Event Announcements

Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet and other books, will be the featured speaker at a forum, Climate Change in Focus: Finding Hope Through Democratic Action, on Monday, March 18th from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Mass. Ave., Arlington.

This free event is presented by the Arlington Democratic Town Committee and by the Social Justice Committee of First Parish Church. Also participating are Mothers Out Front, Sustainable Arlington, Massachusetts Sierra Club, 350 MA plus 350 Metro-North Node, and Elders Climate Action Massachusetts.

The Book Rack of Arlington is providing books by the speaker for purchase and signing.

This is the first in a series of programs focusing on climate issues and what we can do as individuals and as a community.

Concerned about how well our electoral system lives up to the promise of democracy? Looking for a way to ensure voting rights and fair elections in MA? Want to know what reforms will make a difference in MA and how you can be involved in current efforts to effect change?

THEN JOIN US!

The Arlington Democratic Town Committee is pleased to host a community event on elections and voting rights. The forum features leading experts and activists working on electoral reforms to ensure a fair, accessible, open, and functional democratic system. The event will include an interactive, working group component to equip you with the contacts, resources, and tools to get involved!

The forum, A Crisis of Democracy: A Forum on Elections and Voting Rights, will take place on Tuesday, March 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St. Panelists include Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, Executive Director of MassVOTE, Greg Dennis, Policy Director of Voter Choice MA, and Joyce Hackett from Lift Every Vote. Pam Wilmot, Executive Director of Common Cause Massachusetts, will moderate the panel discussion.