MassEnergize Community Climate Leaders Conference — a powerful one-day gathering bringing together 250+ passionate climate leaders from across Massachusetts. After two consecutive sold-out conferences, we’re back and bigger than ever on April 8, 2026, at Bentley University in Waltham.
Get inspired, learn what’s working in other communities, and connect with the people driving real climate impact. Expect a full day of dynamic sessions, practical tools, and unmatched networking with organizers, municipal staff, students, advocates, and partners committed to accelerating local climate solutions.

Environmental and Climate Justice with John Walkey
2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event
We are honored to have John Walkey, the Director of Climate Justice and Waterfront Initiatives at Greenroots in Chelsea, join us on April 13 at 7 PM for a discussion about local environmental justice efforts. He’ll share his work with Greenroots and a coalition of organizations to establish a microgrid for the city–and residents–of Chelsea.
John is an East Boston resident who has been a committed advocate for environmental justice and immigrant rights in his neighborhood for the past twenty years. Starting in 2017, John has led GreenRoots’ work in East Boston and along the waterfront of the Chelsea Creek.
Please watch this video of John at our conference in June of 2025 for a primer on environmental justice.
This event is free.
About John Walkey
John Walkey is an East Boston resident who has been a committed advocate for environmental justice and immigrant rights in his neighborhood for the past twenty years. Starting in 2017, John has led GreenRoots’ work in East Boston and along the waterfront of the Chelsea Creek. John worked for a decade in hazard risk assessment and mitigation, and natural resource management in Central America and the Caribbean for NGOs, the US government, and the United Nations. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Archaeological Sciences from Boston University and a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

One Sun, One Earth, One People: A Sacred Celebration
2026-04-19 13:30 - 15:30 | Boston Common, Embrace Memorial, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, 02108, United States
On the cusp of a revolution’s 250th, JOIN US for this SACRED CELEBRATION of ONE SUN, ONE EARTH, ONE PEOPLE as the Boston Interfaith Climate Allies welcome climate activist Bill McKibben who will invite us into a non-violent SOLAR REVOLUTION.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026 1:30pm

1:30-1:45pm Gathering at The Embrace Memorial in Boston Common

1:45-2:00pm Joyful Processional led by BABAM Activist Brass Band and BVOCAL Activist Choir

2:00-3:00pm Sacred Celebration at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul with guest speaker Bill McKibben and other interfaith voices

3:00-3:30pm Prayerful Activism and Sending on Steps of Cathedral with Closing from Local Indigenous Voices

PLEASE JOIN US!

Geothermal Networks - A Path to Fossil Fuel Freedom Starts Here
2026-04-22 17:00 - 19:30 | Boston Central Library Rabb Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116
Join the Boston Central Library in partnership with the Neighborhood Association of Back Bay (NABB)’s Green Committee for an important panel discussion in observation of Earth Day 2026!
Panelists representing a range of local climate action organizations will speak about the latest geothermal advances. You’ll have an opportunity to learn about their work and take a picture with a canoe.
Announcing the NABB door prize—a free induction cooktop and pot!
The program will include audience Q&A and comments.
Registration is required and it is free and open to the public!

Neponset River Watershed Cleanup on April 25
2026-04-25 09:00 - 12:00
Whether you can lift heavy items, pick up small trash, check people in, document our finds, or take photos—there’s a role for everyone.
Bring your friends, family, scout group, green team, and/or co-workers and make a difference!
Various locations along the rivershed
Come clean up with JCAN-MA!

This event is free.

