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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Claire Ackroyd
DESCRIPTION:Maine-based mystery author Claire Ackroyd will speak about her writing\, including her newest novel Body in the Blueberry Barrens. \nClaire Ackroyd is a landscape designer\, independent organic inspector\, educator and writer. She grew up in rural England in a big garden with pets and ponies and now resides in Orono.
URL:https://weru.org/event/author-talk-with-claire-ackroyd/
LOCATION:Ellsworth Public Library\, 20 State St\, Ellsworth\, ME\, 04605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:The Spirit of Cacao: More Than Chocolate - A Path to Heart Connection with Christina Montano
DESCRIPTION:The Blue Hill Public Library will present a talk on cacao with local Healing Arts Therapist and Cacao Ceremonialist\, Christina Montano\, on Thursday\, July 2 at 7:00 p.m. Join Christina for an engaging introduction to cacao as a medicinal plant. In this talk\, Christina will share the origins of cacao\, how it differs from everyday chocolate\, why it has been used for centuries in Central and South American traditions\, and explore how cacao “supports the nervous system\, opens the heart\, and invites a deeper connection to oneself.” Christina Montano is a Healing Arts Therapist and Cacao Ceremonialist who is “passionate about the power of plant medicine to support healing\, connection\, and personal transformation.” This program is free and open to all. For more information: Blue Hill Public Library or 374-5515.
URL:https://weru.org/event/the-spirit-of-cacao-more-than-chocolate-a-path-to-heart-connection-with-christina-montano/
LOCATION:Blue Hill Public Library\, 5 Parker Point Rd\, Blue Hill\, Maine\, 04614
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kayeligh Thomas":MAILTO:kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: NYC Monuments of Black Americans
DESCRIPTION:Join Emmy Award winning producer and history teacher David Felsen for a discussion of his new book “New York City Monuments of Black Americans: A History and Guide”. New York City is blessed with an incredible array of public sculptures. One overlooked aspect of this collection is its monuments of Black Americans\, each with its own remarkable story. Felsen reveals the stories behind thirty inspiring monuments that have endured\, as well as how they found their place in the city’s history. Register: https://nehlibrary.libcal.com/event/16634275
URL:https://weru.org/event/author-talk-nyc-monuments-of-black-americans/
LOCATION:Northeast Harbor Library\, 1 Joy Rd\, Northeast Harbor\, ME\, 04662\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="Northeast Harbor Library":MAILTO:talktous@nehlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T180000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Abdi Iftin
DESCRIPTION:Abdi Iftin—naturalized American\, former refugee\, and author of Call Me American—shares his journey from civil-war Somalia to the state of Maine. He’ll read from his memoir\, reflect on what comes next\, and take questions from the audience.
URL:https://weru.org/event/author-talk-with-abdi-iftin/
LOCATION:Ellsworth Public Library\, 20 State St\, Ellsworth\, ME\, 04605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T130000
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SUMMARY:SOS: Save Our Salmon
DESCRIPTION:Join us online or in person at Smithereen Farm’s Grey Lodge for a conversation with Peter Neill\, founding director of the World Ocean Observatory. \nFundy\, Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays are places of extraordinary marine abundance. The St. Croix river alone is estimated to have returned upwards of 30 million alewives per year\, according to the DFO of Canada that number may have been closer to 100 milllion. Historical abundance in herring\, pollock\, halibut\, cod was central to the indigenous and early settlement experience of this place. We still have the greatest diversity of commercial fisheries in the state of Maine. \nConventional thinking attributes the diminishment of traditional fisheries to overfishing\, but fisheries scientists have long known that the impairment of river and coastal habitats\, the loss of productive habitats for juvenile fish\, forage fish and the connectivity between rivers and sea have the power to restore populations. From sturgeon to elver to alewives\, species after species have in fact rebounded from fishways and habitat restoration work. The salmon farming industry would have us believe that the only way to enjoy fish from the sea is to farm it\, unfortunately the farmed fish are eating wild fish ‘from away’\, and contaminating the wild fish right here with their effluvia. The open net pens are coming up for renewal\, and a matter that deserves public input– but other threats are also proposed for our bays. A 400 million dollar proposal for underwater AI datacenter\, huge cruise ships making noise that impacts cetaceans and eco-tourism\, a proposed tidal barrage across the Pennamaquan that would totally block fish passage– to name a few. How can we organize to protect our bays\, how can we participate in decision making that will allow for the survival of this place we love? What can we learn from other places that have succeeded to protect their ecosystems and to see rebounding of native fish? \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89592261500?pwd=9qctflL9pacbGRD1LUHmtXNYUc5xWa.1 \nMeeting ID: 895 9226 1500\nPasscode: 037702 \nFeatured Speaker: Peter Neill is founding director of the World Ocean Observatory\, and serves as host of World Ocean Radio\, a weekly podcast about the health of the ocean; Editor of World Ocean Journal; and creative director of World Ocean Forum. In 2016 he received an appointment with the Climate Change Institute and represents the W2O as a Research Associate; he previously served 