Slavery in Jamaica Plain

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

At least 27 Africans were enslaved in Jamaica Plain in the 1700s.  Hidden Jamaica Plain will present an overview of slavery in Jamaica Plain. This history includes land theft, enslavement first of Indigenous people and then expansion to Africans.  Massachusetts Bay was the first English colony in North America to legalize slavery in 1641.  Chattel […]

Altar Building and Dying Wise in the Anthropocene

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Wednesday, July 12 at 7 pm, the First Church JP will host, Altar Building and Dying Wise in the Anthropocene with Jamaica Plain resident Chuck Collins and Minda Sanchez Jariwala, celebrating the publication of Collins' new book Altar to an Erupting Sun. For more information please visit: eventbrite.com/e/altar-building-and-dying-wise-in-the-anthropocene-tickets-641376523447 Chuck Collins’ new novel explores altar-building, new […]

The Life of Rev. Charles Fletcher Dole

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Please join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society for this presentation about Reverend Charles F. Dole by Paul T. Burlin who has recently completed a new book Charles F. Dole, Liberal Theology and Reform: A Life Well-Lived.   Charles Fletcher Dole was a long-time Jamaica Plain resident (he lived at 14 Roanoke Street on Sumner Hill) and […]

Community Forum on Carbon Fee and Rebate at First Church

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Massachusetts state Rep. Jennifer Benson, D-Lunenburg, will present her proposed legislation for a Massachusetts carbon fee and rebate plan. Her bill proposes to charge Massachusetts fossil fuel importer companies a fee for every ton of carbon dioxide their fuel will create when burned. This will create a fund that will be rebated to households and […]

250th Anniversary of the First Church in Jamaica Plain

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

We are approaching the 250th anniversary of an act of the Massachusetts colonial legislature finalized on May 26, 1773.  The act defined the boundaries of a new standing order parish on the “pond plain in the Jamaica end” of the Town of Roxbury.  These standing order parishes were part of the organization of the colony, providing for the […]

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Boston Sings Dylan! CD Release and Benefit Concert

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

The Social Justice Action Committee of First Church in Jamaica Plain (UU) and Lowbudget Records present "Boston Sings Dylan!", a benefit concert for the Boston Immigrant Justice Accompaniment Network (BIJAN). The show is the CD release concert for Dylanology, a compilation of 36 covers of Dylan's best work by over 20 Boston artists.Performing in the concert will […]

Boston Day of Reparations to African People

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

The Days of Reparations to African People is an annual, international speaking tour to raise white reparations to African (black) people and discuss how we as white people can be in genuine solidarity with African liberation. It is a campaign by the African Peoples Solidarity Committee and its mass organization, the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, both […]

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The Invisible Threat: Gas Leak Impacts

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Join us to learn about the impacts of gas leaks on our public health and environment. Natural gas use has spiked in New England. It’s everywhere — in leaky old pipes under our streets, basements and kitchens. But can we trust those who tell us it’s a clean, harmless fuel? Not necessarily. Let’s learn why. […]

Judith Schwartz: Solutions in Plain Sight ~ Climate & Beyond

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Judith D. Schwartz, author of Cows Save The Planet has published a new book called Water In Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World. Judith’s writing brings such insights to environmental challenges and climate change that challenge us to look at problems as solutions. Tony Eprille, a writer and photographer, uses Creative Seeing, to find […]

Todd Miller: “Climate Change, Migration and Homeland Security”

First Church in Jamaica Plain 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Join us to hear a bold and unified way, through the lens of climate change, to look at our immigration issues in America and internationally.Veteran Arizona border journalist Todd Miller has covered hot spots in the US and around the planet.  He has worked on immigration and border issues from both sides of the U.S. Mexico […]

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