Hopeful new perspectives and possibilities. Creating a bold new future. Join us to explore a new global vision built on Environmental Sustainability, Spiritual Fulfillment and Social Justice.

Saturday • February 27, 2010 • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (registration 8:30 - 9:00 AM)
First Parish in Concord • 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742
Accessible by MBTA Commuter Rail — Concord Depot stop
Co-sponsored by the Concord Clergy Laity Group (CCLG) and Concord CAN
Information: www.awakeningthedreamer.org

Join John Rodgers, Senior Energy Analyst and Co ManagerEnergy And Water Initiative, Union of Concerned Scientist who will speak on 'the Energy-Collision: Understanding the water implications of our energy choices, particularly in the context of climate change'.

Jamie Maughan, Ph.D, Vice President for Water Resources CH2M Hill who will speak on 'Water in Developing Nations: How can we help communities develop sustainable water supplies and wastewater management practices consistent with their local culture and natural resources?"

We are running out of time. The United Nations climate change conference in December will be the turning point in the fight for a safe climate. But even before the conference, Barack Obama and the leaders of some other large nations have announced that they aren't going to reach any kind of legally binding climate agreement in Copenhagen--declaring that they need more time, despite the five years of preparation they've already had.

Candlelight vigil at meetinghouse in Falmouth. Starts at 5:00 pm. All people will be welcomed.

Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 7 p.m.
Countdown to Copenhagen: Water Justice, global and local
What are the water issues of purity,access, and affordability in Southeastern Massachusetts?
Can we harness our local interests to spark greater interests in global water interests?

Join UU Mass Action and UUSC. Come to listen and talk with speakers and local residents at the Social Justice Speaker series of the Duxbury First Parish Church. Come to be motivated. Come to find the connections. Come to help secure the Human Right to Water.

870 Tremont Street
Duxbury, MA 02332

The second annual Massachusetts event for energy justice will take place on Sunday afternoon, October 4th. The goal of the energy justice movement is to provide all people, in all places, with safe, affordable, and sustainable sources of energy. Several Unitarian Universalist groups are involved.

A community celebration of water through art, music,
education and activism on water issues. Rain or shine!
SATURDAY ~ MAY 30, 2009 ~10AM to 10PM
at the 1739 Bernardston Unitarian Meetinghouse

Keynote speaker:
Daniel Esty
author of "Green to Gold"
Yale Professor and Advisor to Pres. Obama
Dan Esty is the Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. He also serves as Director of the Center for Business and Environment at Yale and was formerly a top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Film Series
First Parish in Framingham
24 Vernon Street, Framingham

Sunday, May 17, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Saved by the Sun
As the earth heats up at a dangerous rate and fossil fuels become scarcer, ordinary citizens and businesses are bypassing the federal government to lead the way in exploring a clean, renewable source of power: the sun. In this report, NOVA shines a light on how and why people across America and the world are “going solar”, using radiant energy of the sun to power homes, businesses, and entire communities.

Environmental Film Series
First Parish in Framingham
24 Vernon Street, Framingham

Sunday, April 26, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Who Killed the Electric Car?
An electric car industry was developed in the U.S. in the 1990s but was then abandoned by big government and by business interests. This film describes how it happened, and how our car culture must turn again towards sustainable technology.