Climate Change Forum March 18

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.