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Political and legislative attacks on trans people have escalated to the point where fully half of U.S. states have banned best-practice medical care for trans youth, among scores of equally repressive legislation. It is a terrifying time for trans people and loved ones. Led by the Transforming Hearts Collective in partnership with Side With Love, UUSC, and Pink Haven Coalition, this webinar will equip attendees to understand the attacks, gain tools to advocate for trans rights, and ensure that congregations are welcoming and safe spaces for trans and nonbinary people in this moment. The webinar is free but you must

The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation offers another in their excellent Let's Talk Series. David Pepper will speak on Saving Democracy in the Short- and Long-Term. He is a lawyer, writer, democracy activist and adjunct professor. He has written two books explaining the deep battle against democracy that has been playing out for decades, damaging key safeguards for democracy at levels and in places that are too often overlooked. Pepper will walk us through a broad and deep strategy for saving democracy. Free, but you must register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-democracy-in-the-short-and-long-term-tickets-938618913437?aff=email2 Donations are gratefully accepted.

Amy Meltzer will present at this FREE event at First Parish of Norwell, 24 River St, Norwell, sponsored by Wild Ones and the Mattakeesett Garden Club. Learn how to provide habitat for pollinators, birds and other essential wildlife.

If you want something you can be sure will make a positive difference and even help mitigate climate change, as well as help you sleep at night in these fraught times, this workshop may be just what you need.

Free, online. The Partnership of Historic Bostons sponsors a presentation by Aquinnah Wampanoag historian and author Linda Coombs, on politics that long preceded 1630. The Wampanoag understanding of sovereignty meant not ownership of the land, but being in right relation to the land. Free, but must register: https://historicbostons.org/