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From Uncertainty to Action: What You Can Do About Climate Change
May 17, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$18Join the first Jewish conference in Boston on climate change.
- Network with others concerned about the planet and form alliances to make change
- Delve into Jewish aspects of climate change and ways to resolve spiritual anxieties around it
- Learn what organizations are doing and what you can do to make a difference
- Explore the relation between climate change action and social justice
- Meet environmental organizations and businesses
- Bring teens and tweens for a special workshop on climate action
Donation (optional): $18 (includes light refreshments)
Students admitted free
Please consider an additional donation to cover costs and allow others to attend
3:00 Opening plenary
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:05 Workshops
Call to Action: Telling Your Story
Carbon Pricing: Proposals for Mitigating Climate Change
Civil Disobedience as a Spiritual Practice
Climate Science Explanations: A Guide for the Perplexed
Confronting the Climate Pharaohs: Moving Individual and Synagogue/Institutional Investments From Fossil Fuels to Positive Impacts
Designing Eco Rituals: Integrating Environmental Action with Sacred Time
Grounding Ourselves for Climate Action
How to Become a Sustainable House of Worship through Conservation, Efficiency, and Solar Energy
A Jewish Ethical Response to Fracking, Pipelines, and Power Plants
The Radical, Reasonable Route to Achieving 80% Energy Reductions in Our Residences
5:05-5:20 Break
5:20-6:10 Workshops
Call to Action: Telling Your Story (repeat)
Carbon Pricing: Proposals for Mitigating Climate Change (repeat)
Civil Disobedience as a Spiritual Practice (repeat)
Climate Action and Organizing 101 for Teens and Tweens
Climate Change, Agriculture, and You
Climate Science Explanations: A Guide for the Perplexed (repeat)
Confronting the Climate Pharaohs: Moving Individual and Synagogue/Institutional Investments From Fossil Fuels to Positive Impacts (repeat)
Grounding Ourselves for Climate Action (repeat)
How to Become a Sustainable House of Worship through Conservation, Efficiency, and Solar Energy (repeat)
A Jewish Ethical Response to Fracking, Pipelines, and Power Plants (repeat)
The Radical, Reasonable Route to Achieving 80% Energy Reductions in Our Residences (repeat)
6:15 Closing plenary
7:00 Gather informally for dinner at local restaurants