Rise Up Boston: A Climate Event
Sat Apr 26, 11:00 AM - Sat Apr 26, 3:00 PM
in 3 days

Meet with some of the people who are making a difference addressing climate change at tables throughout the Museum, and talk with Museum educators. This all-day event is all about informing, empowering, and inspiring action. And it’s just the beginning, as we all work together to make a difference!

Guest Speakers:
Gordon Current Science & Technology Center Stage, Blue Wing Level 1
11:30 am - Angela Jones, Northeastern University Marine Science Center
12:30 pm - Crystal Johnson, MA Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice (keynote)
1:30 pm - Julie Wormser, Chief Climate Officer, City of Cambridge
2:30 pm - Katherine Dafforn, PhD, Co-Director, Stone Living Lab & Professor of Coastal Reliance, UMass-Boson
3:30 pm - Skye Moret, PhD, Northeastern University College of Art and Design

Tabling Organizations:
- Boston Society for Landscape Architects
- Boston University School of Public Health
- Brandeis University Environmental Studies Program
- Cambridge Energy Alliance
- Center for Student Coastal Research
- Ipswich River Watershed Association
- Manomet Conservation Sciences
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brushett Research Group
- Massachusetts Oyster Project, Inc
- Mothers Out Front
- Museum of Science Environmental Footprint Task Force
- Museum of Science YES/EiE
- New England Section of the American Chemical Society
- Northeastern University Marine Science Center
- Northeastern University, CORE Lab, Helmuth Lab, Patterson Lab
- Proteus Ocean Group
- Sierra Club Massachusetts
- Stone Living Lab
- The Nature Conservancy
- Whale & Dolphin Conservation
- Women's Energy Network Boston