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Beyond Gas The Future of Clean Heat
Wednesday,May 15
7 PM Atrium School
69 Grove Sreet
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Please join us for our monthly meeting in-person. Our featured program will be about a very promising approach to getting us off gas.
Learn how the Massachusetts "Future of Clean Heat" bill will pivot us towards a future beyond gas and how to advocate for this critical change. Following the presentation, lead co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Steve Owens will share his goals and perspective.
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Annual Potluck Dinner and Meeting
Sunday, June 2
Our featured speaker is Stephen Kinzer, a powerful and informed speaker, author, journalist, and Boston Globe opinion columnist with extensive and critical foreign policy experience.
First Parish of Watertown Unitarian Universalists
35 Church Street,
5:30 PM - Potluck, 6:30 PM - Program
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Mother's Day Walk for Peace
Sunday,, May 12 Once again Watertown will be organizing a group of walkers and soliciting donations to support the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and its efforts to end the cycle of violence. What better way to celebrate Mother's Day. More Info here.
Donate and Register to Walk with Us Reserve a Seat on our Bus
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Understanding Palestine and Witnessing
Ssaturday May 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Belmont/Watertown United Methodist Church
80 Mt Auburn Street
This is an educational event on the war in Gaza and the current difficulties and injustices in other regions of Palestine. There will be some short films to provide historical and contemporary context for the current tragic situation in Gaza and the West Bank. The featured guest is Rev. Ashlee Wiest-Laird, who will share her experiences on a recent solidarity delegation to the Holy Land.
The church is a very short walk from Watertown Square, where our weekly Saturday vigil for a Ceasefire and Justice for Palestinians will be held at 12 noon.
Sponsored by the Peace and Common Security Working Group of Watertown Citizens. MORE INFO
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How Watertown Can Build Community to End Nuclear Weapons – Citizen Petition to City Council
Saturday May 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Belmont/Watertown United Methodist Church
80 Mt Auburn St (across from Starbucks)
Music by Tod Gross,Film – The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons -and Community Discussion. Reflections with Lillian Koizumi
Sponsored by the Peace and Common Security Working Group MORE INFO
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My Road From Damascus: A Memoir
Tuesday May 28 7 PM
Watertown Public Library
Meet inspiring Syrian author/educator/activist/refugee Jamal Saeed in person. The Refugee Support Group is honored to host Saeed, who will speak about his most recent book, My Road From Damascus: A Memoir. Copies of his book are available at area libraries and will be available for purchase at Belmont Books 79 Belmont Street. The author can also sign your book after the talk.
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Maps Now Available Summer Life-Friendly Garden Tour
Sunday, June 23 10 AM-2
It’s the last Sunday of National Pollinator Week, and it’s about the time when Monarch Butterflies reach New England. As Watertown is a signatory of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, we will explore how we support Monarch Butterflies by gardening without chemicals, planting milkweed and nectar plants, and celebrating the living beings around us. Maps and more info here
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Edible native Wild Plants of Watertown and Nearby
Tuesday May 7 7:00 pm to 8:30pm
Watertown Public Library, Watertown Savings Bank Room
Edible Native Wild Plants with Russ Cohen.He gives wild edibles talks and tours. Sometimes called the Johnny Appleseed of Wild Edible Plants he is a passionate speaker. His enthusiasm for his topic is contagious. More Infor and Register here
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A Practical Guide to Native Pollination System
Jtuesday June 4 7:00 pm to 8:30pm
Watertown Public Library, Watertown Savings Bank Room
A Practical Guide to Native Pollinator Conservation with Dr. Robert Gegear. Dr. Gegear studies bumblebees at UMass Dartmouth. His research into which plants most benefit endangered bumblebees and other at-risk pollinator is a great resource, influencing the recommendations of many, including Friends of Bees. More info and register here
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Lasting Peace – What Will It Take?
Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 PM
On Zoom
A Jewish-Muslim Collaborative Online Discussion IT t is six months since October 7th, and our hearts are still breaking. How can the recognition of our joint humanity help move the world forward to a resolution of the tragedy taking place in Gaza and Israel? External Link for More Information:
Sponsored by Islamic Council of New England and the Boston Workers Circle
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October 7: Behind US and Israeli Headlines
Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 PM ET
Zoom
Beheaded babies!” “Systematic mass rapes!” “Heads on pikes!” In the hours, days, and weeks after the attack by Hamas, Israeli sources fed such claims to Western mainstream media, claims which were then echoed by high officials, including the U.S. president. Our panelists will review and discuss three recent video reports that present the evidence and offer critical analysis.
