CANCELLED - Senator Jo Comerford Library Tour
2020-03-28 14:45 - 15:45 (America/New_York)
Libraries are vital institutions in our communities. They serve as gathering places, educational and cultural resources, introductions to literacy, and so much more. To celebrate the central role libraries play in our communities, Senator Jo Comerford will be traveling to a library in each of the 24 cities and towns in her district from October to May.

Join Jo for an informal gathering at your local library to learn more about the work she’s doing on your behalf in the legislature, ask questions, and join in on the conversation about issues affecting your community.

The Good and Bad News About Global Warming
2019-09-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Deerfield Town Hall, 8 Conway Street, South Deerfield Village, MA, 01373, United States
AT DEERFIELD TOWN HALL – NOT TILTON LIBRARY.
Part of the Climate Preparedness Week Series:
University of Massachusetts Professor and world-renowned climatologist Dr. Raymond Bradley will talk about the causes and effects of global warming, what political decisions moved the needle in the wrong direction, and what we can do to alleviate this situation. Dr. Bradley has written or edited thirteen books on climate change and has co-authored over 200 articles on the topic.
Climate Preparedness Week is a series created by Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW). For more information and listing of other programs throughout the state, please visit www.climatecrew.org/prep_week

Frontier High School Environmental Initiative presents
2019-09-28 09:00 - 10:30 | Deerfield Town Hall, 8 Conway Street, South Deerfield Village, MA, 01373, United States
AT DEERFIELD TOWN HALL – NOT TILTON LIBRARY.
Part of the Climate Preparedness Week Series:
This group of highly motivated and concerned high school students – Sadie Ross, Isabel Marrapese, and Joe Thompson – which founded this initiative in 2017, will present how they formed as a club and what they have worked for in and outside of Frontier over the past few years. They will talk about lifestyle changes that they made, mostly pertaining to diet and going vegetarian/vegan for the environment. They are hoping it will show that if three teenagers can change their habits to benefit the environment, you can too. A variety of vegan cupcakes and recipes will be offered.
Climate Preparedness Week is a series created by Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW). For more information and listing of other programs throughout the state, please visit www.climatecrew.org/prep_week

Plastic Free - One Family's Experience
2019-09-26 18:00 - 19:30 | MA, United States
Part of the Climate Preparedness Week Series:
Erika Zekos – an Amherst-based artist/architect and UMass professor – and her family took on the challenge to live without plastic for a month, as posed by the Plastic Free July campaign. Erika will report on the successes and obstacles her family faced, and how they are moving forward to eliminate plastic in their lives.
For more information on this challenge, check out www.plasticfreejuly.org. Plastic Free July is a campaign led by the Plastic Free Foundation. Each year, millions of people around the globe take the challenge and choose to refuse single-use plastics. Our vision is to see a world without plastic waste.
Climate Preparedness Week is a series created by Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW). For more information and listing of other programs throughout the state, please visit www.climatecrew.org/prep_week
