Upcoming Cambridge Events: Forums, Workshops, Discussions, Barn-raisings, & more!
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Jesse Gorden
Oct 26, 2010, 6:21:05 PM10/26/10
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Greetings, CEA friends!
It's time again for an update on the diverse CEA-related events happening in Cambridge this week and through the next month.
Events coming up include the a Climate Change forum for all of Cambridge on [TONIGHT:] Tuesday, October 26th, a Going Green Info Session for Businesses as part of Networking Wednesdays on November 3rd, a HEET weatherization barn-raising on November 6th, a get-together to discuss ways to avoid despair over climate change on November 7th, a workshop in which to learn how to better communicate and persuade climate change skeptics, at Harvard on November 10th, and another film showing (the fifth in the series) on November 10th. Additionally, we are working with the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association to coordinate the next CFL exchange canvass for early December- so keep your eyes out for updates on volunteering opportunities as the details grow clearer!
Please take a moment to view the event descriptions below, and consider joining us for one or more of them!
Best Wishes,
Jesse Gorden
Cambridge Energy Alliance
Tonight:
Cambridge Climate Emergency Forum
~ An Open Conversation about Next Steps in Cambridge ~
WHEN: October 26, 2010, at 7:00pm
WHERE: Windsor Community Health Center, 2nd floor 119 Windsor Street, Cambridge
WHAT: Discussion of residents and representatives from local businesses and institutions to address the question "As climate change accelerates and national climate policy has failed, what should we be doing now at the local level?"
Last winter more than 100 residents and representatives from local businesses and institutions met at City Hall on three Saturdays to discuss the climate emergency and develop proposals for response. Delegates to this congress formed the Cambridge Climate Emergency Action Group (CCEAG) to promote awareness, civic action and other proposals of the congress. In past months, at markets and outdoor events, awareness campaigners have talked with over a thousand residents.
Meanwhile, as evidence of accelerating climate change increases, response on the national level has been scant. Coming elections put progress at the federal and state levels into question. What should we be doing now at the local level?
Come and share your ideas to build a movement to reach beyond our borders.
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netWorking Wednesdays: Going Green Info Session (for businesses)
WHEN: Wednesdsay, November 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: 2nd floor Community Room at Cambridge City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, Cambridge
Learn tips on greening your business and opportunities that the City, Cambridge Energy Alliance and other local organizations can help you to reduce waste and save energy, water and money.
Presented by Cambridge Energy Alliance and the City of Cambridge Recycling Division.
For more information please visit http://www.cambridgema.gov/~cdd/ed/smbus/ed_workshops.html
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Weatherization Barn-raising
WHEN: November 6 from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
WHERE: 27 Avon Hill Street, Cambridge
Sweet old parsonage with good draft-reduction opportunities in the attic and basement.
Learn how to weatherize:
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Get-together to Address the Personal Component of Environmental Issues
WHEN: November 7, 2010, 2:45pm-5:00pm
Being Persuasive about Climate Change (Skills for Thanksgiving Dinner)
WHEN: Nov 10th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
WHERE: Harvard Square, Harvard--> Emerson Hall room 101 (adjacent to Widener Library in Harvard Yard).
WHAT: A workshop with several experts to learn how to better talk to and persuade critics of climate change's legitimacy. Description below.
Just in time for family discussions at Thanksgiving dinner: Learn how to be persuasive with climate change skeptics, rather than growing flustered and upset. Todd Feinburg, a WRKO talk-show host and a genuine skeptic, will be there to explain as clearly as possible why he is skeptical and to answer your questions. Dan Chavas, an MIT graduate student, will list the top 5 persuasive scientific facts about climate change, and Dr. Sarah Conn, a psychologist, will explain how to frame the subject while using facts to communicate successfully. It will all round up with you trying out your new skills on the skeptic to practice for Thanksgiving dinner with your less liberal relatives.
Cosponsored by HEET, Cambridge Energy Alliance, Greenport.
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~ An Open Conversation about Next Steps in Cambridge ~
WHEN: October 26, 2010, at 7:00pm
WHERE: Windsor Community Health Center, 2nd floor 119 Windsor Street, Cambridge
WHAT: Discussion of residents and representatives from local businesses and institutions to address the question "As climate change accelerates and national climate policy has failed, what should we be doing now at the local level?"
