ECA Mass Event Calendar – ECA Massachusetts Chapter

	September 2020
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	1 EVP Phone Banking EVP Phone Banking September 1, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81256128963 See more details •	2 Join Take Action on the Weymouth Compressor Webinar 4! Join Take Action on the Weymouth Compressor Webinar 4! September 2, 2020 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdu6uqjIoG9XeVSWOcY7o5v85byvW8sDM , https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74879581390?pwd=Zmc2MXI2SkFpZGlYRlVEMW42YVhNdz09 Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdu6uqjIoG9XeVSWOcY7o5v85byvW8sDM After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Weymouth Compressor Station is a poster child for many things wrong with our state and federal governments. Don't care enough about halting climate change, don't care enough about protecting public health, don't care enough about workers. Join in to raise your voice. This week we will be writing comments on the air permit which are due by Sept. 8th. Full details on the FRRACS website: https://www.nocompressor.com/news/2020/8/26/urgent-please-submit-comments-to-massdep-on-the-vacated-aq-permit ────────── Maiyim Baron is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74879581390?pwd=Zmc2MXI2SkFpZGlYRlVEMW42YVhNdz09 Meeting ID: 748 7958 1390 Passcode: afb0vd ────────── See more details •	3	4	5	6
7	8 Monthly Chapter Meeting Monthly Chapter Meeting September 8, 2020 11:30 am - 2:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/735454252 . Our regular, Second-Tuesday-Afternoon-of-the -Month Chapter Meeting is held remotely thru Zoom. The first half hour we make time for getting set up, and socializing with each other on zoom and maybe eating our lunches together - gathered, but physically distanced. Then we start our Chapter Meeting promptly at noon. This month our meeting will feature Stephen Long, from The Nature Conservancy, who are working on the Natural and Working Lands Carbon Amendment, which determines current annual carbon sinks and source of natural lands. Steve will speak with us on how The Nature Conservancy recognizes that reducing fossil fuel use is the most important thing we can do to fight climate change. However, reducing fossil fuel use alone is not enough to reach the goal of “net-zero” emissions. We must support policies that recognize and support natural climate solutions. “Natural climate solutions” are actions to protect, manage, and restore natural and working lands, such as forests, farms, and wetlands, to both reduce emissions from lands and to remove and store carbon that has already been emitted. Massachusetts has some of New England’s richest natural carbon resources in our forests, wetlands, and soils. With currently available practices, Massachusetts’ lands have the potential to remove and/or reduce an additional 1-2 million metric tons CO 2 e per year. Join us on Zoom to hear Steve Long, Director of Government Relations for the Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts give an update on the Commonwealth’s and NGO’s efforts to enhance and improve public policy for natural climate solutions. We will also hear an update from our Legislative / Policy Team on the current state of the Roadmap Bill in the Mass House and Senate Joint Conference Committee and how we can support that, and other current matters. Come join in the conversation - we need your voice in it too!_____________________________ We send announcements by email from eca-mass@googlegroups.com to all those on our active list. Contact Dawn Edell if you want to confirm you are on our "Active" list. dawnedell1017@gmail.com To join the meeting click https://zoom.us/j/735454252 Check back here on the meeting date: Zoom changes its requirements, and they may be updated. If Zoom 'times out" before we are finished, please come back here and click the zoom link again.. Meeting ID: 735454252 One tap mobile or Dial by your location +16468769923,,735454252# US (New York) +16699006833,,735454252# US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 735 454 252 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adZdxHtqCT Feel free to forward this invitation to your friends, relatives, neighbors and everyone you want to talk with about the Climate Crisis NOW! We have a LOT to talk about, as always, and want Your input too, so as usual, we'll include time for lively discussion on ways YOU can support climate efforts in Your locale. See more details EVP Phone Banking EVP Phone Banking September 8, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81256128963 See more details • •	9 September Green Night Public · Hosted by Western Mass Green Consortium September Green Night Public · Hosted by Western Mass Green Consortium September 9, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm to join: https://westernmassgreenconsortium.org/ Biomass Energy and Sustainability. Join WMGC as they host Dwayne Breger of the UMass Clean Energy Extension for a presentation about biomass technologies and applications. This talk will address issues surrounding forest sustainability, air emissions, and greenhouse gas accounting and where biomass energy may be going in Massachusetts clean energy future. See more details •	10 Climate Conversations Climate Conversations September 10, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join members of the Chelmsford Climate Action Team (C-CAT) and the Massachusetts Chapter of Elders Climate Action for discussions and action to address climate change in our community. For the September 10 meeting, Climate Conversations will talk with Jillian Wilson-Martin, Sustainability Manager for the town of Natick on her project to take an inventory of her town’s current greenhouse gas emissions in order to develop a plan for mitigation. You must register with this URL: https://chelmsfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/6840224 The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the meeting for security. Climate Conversations is an informal group sponsored by Elders Climate Action (ECA) and the Chelmsford Public Library. We meet on the