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SUMMARY:Housing and Climate with Dan Ruben
DESCRIPTION:We need to think about the intersection of climate change and housing beyond our HVAC systems. \nHow does climate change affect housing costs\, particularly in the face of growing migration? \nHow does housing affect climate change\, particularly as we seek to build new units? How can changes to zoning laws affect greenhouse gas emissions and save trees? \nDan Ruben teaches Sustainable Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism at Boston University and the University of Southern Maine. He wrote the textbook\, “Sustainable Hospitality.” \nDan founded a sustainable hotel organization\, Boston Green Tourism\, in 2005 and led it until 2019. In that role\, he organized over 100 sustainable hotel workshops and webinars for local\, state\, and U.S. hoteliers. Dan was the 2014 Sustainable Lodging Person of the Year. Boston Green Tourism earned an EPA Environmental Merit Award. \nPreviously\, Dan was the executive director of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions\, which implemented environmental best practices at the 2004 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. CERC won the international Environmentally Responsible Meeting Award and two EPA awards. \nDan is the Chair of Green Newton. He leads its Building Standards Committee which persuaded developers to build Passive House\, all-electric\, low embodied carbon developments\, and persuaded the City of Newton to upgrade its sustainability requirements for new buildings.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/housing-and-climate-with-dan-ruben/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
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SUMMARY:Greening Your Finances with David Schreiber and Scott Kadish of Greenvest
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis event is free. \nAbout the presenters \n\nDavid 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.. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nScott 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. \n 
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/greening-your-finances-with-david-schreiber-and-scott-kadish-of-greenvest/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Decarbonization
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T190000
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SUMMARY:Environmental and Climate Justice with John Walkey
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJohn 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. \nPlease watch this video of John at our conference in June of 2025 for a primer on environmental justice. \nThis event is free. \nAbout John Walkey \nJJohn 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.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/environmental-and-climate-justice-with-john-walkey/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
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SUMMARY:Climate Justice Passover Seder
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Climate Justice Passover Seder on April 2 at The Pryde! \nEveryone 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. \nThis 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). \n\nREGISTER 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. \nNeed a recipe or an idea? Let us know! \nWe are honored to host our Passover seder this year at The Pryde\, Boston’s first LGBTQ+ senior housing community. \nApril 2 at 6 PM\nat\nThe Pryde\n59 Harvard Ave.\nHyde Park\, MA 02136 \nPARKING: There is on-street parking\, and also a municipal parking lot in front of the Boston Public Library next door to the Pryde.\nPUBLIC 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.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/climate-justice-passover-seder/
LOCATION:The Pryde\, 59 Harvard Ave\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T130000
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SUMMARY:Author and Activist Gerry McGovern discusses his latest book\, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology
DESCRIPTION: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”. \nCollapse 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? \n“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.”\nJudith Schwartz\, author of The Reindeer Chronicles \nThis event is free. \nAbout Gerry McGovern \nGerry 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.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/author-and-activist-gerry-mcgovern-discusses-his-latest-book-99th-day-a-warning-about-technology/
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CATEGORIES:Decarbonization,Environment,Spiritual Resilience
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SUMMARY:The Truth About Rare Earth Elements Mining with Dr. Jeremy Williams
DESCRIPTION: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? \nThis event is free. \nAbout Jeremy C. Williams \nDr. 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.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/the-truth-about-rare-earth-elements-mining-with-dr-jeremy-williams/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Decarbonization
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T190000
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SUMMARY:Retire Your Lawn: Plant Hope with Judith Black
DESCRIPTION: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: \n–   Save the efficacy of your lower back\n–   Eliminate mowing\n–   Limit watering\n–   Help our earth and waterways by eschewing added nutrients and lawn chemicals\n–   Support all rungs of the food chain\, by promoting biodiversity\n–   Up the ante significantly for both carbon and water absorption\n–   If you choose\, grow enough highly nutritious food to feed friends family and community \nWe have that power to do this! \nThis event is free. \nAbout Judith Black \nJudith 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. \nBlack 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.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/retire-your-lawn-plant-hope-with-judith-black/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Decarbonization,Environment
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SUMMARY:Jewish Ecopoetry
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRabbi Katy Allen\nKaty 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. \nShe 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. \nHer 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. \nIn 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. \n  \nThea Iberall\nThea 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 
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/jewish-ecopoetry/
CATEGORIES:Spiritual Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T170000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Tu B'shvat
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nWhat 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.\n\n\nYou 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. \nREGISTER 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. \nNeed a recipe or an idea? Let us know! \nWe are honored to host our Tu B’shvat seder this year at The Pryde\, Boston’s first LGBTQ+ senior housing community. \nFebruary 1 at 5 PM\nat\nThe Pryde\n59 Harvard Ave.\nHyde Park\, MA 02136
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/celebrate-tu-bshvat/
LOCATION:The Pryde\, 59 Harvard Ave\, Hyde Park\, MA\, 02136\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spiritual Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T200000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Chanukah with Laughtivism!
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThere 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. \nRead more about activist humor here. \nMusician Shira Kline will light our inner candles with Hanukkah music.
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/celebrate-chanukah-with-laughtivism/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Spiritual Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T190000
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SUMMARY:To Forever Inhabit This Earth: An Ethic of Enoughness
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTo purchase Rabbi Cardin’s book\, go to Bookshop.org or through Berhman House.  Please click here for more information about Rabbi Nina Cardin. \n  \nCo-sponsored with FJMC International www.fjmc.org
URL:https://jewishclimate.org/event/to-forever-inhabit-this-earth-an-ethic-of-enoughness/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Spiritual Resilience
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