Last winter more than 100 residents and representatives from local businesses and institutions met at City Hall on three Saturdays to discuss the climate emergency and develop proposals for response. Delegates to this congress formed the Cambridge Climate Emergency Action Group (CCEAG) to promote awareness, civic action and other proposals of the congress. In past months, at markets and outdoor events, awareness campaigners have talked with over a thousand residents.
Meanwhile, as evidence of accelerating climate change increases, response on the national level has been scant. Coming elections put progress at the federal and state levels into question. What should we be doing now at the local level?
Come and share your ideas to build a movement to reach beyond our borders.
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netWorking Wednesdays: Going Green Info Session (for businesses)
WHEN: Wednesdsay, November 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: 2nd floor Community Room at Cambridge City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, Cambridge
Learn tips on greening your business and opportunities that the City, Cambridge Energy Alliance and other local organizations can help you to reduce waste and save energy, water and money.
Presented by Cambridge Energy Alliance and the City of Cambridge Recycling Division.
For more information please visit http://www.cambridgema.gov/~cdd/ed/smbus/ed_workshops.html
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Weatherization Barn-raising
WHEN: November 6 from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
WHERE: 27 Avon Hill Street, Cambridge
Sweet old parsonage with good draft-reduction opportunities in the attic and basement.
Learn how to weatherize:
- old rattly windows
- bureaus built into the wall
- an attic hatch
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Get-together to Address the Personal Component of Environmental Issues
WHEN: November 7, 2010, 2:45pm-5:00pm
WHERE: Cambridge Cohousing - 175 Richdale Avenue
You are invited to a get-together on Sunday, November 7, for people concerned about climate change, environmental issues, and our reactions to these issues. We will explore ways to prevent being bogged down by feelings of despair and helplessness through the power of group support.
You are invited to a get-together on Sunday, November 7, for people concerned about climate change, environmental issues, and our reactions to these issues. We will explore ways to prevent being bogged down by feelings of despair and helplessness through the power of group support.
- This event is open to all.
- Refreshments provided
- On-street parking should be available (no parking pass needed)
Some powerful tools have been honed over the past thirty years to help deal with the issues we’ll bring up, based on the work of Joanna Macy, Fran Peavey and others. Activists from around the country have taken these tools, adapted, and refined them. On November 7, come meet some local people who have been offering workshops and an on-going group curriculum. We will talk about how we might use these tools in the Cambridge area. We would like to provide ways to make it easier for us to listen to each other, to take in and express our deep concerns and in so doing release positive energy for action
If you’re interested, curious, or just in need of a morale booster shot, please join us on November 7!
For more information, check out www.earth-circles.org, www.joannamacy.org, and www.interhelpnetwork.org (or call Rosalie Anders)
Please RSVP to Abigail....@gmail.com
Being Persuasive about Climate Change (Skills for Thanksgiving Dinner)
WHEN: Nov 10th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
WHERE: Harvard Square, Harvard--> Emerson Hall room 101 (adjacent to Widener Library in Harvard Yard).
WHAT: A workshop with several experts to learn how to better talk to and persuade critics of climate change's legitimacy. Description below.
Just in time for family discussions at Thanksgiving dinner: Learn how to be persuasive with climate change skeptics, rather than growing flustered and upset. Todd Feinburg, a WRKO talk-show host and a genuine skeptic, will be there to explain as clearly as possible why he is skeptical and to answer your questions. Dan Chavas, an MIT graduate student, will list the top 5 persuasive scientific facts about climate change, and Dr. Sarah Conn, a psychologist, will explain how to frame the subject while using facts to communicate successfully. It will all round up with you trying out your new skills on the skeptic to practice for Thanksgiving dinner with your less liberal relatives.
Cosponsored by HEET, Cambridge Energy Alliance, Greenport.
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Fifth screening in an Environmental Film series:
“The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
WHEN: November 10, 2010, beginning at 6:30pm
WHERE: Ballroom, Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
"When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens."
More info available at http://www.powerofcommunity.org
*A FREE event, with light refreshments provided*
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We appreciate the time you took out of your day to read about our upcoming events-Thank you, sincerely.
Please feel free to share these with anyone you think might like to participate.
Jesse Gorden
CEA Outreach Coordinator
617-491-0488 ext.124
Cambridge Energy Alliance: Save Money. Save the Planet.
1385 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
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