Wake Up the Earth Festival

Saturday, May 2

10:30AM @ CURTIS HALL - CENTER ST PARADE

11:00AM @ ROBERT LAWSON PARK - EGLESTON SQAURE PARADE

12-6PM SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PARK @ STONYBROOK T

https:/www.wakeuptheearth.org



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The Spring 2026 Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP

Saturday May 2

NOON to 2 pm

Rain date--in case of DOWNPOUR--is Sunday May 3, 12-2

at Fayette Park (near the corner of Broadway and Fayette Street, Cambridge, MA)



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Cambridge: Japanese Hibakusha Delegation

Sunday, May 3

2:30 am EDT

St James Episcopal Church 1991 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA



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Frontiers in New Manufacturing:  A Symposium in Honor of Ted de Winter

Monday, May 4

9 am-1 pm

Photonics Building, Room 206, 8 St. Mary's Street, Boston, MA 02215

RSVP at https:/www.bu.edu/eng/frontiers-in-manufacturing-a-symposium-in-honor-of-ted-de-winter



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Net Impact Boston & BASG Kickoff to Boston Climate Week Networking Event

Monday, May 4

5:30 PM - 7 PM

Microsoft New England Research and Development Center, 1Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

RSVP at https:/www.eventbrite.com/e/net-impact-boston-basg-kickoff-to-boston-climate-week-networking-event- tickets-1987283457317



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A special screening of Living in Pryde

Monday, May 4

7:00 p.m.

Modern Theatre, 525 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

And online

RSVP in person at https:ci.ovationtix.com/34432/production/1272046?performanceId=11794178

RSVP online at https:wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/9717752285537/WN_vHQYh-3TTHGykfv7-K_Hfw#/registration



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Stanford Energy Seminar | Alice Jackson, Breakthrough Energy

Monday, May 4

7:30pm EDT [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]

Stanford, Hewlett Teaching Center, 201, 370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305

And online

RSVP at https:events.stanford.edu/event/stanford-energy-alice-jackson-breakthrough-energy#about_stream



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Never Settle: Persuasion and Negotiation Skills to Get What You Want

Tuesday, May 5

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)

Online

RSVP at https:www.pon.harvard.edu/events/pon-live-book-talk-never-settle-persuasion-and-negotiation-skills -to-get-what-you-want



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The future of connected cars

Tuesday, May 5

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:/www.brookings.edu/events/the-future-of-connected-cars



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National Treasure: How the Declaration of Indepedence Made America

Tuesday, May 5

7 - 8pm

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125

RSVP at https:/www.eventbrite.com/e/national-treasure-how-the-declaration-of-independence-made-america-tick ets-1987156396274



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The future of corporate energy sourcing - Exploring energy demand growth, policy shifts and evolving Scope 2

Wednesday, May 6

8am EDT [1pm BST]

Online

RSVP at https:www.businessgreen.com/sponsored/4527767/register-sustainable-talks-future-corporate-energy-s ourcing



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Climatetech Pitch Party

Wednesday, May 6

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Greentown Labs Boston, 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA, 02143

RSVP at https:luma.com/e275hjqk

Cost:  $0 - $25



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Refusing Generative AI: A Critique of Rhetorical Commonplaces about "AI" in Education

Wednesday, May 6

5:00pm to 6:30pm EDT

MIT, Building 32, 155V, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

RSVP at https:docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMX95_ETVS8vbpG1Irjgukg6SvUZxsqWXXAtyJP1y1rHWD4w/viewform



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Energybar: Place to Build -- Why Climate Innovators Choos Massachusetts

Wednesday, May 6

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Greentown Labs Boston, 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA, 02143

RSVP at https:luma.com/wmb1wfo6



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Stealing America

Wednesday, May 6

7:00pm

Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/linford-d-fisher-stealing-america-tickets-1985403765107



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The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw

Wednesday, May 6

7:00pm

Porter Square Books, Cambridge Edition, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140-1413

RSVP at https:portersquarebooks.com/form/rsvp-sylvester-allen-jr-and-bell



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Exploring a Clean Energy Future in Massachusetts

