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PassivHaus in MA -- a new green building standard

March 6, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Ethos: 555 Amory St. Jamaica Plain Heather Clark, a Boston green developer will make the case why Passivhaus standards can and should be adopted in Massachusetts. She’ll show Passivhaus projects from around the world and explain how g… Organized by Cora Roelofs | Type: presentation, and, conversation

Grassroots Reconciliation after Violence

April 21, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Jamaica Plain Quakers (First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain) Following Kenya’s disputed national elections held in December 2007, violence broke out in many parts of the country. Quakers very quickly organized relief and reconciliation activities that included… Organized by Jamaica Plain Quakers & Friends Peace Teams | Type: presentation, &, discussion, by, getry, agizah, anguya

Ralph Nader at the Jamaica Plain Forum

October 30, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – First Church in Jamaica Plain UU, 6 Eliot Street (Across from the monument) WHAT: America’s stalwart ﬁghter against corporate abuse will talk about new strategies to build economic justice as well as his new novel, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us. In his first work of ficti… Organized by Liz W. | Type: special, presentation

The Visiting Mexican Artists Program: The Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabian

November 1, 2010 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm – Dudley Branch Public Library Master woodcarver Ventura Fabian and his son, Norberto, from Oaxaca, Mexico will demonstrate the art and craft of Oaxacan woodcarving. The one-hour presentation will include a talk by project directo… Organized by Nina Hasin | Type: arts, &, culture, presentation

Kristen E. Gwinn, “Celebrating Emily Greene Balch: Jamaica Plain’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner”

January 8, 2011 from 3pm to 5pm – First Church UU, Parish Hall Sixty-five years ago, in 1946, Jamaica Plain’s Emily Greene Balch won the Nobel Peace Prize for her visionary work with Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. January 8th marks her 144t… Organized by Liz W. | Type: presentation, discussion, reception, and, book, signing

Presentation and discussion on Decision-Making and Spiritual Discernment

January 30, 2011 from 6pm to 7:30pm – The First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain Nancy will be sharing from her new book, Decision-Making and Spiritual Discernment:The Sacred Art of Finding your Way. She will explore the essential themes in spiritual discernment and the importan… Organized by Kathryn House | Type: author, presentation, and, discussion

Film Showing: Earn-A-Bike on Nevis Island and Boston

February 9, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Bikes Not Bombs - Hub location THE POWER OF EARN-A-BIKE Stories from Nevis Island and BostonWednesday, February 9th, 7:00pmat: Bikes Not Bombs Hub, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MAJoin us for a unique presentation that will hig… Organized by Bikes Not Bombs | Type: film, presentation, discussion

"Burn Boston Burn: the Largest Arson Case in the History of the Country"

March 5, 2020 from 6pm to 8pm – Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library Burn Boston Burn: the Largest Arson Case in the History of the Country. Book presentation given by author and former ATF Federal Agent Wayne M. Miller. Hosted by the Friends of the Charlestown Branch… Organized by Friends of the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library | Type: book, presentation, and, signing.

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