second Thursday of each month in the McCarthy Meeting Room to share our concerns about Climate Change. Public invited. Meetings may include guest speakers, film screenings or book discussions to provide information and stimulate conversations on what we can do as individuals and as a community to reduce climate change and promote climate change legislation. See more details •	11 Erin Brockovich: Superman's Not Coming Erin Brockovich: Superman's Not Coming September 11, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001CnSVFEA3 Erin Brockovich was vaulted into national recognition in 2000, after the eponymous movie starring Julia Roberts made her a water activism icon. Famous for her focus on contamination, Brockovich says there is a larger threat facing water’s very existence: climate change, and the impact it has on dwindling freshwater supplies, longer droughts, and hotter weather. Superman isn’t coming to protect our water or environment, writes Brockovich in her latest book — and neither are corporations, politicians or the “gutted” EPA. How can individuals and communities take collective action to safeguard our environment and our resources? What are today’s leading activists doing to create change that lasts? Join us for a conversation on speaking truth to power with Erin Brockovich, author of Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It. Register here: https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001CnSVFEA3 See more details •	12	13
14	15 The Critical Role of Forests in Protecting Climate and Public Health The Critical Role of Forests in Protecting Climate and Public Health September 15, 2020 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Please join the Attorney General's Office for a virtual forum on the critical role of forests in protecting climate and public health. About this Event The forum will feature presentations from three distinguished scientists on the forest carbon cycle, forest management for climate protection, and bioenergy. Please join the Massachusetts Attorney General's office for a virtual forum on The Critical Role of Forests in Protecting Climate and Public Health, on September 15, 2020 from noon to 1:00 p.m. This virtual forum will feature presentations from three distinguished scientists, William Moomaw, Richard Birdsey, and John Sterman, on the forest carbon cycle, forest management for climate protection, and bioenergy. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critical-role-of-forests-in-protecting-climate-and-public-health-tickets-118534027467?aff=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&utm_medium=email&ref=eemailordconf&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_term=viewevent Log-in information will be provided to all registered participants on the morning of the forum. For details, go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critical-role-of-forests-in-protecting-climate-and-public-health-tickets-118534027467 See more details EVP Phone Banking EVP Phone Banking September 15, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81256128963 See more details • •	16	17 Tim LaSalle on Regenerative Agriculture: The Cure for an Ailing World Tim LaSalle on Regenerative Agriculture: The Cure for an Ailing World September 17, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online event For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/Urban-Homesteaders-League/events/273215395 Tim has a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology, which gives him a unique perspective on the changes we are goin... See more details Webinar on mobilizing faith climate voters Webinar on mobilizing faith climate voters September 17, 2020 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF-vUAnZihDx102NQUJ9Y4v3GY6ZiAu4d1U4X6q5poTlkjfw/viewform At 7:30 pm tomorrow (Thursday 9/17), MassIPL will host webinar on mobilizing faith climate voters with Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, Bill Mckibben and Tiffany Hartung. Information & registration at https://conta.cc/2FGoI6U. All are invited With less than two months to the election, now is the time to mobilize to ensure we elect leaders who will prioritize tackling climate change and fighting for environmental justice. Attend this webinar to learn how to become part of Interfaith Power & Light's Faith Climate Justice Voter Project to increase voter turnout. Help motivate more people to take the IPL pledge to vote with care for God's Creation and climate justice in mind in this momentous election. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF-vUAnZihDx102NQUJ9Y4v3GY6ZiAu4d1U4X6q5poTlkjfw/viewform See more details • •	18	19 Mystic Herring Run and Paddle Mystic Herring Run and Paddle September 19, 2020 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Hosted by Mystic River Watershed Association, Bike to the Sea and 3 others Calling all runners, walkers and paddlers to help us care for the Mystic River watershed! Here is how it works: For your $10 registration fee, you can run and/or paddle one or all four 5k courses (Malden River, Horn Pond, Somerville/Medford, Charlestown) or a 9-mile paddle route on the Mystic. Check out the four 5k courses below. Detailed instructions and maps will be sent to your email prior to the race. If you do all 4 running routes you will be eligible for the Olympic Herring Award (top 3 male and female finishers). Add the paddle route and you will be eligible for the Iron Herring Award (top 3 male and female finishers). Want to do even more to help the “streak” of improvements along the Mystic, donate or fundraise $100 and you'll receive a 2020 Herring Run & Paddle t-shirt! All runs and paddles must be done between Sept 19-26th. To compete, you must enter your times into the website for each race you participate in by Sept 26th--then check out how you ranked. For the paddle, note all boat classes (boat types and single/tandem) will be competing together for the 9-mile race. Do you want to paddle but don’t have a canoe, kayak, or stand up paddleboard? You can rent one from Paddle Boston. Call 617-965-5110 or see www.paddleboston.com/rentals. Detailed instructions and race maps will