Events

Island Press Chat with Cate Mingoya and Stacy Eisenstark: Climate Action for Busy People
Join us via Zoom for a conversation with Cate Mingoya-LaFortune, author of Island Press book Climate Action for Busy People. In her book, Cate acknowledges that large-scale innovations in policy and technology are necessary to preserve the planet, but shows how the wisest and most lasting adaptation solutions originate at the local level. Each chapter helps readers scale up their actions, from identifying climate solutions that an individual or small group can pull off in a handful of weekends, like tree plantings or depaving parties, to advocating for change at the municipal level through coalition-building and data collection. It’s not too late for people of all ages and skill levels to create climate resilient communities.
You can RSVP (for free!) HERE! Hope to see you there!

Climate Reality Book Club Presents: Climate Action for Busy People with Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Cate’s new book, “Climate Action for Busy People,” gives tools to individuals or small groups seeking a roadmap for boosting climate preparedness and moving the needle towards environmental justice.
During Cate’s conversation, you’ll get step-by-step instructions on how to scale up your actions, from identifying climate solutions that one or a few people can pull off in a handful of weekends, like tree plantings or de-paving parties, to advocating for change at the municipal level through coalition-building and data collection.
Find a copy wherever you like to pick up your books. Island Press has extended a 30% off discount using the code WEBINAR on their website! Once you've got your book, be sure to register for the webinar here.

Book Launch
Porter Square Books is thrilled to welcome Cate Mingoya-LaFortune for the release of her book Climate Action for Busy People! David Sittenfeld, Director of The Center for the Environment at the Museum of Science, Boston will join Mingoya-LaFortune in conversation. This event will take place on Tuesday, June 18 at 7pm at Porter Square Books (25 White St. Cambridge, MA 02140).
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TWENTY SUMMERS X ATMOS GATHERING: Embodied Activism
There is no separating equality from ecology, which knows that no member of any natural system has more value than another. In a world of polycrises, what does it mean for activism to be a daily necessity? How can we more deeply integrate it into our lives, allowing our values to shape a more fulfilling and joyful existence? This discussion will bring together advocates who are reframing how we talk about social and environmental justice—and what it means to be an embodied activist.
Cate in the Media
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How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering
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A Plan to Cool Off the Hottest Neighborhoods
By Emma Marris
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Racism is Magnifying the Deadly Impact of Rising City Heat by Alexandra Witze