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 […]

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 […]

Climate Town Hall with Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez

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

A Climate Town Hall will be hosted with Representative and House Ways and Means Chair Jeffrey Sánchez. The Town Hall which will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 6 Eliot Street in JP this Thursday, July 12th will aim to host a constructive conversation with Rep. Sanchez about current and future climate related legislation. The event is […]

Soil and Survival: Soil Restoration to Help Reverse Climate Change

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

Join us at 6:30 for the potluck or 7:00 for the presentation. ** Bring a dish to share if you can, but come either way! ** In December, Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, tweeted that soil was “a rising star” at the Paris climate talks. Join us at this JP Forum to explore the reasons […]

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