Thursday, May 7

10:30 AM - 12 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-a-clean-energy-future-in-massachusetts-tickets-1985931172597



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Carbon Experts Summit Boston

Thursday, May 7

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The Link, 255 Main St. Cambridge, MA

RSVP at https:oneclicklca.com/carbon-experts-summit-boston-2026



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Bill McKibben, Here Comes the Sun Book Talk and Q&A

Thursday, May 7  

5 PM - 6 PM

MIT Killian Hall (14W-111), 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/bill-mckibben-here-comes-the-sun-book-talk-and-qa-tickets-1986089372778



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Learning to Listen: Interspecies Communication

Thursday, May 7

6:00 PM - 8:15 PM

SwissnexBoston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

RSVP at https:swissnex.zohobackstage.eu/LearningtoListenInterspeciesCommunication



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Climate Week Boston: A Developer Roundtable

Thursday, May 7

6 PM - 9 PM

553 E 2nd Street, Boston, MA

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-week-boston-a-developer-roundtable-tickets-1987065411135



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Built to Thrive: Designing Ecosystems for Climate Tech Innovation

Thursday, May 7

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Venture Café Cambridge, Havana Room, Broadway 5th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142

RSVP at https:community.venturecafecambridge.org/login?redirectTo=%2Fevents%2F110291a6-9c73-48d2-8e1c-1ab7 6997b8f7%3Fflow%3Dregister



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MIT D-Lab Spring Student Showcase

Thursday, May 7

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

MIT, Building N51, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139



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Solar Return for Change

Friday, May 8

8 PM - 10 PM

MIT Kresge Auditorium, MIT Building W16, 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/solar-return-for-change-tickets-1761102136899

Cost:  $0 - $21.99



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MIT K-12 Climate Action & Education Conference

Saturday, May 9

9 AM - 4 PM

MIT Sloan School of Management, 100 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-k-12-climate-action-education-conference-tickets-1986002343471?aff= ebdssbdestsearch



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Corporate Reckoning: How Businesses Can Address Historical Wrongs

Monday, May 11

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)

Online

RSVP at https:www.pon.harvard.edu/events/kelman-seminar-corporate-reckoning-how-businesses-can-address-his torical-wrongs



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Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work

Monday, May 11

6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)

Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

RSVP at https:/www.eventbrite.com/e/alvin-e-roth-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-1984822822492



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What are Tipping Points and Why Do They Matter? With Tim Lenton OBE

Tuesday, May 12

1 AM - 2 AM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-are-tipping-points-and-why-do-they-matter-with-tim-lenton-obe-ti ckets-1987597863715



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Saving Lives in a Warming World: Investing in Climate Services for Health

May 12

9:00 - 10:15am EDT  

Online

RSVP at https:hub.wri.org/events/2026/5/saving-lives-warming-world-investing-climate-services-health



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Progress Is Built: Practical Solutions for Today's Energy Moment

Tuesday, May 12

12-1 p.m. ET/10-11 a.m. MT

Online

RSVP at https:rmi.tfaforms.net/219



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Climate Change, Drinking Water Security, and Public Health Book Launch

Tuesday, May 12  

12 PM - 1 PM

MIT D-Lab, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, MIT N51-310 Cambridge, MA 02139

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-drinking-water-security-and-public-health-book-launch-ti ckets-1988099556291



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Edinburgh Earth Initiative: Multilateralism at a Crossroads

Tuesday, May 12

2 PM - 3:30 PM

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-earth-initiative-multilateralism-at-a-crossroads-tickets-19 88079439120



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Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York

Tuesday, May 12

7:00pm

Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138



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Stories from a warming world

Wednesday, May 13

7:00 pm  Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth AvenueBoston, MA 02215O

RSVP at https:www.wbur.org/events/1078962/stories-from-a-warming-world

Cost:  $10.00-30.00



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[UK] Local elections 2026: Implications for just climate action

Thursday, May 14  

9 - 10 EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/local-elections-2026-implications-for-just-climate-action-tickets-19859 18005213



