Hi, my name is Aalana Feaster. I'm from Dorchester, and I am representing the Morton Street Tree Coalition.

Hello friends. Jom from the banks of the Neponset, unceded territory of the I was able to attend the IPD event in Newton (!), which was excellent.

Hi! Erica Holm, Urban Ecologist at Mass Audubon. This weekend I visited the Italian wall lizards in the Victory gardens and planted 3 trees in my yard!

Hi. I'm Alice from Boston Harbor Now. Yesterday I led a tour about Boston before 1630 in the Common. Also helping take notes

Gabe Shapiro, Co-Founder of All In Energy. I went apple picking with my family yesterday.

Heather O’Brien

Hi all: Karen Mauney-Brodek, She/her, President, Emerald Necklace Conservancy,

Nina here - ED with Global Center for Climate Justice//GND Resource Hub. Took a long stroll through the arboretum with family

Pat Alvarez, Southwest Boston CDC, Hyde Park resident. Yesterday took a walk along the Deforest urban wild at the end of my street, which my neighbors and I saved from development over10 years ago.

Sophie (she/her) with BCAN, I celebrated Indigenous People's Day by taking an awesome hike on Wabanaki Confederacy, N’dakina, and Pequawket land in the white mountains!

Sarah Freeman - JP - Had lunch outdoors with Elders Climate Action MA and reached out to friends at NAICOB (North American Indian Center of Boston).

Hey! Amrita Sawhney from LivableStreets Alliance.

Slides for people that want to follow along: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wzyx93Wdz9rRDzj97IbnCPxJqf4esGRBCY6qanqxg9g/edit#slide=id.g165d3ce6eda_0_0

Hi! I’m Devon - a writer & researcher with the Global Center for Climate Justice. Yesterday I helped a friend move :))

Welcome Oliver!!!

Hello all! Curt Newton, JP Green House, 350 Mass. I had to work most of yesterday

Hey folks! Running notes document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M2ltSPwwnQMwlftR8jskbCdgSoqputbwN2MVbzku0A/edit?pli=1#

Hi all, Steven Lee, he/him, from West Roxbury, yesterday I took my daughter to a movie!

Hi folks- Alex here from the Center for Economic Democracy. I slept in super late for the first time in a long time, just delicious!

Welcome! Running notes document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19M2ltSPwwnQMwlftR8jskbCdgSoqputbwN2MVbzku0A/edit?pli=1#

Introduce yourself in the chat!

Hi all, Betsy Drinan, Boston Teachers Union Climate Justice Committee.

Hi! Paulina Casasola (she) Clean Water Action

Greetings GND FOLKS Mela Bush (ACE) Alternatives for community and environment

Hi everyone, Celeste Walker, Friends of Allandale Woods, Boston Park Advocates steering committee, Arboretum Park Conservancy.

We will be doing a short Q&A with Oliver. Please put your questions in the chat or raise your hand.

++ Oliver

not just measuring based on ghg emissions reduced

Can you please provide your contact info?

oliver.sellersgarcia@boston.gov

oliver.sellersgarcia@boston.gov

Thank you!

Speaking of buildings, are you plugged into the BPDA's NZC Zoning initiative? This seems like an important tool to add the city's toolbox. Thank you for attending - we look forward to getting to know you, working with you.

I hope you include schools in your all of city approach as our young people need to be involved and prepare for green jobs as an access issue -to lift their families out of structural, racialized poverty

Regarding metrics the COB is planning to use for success of these programs... can we expect the City to make real gains in addressing the core problems that communities of color and low-income folks in Boston are facing, like lack of affordable housing, loss of open green space,, race and class-based gentrification, economic disinvestment etc? Short of that commitment, any GND talk seems like wasted time.

+++ Alex

Thanks for that comment Oliver about engagement on specific projects at the neighborhood level

Great points, Pat!! I totally agree!

Fully agree. We should say, no tree down.

Pat - Mayor Wu also announced a lot of recent investments in trees: the release of the urban forest plan, and tripling our arborists and other positions - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/21/metro/wu-announces-forestry-division-preserve-expand-tree-canopy-boston/

We have 4 acres of a mature canopy that is in jeopardy of being destroyed Dorchester

*in

There are several State projects in the City (Forest Hills/Mattapan/Dorchester) that are being planned in a not-very-green way. How do you plan to engage with the MBTA (it's fortuitous that you have a history with the MBTA), EOHHS, DCAMM etc.?