Sponsored by Voices from the Holy Land“
Learn More and Register here
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Day of Disarmament and Climate Action
Wednesday, May 22 from 12 noon to 3:00 pm
State House
We invite all of you to join this Day of Disarmament and Climate Action on Wednesday, May 22nd, from 12-3 at the State House, and to spread this day of action with your organizations.
We'll be calling on the leadership of the legislature to take action on crucial climate and nuclear disarmament bills, especially our Nuclear Weapons and Climate Commission bill. We are mobilizing students, and activists around Mass to make it clear to the legislature that we need to see them taking more action on climate disaster and nuclear disarmament before it is too late.
Please register here and spread the news, especially to any students and youth!
More Info and Registration https://warheadstowindmills.org/ma-day-of-action/
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Weekly Vigil Peace and Common Security Working Group
Join us on Saturdays in Watertown Square from 12 noon to 1:00 PM under the banners - "Let Gaza Live" "Permanent CEASEFIRE in Gaza and Palestine". Bring a sign or make one when you arrive. If it is raining or snowing we will not gather for the vigil.
more info
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Watertown We Need Your Signatures!
The Peace and Common Security Working Group is on a mission to get Watertown folks to sign three initiatives and help get signatures from friends, neighbors and family members.
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Petition to Representative Katherine Clark to support the goals of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. sign online here
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Watertown for Palestine (W4P) and Call for CEASEFIRE in Gaza. A letter to Senator Markey, Senator Warren, and Representative Clark calling for an immediate ceasefire. link to the letter
- Citizens Petition to the Watertown City Council.to support a call for the U.S. to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by, among other steps, actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenal.
We will be collecting signatures and sharing the on-line links and QR codes at various locations in Watertown in the coming weeks and months. Please consider joining us. We will provide talking points for each initiative. In the meantime, you are invited to sign in person by visiting 14 Bates Road where you can also take copies of the petitions and flyers to gather signatures at community meeting, social gatherings and houses of workshop.
link to more details or scroll below.
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Watertown Faces Climate Change | |
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Sunday May 5 also May 19
5-6:30 PM In-person and zoom
Church of the Good Shepherd 11 Russell Ave
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Thursday May 9 also June 13
6:30 -8 PM
also Thursday May 9
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Peace and Common Security | |
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Sunday May 12 also June 9
7-8:30 Zoom
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Monday, May 20
5:30 - 7:00 PM
6:30-8 PM
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Wednesday, May 22
6:30-8 PM
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WATERTOWN – WE NEED YOUR SIGNATURES!
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The Peace and Common Security Working Group is on a mission to get Watertown folks to sign three initiatives and help get signatures from friends, neighbors and family members.
Petition to Representative Katherine Clark. We are asking her to support and endorse House Resolution 77 which calls on the United States to embrace the goals of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. H. Res 77 was introduced by her colleague Rep. James McGovern and endorsed by colleagues from across the political spectrum including Ayanna Pressley, Stephen Lynch, and Richard Neal. You can sign the petition on line at https://chng.it/JH4vDXFn8b
Watertown for Palestine (W4P) and Call for CEASEFIRE in Gaza. We are collaborating with W4P, a local group initiated by Arab-Americans, to collect signatures on a letter to Senator Markey, Senator Warren, and Representative Clark calling for an immediate ceasefire. Here is a link to the letter and the form to sign on. This initiative is spreading across Massachusetts with similar groups in Malden, Medford, Cambridge, Arlington and cities and towns in Western Massachusetts.
Citizens Petition to the Watertown City Council. We want the City Council to support a call for the U.S. to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by, among other steps, actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenal. A Citizen Petition requires the City Clerk to certify that 150 Watertown voters have signed the Petition. Our goal is to collect many more signatures than required and engage voters in a discussion about the existential threat of nuclear war.
We will be collecting signatures and sharing the on-line links and QR codes at various locations in Watertown in the coming weeks and months. Please consider joining us. We will provide talking points for each initiative. In the meantime, you are invited to sign in person by visiting 14 Bates Road where you can also take copies of the petitions and flyers to gather signatures at community meeting, social gatherings and houses of workshop.
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