The Soil Sponge: Our Hope for Community and Climate Resilience

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

Co-sponsored by Boston Food Forest Coalition The living "soil sponge" is the fundamental infrastructure that makes life on land possible. Understanding its function allows us to address many of our major challenges with elegant efficiency. Come find out how we can help regenerate the soil sponge to grow landscapes that cool the climate, provide ample […]

We Will Not Forget Puerto Rico!

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

Co-Sponsered by Alliance for Puerto Rico-MA, Vamos4PR, Jobs for Justice, Grassroots International, 32BJ SEIU Hurricane Maria has left many of our fellow Americans - 3.4 million Puerto Rican residents - without shelter, power, cell service, drinking water, and adequate food. The hurricane wiped out the island’s power grid completely, and officials report that several Puerto […]

William Powers: Dispatches from the Sweet Life

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

Join us to hear from award-winning author William (Bill) Powers. Bill’s new book, Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres and a Town Quest to Reinvent the World (2018) is a page-turning memoir that will stir readers to ask refreshing questions about global responsibility and the critical linkages between sustainability and personal happiness. His […]

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