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  • Animal Law Week Day 2: “False Food Promises and Farmed Animals—Green-Washing in Food Law: The Case Against JBS”

    WCC 1010, 18 EVERETT STREET, CAMBRIDGE

    When global meat producers market themselves as environmentally friendly, how can we separate fact from fiction? Join Assistant Attorneys General Ashley Gregor and Rita McDonough of the New York State Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Bureau, one of the nation’s leading state-level environmental enforcers. They will pull back the curtain on corporate greenwashing, detailing their office’s high-profile legal challenges against industry giant JBS and the fight to hold corporations accountable for their climate claims.

    A plant-based lunch will be served.

    Please register here to attend in person: https://forms.gle/xpnpnZeTH1EopoGk6

  • Freecycle- Donate and pick up items for free

    Spring 2026 Freecycle at Smith Campus Center (SCC)

    Freecycle Events

    Join us at our Freecycle in the Smith Campus Center! Drop off reusable goods you no longer need, and browse a fantastic selection of items brought by others. Find some secondhand items to gift this year. Popular items include books, clothes, and working household goods.

  • Harvard Voices on Climate Change: Measuring Forest-Based Carbon Emission Reductions

    Zoom

    The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Harvard Alumni Association invite you to the next installment of Harvard Voices on Climate Change, a virtual series showcasing Harvard faculty and fellows on different dimensions of the climate challenge.

    This session will explore the science and measurement behind forest-based carbon emission reductions. Featuring Missy Holbrook, Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry, and Benton Taylor, Associate Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, the discussion will examine how researchers measure carbon stored in forests and assess the role of forest conservation and restoration in climate mitigation.

  • Animal Law Week Day 4: “Arctic Wildlife, Oil, and the Rule of Law”

    Pound Hall, 100 Cahill Classroom 1563 Massachusetts Ave 5th floor, Cambridge, MA, United States

    The Arctic is rapidly becoming a focal point for both ecological protection and energy development. Join Trustees for Alaska Senior Staff Attorney Bridget Psarianos and Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Margaret Williams as they explore how legal frameworks shape conflicts between oil extraction and the protection of Arctic wildlife.

    A plant-based lunch will be served.

    Please register here to attend in person: https://forms.gle/RdQwQRsDVqmxS7MHA

  • Poster graphic for Ken Burns Presents "Henry David Thoreau": A Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers and Scholars

    Ken Burns Presents “Henry David Thoreau”: A Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers and Scholars

    Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    The Center for the Study of World Religions’ Transcendentalism Initiative will host a special screening of Episode 2 of Henry David Thoreau, a new documentary directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers and produced by Ken Burns. The film is narrated by George Clooney and features voice performances by Jeff Goldblum, Meryl Streep and Ted Danson. Director Erik Ewers will introduce the film.

    The documentary offers a vivid, integrated portrait of Thoreau, bringing together the contemplative naturalist of Walden and the political thinker behind “Civil Disobedience.” It traces a life in which attention to the natural world and a commitment to social justice are presented as intertwined expressions of a single moral vision.

  • Litter clean up with “Charlie’s Angels”

    Litter clean ups with “Charlie’s Angels”
    Charles River

    Charlie's Angels is a group of Harvard-affiliates dedicated to keeping the Charles River area -- one that provides us with much peace and tranquility in our hectic personal and professional lives -- clean.

    Our river-cleanups will be hosted nearly every Saturday throughout the months of April and May from 10 to 11:30am.

    Clean-up sessions will be limited to 24 people, so please click on the event to register.

    During the week of every session an email with an itinerary and waiver will be sent to all participants. Supplies will be provided (including gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, buckets, etc.), as well as some refreshments to celebrate our morning's work!

    So, if you are interested in venturing into a life of fighting grime...join us!

  • The Michigan Futures Initiative: A Climate Solutions Accelerator at the University of Michigan

    Harvard Kennedy School, Bell Hall (B-500) 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    In the speaker series Climate Action Clinic: Where Research meets Practice, we spotlight lessons learned from efforts to link knowledge and action in order to develop and advance durable, effective, and equitable solutions to the climate change and sustainability challenges confronting humanity.

    In this discussion, the University of Michigan's Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action Shalanda Baker presents an overview of the Michigan Futures Initiative, a framework designed to accelerate research impacts and respond to urgent climate and sustainability issues focusing on: law and policy for equitable climate and energy policy; education innovation for the next generation of climate leaders; economic impact and workforce development fora sustainable economy; industrial transformation; and systems change tackling the interconnected challenges of water, food, and energy systems.

    Lunch will be served from 11:30 - 12:00 pm.

  • Litter clean up with “Charlie’s Angels”

    Litter clean ups with “Charlie’s Angels”
    Charles River

    Charlie's Angels is a group of Harvard-affiliates dedicated to keeping the Charles River area -- one that provides us with much peace and tranquility in our hectic personal and professional lives -- clean.

    Our river-cleanups will be hosted nearly every Saturday throughout the months of April and May from 10 to 11:30am.

    Clean-up sessions will be limited to 24 people, so please click on the event to register.

    During the week of every session an email with an itinerary and waiver will be sent to all participants. Supplies will be provided (including gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, buckets, etc.), as well as some refreshments to celebrate our morning's work!

    So, if you are interested in venturing into a life of fighting grime...join us!

  • Fixit Clinic

    Cabot Science Library 1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Have you been holding onto a broken item in the hopes of repairing it? (Or perhaps found a nearly-working item at a Freecycle?) If so, come to our Fixit Clinic at the Cabot Science Library! With help, you’ll disassemble your item, troubleshoot the issue, and (hopefully) repair it! Register your broken item ahead of time here.

    Don’t have anything to fix but have some fixing expertise to share? Sign up to be a coach here!

    Hosted by Harvard Libraries and Harvard Recycling & Waste. Contact dailey_brannin@harvard.edu with questions.

  • Litter clean up with “Charlie’s Angels”

    Litter clean ups with “Charlie’s Angels”
    Charles River

    Charlie's Angels is a group of Harvard-affiliates dedicated to keeping the Charles River area -- one that provides us with much peace and tranquility in our hectic personal and professional lives -- clean.

    Our river-cleanups will be hosted nearly every Saturday throughout the months of April and May from 10 to 11:30am.

    Clean-up sessions will be limited to 24 people, so please click on the event to register.

    During the week of every session an email with an itinerary and waiver will be sent to all participants. Supplies will be provided (including gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, buckets, etc.), as well as some refreshments to celebrate our morning's work!

    So, if you are interested in venturing into a life of fighting grime...join us!

  • Cherry Blossom Celebration at the Arnold Arboretum

    Arnold Arboretum

    Come celebrate Japanese culture amongst the Arboretum’s beautiful cherry blossoms with taiko drumming, traditional Japanese dance, Japanese games and calligraphy, family activities, and the inside scoop on the Arboretum’s own cherry collection.