Climate Week 2018

Saturday, April 7th through Saturday, April 14th. 

 

TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES

As we experience floods, droughts, fires, fierce storms, and sea level rise resulting from Green-House-Gas emissions and the warming of the earth, citizen recognition and action continues to be essential and grows in urgency. Brookline Climate Week is an opportunity created to encourage collaboration amongst all in discovering the truths about global warming and the consequences of climate change. Working together we find solutions for a healthier world. Bring family, friends, and neighbors to maximize the impact of the 8th annual Climate Week.

National Public Health Week and Climate Week Collaboration

In 2018, National Public Health Week runs April 2 to April 8, the week before Climate Week. The Brookline Dept. of Public Health, under the leadership of Dir, Dr. Swannie Jett, has teamed up with Climate Action Brookline to create two events that highlight the connection between health and climate. These two events are listed at the top of the program. Not only is the connection between health and climate a truth and a consequence, the need for collaboration is another urgent truth and consequence, as exemplified in the National Public Health week mantra, “Changing Our Future Together.”

What Is Climate Week?

Now in its 8th year, Climate Week is a series of events focused on climate education and action. Climate Week is produced by Climate Action Brookline with community partners, organizations, businesses and individuals. We invite citizens of all ages to learn and engage in personal, local, state, national, and global actions.  

Website and Contact

The link for this page is www.brooklineclimateweek.org. Check here for general Climate Week background. Click the footprint icon in the upper right hand corner of this page to go directly to a separate page that lists all Climate Week 2018 events in detail. The latter event detail page for 2018  is inn the process of being created and populated at this very moment, so check agan in the future for full and current detail. For contact with Climate Action Brookline in general via email, click the following link  info@climateactionbrookline.org.        

Details

FREE: All events are free and open to the public. WEATHER: Events are held rain or shine unless the town declares a weather emergency or cancellation by event organizer.

About Climate Action Brookline (CAB)

CAB is a 501c3 that advocates for drawing down carbon emissions, breaking free from fossil fuels and growing clean energy. We partner with citizens and advocacy groups to build the climate movement all year long. CAB is a member of Massachusetts Climate Action Network and MA Power Forward, a statewide climate coalition. Sign up for our newsletter and see our meetings and events schedules at www.climateactionbrookline.org

Related Events During and Following Climate Week

For ideas on how to take action, download this handout.

Local Physicist, contributor to the IPCC Climate process, Dr. Rich Rosen, will meet with Brookline High Schoolers to address the science of climate change and discuss the challenges they face as a new generation moving forward.

Thanks to Climate Week 2018 Organizational Friends

 

All Saints’ Parish

Brookline Bikes Not Bombs

Brookline Arts Center

Brookline Bank

Brookline Booksmith

Brookline Bicycle Advisory Committee

Brookline Select Board

Brookline Select Board Climate Action Committee

Brookline Building Department

Brookline Department of Public Health

Brookline Dept. of Public Works

Brookline Parks and Open Space

Brookline Public Library

Brookline Recreation

Brookline Schools

Chobee Hoy Associates

Climate Action Brookline

Environment Massachusetts

Friends of the Muddy River

Korean Church

League of Women Voters

MA Power Forward

Mass Climate Action Network

Mass Energy

Consumers Alliance

Massachusetts State Representative Frank Smizik’s Office

Mothers Out Front

Sierra Club Massachusetts

United Parish Church Brookline

And special thanks to dozens of dedicated individuals, organizers and volunteers for your planning and skills

Climate Action Brookline and our Climate Week Steering Committee:

David Pantalone, Pat Maher, Michael Berger, Judy Narosny, John Harris, Lynne Karsten