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Tag: climate action
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Saturday, April 2 – Climate Action : Inspiring Change Opening at Peabody Essex Museum
How can we transform the climate crisis into hope for our shared future? PEM’s timely exhibition brings together dynamic contemporary art, hands-on experiences and inspiring works by youth artists to help guide us toward making a difference for the planet.
The majority of Americans are anxious about the climate, yet only a small percentage of us actually talk about it or know how to make a positive impact. Our choices and actions regarding the environment will require imagination and vision, and the steps we take today will have far-reaching ramifications. Now is the time to be bold!
Climate Action leverages creativity, science and participation to raise awareness about the underlying issues of climate change, focusing on known solutions, including Indigenous practices, to foster action. The goal is for each of us to move beyond our fear and feelings of helplessness and make informed choices to take positive steps forward. Collectively, as a growing community, we can take actions that will help lead to a climate-stable and environmentally-just future for all.
On view in the Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center, this exhibition highlights local and regional climate issues and opportunities. Most of the 30 featured artists are based in New England — including works by 10 award-winning youth who participated in the Climate Hope: Transforming Crisis international student art contest in 2020 organized by Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs.
To create Climate Action, PEM partnered with The Climate Museum in New York, the first museum in the nation dedicated to the climate crisis. The exhibition is presented as part of PEM’s Climate + Environment Initiative and is made possible by the Dorothy Brown Bequest for Art and Nature and the Albert M. Creighton III Fund for
Art and Nature. Special thanks to the Creighton family for their generous gift. Additional support was provided by Peter and Sandra Lawrence and individuals who support the Exhibition Incubation Fund: Jennifer and Andrew Borggaard, James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes, Kate and Ford O’Neil, and Henry and Callie Brauer. We also recognize the generosity of the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum. The exhibit will run through July 30, 2023.
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Tuesday, August 3, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – BERDO and Beyond, Online
What must a city actually DO to get to a Carbon Free Future? Come to the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay’s second Climate Action Webinar on August 3 at 4 pm to learn more about Boston’s Forward-Thinking Answer. Boston Emissions Reporting Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) – is a transformative carbon reduction piece of legislation filed in City Council on June 16. The Council voted unanimously to approve taking the next step, which is to hold a public hearing.
Speakers will be Councilor Matt O’Malley, City Council President, author of the original BERDO in 2013, and Chief Sponsor of the New Version, and Alison Brezius, Director of Climate and Environmental Planning for the City of Boston, Loie Hayes, representing Green Energy Consumers, BCAN (Boston Climate Action Network), and BCEC (Boston Clean Energy Coalition. The moderator is Michael McCord, Chair of the NABB Green Committee. RSVP by August 3 here to receive the Zoom link to the webinar.
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Thursday, October 10, 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm – Climate Action Forum
Want to fight climate change? Clean Water Action, Sustainable Milton and others are working to pass strong climate legislation for Massachusetts.
We want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in renewable energy and clean transportation. Come find out about carbon pricing, one of the main bills that could help move Massachusetts towards a green economy.
Forum on Climate Action and Carbon Pricing will take place October 10, 2019, 6:45-8:45 pm at Milton Public Library, Keyes Community Room, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton. Light refreshments will be served, and there will be opportunity for discussion and action. For more information of if you plan to attend, please contact lspark@cleanwater.org or 617-338-8131 x 210.
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Tuesday, March 2, and Wednesday, March 10 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm – City of Boston Community Workshop on Climate Action
The City of Boston will hold two Community Workshops on Climate Action, the first on Tuesday, March 2, from 4:30 – 8:30 pm, at Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, in the Mary Norton Hall on the Second Floor, and the second on Wednesday, March 10, from 4:40 – 8:30 pm, at the Metcalf Ballroom, George Sherman Union, Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Avenue. Target neighborhoods under discussion in the March 2 session will be East Boston, Charlestown, South Boston, and in the Downtown area, Chinatown, North Leather District, and the West End. Neighborhoods under discussion on March 10 include Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Kenmore, South End, Allston, Brighton, and the Fenway. Interpretation available on request in American Sign Language, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish. You must register in order to ensure a space at this workshop. You may register online at www.cityofboston.gov/calendar/#/?i=2.