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Talking Climate in the Age of Disinformation! Action Party

Tuesday, May 19

7 PM - 8 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-climate-in-the-age-of-disinformation-action-party-tickets-19869 27323110



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The microscopic world of kelp forest ecosystems

Tuesday, May 19

9pm - 10pm EDT [6pm to 7pm PT]

Hopkins Marine Station, Izzie Abbott Boatworks Auditorium, 120 Ocean View Blvd Pacific Grove, CA 93950

And online

RSVP in person at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of-hopkins-talk-brooke-weigel-the-microscopic-world-of-kelp-tic kets-1988033337228

RSVP online at https:stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1mZzxy5rSU6Wftf6xe_6mw#/registration



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Advancing Indigenous and diverse knowledge systems in global assessments

Wednesday, May 20

9 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advancing-indigenous-and-diverse-knowledge-systems-in-global-assessme nts-tickets-1986319921355



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Extreme Heat for Contractors and Landscapers

Wednesday, May 20

4 PM - 6:30 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/extreme-heat-for-contractors-and-landscapers-tickets-1988107250304



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Nitrogen Scarcity, Surplus, and Carbon Impacts in Northeastern US Forests

Thursday, May 21

11 AM - 12 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/nitrogen-scarcity-surplus-and-carbon-impacts-in-northeastern-us-forests -tickets-1987865766018



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The Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve Levitsky - May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Online

RSVP at https:harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T6gslRTtRyGQZf854UnkQQ#/registration



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How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University

Thursday, May 21

7:00pm

Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138



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How community energy can scale social and environmental impact

Friday, May 22

7am - 8am EDT [12:00 - 13:00 BST]

Online

RSVP at https:www.sei.org/events/scaling-community-energy-for-impact



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Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

Friday, May 22

7:00pm

Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138



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Curious and Complex Connections: Environmental History and the War of Independence

Wednesday, May 27

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

MA Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215-3695

And online

RSVP in person at https:/18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Curious-and-Complex-Connections-Environmental-History-and -the-War-of-Independence--In-Person-Prog

RSVP online at https:18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Curious-and-Complex-Connections-Environmental-History-and -the-War-of-Independence---Virtual-Prog

Cost:  $0 - $10



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Jeremy Lent / Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All

Wednesday, May 27

10 PM - 11:30 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/jeremy-lent-ecocivilization-making-a-world-that-works-for-all-tickets-1 982670686395



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Modelling to Policy: Circular Economy Pathways Towards Net-Zero

Thursday, May 28

7am - 12pm EDT[13:00-18:00 Brussels]

Brussels

And online

RSVP at https:iiasa.ac.at/events/may-2026/modelling-to-policy-circular-economy-pathways-towards-net-zero



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Voices of Change: An online youth panel on hope, agency and action

Thursday, May 28

1 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-of-change-an-online-youth-panel-on-hope-agency-and-action-tick ets-1983535094864



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Budgeting in Place: How People's Budgets Shape Civic Life

Thursday, May 28

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Boston Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116

RSVP at https:bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69e13733b6c4ac1fedccd7f1



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Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America

​​​​​Saturday, May 30

7:00pm (doors open at roughly 5:30pm)

First Parish Church, 1446 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/senator-chris-murphy-at-first-parish-church-tickets-1986465894966

Cost:  $20.00 (admission only); $45.00 (book included)



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2026 International White Hat Conference

Monday, June 1-Wednesday, June 3  *  9 AM-8 PM

Park Hyatt Mendoza, Mendoza, Mendoza

And online

RSVP at https:www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-international-white-hat-conference-tickets-1985606246735



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The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government

Wednesday, June 3

6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)

Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

RSVP at https:/www.harvard.com/event/barbara-mcquade

Cost:  $12.00 (admission only);  $42.00 (book included)



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House of Fidelity: The Rise of the Johnson Dynasty and the Company That Changed American Investing

Wednesday, June 3

7:00pm

Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138



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Conference: Geo-Solutions for the Energy Transition

Wednesday, June 10 - 11

MIT, Building 55-110 (the tallest building on campus), Cambridge, MA