ACTIVISM
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., HartfordCT NOFA is proud to join with the Sierra Club of Connecticut and other organizations for this day of advocacy. Come to the State Capitol in Hartford to advocate for strong and meaningful legislation to protect our environment and keep Connecticut’s climate promise! At this event you will hear from speakers about bills before the […]
Sound Off for Climate Action Day
Hartford Capitol 300 Capitol Ave, HartfordIt’s grind time! We are one month away from the end of the 2024 legislative session, and General Assembly has heard our issues relating to climate accountability and the need for increased investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Still, we need people power to push these priority bills past the finish line! That […]
Documentary: SEEDS OF CHANGE to air on Connecticut Public Television
An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform the Prison food system. Filmed over the course of two-years, Seeds of Change chronicles the intersecting stories of lifelong farmer Mark McBrine and several incarcerated men as they grow their own food on a five-acre prison garden unlike any other. Nick Callanan, Director of the Maine Outdoor Film Festival […]
Greenwich Earth Day Cleanup: Mianus River
Get involved and give back to your local community on Earth Day! Link up with Trout Unlimited and friends to clean up the Mianus River in Greenwich along River Road. We'll get things started at 10 am - look for the big blue TU tent! There should be plenty of parking on the pull offs […]
Wilton Earth Day Cleanup: Schenck’s Island Park
Schenck's Island Park 202 Old Ridgefield Road, WiltonGet involved and give back to your community on Earth Day! Link up with Trout Unlimited and friends to clean up the Norwalk River at Schenck's Island Park. Volunteers will split up into teams to scout for garbage along the banks, and cut back vines and invasive plants. We'll have all the stuff you need […]
Norwalk Earth Day Cleanup: Silvermine River
Join Trout Unlimited and friends for a cleanup of the Silvermine River in Norwalk at the Silvermine Elementary School. We'll provide all the stuff you need like waters, snacks, gloves and trash bags. Bring a reusable water bottle! For more information
Earth Day Expo at The Groton Public Library
Groton Public Library 52 Newtown Road, GrotonInvest in our planet. Join community organizations as we celebrate Earth Day and raise awareness of climate change, and give the community resources it needs to live more sustainably. This community event features a variety of vendors and organizations who support sustainable living as well as speakers throughout the day. Speakers: Stephanie Draus Mauro Diaz-Hernandez Jason […]
Salons at Stowe: Literary Activism Locked Up
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forest Street, HartfordA 2023 study by PEN America found that book bans in prison systems have risen dramatically in the last decades, even in seemingly progressive states. Washington state, for example, more than doubled the instances of book bans between 2019 and 2021. In addition to restrictions on reading through specific book bans, censoring certain topics in […]
Jane’s Walk: Bridgeport 2024
Explore the unique story of how we see, interact with, and feel about Downtown Bridgeport on foot, on film, and collaborative discussion. Join us for Jane’s Walk, an event where the unique story of how we see, interact with, and feel about our city will be explored on film, on foot, and through collaborative discussion. […]
Rally for Choice at Ridgefield’s Ballard Park
Ballard Park 485 Main Street, RidgefieldThe ad hoc grassroots group “Neighbors in Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton” will hold a public “Rally for Choice” on Sunday, June 23, at 3 pm at the gazebo in Ridgefield’s Ballard Park, to unhappily mark the second anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson […]
2024 Connecticut Coastal Cleanup with Save the Sound Mid-September
Wherever you are! Your TownThe Connecticut Cleanup is a state-wide effort hosted by Save the Sound as part of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. This global event, which occurs on International Coastal Cleanup Day in mid-September, has motivated over 11.5 million people around the world to pick up over 210 million pounds of trash from nearly 390,000 miles of […]