Won’t you join the National Park Service on our annual post -Thanksgiving walk? Expect brisk walking, along with a little talking, while we weave our way to and through some of the places that make up the neighborhood the Olmsteds called home. Due to safety concerns, enrollment for this walk is limited. Please RSVP at https://www.nps.gov/frla/special-events.htm .
Celebrate the season in a creative way on Sunday, December 2 from 10 – 11:30 at Cass School of Floral Design, 531 Mt. Auburn Street in Watertown. Learn how to design a festive flower arrangement you can use to enhance your celebrations or give as a unique handmade gift. Enjoy a great time out with friends to share the fun and enjoyment of creating a joyful arrangement filled with beautiful greenery and fresh flowers. $75.00. Register by calling 617-926-2277, or email info@cassschooloffloraldesign.com.
Wondering how to start a zero waste, living economy, or land & water project in your neighborhood? Exploring how to deepen and get to root causes in your food systems, energy or environmental health work? Have questions about fundraising or group governance? Are you looking to center equity in your community efforts?
The goal of the RootSkills Conference, to be held in the Hogan Center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester on December 7 & 8 is to create synergy among community organizers working towards environmental, social and economic justice. Workshop sessions highlight trends, best practices, and solutions-based tools by and for community organizers. A planning committee representing a broad range of lived experiences helps design the event and an open call for workshops sessions creates space for new leadership, new voices to work towards co-created learning objectives. The event is sponsored by the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund. There are 11 workshop tracks with a total 33 interactive sessions. Keynote speaker will be Kali Akuno, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Cooperation Jackson. He served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, MS. Kali is also an educator, writer, and an organizer with the Malcolm X Grassroots movement.To register visit www.grassrootsfund.org. The conference is sponsored by the Appalachian Mountain Club, Barr Foundation, Food Solutions New England, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare Foundation, Kennebunk Savings, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Patagonia, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, Revision Energy, Solidago Foundation, Tamarack, and The Fine Fund.