20 years as President of the South Street Seaport Museum\, New York; is co-founder of The Sound School and The Harbor School; and has dedicated his career to marine affairs. He is the author of many non-fiction books related to ocean issues\, available wherever books are sold. He lives in Downeast Maine and hosts a radio show on WERU called Land of the Pointed. \nModerator: Andrew Kimbrell is an attorney\, author\, and public interest advocate. He also holds a graduate degree in psychology. He currently serves as Executive Director of both the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA)\, which he founded in 1994\, and the Earth Advocacy Institute\, founded in 2023. \nKimbrell is Executive Director Emeritus of the Center for Food Safety (CFS)\, which he founded in 1997. He continues to serve on the CFS Board of Directors as Chair of its Litigation Committee. During his tenure as Executive Director\, CFS\, among numerous other accomplishments\, helped create and defend the U.S. Organic Food Standards\, successfully litigated to halt the commercialization of several genetically engineered crops\, challenged and shut down numerous polluting factory farms\, and secured protections for endangered species\, including the monarch butterfly. \nUnder Kimbrell’s leadership\, CFS also engaged in a successful twenty-year legal\,\nlegislative\, and grassroots campaign to prevent the production and commercialization of genetically engineered salmon. The organization also succeeded in blocking the initiation of a multi-billion-dollar open-ocean fish farming industry in federal waters\, thereby helping protect wild fish populations and coastal communities.\nCFS also opposed industrial finfish and shellfish aquaculture\, helping secure a permanent ban on commercial net-pen operations in Washington State’s public waters. As Executive Director and senior attorney at ICTA\, Kimbrell initiated the successful 2007 Supreme Court case that held the Environmental Protection Agency responsible for addressing greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. \nKimbrell is the author of several books on psychology\, technology\, and environmental issues\, and is the editor of Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture. His articles and essays have appeared in numerous law reviews\, magazines\, and newspapers. Among his most notable publications is the Twenty-Third Annual E. F. Schumacher Lecture\, “Salmon Economics (and Other Lessons).” \nHe is currently completing Earthkind: Recovering the Human Place in the Community of Life scheduled for publication in 2027. In 2007\, The Guardian named Kimbrell one of the fifty people in the world “most likely to help save the Earth.” He resides in Phippsburg\, Maine.\nThe Cobscook Bay Ecology Series is a season-long learning series on Cobscook Bay Ecology presented by Downeast Salmon Federation and Greenhorns. \nJoin us to learn more about the unique ecology of our beautiful bay and the rights we have as citizens to participate in shaping marine policy and governance. Speakers and experts from around Maine and the wider world present on topics of relevance as communities and regulators evaluate the plans for expansion by Cooke Aquaculture.
URL:https://weru.org/event/sos-save-our-salmon/
LOCATION:Smithereen Farm\, 767 Leighton Point Rd\, Pembroke\, 04666\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T190000
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SUMMARY:Designing Plastic Out of the Ocean Economy feat. Abby Barrows (Schoodic Institute's Summer Lecture Series)
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday\, July 21 at 7:00pm for Designing Plastic Out of the Ocean Economy\, featuring Abby Barrows\, Principal Investigator for the Global Microplastics Initiative with Adventure Scientists and marine scientist\, researcher\, and oyster farmer. \nAfter years documenting microplastic pollution worldwide\, marine researcher Abigail Barrows turned her focus toward prevention. This talk traces the journey from measuring plastic contamination in marine ecosystems to redesigning aquaculture systems that eliminate plastic gear entirely. Featuring field-tested innovations from Maine oyster farms\, the presentation explores how practical design changes can reduce pollution\, protect marine life\, and create more resilient coastal economies. \nRegister online at https://schoodicinstitute.org/event/summer-lecture-series-abby-barrows/ \nSchoodic Institute’s 2026 Summer Lecture Series events are free\, thanks to support from our generous sponsor\, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
URL:https://weru.org/event/designing-plastic-out-of-the-ocean-economy-feat-abby-barrows-schoodic-institutes-summer-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Schoodic Institute\, 9 Atterbury Cir\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T180000
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SUMMARY:The Weight of the Cannons\, the Strength of a Bond: Knox & Washington
DESCRIPTION:The Weight of the Cannons\, the Strength of a Bond: Knox & Washington \nForged in iron\, the bond between George Washington & Henry Knox continued throughout their lifetimes. Knox\, the commander’s confidant & anchor\, shared the weight of the Revolutionary War from the Siege of Boston to the Siege of Yorktown. Their mutual respect grew from strong political ideology\, dealing with family tragedies\, & unwavering loyalty. \nJoin Dr. Phillip Hamilton\, author & professor\, for an in-depth look intoMuseumknoxmuseum.org/education. Members $5.00\, Non-members $10.00. \nSponsored by the Education Committee of the General Henry Knox Museum.
URL:https://weru.org/event/the-weight-of-the-cannons-the-strength-of-a-bond-knox-washington/
LOCATION:Watts Hall\, 174 Main Street\, Thomaston\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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