Event Description

Local Environmental Action is an opportunity to join community leaders, environmental advocates and activists from across the region for an exciting day of skills training, networking, and inspiration. Whether you have been to every conference or are attending for the first time, be sure not to miss this amazing opportunity to connect and grow our grassroots movement. On Saturday, March 7, Local Environmental Action 2020 will bring hundreds of activists together to learn, connect and be inspired in Boston, Mass.

Workshops Include:

Morning:

• Inaccessible Movements Lead To Inaccessible Solutions: Bringing Together Disability Justice And Environmental Justice
• Solutions From The South! Racial Capitalism, Today's Trash Problem And What We Can Learn From The Global South
• Restore Our Ecosystems, Restore Our Earth
• Organizing 101
• Envisioning A Renewable Energy Future
• It's Not Just Climate Strikes: Mass Movements Around The World
• Concrete Tools For Transforming Society And Building A Unified Climate Justice Movement -  Part One

Afternoon:

• A Deeper Dive Tools, Insights And Practices To Transform Society And Halt Climate Destruction - Part Two
• Climate Resiliency And Immigration Justice
• Organizing 201
• Money For The Movement: Getting Started With Grant Apps
• Getting Off Gas
• Just Transition For A Solidarity Economy: Envisioning And Creating The Bright New World We Know Is Possible
• Turning Science Into Fake News: How Corporations Use The "Disinformation Playbook" To Counterfeit Science And Manipulate The Process
• One-To-One Connections: Practicing Deep Connection To Build Your Group And Your Power