I'd like to hear a bit more of your thinking Oliver about the “ambassador" role you mentioned briefly. It seems it could help bridge gaps in connecting and supporting people to take advantage of programs. How might this work with CoB neighborhood liaisons?

Yes, over the last 7 years, the Emerald Necklace Consevancy developed a plan to support the Park trees that were not getting systematic care…we has been raising funds to take care of the trees in all of the Emerald Necklace Parks, from the Back Bay Fens, to Franklin Park. We have spent over 2.5Million, over $400K in Franklin Park in the two years alone…Long term, the city, state and federal funding needs to fund this and commit to this long term. How can we protect what we have and grow that? Are there ways to permanently endow tree care city wide?

Thanks, encouraging

Are green roofs and living walls part of this plan??

Notes from the climate braintrust mtg: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BUtTRKkNF4Pv5y2zrQOkwnTO5Uy6cFe6oPmgAHYjk3k/edit

How are we doing on turnout for all these hearings and community input opportunities? Might there be a role for the Coalition to build more capacity in our communities to weigh in?

^ Good q Curt

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Codman Square NDC is having a craft fair Dec 2 and Dec 3 in Dorchester. Focus is on minority crafters, but all are welcome. Email me or Laurene at gail@csndc.com or laurene@csndc.com for more info

Belle Isle Marsh Harvest Festival

Thanks for sharing these!

EJ Workshop registration:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6na2jMgqw-6dJrwbcDbNZeRcT-2bNN3-AVB70bAXSDxfz4g/viewform

Benefits and Burdens creative workshop https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefits-and-burdens-a-creative-workshop-discussing-environmental-justice-tickets-432705352357

Housing/climate justice webinar RSVP” RSVP for the event here.

We are hosting an Environmental Justice Summit on 12/13, virtual event to discuss tree canopy in Boston and PFAS risks. More details to follow.

Oops link: https://www.massclimateaction.org/r?u=iKj5iuxBXy-0B6ifolAJk-7Mb6lE5uIHFHjDzmPEvfZ1NSCQ5_o0ha0qjsFcVODh0OnzygWrcHPWgxamkJK7Shn5xrcZAPawjfIqBQZ95Sg&e=158e385f67b4fe5a639aa3e2fa1d76bc&utm_source=massclimateaction&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=muni_official_decarb_event&n=5

Boston Harbor Now is hosting a community design series for the Fort Point Channel. The kick off is Wednesday, October 19th - https://www.bostonharbornow.org/fortpointwaterfront/

Belle Isle Marsh Harvest Festival including tree planting-so much fun. Saturday October 15th 1-3 PM All welcome there will be fun activities, DCR park ranger on hand , tree planting and the weather is going to be lovely. Get out to the marsh.

I didn't catch the date and time for the GND for boston event at NU, could someone please remind me?

Fair Share Amendment canvassing opportunities: https://www.mobilize.us/fairshareamendment2022/

Open Classroom event: November 11/9 from 7-8

+++ Woo fair share! and thanks nina

Argh sorry all - Open Classroom is 6-8!

Powercorps was such a fantastic program in PHL love to see it here in Boston

https://www.teamsierra.org/city-hike-boston <-- If you'd like to walk with a group of folks, join on 10/16 at noon at the Belle Isle Marsh (1399 Bennington St., East Boston, MA 02128) parking lot and (re)discover East Boston's history, geography, and diversity.

Thanks Kannan !

If you're interested in seeing Eastie Farm's zero emissions greenhouse, pls. get in touch with info@eastiefarm.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oaU74S1hjmagImRF0I_6dNUcuuoolsy7gHy0CYByrcY/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Jja7ceGzknLUTET6JTFLquQ0ImSidWLkM4LVOOkMSw/edit

Documents that we will be reviewing above^

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1ei2zPqkQKM2zLkjSHyg0cUIwJJvzEyiqEpnCJuqcjvY/viewer?ts=6345afdf&f=3

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1ei2zPqkQKM2zLkjSHyg0cUIwJJvzEyiqEpnCJuqcjvY/viewer?f=6

Definitely agree Haydn! The first cohort here has done an amazing amazing job.

It was great to meet everyone. Look forward to continuing to work with you!