be sent to you prior to the race week. You can practice in advance using the course maps below. Why are we running? This will be the 24th year that the Herring Run and Paddle has happened in our communities. This corresponds with 24 years of improvements along the Mystic. We cannot afford not to run, walk, paddle and push for improvements--we hope that you agree and will participate with us again! Want to learn more about improvements happening on the Mystic River? Visit www.MysticRiver.org. Malden River course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3247325383 Horn Pond course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3246941086 Somerville/Medford course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2419692712 Charlestown course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3247239349 9-mile paddle course: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/563d6078e4b0396c216603c8/t/5eff8727f65fdc5e99c9e6c1/1593804583188/paddle+map+9+mile.JPG See more details •	20
21	22 EVP Phone Banking EVP Phone Banking September 22, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81256128963 See more details Climate Ambition with Gina McCarthy, Annie Leonard and Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Climate Ambition with Gina McCarthy, Annie Leonard and Tamara Toles O’Laughlin September 22, 2020 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001CY4lSEAT How are the leaders of some of the nations’ biggest environmental organizations responding to a year of race and health crises? Environmental groups like NRDC, 350.org, and Greenpeace helped move climate onto the presidential agenda last year, pushing Joe Biden and other Democrats’ stance on bold action. Now, organizers and advocates are backing recovery plans that bolster clean energy jobs, help strengthen communities, and dismantle systems that exploit people and the planet. How enthusiastic are they about Joe Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan? Can activism finally bring America’s political ambitions in line with climate science? Join us for a conversation on the state of our climate with Annie Leonard, executive director of Greenpeace, Gina McCarthy, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC), and Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, North America director of 350.org. We invite you to register for this free online event to receive an email with links to the livestream and a reminder to tune in. If you would like to help support production costs for this event, you may make a donation when you register. There will be an opportunity to submit audience questions to panelists via our YouTube livestream chat box. See more details Kiss the Ground Movie Virtual Watch Party & "After Party" Q&A LIVE Kiss the Ground Movie Virtual Watch Party & "After Party" Q&A LIVE September 22, 2020 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm http://kissthegroundmovie.com/watchparty/ Save the Date: Kiss the Ground Movie Virtual Watch Party & "After Party" Q&A LIVE on September 22, 2020 – Begins at 9pm ET View the film on Netflix from 9/22. Sign up to have watch party details delivered to your inbox in the coming weeks: http://kissthegroundmovie.com/watchparty/ Watch the trailer now: https://youtu.be/3iknWWKZOUs See more details • • •	23	24	25	26	27
28	29 Muddy Brook Forest FIELD TRIP is BACK ON for 9/29! Muddy Brook Forest FIELD TRIP is BACK ON for 9/29! September 29, 2020 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Muddy River wildlife management area near Hardwick, MA After bad weather deterred us last time, we have renewed our plans for our IN PERSON FIELD TRIP! Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw6mFGGeD9A&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0EdQtaZZ2nXFJZlJbJqubAQAhjF_GDrK61w5DTU1-6zYIahtrGkTxScpc This video shows where we will go on our "Forest Field Trip" on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to the "Muddy River wildlife management area near Hardwick, MA" [You can map on this to get an idea] about 1 1/2 hours from Boston, a bit less than an hour's drive past Worcester. We will have expert knowledgeable guides from Save Mass Forests https://www.savemassforests.com and allied groups like http://www.restore.org/ for our several physically distanced small groups. We will meet up at Bart's directions (received after you sign up and before the event) to tour the damaged areas and learn about this and similar questionable operations ongoing by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in Massachusetts. Plan to arrive on the 29th at 10:30 AM for a roughly 2 hour visit, though for those who want to stay longer, walks in the adjacent intact forest will be possible. Bart Bouricius, our knowledgeable and hard-working organizer, will send out details to everyone sending their registration message >with the subject heading MUDDY BROOK FIELD TRIP < to canopy.bart@gmail.com Please also include MaiyimBaron@gmail.com in your RSVPs, especially if you need a ride, or can offer to carpool, taking one other person along with you. We will bring our own picnic lunches / drinks and after our guided visit can then also walk in the remaining beautiful parts of the forest, learning about different kinds of trees and their environments, how to gauge the age of trees and other cool stuff from our guides who can teach us how to SEE MUCH MORE in the forest. Standing forests are our quickest and most efficient way to SEQUESTER CARBON! and we need them!! Please see this logging moratorium link for an ongoing petition we can support: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/moratorium-on-logging-1 You MUST RSVP to canopy.bart@gmail.com with a registration message with the subject heading MUDDY BROOK FIELD TRIP to get directions to meet and join the group on Sept. 29 at 10:30 am, at the site in Hardwick, MA. In case you need to contact Bart on the day Cell: 413-265-1365 See you in the woods! See more details EVP Phone Banking EVP Phone Banking September 29, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81256128963 See more details • •	30

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