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Opening Night at the Massachusetts Conference for Women: $25 tickets on sale for conference preview with Bethenny Frankel, Barbara Lynch and more

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center 415 Summer Street, Boston, United States

BOSTON – Tickets for the Massachusetts Conference for Women featuring Academy Award winning actresses Meryl Streep and Viola Davis, and best-selling author Adam Grant sold out in less than an hour.   Tickets are, however, still available for the third annual Opening Night at the Conference on Wednesday, December 6th from 5-8pm. Opening Night provides an opportunity to experience the Conference offerings with speakers, authors and networking. Tickets are available here. Opening Night keynote speakers…

$25

*Sandra Steingraber* Toward an Unfractured Future: Science, Civil Disobedience, and Feminism in the Fight Against Fossil Fuel Expansion

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist 6 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

This talk examines the science behind the social movement to secure an unfractured future for our children and the role that civil disobedience and feminist activism are playing in opening a space in the culture for that science to speak. The award-winning documentary film Unfractured tells the story of the successful fight for a ban on fracking in New York State. Steingraber’s public lecture, which will immediately be followed by a screening of the film,…

FREE

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2-Day Bike Maintenance Workshop for Women+

Bikes Not Bombs Hub 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Vie Cycle and Bikes Not Bombs are putting on a bike maintenance workshop for women+*. This is a 2-day workshop where participants will learn about fixing flats, replacing chains, adjusting brakes and troubleshooting bike problems. For more information and to register, visit www.viecycle.com/upcomingcourses Check out www.bikesnotbombs.org to see what this great organization is up to. Dates: ​October 9 & 10 7:00pm - 9:30pm ​Location: Bikes Not Bombs 284 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Tuition:…

$60

Cultivating Space: Women in Horticulture and Place-making

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

In this year’s “cultivating women” symposium, we highlight contemporary efforts by women to create, share, and preserve greenspaces for all and will showcase the importance of community spaces in this era of increasing urban and suburban density. Speakers: Jennifer Jewell, Creator/Host, Cultivating Place, NPR Radio Show and Podcast; Garden Writer Kaki Martin, ASLA, PLA, Principal of Klopfer Martin Design Group Kristin McCullin, Horticulturist, Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens Patricia Spence, President and CEO, The Urban…

$50

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