Earth Day Celebration - Walk in the Footsteps of Thoreau
2026-04-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln and Concord MA
Celebrate Earth Day on Sunday the 26th with a walk to Walden Pond.
Multiple groups starting from Concord and Lincoln will converge at the Thoreau Cabin Site to celebrate the natural world and renew our commitment to protect it. A simple meet-up with music, inspiring words, and sharing of wishes & commitments.
Meet at First Parish in Concord Center or St Anne’s Church in Lincoln at 2pm, arriving by 3pm to the cabin site after a 2 mile walk. Alternatively, you can park at the Walden Pond visitor center, and have a very short walk to the cabin site. There will be carpools returning to the starting point for those who would prefer.
Featuring short talks by:

Richard Smith – Concord public historian and Thoreau scholar – on Walden
Sabine von Mering – environmental activist, Brandeis professor – on Civil Disobedience
Thea Iberall – Jewish Climate Action Network – eco-poetry
Peter Alden – naturalist – on nature in Thoreau and our time
Roger Rosen – guitarist, folk singer – leading us in song

For more information or to get involved with the planning contact Brad Hubbard-Nelson or Alex Chatfield.

May Day 2026
2026-05-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Boston Common, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, 02111, United States
May Day will be a day of action in and around Boston, all culminating to a final rally at the Boston Common! Workers have the power, not the billionaires!
☀️ Morning Kick Off: East Boston Memorial Park 🎉 Afternoon Close Out: Boston Common
Other actions in Boston can also be found here: https://linktr.ee/BostonMayDay2026

Annual Three Rivers Report Card
2026-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Museum of Science, 1 Science Pk, Boston, 02114, United States
Celebrate the progress that’s been made in restoring these three cherished urban rivers and hear about the ongoing work to clean up the Charles, Mystic, and Neponset Rivers.
The event will kick off with a reception for visitors already at the museum, where you can chat with fellow river lovers, followed by a speaking portion where attendees will hear from public officials and the Charles, Mystic, and Neponset River Watershed Associations.
Buy a museum ticket and join us at the CS&T Stage in the Blue Wing!

Greening Your Finances with David Schreiber and Scott Kadish of Greenvest
2026-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
You have choices in every aspect of your financial life which can reduce or eliminate your participation in the funding of the fossil fuels which create pollution at every step of their lifecycle. A future with dramatically reduced fossil fuel use is possible. This program offers you ideas for how you can do it.
This event is free.
About the presenters

David Schreiber is an experienced CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional focused on socially responsible investing with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Portfolio Management excluding fossil fuel exposure. Financial Planning, Securities, Asset Management, and Retirement Planning. Strong finance professional with a Diploma focused in Viola performance from New England Conservatory of Music..

Scott Kadish is a Certified Financial Planner ™ and a Chartered Socially Responsible Investment Counselor™ who since 2010 has helped his clients in all aspects of their financial lives. He helps his clients invests with their values and co-create living financial plans. Scott lives in Newton, Mass. In his free time, he volunteers for several Climate action groups. He enjoys vegan cooking, all kinds of exercising and spending time with his two daughters.

FEELING "FED UP" ISN’T A FLAW - USE IT AS FUEL FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
2026-05-06 20:00 - 21:00
Rabbi Tarfon said: It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it. Pirkei Avot (2:16). We all recognize our duty to fight for our planet and other values we hold dear. But it can feel like too much.
Sam Daley-Harris, an expert in grassroots advocacy, can help us deal with that feeling.
Sam has forty years of experience developing, implementing, and training others to use proven strategies that empower everyday people to become changemakers.
Sam is the founder and CEO of Civic Courage, a non-profit that coaches organizations to improve the effectiveness of their advocacy work. In 1980, he founded RESULTS, an organization working to end hunger and poverty, which later became the model for Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Sam is also the author of Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen’s Guide to Transformational Advocacy.
This meeting is hosted by Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Jewish Action Team.
( Questions? Contact Mike Wilcove at: mnwilcove@gmail.com / 301-785-5793 )

Jews Against ICE Phonebank: Not One More Dollar for ICE
2026-05-12 18:00 - 20:00
Join Bend the Arc and T’ruah to call Jews who have critical Senators that need to hear our demand to stop funding ICE violence. Right now, Congress is considering funneling billions of dollars to ICE’s budget. We cannot let one more dollar go to the cruel and unjust detention and deportation machine. They need to hear from their constituents loud and clear: we don’t want more blank checks for ICE.
Whether it is your first time or your tenth time phonebanking, all are welcome!
