Bill McKibben speaks on Climate Change, Migration and Racism
Summary: Bill McKibben will speak in-person at Concord-Carlisle High School on Climate Change, Migration and Racism. Also available via Zoom.
When: Apr 02, 2023
Time:23:00 - 00:30
Description
First Parish in Concord social action community and Concord Public Schools are pleased to host Bill McKibben to speak in-person on Climate Change, Migration and Racism. For over 30 years, McKibben (website) has been at the forefront of climate activism, having founded the organizations 350.org and ThirdAct.org, and with numerous books beginning with The End of Nature (1989) to his most recent The Flag, the Cross and the Station Wagon (2022).
This event is a memorial lecture for Peter Nichol, a local educator and climate champion who passed away last year. Learn more about Peter from his obituary.
This is a hybrid event, with a Zoom option for people who can't attend in-person. Please register for either option at climate-migration-racism.eventbrite.com.
This event is co-hosted by a number of local organizations, including:
- Concord Public Schools
- First Parish in Concord - Immigration Justice Task Force, Racial Justice Action and Environmental Action Team
- ConcordCAN! - the Concord Climate Action Network
- Cooler Concord
- Mothers Out Front Concord
- League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle
- Trinitarian Congregation Church
- West Concord Union Church
- Congregation Kerem Shalom
- Concord Free Public Library
- Dignity in Asylum
- The Umbrella Arts Center
- Na'aseh - we will act - social justice group of Congregation Beth Elohim
- Environmental Group at Newbury Court